New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-11

IMAM ChararfeT1Z's actresses III general,
'pedautically, for the first time:
1T ia our cesir your Majesty while amuse TO i'm
prove the mind-our aim is
by natures study portray most clear
From Beaumont, Fletcher, Jonson immortal snake
How Kings md Princes by our mimic art
Yield their sway and applaud the actors part
The Bard o! Ayon Ia that prolific age. .
Traced thoughts upon the enduring page"
is it possible'
Preccpts In that powerful work We md
To improve the morals aud instruct the mind
There he bods. ar I were, mirror up 10 nature,
Shows -coTn her own IMAGE virtue her own feature
Tonight, King, Qneen Lords, and Ladies act their part
Each prompted by the workings o; the heart,
And Nelly hopes they will not lose their rausc-
Nor will they-f faSored-by your applause
This is how ounces and thieves improve writers.
Therein SIZE il the Kings Mistress, this uDbl1shng
hussy stands in the very center Of the sate with
the King between her and his wife, the Queen of
England, and therein she is IN actress who had de-
vcred the lines of Shakespeare, Fletcher and other
nclodous poets she nttcrs verses that halt and
tTaddlc but do not The fiyc-fO0t line is at
tempted but there arc fonr-foot lines ard sxfoot
lines, and hncs unscanIabie. Now there Is no snrer
sign Of an uncducaied man, than not knowing how
{, Scan lines. We detect the uneducatcd actor IN
moment by this Orr self-impOscd collaborateur
FORCES the name of a Cambridge scholar and an OK
ford scholar 10 gross and stupid indoi acy, show
ing tae absence both of sense and night fceling, ana
also - verses that do not scan he lowers ns, as
writers and men, in the United states, which s
very educated country win UniyefsitioS In II;
AID. as these pratiCai books are always sent into
In1laud, lac enables the home pirate to swlndIe us
ont Of 0ur property aud also credit artists,
scholars and gcntemcn. al home. The humbngs
who, following faies and Camden, s2y an author
sbond write only fog fame, VIII do well 10 observe
ton and credit as err its }. sure 70 be hlci.ei away
"a, we'll. he Patt p LWcrlar, publication
s;icGlar'y coutlc md moderate, has "a 10 remon-
stf..e more Than Once on the double yainy OF taxi
nag historical scientific treatise, using the BrIt-
i,n authors leaning, so tar as It. suited, ahd thon
filsifcinQ his cc.ct. .ons with little matter,
AID eH jorQrg his name 10 ne wh0ie for ta1e purposes.
i his is not yilliny, set open the gates - Newgaie
and Sing sing, tot no greater roeues ti@h 'hese arc
B5..|Fizball an + ai.h playwright. drapatizeda
novel # Coopcrs. t.l4jl coOlly leyeis- The sem
t"eo.s, end So without grain % i1Ych!'on 5uInJd
Il American nye ME" genus INSIDE o.. anu nl.oa
him write the Bi;on M and the tolonst down.
Such ylllainy II time O. wa, ~ouid 10 20 soidier
blush: What IS 4 III Ire oi peace - a. brliisl
h. stature is will,G2 70 put this out OF Nh ftzbaPs
REcor. OF PIRACY.
IN. have the provincial right in a comedy.
MASKS and Faces" Many years ago Ilct The book run
ont If print, because | found WIS rillaeed of my
s;agc-right, by means Of alabe books. Instantly
pirae.al copies, published i'll New-York, were inn
p rtca; and on the ita.t moderate calculation, tho
American Legislature has enabled British managers,
q soIs and actresses ~ swinde me- in my own coun-
Try, ont ST 500 pounds in the last II years on this
single property. have stopped the pira zeal version
by injunction. Bli can only stop il sale in shops.
