The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-10
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| VARIETIES THEATEB, |
New Orleans Nov. 8, 1875.
| The following correspondence appeared origin
ally in the Varieties Theater Programme. wish
to enlarge the circle of it's hearing, and through
these columns no submit it to wider discus
sion, confident that the good sense OF the public
will sustain me in the position have taken.
To readers of the Times the effort OF its editor
to change the issue will not escape attention.
The result is wholly due to that public opinion he
terms gossip" and which has so often before
proven corrective to the mean malignity and
unworthy malice OF disrepu.able journalism. l
can hold, however, no personal. controversy with
Mr. stoutemyer do not propose 80 to dignity
him or degrade myself. His character equally
wthdraws him from my resentment and respect.
The public's obedient servant,
C. W. TAYLEURE.
To the Public.
VARIETIES THEATER, MANAGERS OFFICE,
November g. 1875.
The New Orleans Times Of this morning con-
tains notice of the Opera Boutfe Company now
performing at the Varieties Theater so opposite
to the spirit of digniied journalism, hostile to
every requirement of fair play, that the most
casual of readers cannot help being struck with
the evident malice Of it's tone.
To make plain the unworthy motive of this
attack the appended correspondence IS pub
lished; given IN nutshell, the case it presents
is this:
The new management of the s'Varieties," pro-
posing to conduct their business strict in accord
ance with their own ideas OF right and propriety,
have set their faces against certain abuses OF the
Free List courtesy, which have heretofore proven
oppressive. For this assertion OF independence
they are menaced with the opposition Of the
Times, and by way Of inaugurating hostilities
against the Management pIemedltated attack
40 tbro, h TO
offending artists, pronounced by every other
journal Of the city to be one OF the most complete
and competent ever seen here.
A warfare So malicious in spirit, and unworthy
in purpose, is certain ultimately to defeat ltseT
and could therefore. with safety be permitted to
pass unchallenged but represent in this matter
a question OF graver Importance than the mere
number Of Passes which the Industrious "iead
Heads" CT the Times shall be allowed to peddle,
and prefer, if the public please, to be heard upon
it.
In the success Of theater, dedicated IS this
has been to the best entertainment OF the public,
the entire community have a direct interest and
are entitled to know the causes which may OBJ
struct its prosperity. 1t is duty therefore,
which, in this view Of the case, l owe, not less to
the public service, than to tue Cause OF Art,
to make known the dnlnsus OF the Times, and
expose at the outset its attempt at an uawarrant-
able and ruinous dictation, which has not even
the backmailer excuse of necessity to pallate its
meanness.
L nave only 10 auu, tudt tnCuSu IL is evident
from Mr. stoutemyer's note Of the ID inst, that
the good opinion of the Times may be cheaply
bought, yet such purchase would invole the
sacrifice by Mrs. Chanfrau and myself, not only of
our mana gerial indep andence, but very largely
also Of our respect for honest criticism is
too dear, eien at the cost of the -four tickets
each night" so persistently solicited by the
Times.
Iremain, with respect,
The publics obi. serv't,
=. w. TAYLEURE,
Acting Manager.