The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-20
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SHOOTING In THE BOWERY..
ASfoNISHTNG MdRKSMd NsHFP NE
HIND THE FOOTLIGHTs.

An Injunction that Doesn't Depriv, n,
bowery Boys of tho Part Of the Perfcrn,-.
nnco that is Most Interesting TO them.
MIR. Frank Frayne, the actor. on whom
an injunction was served on Thursday pirht I'm
the Bowery Theatre, to restrain him from piav-
ing the drama 81 Slocum," wns before Judge
Donohuc yeste rday morning ondeayoripg TO ret
modification OF the order, SO that th,
play might 70 last night. The Judge r,-
fused to grant any such request, but MIR. Frayu,
hoped to make an arrangement similar to thai
made the night before, Whereby the money
taken at the box onice should be counted by
the plaintih' Col. Growers lawyers, and ono
fourth OF 1t Kept intact to await the order Of
tho court, Col. Grover claiming In his complain,
that he had entered Into an agreement with Mr..
Frayne' whereby one-au;ut tor Of tho proceeds of
the drama should be his (Grover's).
Tho counsel for both parties were In the box
once when the curtain was rung up for the
opening farce, out all of Fraync's counsel's eIo-
qutnce was wasted on the LAWYERS of the othoy
sue. Ihcy insisted upon the strict Ietter Of the
law. Consequently, Mr.. Frayre a. eppcd befors
tho curtain, and IN n brief speech explained 70
the Ia ge audience that he W forced to disap-
point them on account ot the Injunction my
family nnd m self have been pcrsecuted," said
ne "hnt we amt going to he nut down I am
hu4ers OF man at thir y-fve fcct and am not
Hir9iid i 10 staY hete IN the Old Bowery and play.
we'il plly in play called tho black Hills sinos
we can't play in 81 Siocnm'" ''''' ''"0-
, he audience. evidently in thorough svmpa-
thy with tho actor applaudod as only a Bowerv
huIleucc en-. me management thon aroduced
the plty callod Robert Macaire." alter which
the stage WIS set for the shooting scene Inc
rroat depth Of t1e stage, one Of tho largest in
the united States, admitted Of a long runway"
the play "Si sicoum" tho dog Jark rushed
down this Runway and tore asanler ths cords
tress. After Nrs. Frayne had song n
Swiss sopg. the old dog was givca his cue. He
sprang down the stage and rIunucd at ths
STUMP, where he expected to Gad hls mistress
Ihere were no cords there to unloose; aud u .
nnster hsd followed him on the back Of n.
pony HnCkberrv, Hnd the theatre was ringing
t,n. wit1 appiaI&se & from an audience GLAD 10 see
DIDN'T understand the Injunction business and
looked rs am ment VI IDLY.
that not heine copyrighted IN the play ~ Slo-
cum" Frankie younTster not fvo yet. very
clovcrly popned over n tIn duck OF ha d with
rife, Mrs. Frame, although very nervous gnd
troubled about tho law business, hid nerve
enough to knock an apple from her husbanu's
nngsn, oif-h nd. across tine sage, and Mr.
fiayne made his renarAable backward shot,
In tho little mirror at The reflection u the appie,
nha hl,,ing Ing the slbstsnce on the head Of his
for ,ho Ws,e NE ne w,S csrgtmlly ptepa ing hlnseh
house. The boys In the cniier were stllI for
but whom the apple New to pieces at the n oorI
OF the gun, thc spectators gave vent to their
suppressed feelings In the widest yells and
Whistles.
MIR. Frayne was to have como TO St. Louis to-
uay, haVlnu closed an engagement thafo for
next week kfor 500 for the weeks work, but the
Injunction VIII Keep hin here. lie saws he viii
not play "Si Slocum" again, but will do his
spncialties W some other dramn.
Ius record as niaiksinrn Is marvellous. VITA
a colts navy volver no b IA shot Eve apples on
the heads OF I'VE different persons in loss than
sixteen seconds, at IS fe.t. lie d es Natty
bunpo's feat Of tossing a n potato into the air
ana putting bullet through its centre. The
only shot brag ot," said he last, evening, d" and
u doesn't SOUND very well for me tO bag abous
THIS one either, Is TINS: can tske this bullet"
t,kng y large round bullet from his pouch.
anu with hullel OF the same size shoot toe
hist bullet from The fingers OF man at % feet"
,dr'yne uses long. heavy muzxie loading
rihe' an "ole Ken ,uckv pca-sh ooter." His wIfs
and child shot with li.got brooch .osdors.
10 day he VIII answer the COMPLAINT OF Col
Grover before Judge Donohue.