, 1874-01-12
A Game Between Messrs. Grau and
MoVioker.
In Which tho Latter Holds The Win
ming Cards.
A Touching Dialogue Between Agent and
Manager.
0ne Tears His Hair aud tho Other
Pockets the Honey.

or'u tro,,5na .;.i .,,e no'o ~ W. .ot,.s
,vo aa.,.,.,s wv ','o pi4'1of '1u plooi'io"aoi;
n'o .onap'te 70 maae nm appear as SAYING 'was',
| plural nouns with a generosity which. othorwiso
oxbhito1 vor,1 1rotv toora ~ orrroo;.t,o,, H.
ateod =. aros" ~ a~oos"4,o t~p.9a p ~. ..,.,
o. VI 6io"'ia VI cAeclat1on' 1ro1h the Vlctfm'
There arc tho tailor's troublcs-but tho world III
familiar with them. There arc tho actors
troubles when, NJ, onn1vinr tn lin t,ooa,,ror nv.
h;a full en,orv IL avis ~, .,,.t,,as,.t - a.
s,,anas.. ~ .m "a ~ ~ 'unta'!oa' W - ns'o
rnainder. Thoro aro tho preachers troubles
! WHOM llo calls round at the newspaper of1lco to
got tho mauusernt of b;s aerron ond prf,v tl,+
oitber tho connv.r,,ttor ,,,a .1a.,.aa !. su.'
o-.1 1,,..s.s,, e' "@o e,a"noa ~ !"to aoF'
oiAi nu"o1eo iEaemontb, or TINT tho faithlosa
reporter has lost 1t ontiroly, These aro
grievois sources Of sorrow, justifying murder,
suicide. Or heavy srreo, according to tho occ,1-
pat'on of tho troubled ono but there is ono
claea OF troubles, o sea OF troblc8 thNt bv C1,-
poBng ono canndt end ; and these arc theatrical
manager'a troubles. Tho oldest and mott oxpe-
Tionce4 T. thoatrical manager Of Chicago. Mr.. J.
Il. Mcviclter, has beon especially unfortunate.
hayo . t9ey X, come. Alerctzok boat linn out Of
about g ,o00 by aordd stupidity, Mr.. Bush Inns
sued him for $1,000, aud Boi1ccicauit aimed a
SHAFT from Lis air-gr1 ut the devoted
actors hoad. In addition to this
thed as Company have furnished lin
IN atroclous quality OF gas. and Salvini's en-
Eagcment hae been comparatively a failure.
tlow under this accumulation of woes tho poor
nnn 1a1' has preserved Ills equanimity, ono cannot
te!l.
But ho has proved equal to tho occasion, has
i.,. pil1Sh als oiters, and has tho bost of very
healthy 1oke which was to havo been porpetratcd
The ,porfidy Of Maroszek iu not only failing to
orlhg hls company here. but IN delaying 4 de-
cslon until too late for Mr. AcVicltor to do any,
thing but c!oao his thoatro, Inns rntllar embit-
tered tho lattes against imprcHarioa, agentR
managers, and the other dreadful persons iio has
very closely recently. salvinf'a manager hero was
Mr. drau, nophow OF tho groat impresaro, and
partner IN two othor operntic specuIationR. He
y TIC Co." IN tue firms Of 1loss l. Co., with tho
tue Aimee opera boaffetronpo, Alr. Mcyickor has
form at his hot1pe during the present season, and
has looked forward to it's arrival to'put money in
his purse.
Two or three days ago ho received a letter
from Mr. Chizzola (how readily TINT name can
and containing the frigid information atom that baaI.,
nasa had been good in Havana, aud tint he was
now going to Mexico. Hc had rccoueidered
his intention Of playing in the States.
owing to tue panic, and Mr.. AcVicker
must consider tho contract OF. Mr. a1cYioker
SO considered it. but Bhrewdly determined Oh
time il tie future: ~ e '''N'''' ~
-, On Saturday afternoon, during the matinee.
cosy Office Of the former, when the latter aug
gessed tint they balance their accounts.
Yea" sail Nr. McVicker, "that is good
idea. Lot us do it;" and ho produced tue M
por8 showing tile receipts for tho different per-
fornAnces.
we had better waato no time," said NIr.
Ivory shortly. responded Mr. Aicviclcr,
"We must 1850 no time. ~ the way" he nttdud,
adjusting his glafBes on Ills nose, and examining
tue paners ' kooniy "a as t about ut to sotte "wlat
alr. Grau shrugged his shoulders, smiled tho
not come to the States this season, Business
haa GeGn PaM vey sy @ oaa ~ lop mnst not exnact u.s."
o;,, t 80 sna noa f. o eHlckor t;t IT, nm
on ;1e 'ne f. tr;fo sovoro ;, mil A. o.,, a,;,,
!. In. Il ia ona of t,o m;sfnrt,mas aa, ~ aan ss
WI, sno ~ ''1 Al ~ ue e iaai a % u managers
on aynnton a a ~ n1, ,Honua ~ pma ana polite
.s,1 t. a a. 10 =, s sisa n npfesnaiR can 4ook
nw,, .av az '''' 40 ~ aoe'' everything h's
=, -, 80 lt is, aala air. MoVleker $50 it is one
o,.a ot ih' trna m's1ofs"hes annger has to expect
aus'1 i;t,1a ttMo, .r;t,,,rot;, ,,., ;.5,,,, :. ~
a!eyic1seF M t annonnesd 5 tat tho amount dug Mr.
otaG, n!tet ueu.ct4ne ills o"n enafe "aa SabUo:
ooa ~ xo,, o VIII .,.t, enuon io1 tnas amonnt
* check 'dpaw1ad p'. ~ H. n's nv;e sloSeh.
t,;, go ,.t,,,.. tt ~n,3 A.AANAA@45
hls ,oys.Giasses' no. aoht THINK III glvo you
u Gn9ch;; u M;1,; ,,-.
Well, givo me the money III any Shape you
Ike. ,, L don't caro- it have 1t in groenbacks,"
SUN y fM'. a,,, Ssan. ,r-,.. ~
s,,,i tr;s,e ', uo.' SUI atr. Mos sicKel put
m Sna an;,s no. slve you amy moey IN any iorm." and
he sallod Us tfanqt1llly aud Borenely as AR Grau
"What do you mean I" gaid Mr. Grau, becom-
ing:nervous. You don't mean to say 49,"
ies' sald Mr: McV1cker, "preciscly, do
mean to soy TINT shall keep this money az III
onbot against my lossos By your breach Of con-
tract;
Ay aoa, shonted Mr. Grau "IH sue sou,
BIZ, r.. .
"of conrso you will" said AIr. AIoVickor.
I'm tully prepared for tint. But when cau
you obtain Judgment, my dear sir p
For Gods sake. don't do that" plead b1r.
drau; "what am going.to do? Hero am
with all expensive company Oh my hands. and
not penny to pay them with: My God don't !
act n n, that WY, Mr. Mc'!cker."
ass one OF those nlisfortunes," drawled Mr..
hlEFlekor, i'll most irritating manner" that iln-