, 1876-04-03
THESptAN TROUBLES,

THE5PfAN TROUBLES.
4 now IN THE JULIA MATTHEW'S CoMrASY.
I.uoro WINS d disturbance Ia tito Academy Of
Mualn Saturday ovcnlng, an cntr' acie that was
not down on tho hills. As ia doubtless known
to many realors, tho Julia Alathows company
has boon doing English opera boutfc huainets
during tho pnst week at the Academy, and that
ilI-ats,rred houno l,aa Witnessed only the thin.
nest Of audiences. Even tho mock sp}oblorY of
"Alolldin." "Glro0o- t1irofh," and tho "Orand
Duchess" havo failed 10 call forth thun-
dora Of applause from crowded par
que& and gallery. 1t 10 happened that,
i ding their lovol boat night attor night'to DO
cry comic in tlctr 0frenbaehsnn opofa, their
sal feelings wore tho rovorsc Of comic, n,ld tho
a t1ht OF 81 many empty ehRirB ID tho orchestra
elected upon tho possibility that thoro might
OF hc enough money In tho touaa to ray their
81 .larlcs. Truly. noutnfuf prospect, consldor.
!cE, that travelling tEoupcs aso greatly nnltcted
". VII mortality. Chief among tho mo'FneEs
W! rs Nollo Larkollc, plump q. . pumpkin, aud,
Of course, ono Of the attractions OF tue show.
A',tuatcd by motives too tacrcenaty for ono 80
Oct HEN pucArs ANYWAY.
81, ahs won't before rompsaisant j. =. and svoro
o,lt a warrant for an attachment upon tho goods
q, I'd cl1attos Of easd Julta Matthew'S, and gayo It
i1to tho haula Of a Constable, with instructions
sosyo dnd during s t' pny pyDa saursy hagi IT
the law, having previously plod t!tnAclf with
hcnr from tLo ncighboring Cayo Of Harmony,
threaded tho dark paesagcs loading to tho Acad-
cn1y stage, wlloro ho landed in the middle OF a
thropH Of cltizcncsBeB, couspirators, pootB, aud
Gentarmes, tho whole forming tho participants
In tho lfyoly p!oce La Fl!e do Madame Angot."
flo forthwith proceeded to attach all tho trsnka
and boxes that he could INT, regardless OF tho
,tiorco French aoidicry who wore kicking up their
pouderoua heels In thetf attempt to get out Of
tho back-door. Miss Matthowa vontured to ro-
'monstrAto with tho Constable, but was rudoly
pushed aailo. policeman Was seut fol, and lap
PLY arrived in time TO effect tho salvation Of
cd Lila room with great raior by means of D
holmet and bass-drum, but who bad been
obliged to snccumb TO a tntsery Of topgs aud
kottles. Tho policeman, Boaing that tho Conatn-
bio was In state Of
DEAIITuDR AND HEIR,
arrested him and marched him OF to the Union
Street Station. After his departure order wae
restored ard tho conspttators rosutred their
doadly conspirings tho tenor poet shook
hts curly locks aud resumed hls lam
gushing glnnco, aud ths afltiBhtod bal!et iesuod
from behind tho barrels and aoroenH whoro they
lad been In hiding. Tho play proceeded. much
10 the satstact!ou Of tho audience who had ro-
maincd in Ignorance Of the remarkable act Tint
had been rehearbed behind tho Ecouoa. Dut tho
end wns not yet. Later, d discussion Of tho cir
cumstance took place between Howard, tho
manager, aud Dill, tho proporty-man, resulting
III an optical collision on the pDrt OF tho former,
and a soro kouoklo on tho part Of Mr. Dill. 4
reconciliation was ci1eotod, howover, and tho on
tiso company departed blsBfully enough for
Esanavtlle, Ind, yesterday afternoon.