The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-24


the service Sunday afternoon the church
porter told him that there was person who
said an immoral play, fnimical TO the Jesaits,
was TO be performed at the Stadt Theatre,
and that he wished him Father Wirth)
to interfere. The father sent back word
by the porter that it would be undignifed
in him to take action In the matter. and
that if 1t concerned the Order of Jesus he
might so to Sixteenth street. The man then
went away, and that was all he knew about
It.. lie further stated that nouc of the Re-
demptorist fathers went to the Tenth pre-
cinct and made tue alleged complaint to Cap
tam Ward, aud all who represented them
selves as such were imposteTs. The Father
wondered greatly at the statements made in
several OF the morning papers, and said that
every word as far rs regarded the Redemp-
florists was false. The statement about there
being the three priests, "Fatscr JosephuS,'
&c, among them, carried lis REPUTATION on
lis face. for the members of that Order re-
tanned their family names. His Nhe father
rctoi'.) name was With. He concluded by
saying that the entire affair was probably
gotten up for advertising purposes
The statements made at the Tenth precinct
arc 10 the effect tEat persons representing
themselves rs coming from the Redemptorst
Fathers came there Sunday afternoon and
demanded the prohibition Of the play in the
name Of religion and morality. As the repre-
sen;atiOn was in violation Of the statute. and
any citizen had a right to lodge n complaint
against il, Captain Ward acted rs he did
without examining into the credentials Of
the compancr>. The play about which
there has been such bother is mcl0-drama
rather OF the Bowcry Theatre stamp, only in
German, and was written by Gcza Berger
| author of play called " Barbara" which is
said 10 have already nettrd 100000 TO the
fortunate manager who first produced 1t. II
is supposed to hc founded on the following
facts: 4 1t. Louis Young lady. named Marie
HottcIrr. was forced 10 enter the convent Of
the Holy Heart Of Jesus, IN that tty, because
She refused to give mp her night TO immense
possessions wiIlcd 10 hcrny her uncle. She was
rescued thence by Il inint"r-whether OF
portraits or houses Is rot stated-and an old
woman WHOM the author is well acquainted
with, and from whom he obtained his facts.
AS the events narrated happened but short
time ago the parties are still IN Sfdt;t qHo in
It. Louis, but the author has had no diff
Guilty III transferring the scene TO this city
and inyrnting suitable termination, in
which. Of course. the .jc>uits are discounted.
incidental 10 the plot figures mint or ficto-
ry, situated also in 81. Louis, where the Jc-
suits are now supposed TO be coming coun-
tcriril laoncy with which they are flooding
the country The minor parts of The play
| are a|-o from real life.
Last evening. durin" the rendition of the
MYSTERIES of New York" all was aS quiet
| and amiahlc ns it possibly could have been.
| The theatre WAS well filed and 80 FAR from
| being di,ordrrlv or riotors were the specta-
tors that the laughed ut ah>nrdtics in the
play ana the acting which. under ordinary
circumstances. would hardly have attracted
attention. --Ner York World Of Tuesday.