, 1874-02-15
MANAGER AND ACTOR.
A Bow Behind the Scenes and a
Knock-Down,
Trouble in the St0ddart Combination
IAN Actor Discharged.
A Husband Resents an Insult to
His Wife.

camp day or two since, and blood Was spi1t. 4
manager VAS one OF the parties and an actor .he
other. The field WAS McVicker's stage and tor
several minutes there WAS lively time among
the flats. As is known, etoddarts Combination
has been playing at this theatre for weak past.
Among the company are Harry He1lock and
lone Burke, his wife. In the play OF tho "Lon.
Strike Mr. Stoddars Is obliged to throw sha$1
over Miss" Barkes head, nnl in 50 doioo
he sometimes strikes her. On several occasions
abe claims, the blows were delivered with mora
force than was necessary, and she suffered much
pain. Friday night Mr. stoddart struck her in
the face and knocked her wig OF, whercat tue
audience laughed, and "Migs Burke felt cha
g7ined and annoyed. On leaving the stage, q
her husband asserts, she requested III, Stod-
dart to be kind enough IN the future to try aud
not strike SO hard His answer IL said to hsya
been, " You are no actress" or words tu that
effect, land you Ind better ge! out Of nv
light, as I shall throw the shawl and
hit you whenever I choose" Scmc Of tho
carpenters heard these remarks, aud asked herif
there was no ono i'll the theatre who would rro-
tect her from insult. Subsequently. while Miss
burke was IL the green room, S:oddart cau.o in
and began conversation with 3lr. Ringgo!d. ono
OF the managers, and among the utterauces Of
the latter, in reply to Miss Durke's remark TINT
an insult had been offered her, was this "Your
husband is too much Of puppy to resent an
insult offered you" Mr.. Herlock was in Ii.
Of this BY his wife, he went to hunt
up Mr. Rnggold, aad found him OF ths
stage. Said he, ibid you say that was too
much OF = puppy to resent an insult" .Ycs,".
replied Ar: Ripggold. Wheupon Herlock pro- :
ceeded to show Ringgold THAT, though young, be
had strength and moro than the courage of s.
pup. RlnEgod was non-combative, and, after
being struck twice during scuflle ho cried ont
for assistance. Two Of the carpenters seized
Herlock and held him fast. Now it was Ring
Colds turn; 60 he picked up wooden BRACE,
about seven feet long, and attempted to strike
the defenseless actor. He failed, however, bus
it is said knocked over several scene-shiftera In
tho attempt.
When Alr. Herlock returned to his hotel 1t II
o'clock at night, he Was handed letter, in
which be was notified that be and his wife wsrs
discharged.
To this he rejoined, BY pest, that he did no&
accept dismissal, and demanded ths salary dus
him and his wife.
Yesterday he was informed that what was or~
ing to him would be paid, and he Afterwards r.
celTed the money.
In reply, he mailed the following letter,
Nessrs Rinagod l. Rock1reN:
GESTLEAEN: beg to inform Jou that having II
length collected the amount duo for services Hp
ageuent.
l. You have on several occasions stated your ina
pacdty to inset your legal demands and pay your sala
ries regularly.
=. You allowed 4 lady in your company to b 1noat
diegracefu}iy insuited forcing her husband anoher
he most richly deserved For one snd both Of which
reasons decline 1anaintng under your manage
ment.
reporter OF The TRIBUNE called On l1r.
Her1ock last evening to.interview him about the
nd Fna inn t11% fer
time, money had been owing his wife and sha
was unable to collect it, the management alwaGp
having some excuse, "bad business" &C. Eho
had been grossly insu1ted, end, apparently, puz-
pose1y, in the hope that she would give up her
engagement and lose her salary in the hands Of
the managers. It would Seem, he said, from tho
way in which she WAS treated, that that wss
their object. Mr. Stoddart had often used her
roughly and spoken to her in an ungentlemAnly
Manuer, and on o1e Or two occasions apologized
for his rudeness.
10 hear what Mr. stoddart had to say, the IT.
porter also couversed with him. He deprecated
newspaper sensations, but inasmuch a. III.
Herlock had rushed into print, he had no objee-
tions to talking. 1iss Burke had been serious
annoyance to the management on account Of her
jealousy OF Hiss Gaylor, another member OF tie
company. The latter VAS attractive, and had
been noticed by the public. The managers knev
their own business, and selected pieces for Mon
day night in which Hiss Gaylor would be more
prominent than Miss Burke. This "started tbs
latter going" and her husband struck M1. Ring
gold. Mr. Stoddart had nothing to say 1t
least he did not volunteer anything, about tic
striking Of Miss Burke, but added, as the ro-
porter was leaving, 'Herlock is notorious fer
breaking engagements and gettinganto tronb'e."
The dismissed actor claims that he has nns
broken his contract, which runs about ten weels
longer, and has consulted lawyer. Hence il is
not improbable that there will be suIt inz:i.
tused By him to recover his salary.