The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
INDIscRErToy AR rERREoL.
4 Reply to Mr. Palmer aud n Claim that Mr..
~ardou Borrowed the Plot Of his Play.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: We
ask Of your spirit Of justice a small space where
In 10 reply - the courteous note OF Mr.. 4. NJ.
Palmer, printed in your issue Of this day.
In said note Mr.. Palmer Is gIilty OF misstate-
ment when he asserts that we claim TO be the
authors OF " Ferrcol," an assertion which, under
the circumstances, ia one OF the most impu-
dent pieces OF assumption we have ever encoun-
tered" Our claim was. and is, that we drama
tized Paul Parfat's story Of L'Assassin az Bel
Antohi,, which furnished the base and real blot
Of ferreol."
Another mistake into which Mr. Palmer ap-
pears by his note to have fallen, Is that " incl |
never, until TINS morning, heard Of those great
authors. Messrs. j. CarrillO and Charles RCbcllo,
nor Of their play entitled, 'Indiscreiion.' No
manuscript Of theirs was ever in my hands. nor
do | believe II was ever in the hands Of any ono
connected with our establishments
The facts arc as llows: Mr. Re clio handed
the play Of lnGscretiOn" to Nir. A. IL. Palmer,
at the box Office Of the Union square Theatre,
from MIR. CHARLES Dslmonico. Mr.. Palmer. on
receiving the play. stated to MIR. ReDello that
Nj. Jackson was the gentleman who read all
| PLAYS sent in TO the theatre, aud that he would
| hand IL T. him. some days thereafter MIR. Re
| bello had an interview with MIR. JACKSON AZ the
| onice ot the tier IN the mon square IheatTe'
at which interview MIR. jackson reques' Ell Mr.
| Rebelio to recopy the manuscript Of " lndiscrc-
| ton" leaving one PAGE In blank and dividing
! the drama into four parts OF one acc each, in
stead Of mas-ine It III in one uart. rs 1t then
WAS. Mr. ke beilO recopied the drama. in accord
| auce with Mr.. Jacksun's suggestion, and return
eel n to him Within few days
| Some time thereafter, MIR. Rehello received
| note from Mr.. Jackson, written on paper headed
| " Union Square THEATRE in VIA, h tho writer
| stated that he had read the play. that he
| thought it contained some very good points
| and that with some Slight Alterations II would
| be acceptable TO some New York theatres bu
| that he did not consider IL suited To the au
| dience OF their town. theatre. Mr.. Jackson con
| cludod his note by stating that the play was a
| tho disp sal OF Mr.. RebDlln az the box Office 81
| the theatre. MI. GARLIC subsequently calleC
| az the theatre and received the copy from th'
| b iiv on that occasion the contents of his not,
| TO Mr.. Rehello. ~ Palmer. like other promI
| uent gentlemen, appears To be the victim OF
| very treachtrOIs memory.
From Mr.. PAlmcr's polite note, the genera
| re idcr might infer that nn adaptation Of any
! hndl's original story y the great dramatst wh,
| claims the authorship Of Fcueol' would BE- ~
| i'm possibility; forsctful, or possibly nev hhv
| ing heard Of the fact, that Mr Wet Irien Sar
ma,ic Authors In Paris for having stolen tn
| plot ana many scenes Of lis lay OF "lnci
| sam which he claimed t. tie original, from
work on social LIE In this country, written d
Mr. Alfred Assoll-nt, a charg which Mr.. Sdrd o
admitted.
Regarding the matter Of the points OF identit
between tie tlo' AMI many Of the scenes q
"telrcol' and "ludiscrction" points too nu
mcrous and too close u be the result OF acct
liable space. They will form the subject 1
Judicial decision. Very RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
j. CARRtfTO.
NEW YORK, March p. CHARLES ltEBILIO.