, 1874-10-11

=. n:'..a::. As ;4:4t' Il. !: =, ~ ~, !;
go aa:}s '!so .s:tai, ii t':e Ill.,. :ss. .;.3
1.se u '':'sh has for I. g,Ia::tr u; s.,;: u.
naess aas;a:ed with ,4a !,sor; Of f;:e .:r.,:, i,
| t...s tSs'r1tJ until not E,.:1. v3u,a, or Guild
w. a;' heard OF it. Tie Manager lyai!,d Lia,-
5a 5ta :t, q thu tne coincidence ns 's=l,i Lis
York Theatre Company xo:.ll riye = ,,crIorf,,.
accn ~ k''ea 4 town aud on .suca u ,ls:,. rI,;s
eo:nEao;, lie proceeded to show, @ has scen uni;
BE- BY nsas sud :o'c %
af'd i'l:the: laItlal his utli.y men au,; s,;o,4
HAIL they. always susceptible to lla,ta-r. rsnlIv
eesan to imagine themselves actors an,
IT, kpl ''sGs": I ,a.;o Gaafes IL the; xess nothing Of
Gcoisi .opiaions of the prnss !" ding i.astor
I "ailack = COMPANY, rs TOT instance
INC EallacSs always Elease this fnvor.zr mortal
! Ec.ftH 3T1rs'{er.
aad then something doubtful, like this:
AiSaSs looa for an Uncommon light, ieyoua. nurc
-ifs5!ne. esst1os
Mariana WAS produced in ane sty:s at the orerc-
aouse Last evening by the Wal!.eEs.-lE.154stx
! and then opinions Of the prcss On "3faritana
| tA,ls
4 1narve! Of dramatic uni.y:-Se,v lork Herasd.
norh ten miles Journey to aee.-sta l'o,k 17m<s
A,ss:s sssas :ss,, h;1ss.s T., ,,s iots 3T.tuas.
And Mr. Wslack coac!ulas with an easpest in
sltation 10 everybody who goes to New York to
go to Wallac2's Theatre aad SEQ the house.
NOW. tue use OF these quotations and phrasas
- to induce the belief that Lester Wai.acA'a
company ls coming. In 20 far thoy arc forge
r!es Of the rankcts description, and though. In
Tue letter, they NAV not SAP so, tho in
lefence u that there is bnt ono Wallack.
'i ana ~. ne e., it u who sdsertses. It is eucE
the profession and iusiiil into the average coun
srylnap the belief that acting ia los. a-S.
bnt our fE!snl Wal,ack has more RESOURCES thnn
tnss. it IL the cuatom among managers. when
tiens. to send their own companies ou1 Of togn
Ar. AcplcSes has sent his people out to suppoTt
so'ne great star-Booti,. Cushmap, Jenorsnn
d!.e; me olils have nlways announced '"Charlotte
Ausn1nan tor Edwin Booth, us tie case mar be}
supported hy AeT,cker's company from Ghica.
CO.. This CONF iany has. therefore, no little
prestige around the country. Mr. Wallaci
dropped GU It," and. i'll places where it "a.
1onu'y remembe1ed, advertised his own 'saida'
combination as = 3fcVic,er's company OF Chi.
cago, ui,dor the management Of J. II. NalscE.'
IN preparing poster to catch the eye, tina
sasaclous manager anti entarpr.sing crate- are
at paiu8 to bring Gut IN
TILE LAR1Esr AND MOST CONSPICUOUS TYPE
the strongest features Of the attraction ther ad-
vertlee- We havo beforo Us = vary l,altisuma
b.I advertising what ia really the Jee Brothars'
exhibition OF Humpty Dumpty." On looking
lie words upon it are these :'opera-Hopses:- Sc
The Reign OF Mireh Kestored-Shoats Of Appr,-
ba.lon--t;eorge L. Fox's Hnmpty DumpEJ-~
rantom'ms raas nun s and soma admirably s1ec9ted
Has to play in the piece, the real facts Of tho
case being that Fox had nothing whatever to do
with it. The cast Is printed in tine type, which
nobody could read without glasses.
These are tricks Of the trade, and very shabby
ones they are.
