, 1876-06-11
Success Of the Closing Concert
Of the Apollo Club.
Unity Church Concert---A Little Comic
0pera--Mnsical Publications
American Singers Abroad..-husical Netes
in Europe and America. 49,.
THE DRAMA.

mE ETHICS or BENEFITS

II there is anything In couhecsloh WALL @ae
business management Of theatres tne peop1c
have right to know about, 1t is pcnents. Fcf.
fo7manres OF this nature make direct appeal
~ !, y,.,,, ,,c,,,,,,r nature to the sympathy Of
sn"sy rL.a5. ~ Via beneficiary arr ask
Ing pup1N- ft4euu1 - -. =. sa;,a-s on1
Cd TO measure theu aAec1on III ooA~4o s&14
cents,-to express love III arsthemtlcu Ie11ns'-
to tic up purcell Of esteem and send it, free Of
r,rri,or N the object Of interest, as one might
~ ~-H.sE ,,~.c, bis rostor on Th.nks@ir-
confer eulhes opou AKA P1s.o. w. -,
fng-Day. We 90 no1 Ano" 1naI a11o1o " 81 1e*1
that there is any humiliation IN coming forward
rs brncfciarics, or that there is absolute reason
,r,,, ,,,ov eho,,d prosnerous civ nastors some
Wy 1'. o4 -. .f,-,.o.e ~ +ho1 A. m,
times ooleet 70 tne 'utse5o' @ W. nv ~ D'"
often object to purses o1 eooo OF s1'""
Is is not the purpose Of the present writer to
attack thu system OF theatrical benefits. The
800, h,s ,,cen cs+,b,ish,d from time itpme-
.1, s,s ~ -. S~ S~,,.~ro-;,,sr+,1 noe;s. - l.
nor1a. u IS ho. on au e1pea ulcuA-4 uI o4ss, .
an Institution benchts often serve gooo pu1-
pose, as in the case Of Mr. Hoo1ey yester-
day afternoon and evening. When
!opu'2t 11"Ne om 49, w nstue-a~s
SPECIAL cntefl2anmeat 1ol tae pa.lonase
III his friends, the occasion Is often as delightful
End profitable to them as to him. What we de-
r;rc :, crnos.. and condemn is. not the system
49,. ~ e1ee ~. -.,,.an ,,a,e a.o,+ ,,,.e 80
atseu, out tne ABUSES "nlen law oeP@ ineo ene
system. These abuses ali arse 1ron Tue eleeo
OF unptfncipled managers and the vcnality Of
';. eIln siass LIZ ,o " ae t,[tead ~ 1c;nr -, ~
en., nc 5, a.. ~ nnl.
oe1ens, al .,et; " haI' a tae+is5J J.; Ky
49, : aG~ a1ts ~ 1%a,s,S.rs Nv Vor1s hafnr,
5ndne McaIam. that thc entire regents from
stnpbcn FYste's benefit Ut Lis theatre, amount
ie -. - ~ had zone i1to the trcas,1rv of tfc
Theatre. None Of tbe money had been OF was
to be given to Fiske, although the advertise
rnents had stated that this particular perform
atee was lot n,s ocneut. Mauy .n1eAso man.
- .ses,et pae,des th;s EinJ ~ ahsolntc frand
+hs~"I e. ,n..5;fal ~ oonf;donra. ), hcneft
a.. ..ers.+ ~ trhirh Is the annronr;atIon ~
s..'s,-;, III +ha vecainte hv the nrenager IN r,r
1nent of - monstrous @ iii 81 @ sse1pensesn Of such
!. n;ud ta. the sIiered q s1,enefts, to Wrs
r,nia1, Honn;n@ tron, trh,c,, she rca,,zes nn'v
,,a.,t esn a1.ti;,, 1aa-,,. sgo1 wara taian :;
-, she "a, d,nr ~ Riedo1. ,rf.o mnflertnoE ti,s.
st1air rs snecntation. realized an eoua1 amount
~ ,s sn - here re o douht thst ~ ,h;s
e. LETT - ~ ataa Ioate saI ~ ~ r,,h .L,s
t ..s iant.s ~ 49, n.is ia sathfn1 a.
s,,s,Sa a.. ~,s ~ ia..t ;;d e.nothua as5,c,,
gsa1iemsa should not couscnt to do,She spccu-
lu.eo ~ ~ ~ M 80 .,e+ "o ~
at'. "uo u.u log ea;e4g: ;e az ~ ~ w. 1;1S-
" ,,a;.aa - o.y , ~ a,ssast .r+hnst oa.e @
ineea aal1 W. t.,s ~ N.Y. NJ
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as s. ue - ~, "n 49, .e" .a,, T;,sa y.
<,,ta r...1t uaa as +,nsa fths ~
ae .easo h.ns6t I'D tho Te,oiaS ia9
e..n"Gt ,@os. s-Gar '4@ @~|A'' N>0 -~ ~'
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snne6tl ~ n,pii 1,aor. THcv cnn,d nj ~ no. .ns
eiis ,e ~ ,as s .t;+ -, r. a1,.rose
soy oe aaoWA oeaen. oy .nc tnanasG.s a. a.
eept " nAnns neessous LA .usy vugn. se aos
~ naaAS ' & sn " eae 5,uay a us1eues -
- {Euas Tsts t,as T.na ,sne;s as. 49,, -
sa .,' anGse s. te neneas Ne @ nee..
t.oae, ln r sc se'ss .oat .xey pensn. LII
auo manaeas nAe ~. ~ oauef p,;a. peItaa ae NC
a sINau tnaS la ssen G t,,,d s,.a eos 10
1;scd . iotnt hcoef;t for Themselves nert F1;1av
night, when it is wcsl known that they are man
ayers Of tho theatre for the week, and benefit
In the same Why every night. DON'T go to
ile"snoss ~, ,. oe1enns, OF poo.otaeks n9t nenents
-6ta NJ snv 1hc.1re With wh;ch Mr
K.don NAV lave conucction, In short, as
rule, don't 20 to any benefit unless YOU
particularly want to sec the performance on its
merits. When it is proper to make exceptions
from this rule there viii he little difficulty in
s,x,+ ;,,;o, tha +r,a .tn+o ~ fT,;rc R,,o III.