The New York herald., 1876-12-13

cault remembered having given tho actor, Charles
whcatlegb, the right TO represent 1.-The octoroon,"
having given him authority to play The "Coilcen
Bawnn and "yenny Deans, I" but that he had been In
aud that waea,ieish might therefore have acted The
0coroon IN California in 1860 but he had no recol
lection OF ever authorizing Wheatlcigh 10 do So
Mr. Boucicaut could not remember that be ever rc
celyed any moneys IRON him royalty Tor 1.-The octo-
room" and The usual question followed :--''Can you
remember that you did not ~ TO which Mr.. Bouci-
cauit with perfect solemni'y. returned, IL cannot
remember either way. bs, have the impression tina.
profitable was the Colleen Bawn.'"
RATHER IRISH THAN ENGLISH
MI busteed then desired TO prove that the defence
OF the statute OF limitations not valid, because Mr.
Bouccant had been out OF the country nearly all the
time. Quite ripple of amusemcnt was produced cy
the question, "What was your citizenship IN S602y
when Mr.. Boucicault turned round With expression
oil amusement and ieiencd bewildermcnt his face,
and SAID well, dont know whether TO say British
Mr. Bus,ced paurhlnely)-wcll, I'd rather have you
say irish--l'd rather have II So
Mr. Boucicault tsmiiing broadly)-Id rather have IL
so. too; WELL as h is both English and Irish, let Us
say British then
He then examined TO hts residence for
every year from 1850 to 1872 which he gave as Lon
dou, and dated the beginning OF his New York resi-
dence from the latter bali of 1874
Mr.. Busteed wanted 10 know how much OF his time
from 1861 10 1872 nc was at home, 10 which the de-
ieIaaaL WITH TIA, imper'ar6aoie dry hamor Q: his,
was there was my home" daughter by counsel for
both sidcs)
u II.
smined him aud elected the iact tina. no had never
seen the play performed and present at a
representation of IL excepting playing part IN the
play ana then only in those in which
he was engaged ana therefore never saw II repre-
scntcd
Mr. Bustecd then rc-cxan.incd Mr. Boucicari.
We're you never present at rehearsal Of the play
oil ''The Ocloroonln A. Yes.
z. And did you not then see the whole play repre-
sentedy A. No tl.aughtsr)
This examination followed by the reading OF Mr..
Bustceds notes. AS Mr. CiGorman read tnein 10 his
chen; he lard upon all tho searching questions the
unctuous rhssis and amcsed hr. Bocvtcault
humping the taDle with mis- knucklc us l; to say,
THAT'S a good queston---there's puzxier"
Mr.. HorcIcAULr's sTArEHgsT.
Nj Boucicaut 10 tho correctness OF the depo-
ston before of tho judges OF She Superior Court
and then left in pany with Richard CGormaD. In
attempt TO make him compromise by paying a small
sum, which hc would take very good not 10 do.
lie had thought D this transaction until Is
up IN this suit. When ask ed 70 the Of
.rhc 0ctoroon," he Enthusiastically said 'You
don't 60 for these old plays; always go Tor
to other people and DC content with receiving stpu-
lated sum Tor their performance Speaking OF the
recent litigation IN England regarding the .Shaugh-
raun, +" he said he had taken his position toward
Chatterton not so much from selfish motives,
but principally to guard the interests Of the
entire profession in this country lfChatterton could
steal his Shaughraun to-dayhc could steal Tito Two
Men OF Sandy Bar" and the Gidcd Age Tomorrow.
He was somo f5, 900 out OF pocket by Chatterton's
piracy He did not straw tor that, ho added,
impe. uousy but perfectly willing TO lose money
rather than to consent 10 literary theft He hoped
that the highest court Of appeals in England would
slill decide in MS favor-an opinion IN which Mr..
Cor in rroh