It may well be questioned how tLese 'ssniden
companies, which are gradually exhaustine the
patience OF the country, manage to subsist The
feet H. that as genoEai thing they do not Even
a Eo$f frr Nia0a sn$% mt,rf
remainder must
su1RK THEIR Just DEBTS
or otherwise beat somebody Of his dues. Look
at the facts: Tney come to- town OF 5000 iphab
They can get house OF, say $500, or at ths most
S25o- From this must be deducted expeases
Kent, $50 to 775; local orchestra, icenge,
etc. !; aud not very much remains. Add to th1i
:ne salaries OF the company, and the railroad
faIes printing and hotel expenses, and what re-
mains OF the 1900 must ba very insignificant
sum Of money But this is very liberal esti-
nate. In small towns expenses may be light,
aud audiences reasonably certain. In the larger
:ities OF 10000 to 20.0GQ inhabitants there are
Ill solts Of snares and 3 manager finds some-
irues that his expenses are very high, ui,ile, for
!0ma reason his receipts are dismally light.
When this little farce has continued week or
NO. tie manageri in travelling finds himself con-
:ronted with peril Of no aespicahle dimen-
lions. What money he has viii barely pay
liz hotel bill, and the local printing
Ind md 0t1fF he expenses .,1s1 must e. 70 ths
.nd leave behind q handful Of promises to pay.
10 does we'll. The local papers rise 10 i1digna-
ion: mention their bills, aud warn their country
,rcEl,ren against him Sometimes it happens
hat
THE LANDLORD
} Among thosa WHO cianor for money, and then
here IS trouble. Baggage il seized all round;
he penillass tragodians and sobhiny aoubrettas
re- without any hope Of release. Without
'lnds to return home. without money to 1en1aip@
here ehey are their plight Is hopaleaa Sucil
alzures Occur only too frequently. Last sea-
on s;as very disastrous one, and scenes Of
lis description were plentiful from Minnesota
} tho Gulf. mud from Detroit to the Sierra
eyada. How many poor travellers we're left in
:Eiatad By friends, Ee do not pretend tu know.
ot travelling manager, with two exceptions,
ut came back to Chicago utterly broken down,
At ready for the road as soon as another cona-
any could ba organized.
Iii III such Cases a. this that
TIE PRINTER IN CHICAGO SUFFERS.
he manager has run short Of cash. and il
:onomE::ng to the utmost to reach certain
'Hn where business is satd to DO good. Hi
printing !" is all exhausted Ho tetegrapns tc
10 city Tor IN additional supply. THE pIiu;cx
in aqlandary. To send it 6. O. D. as desired
great risk; to refuse 1t cruelty. He sonde
at once. The manager nas no money to PAL
r it.; it is dead loss to everybody Tnt
inter sues the manager, but tue latter c!a::aa
ut he never received it, aud tie loss fali1 On
9 wrong Shoulders.
With fifteen Or moro such travelling companies
iling from Chicago, it il not wonderful! that the
est Ii tiring Ct them. It il Of no use for rhe
al press to lose itself in cca:a8ies OF delight,
it often does 1tH la11datinn o2unor reconcile
} public to the moushing End raatips Of the
ecocious super WHO Is weaying the wigs and
blllmsnts OF the actor OF gentleman.
THESE PRESS COMMENTS
re1y amusing to read, sometimes. There ia
1erla:iye ep1.is in the adject1yes, and ycuezs-
n iu the vorba. All the notices are harated
Il adulatiou, and tho npess Judgment il dis
ged in dramatic analysis. Tie star Is always
piend,d," and without an equal tson tho
trla." It it IL . ledy skie is ''boautiful," and.
en- for ali in a!l, the finest and most ex-
'erienced that ever ttod the boards" It is
the same whether it IL Susan DENIM, q lady
no Little ability, or Louie Lord, who has none.
ye Logan is sure Of one good notice.
t IL Clear that such syEtem OF nnpneyIes
nupEincped management must destroy not
: confidence in, but tasto for. the drama in
country. 1t must bring tho profession int,
:eputa, and justify the Suspicious enteztained
he morality ofactors. Fortunately, however.
!. .bnide" maun9era ara Eaafuunp tn faaru