The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-28
THE MEAN CHALLENoE
The Count Joanncs's RcDIy to mr.. Landis-
The Latter Held to HE Challenge.

Tue count Jo0nncNs Rcpiy to mr.. Landis-
The Latter Held TO HE Challenge.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: Permit me
to reply to the letter from Dr. Lands pubAshsd in THs
suN on the POD inst, In a matter Of interest.
l. He publicly challenged me by name to compete
with him for 5000 In hdmkf" m hrst csse theatre
In this city. accepted upon conditions which the
challenger agreed to at personal interview The net
proceeds OF the two performances to be given by The
umpire committee to the victorious Hamlet afer
tain deductions for charitable Institutions. shall re-
joce u my friendly adversary should he the victor for
then should learn something as disciple Of Shakes
pcare.
II; On Jan. "a DIR. Iandis TO al cannot 20
70 New YORK e get up the company &C. f9r the gam
w champ,onshipi nor has my agent the time. More
oNe not the least part the programme Is the money
nS IN my V own v cy saG S % 9kfd
an nave no lrenl, TO consult my BRAN ana poSketbooS
Jan. ~ Tor specuator VINO has few thousand
GSlsrs for The subject mater The foregoing FRET
iie then wished US to act IN variety for
ws no Ese S o. f t .9s
eeptcd challenge aud totally unbecomng the high men
i'll. On the goth 10 t. ne published car to me In the
Ucicug eating that en agent would attend TO every.
hun lie also writes that his agent (who has money or
r re-, @c rs to receive as mis- own ere onsay erie
eaehW hereby utterly refuse any such financial
cepted by both OF us-now centepei in tie donain OF
honor-n watch TIE paDc have a voice. as wc as
1911 effect without equiv 9caton pguity or retreat
" Cau2e, lie retreats from hid challenge,
then, Ia ntiHfdtre shan claim my victory ms
retreat ana the generous puOiic viii seal my triumph
ny. a testimonial brnent at the Acad my Of Music,
Hamlet" the performance, with volunteers from
nearly every theatre In tie METROPOLIS.
~. nave generously written 20 IHK SIN praise OF
the mental powers Of Dr. Lands, and snonid prefer
the competition, rather than triumph from his retreat
i am arranging my legal auics IA the courts IN ref.
erence TO the tine for this legal contest Al persons
In crested declare thai ~ should be after the religion,
perod Of Loot Hundreds OF Protestant ana Il man
Catholic friends could not attend theatre until the
Easter holidays. am more anxious Tor full audiences
than Tor mere money.
DR.. Lands WI not probably attract moro than $500
to MS Htmirt IN TINS CITY, while my humble Efforts
name, &c. wall as In HhTid Ill., create at least $1,000
thus generously give HIM The adv intap' o. saw SibO)
over his own attraction, should hs win WHALE he
will only give ne 800 Il gain the victory. That
sompeiltion one nrsl N history lave nomnatsd
Tor nv Two OF tue comm ttce tho Hon. Charlc. +.
pAy Iaisf Justice Of the commgn Pleas. and the Hon
John Il. BRADY, one of the justices Oh the supreme
Court AMI for The nilh, the poet William Gallon Nry-
ant tsq. For the trea-urcf.n-Chef, Patcr UrbAnur,
thc Father OF Tho Civ, Pear Cooper, Esd to donate
tAc tnrlstiau and Hebrew charities aud tue Prize to
the menla victor IL TIE intellectual arena Of sh4ket
pcarc
with friendly feelings 10 my competitor, remain,
Yours truly, CEorgr. rnI CorSr JoAEyrs,
OF tn' New Y TX supreme Court.
NEW YORK CITY, Feb a. 1876 No. % Chambers street