IT penetrate, into thra'crS like weasel skunk,
and 70 protection short of international copyright is
auy protection. America saps British morality by
eAal'ule; British actresses are taught by Congress
to plage me in the states They come over hero
and continne the habit the American LEGISLATURE
has taught them. At this very moment have to
sue p Glasgow manager because an En2lish actress
brought over piratical American book of Masks
and Faces in spite of the Injunction. and they
p.ayed Il in Glasgow, and can see the lady thinks
il very hard since hc bad right 20 pIiae' her cohn-
TRUMAN TIE states. hat she should not be allowed
tO pil,ace him also IA bis Own country. ~
That is how all local communicating ON tue elghtn
commandment oper.te. They make the whole
cic",h commandment seem unreasonable ana lhcoh-
B.-i Dublin editor pratcd my story, II il Never
Too Lat" to Mend" un'irr he tiiie o. susan Mer-
ton 4 Tale of the Heart" THIS alarm "a to greatly;
it throa tened % vein Of iiaud on c0pyrl9his 1
nr.. i.r Il-.l!nl ll-r,I~ilce and produced, to my
great surprise, an American paper, ia w.lch mo
story was actually puhiishcI under tine tue,
" - an Morton, Tale OF the Heart '-and the
authors fame-lny Lord Camdcn--are those .upcriof
spirit, who sci him a example oI rrohiIiy ny
V+5J = nm nm ide9Si tile Susan 3fcnonV is n
uuiieaed title never saw an American IDIOT yet,
80 appEehend ths ingenious custoi-el "itered tio
order 10 deigaud MS o@n countrymcn, by passing
the thing OF rs novelty IN some ssques cred nook
of The Umon Well, This IL, on TIC tip OF the
PIRACY. jc0pari7,i ray property in England AID
cost me a sum ri money; for the deien daut could
not pay the costs. The piIatical proprietor Of two
NS papers f.tt i hl Nt"'h I'i tii''
ard then disappeared. Went to the Siates,no
doubt. | hope lie did; fox there he'li meet his
AN ENGLISH AUTHORS EXPERIENCE.
3.--"F Foul Play" DRAMA was produced in New
York. was on shares with Mr.. Bou'iorult In
co:r,e Of the representation there dispute the
grounds Of which. as reported, / could not UNDER
stand. HOwover. the sheriff came on the stage with
hi, men. There was resistance shots we're fired,
and two humble p rions employed in tie theater an
old manand a boy were wounded. felt very sorry
for these poor fellows. vino had no interest in the
quarrel Also felt haf guilty, since il happened IN
connection with chat particular play. sent one
go for them, 70 my friends Messrs. Harper: they
we're good enough 10 take charge of the matter, and
saw q at the sufferers got il. Now don't set mp for
a sweet, benevolent soul intended this rs a fair
PERCENTAGE to American sufferers, TO b. pad ont Of
ny American profits Put the Yankee in charge OF
tine receipts deranged ny arithmetic. IL leyanted
with the receipts. and my whole commercial trans
action was represented by payment of that small,
bat 7oii3 9orccItare lpon-air
Ilc saw the Briishes recognize orr common hu-
nanifv and not daw geographical distinctions; but
he dc-I.-ed my example; for why, he Lad the ex-
auple of his Legislature, which says: When you
,..l British author here, show y0ur Hospitality.
Sr.r''e Lima as r1lcl "a yOu rin. Iuel - church
and pray 10 the God of jew and Gentle
An actress calls on ne nom Illinois tai, dark,
l.'i.sdc. She vans aue" part: says she has been
10 another London au' or, aud be dcnanded tho
pr ZEE down because -hr was au Aucrican. OF course
p on "a face CT wOnd n at tnat other author so IN
,epiraile Is poiI.elcs. from insiRccuy J. LIT Der
have Puii;ppa ami zine Wandering lo'l" in tho
-tA,., l1t Ten do.,als per night, wmcS Is mere
nominal pI.cc. subsequently TWO Eng''si 2ctresses
OF the very highest merit, and popularity,
asked leave to play the piece in tie United
States. Bot Tie Bltisher stood ioy2l 10
his y uois gir Wcll, she sent me 4 very small sum
from California. She went 10 Australia, played
The ii &c ,peatediy; wrote - me eight ~ onths ago,
4 :. me she OIL. y .ILl.ld paymenis Lrcausc she