The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16
AMUSEMENT
Horse Sense.

matte temple Of truth up the marble steps OF
white lies. I'd look smart, wouldn't l. telling
the truth in front OF my doori Fancy it, Here
you are. centlcmcn-walk up The play isn't
good and I'm losing money; but tumble up.
tumble up. Why, sir. II manager undertakes
to throw his brickbats OF truth around in that
way. the people wouldn't call him saint and
worship him-they'd call him decided fool
and cut him dead. l don't care how much truth
you give en- after they've paid their money.
You can't throw it at EN- before. SO that's the
renson why don't want any names mentioned.
We've talked 1t all over among ourselves, but II
one OF us was To say II IN print AL the rest OF
us would swear II was II lie. Now you want
bottom facts. don't your
Yes.
Nell' you're right. the thea'rcs are all IN
Dhu way NJ rule' thoy are losing money
In" mhhakers are huueailhR all round
DO you mean all the places oil amusement"
NO. wneh say theatres uon mean variety
shows me better the show. the poorer the
snow Tor the manager. just now the cheap
ana nasty 'hihg Is wha' phys
How ls one TO know that when the managers
VIII not acknowledse II
vi LOOK ~ 'he empty sea's Nv hlsh'. 10 you
ever go up sua'rs INTO inc .ailerlest Thought
not we'll look al the empty seats nj night ana
"
II II Is a TACT whnt Is the cause OF 1t =
MOI any one ming iaru '''nes VIII answer
un purposcs' bu' IL you must hhNo potion
iac's you VIII nave good many oil en- Inc
way theatres are run now they cat themselves
up ihc' We Eo' !" W III tnc p'"c" "herc rch's
are niRhcs| ihoy We eo' W nave "'rucUphs,
Expensive cop,p"h'cs' Cosby scenery no ch' VI
"uN'rtisins' saw s'"'eu III j. HE sun INC
o'h'r uay 'ha' M"lacA anu inc ohloh SQUARE
couiu no, raise ,hclr curtains LOT less 'hah sooo'
uon dispute H. IL uoesht ieh'o mu II mar
gin ior oau nights does H. Whch you We so,a
snnll theatre
NO. out the expenses are no moro now thah
'hc, n"No oc'h lur TWO vi 'hr'o yours
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Union square peat nun al H. % long as MI
D"y n"u 'he heiu To hln,srH lie was INC man
asrr lor your money "neh aho,her mouse
look IL VI IL was MP ana lux ior Whhc' iheS
couldn poth keep II up lh're WASH money
enough IN 'he country 80 one oi en- retren'
Ihere ISL theatre IN the woru 'hat sels us
pieces rs 'hey DO "' inc Union square Du' IL
| utlnsS us own consequences
What Consequences
why wheh so mu'h ianor ana money IL
spent on play it Is spent for a run The pieces
are put ON 10 play INV or n hundred hlshls. II
they only play two or three weeks what then'
Why at 1t again With more expense. Now an
other consequence comes III mere lou can
get pieces right along mat Will run huhired
nights, DO your host. III the mon Spunr" lhd
somebody TO WrH' pays IKE ime Wo VI.
phans every SIX months ana Mr.. Nallack had
a Eoseiale' or Shaushraun every year
there wouldn't be any trouble nor any ta!h
about expenses
Do YOU think. then. that n theatre which
abandoned the system OF runs anu the ex'
| penslVe sets. ana changed Us pill every Week
would do good business
haruy IL might II II hau very p'"ci'u
h'facuoh III us company "oou a'"ns WI
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niles for they did not plov in English. Let m,
remind You that Edwin Booth did not make hi
| money DV canning 10 New York and lrD4uelu.
Shnkespearo's tragedies as thoy had never beci
nrolured hefore."
Asarule managers do not believe ia Shakes
near.fp
"No thev do NOT helleve in him for himsol
alnna II. isn't worth a ran without a Shnkes
nanr.nn star pcorle don't toto SOC Rome
and Juliet They go to SEQ Nelson or And.r
son. Shnkesrenr, is the highest priced luNur
n manager can indulge in"
Don't Won surnose that Shakcspearc woul
bo the hos, pntronizod Of all dranlati. cutct
tainments If he could bo given with perfect art
lists making mn the e,,s.nJlefr
90 now. Won nre supposing nm impossil l
case. You cant have that unless YOU have asul
sidized theatre"
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