, 1875-09-03
TIE RIVAL IlAnILETsJ,
letter from r. T.. DnycMport-Scnr1y
Fight ffctvGcn l3nrry sullivan
and Charles ksl.ylur.

ana Charles k.nylur.
Nrr Ynrk Ertres*, Ing. 81.
Some OF tho I'AtrH tlnyD hncll illiusttiotlay
underwriting to fomcnt revival Of tho Astor
place riot u, tho emit basin of nationality, otl
ncsulnt Of tiIa ArI'easanco. last night, Of Mr.
Bury Sullivan nj lh'atl'H Theatre ant, Mr.. Z. l..
]'aronport at the Grand 0pora- IIol,Eo, tho attor
having thu anppnrt Of wllat the programmes and
a.lio,tsnllaIlB stated were "AnlericAn artists"
At lilo rht llu,l,cd lUIso thcro wslv tho Bixty-
ninth hci:iment, with nnddiny. pla1ncs all,l
frstonnett lngs Of England, Ireland, and Amori-
ca: whi|o outside there was crowd OF so1un 20,-
OAl ,uor, women, and children waiting 10 800 the
torcllislt prnccHssfon, ht tho Grand Upora- House
tic stage eoSes wero slightly decorated with rod,
white. and Illus strcanlers but there waa no
Boldlory. rifle tnarn. or otlnr Bcolhltos well
como Mr. davenport. llie cutlery VIM ia.nncd.
and sAe rca,sssaer ~ tho house well Oiled. Whom
tho orchestra PLAYED Tho oserturc. composed of
national nirr, tl1cro wau general howl or appro-
hation. II was evidently MI "Anerican !"
anhcnce, aud thoroughly lenons&satlve
| one ut that. Over Ut tho other llon.o, tue
band Of tho sssty-nintA 1!eglmcnt, stationed
in tho lobby, struck III, '1Ia, to tho Chief j"
when tho curtain roso OIL tho platform, ut
Etsinoro, amt bernardo md FRANCISCO woro
gfumbling oyer tLe culd weather, with tho thor
I."Hctcr Up IN tho nnoLos in Ito auditorium.
| lIoro. ut tic Gratnl Opor4-Ilouse, they lad 10
hshaB hhs,l, Int tho "boyy" wcra continually
doug things quito M fncongruoua az tl.ia and
kept up i,ntruetlYo ami animated conversations
with tlo netors upon tlm stage. At neither
house, though. was tcro q ahow Of anythinK
but tho utmost good order. aud further thnn
| putting money III tho pockets Of tho tuau-
| ngcta Ut both establishments the pooplo did
futhing cut Ut tl'e way. Az Artennns Wnrd woulI
,s ,ssG Sao. thes y; ua W. TO- woteh cent. 1t
| III ''l1ul,dy alNrt." Nobody would commit an
outrage, hut ptefcrsed rsssscs to l.ve 4 jolly
t!no anu enjoy thu music and tho t]rsnoEka. 80
there Wns no ra-enAction Of tho tqfribJe sceneA
| (BG AAlNr EIRnH t}lnrn m Hnlftnrv
tHo thss. 'eace4Gf Iho"a. a1la tlio RHO team
drank r!aret-iasnci ,1l in tho nanasers ot1lco of
ll"otha I1ioatra and told tl'nir fres,da how
tytllird gtrooL wnn yeLer dian IL i,ad hsm, for
soav sc. Mat wlltI calcitus, ianH @ tlpewa,Ln t lu
constituted tho throatonod omoute -"
geaa anrearSa @ in Hant at'''so urht 1aa sfat A.
| IIuntk'a YAcatro, The house was Ornwind
| Col. t:ildasxloeye end other man,bo,a NJ
nc.y ~" sesenn nn,,,a ,SA usssa IT, oox anu
sgessea e;s,e ,",;s s"M "'ss'nn. iho siaty-n.nth
sopnsnt TO- Ito American Ie Tam ia a'ses sud 10 m
| hurry Sullivan. Mi. i. L. Davenport appeared
at tito Grand opora- uouHe. aIso ii Kan,ief Tbo
IL" I,ar6hf 81 ta.lav. >'' -A'''p01' "Fp"a1" Ia
>Ac '"'s ~ >"-aa' .-.......
~ tny hrfsya! hn!o from nY luet mountain homo
th!s as'fsaa8l %ea my nfas Hty art pleasure to
per'se thc e"hullsh ol Suuf to1snHI Wherein found
~ artisis Tro,' .' "rt 'aSa american
i.fnr,nc, II" thnt ~" M. W. h nf' n11senpuIt haa
atrDrIul ~ opppruny 10 fuue x,eth.r pa,t.aE I'LL 70
aetnra csu rculer Snahsiparo's ,nastcrpoco a.,
Mo,hiny might at Tho tarand Opera -Iio,ae, whsn
Mr.. DAvonlast md al American comiany vii
appear i! Hamlet" AZ this u Greek TO no. beg
Hill !" Iy H. In su ~ !1afs a ss tnas "a. ~
n ,nmrro a., s"'pa'not ~ ~ sat
u sUit tnst In tlS cLaractrr III Iin,u1f sar c.i,
considerations. rrsswnsng ,has havs d pcrtoct
| Eiyht to .arsausu ny own busIness 1aattsra, .
! eloAcd thu negotiation. lnA am horo to ds..
charso s.s ny ansirS % 10 ny smr'oyers tho public.
VIII, VIZ, en s , 1s assrts*snefs of tho
,amr 70 nays ,,y irrInlt nd sra ~ "r q" Pr
tentlon IL degrading ny a1t, 4ud 10 .ousxs, M M
sHrpr.ed 10 Hid HAT tho satuo le,. thAt prouo.,ces
mo IN GoM AMI accomplished ACTOR none Latter.
ETC.. shun.!l accuse mo Of such IA Acl. l
haio neysf srarkltl to tho Iublle OF press
of 1'sot 70 inv na,,ug ~ som n,, ~, maSs fsaay and
M tslrs To- ehsilenss iotaRess noPiNoa,d Isxo n.s