The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-18
noWERY THEATRE SCENES.
.,u ,oNrF>g, ON THE STAGE AND
poIuIVG TtN ~ THE PIT

o.,,rrI over the Heceipts-Her Cause
vn,,.~d by ~ Hiotous Audience - inc
xr,, Latest Accounts Of the Disturbance
r.., Roverv Theatres new manager, Mr..
u-t.lo rolcnsir Ming ahange In the house. Mt
~, .,r,r,encomcr' ~ this season. by reestab-
,.iic, tlr old fashioned pt. Another novelty
1ttts ronagcncnt WIS th' securing ot draw
IT,, stre.tion in K.la ClaNton and The Two
n',bo,. which go wjcd the long empty thea
,,.ri,ht after night. 1t is said that Miss Clax-
,.,,. .here for awrrk wus sl.3OO Chanirau
ro. ,.,rolly sucrr-siu there Tor week. Next.
p,se ry,inre was sutur'd i'r two weeks. ana
Ior,,coroncut WIS fully a. successful as the
o,hcra ht,i been financially hut 1t closed on sat
,rdov evening I'm q hig row. The rates OF ad-
,,issiop are low hut the great seating capacity
r,ot,s II possible 80 crowd over tiOO into the
house The highest priced seats are the or
obcstra circle hairs and tho front seats in the
balcony These and the llr-, few rows OF chairs
IN the orchestra are my cents. Admission to
the pn which Is the middle ana lowest part OF
Tho orchestra floor. is gained through base
mani entrance. Twenty-Five cents Is charged.
and the early eomers g't seats.
Mss Eytngc and her business manager. Cyril
seerlc. who also acts in her support, were to re-
ceiye twenty -nyc per cent Of the gross receipts
ID
,rat which was signed by Searlo and Hofele.
but Rose Michel" was afterward agreed upon
for tho first week. 4 full house greeted every
Performance. the profits were larse. and sec
onl week was entered upon. Oliver Twist"
taking the place Of Rose Michel" Large au-
dence- attended through the week. and on Sat
urlay evening the theatre was packed to its ut
most capacity Mon crowded into the aisles. and
filed thu corridors. Even in tho upper gale
res there WIS no standing room. Miss Lytingcs
every entrance upon and departure from the
stage causrd Wild applause. IL is peculiarly
oi Bowery audiences 90 freely express its feel
ines and this one was anxious for Miss Eytinge
to know that she had ven lis appropriation. The
closing scene ot 90 The Woman OF the People.
which play WIS the first in the evenings
special double bill was cheercd and soon
the curtain rose on Oliver Twist" amid loud
cappiug Of hands. shrill whistles. and stamp
ing u feet. Alter the third act the curtain re-
manrd down an unusually long time. Ten.
fte-n. twenty minutes passed. and there was
no sign NJ the prr'urmnnrc being continued.
anil no explanation Of the delay except an in
distinct sound OF angry. voices behind the
saf' pa the eudgn"g eeeg4S diva very ns noI5y Ky
rost ~ it," and " What yer waiting iur2'
were among the many angry cries that could
Thirty minutes elapsed before the curtain
rose. nnd then il WAS upon scnne OF Our
se6o lnasler p9n,omine Ino "a aubhienee ,h s,
uaton. There WAS a scufllc going on among
the scenery at tho side OF the stage. but the cur
s5 a1 iFSSeDedf by ge1TS sSa{ o. Mr.
Scar. anneared bsiors the iootlights eesticu.
lang in an excited manner. The noisy audi,
Ssseriv s,Tsited his words Throwing on hi,
e"et and necEtie. and Jsshine TO the stage thC
uncomely wig and beard which he had worn al
ladies' and gentlemen, Miss Eyiinge anC
mHyset Hy nave M peen az V,Sis tScotra
rroni9ed t'v ne pnnnarter ~ the gross receipts
and now they refuse 10 pay us anything. Is /
pigbi ns( vou Do v"1 nreier 10 see Mis-,
s,inf. snt M NJ 8iivar Twi.t'or his nhntomims
onght we not to have our money ~
a storm OF applaise and cries OF " Get YOU
rncnev 'i-'' NN,ft holm Won do n =" Call on us
"Giyc the "ld mnn n nunch in the nose" an,
What's he doing with your sugar 2" folowe,
ssarle's sp"ech. Every ono was on his feet
manager ran on me Gage and was heard 10 say
"There are two sides To this story" but the res
OF his words were drowned by hiss, : and lrsrs
"We don't want to hear you-give us Miss Ey
Nnge." came from tho audience followed by
shower OF apple cores peanuts. aud Tobacco
uuids. Miss Eytinge. at length. responded {
" must endorse the action Of Mr. Searle II
this matter. The management have really, n
ha bas told Won dafraui.d Ms Of the money Nh "A
was our iust due Tor our services might. an,
they have evon threatened Mr.. Searle. in m
presence with personal violence for demand
tng what is our own.
She retired amid wild cheers. The entir
audience was upon its feet and persons IN tn
lighting in the two upper galleries and goo
deal oi light spRrring was INDUCED ln by thos
In the pit Manager Pike made another unsuc
eossiu' attempt 10 be heard but only increase,
the uuult already aroused. IL seemed that
riot and panic were about 10 follow. when Mis-
Fytinre again walked to the front Of the stage
Accompanied by Manager Hofele. Her frs
gesture produced silence. and without strain
Ing her voice in the least she was distinct,
heard.
There has been somo misunderstanding
between nv manager and Mr. Hofelc. she said
but wien their tempcrs have cooled down
have no douht that il will be settled amicably
For Gods sake let us have no disturbance
3Ot bless you all. Can YOU hear me "
Yes mArm you het" responded q shrill
voiced hoy in the gallery
Shouts'of applause were given. and the an
1ence slowly passed out Of tho theatre. Their
we're loud threats against Pike. and q group O
excited young men tried to tear up the chairs il
NE MT The gas. fixtures in the entrapce 10 th
pit were broken from their places and dashed
10 pieces Six men tried 10 break open the rea
entrance 10 the theatre in Elizabeth street. hu
were unable tO overcome he barricade. Al
angry gath.rinR soon filled the street ut In
front und rear entrances: rs many as 500 wer
M one time shouting threats against Pike VIII,
kept himself out Of SIGHT in his private ON
Ii WAS an hour before he ventured TO 10 into III
street.
Tbs rear entrance being blOckaded Miss Ey
ting- WAS obliged 10 enter her carriage in tn
stone steps ~ the vestibule she was agail
cheerei. She bowed in Acknowledgement Al
enthuslastic thrOng Of men and boys followe,
her carriage to her home. and once NOR
oheerel IA She disappeRred in the hallway
M Searle was writing u letter OF explanation