The New York herald., 1879-02-11

Gated The battle is therefore for the present unde
cided.
On this side of the water the injunction battle
in unabated fury. amid the squalls OF tenors and
prime donne We had frst act in police court on
sunday morning. but Monday saw the night renewed
In suit brought by James G. Duff against Henri
Laurant. the elusive tenor temporary injnnc-
restraining tho defendant from playing in
. ,Her Majesty's Ship Pinafore at the Fifth Avenue
lheatre The bond was fixed 1T $500; but for Al that
the tenor as will be seen above appeared deck at
the Fifth Avenue under circumstances which, when
they are KNOWN will make the Supreme Court shud-
indeed!
When the time came for the curtain to rise for the
performance or "Pinafore it quite evident that
considerable excitement prevailed in the lobbies
OF the theatre The presence Of unusual num-
and the boz oaics attracted attention, and Il was
whispered about that twice many officers in citi.
the management OF the Fifth Avenue Theatre had de-
cided to prevent any interference with the PERFORM
ance HERALD reporter gained access to the stage
as it true Mr. Harkins. that You have secured the
attendance OF the police to prevent the sofving OF
II know nothing officially of any injunction. except
what appears in the evening papers heard that an
me- buta performer in the operatc company engaged
to play Pinafore.' have nothing to do with 1t.
We contracted for this operatic company to perform
q certain number Of nights, and l am bound
to give the performance advertised II Injunction
has been granted against Mr.. Laurent 1t could
have been served upon him at any time during the
afternoon, he here and out. all day. attend
ing to his business in preparing his company for the
evenings entertainment I was stopped in
the middle of performance by OH oficer
leaping the footlights and serving such paper
pointed and was placed in the false position Of
taking money for services could not perform.
l take it that the law does not seek to be
oppressive If an injunction Is served here after the
performance begins It will cause excitement and
do not propose that to - crafty the whims Of a
brother manager my business shall be in
tba nnlio of
to SEQ that no disturbance occurred inside the walls
of my theatre.
prevent officer of the Court serving his papers?
"You may interpret 1t in any way, you please;
such responsible to my patrons for the perform
ance of my published programme Not only that, I
posing tho audience As said before If there is an in
junction it should have been served before the doors
Of Of my theatre were opened; Yon may depend upon
as % % Control % .5 tie fortunes 's q the he FIFE sE
Avenue Theatre 1t is my habit to fnlnl to the best
of my ability the announcements made by me. This
is oil can say now. Let them send their
noyed We do not hide ourselves. Anybody could
entered the theatre either at the front by the
stage door ut any time to-day. Now that the per-
formance is going the peace OF the theatre must
be preserved"
As he said this Mr.. Harkins bowed and turned to
reporter noticed that the passage leading to the stage
door well guarded, and 1t quite evident that
Denl0u
curtain As already stated the performance passed
off quietly, and though IL understood that two
three Sherrs officers were present. none of them
made any overt act.
THE AQUARIUM LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD"
The spectacular. pantomimic play of Little Red
Riding Hood" was given at the Aquarium last even
ing for the first time with unqualified success. Tho
three four score Of happy children performed
their different parts amid applause. "Iittle Gerty
her songs sweetly, and delightfully."- frightened
when the wolf tried to eat her up. Little Adele Viii
laret made fascinating diminutive Prince. There is
a wild wolf hunt and exciting deer chase during
the performance in which live deer introduced
chased by a bloodhound and boys on Shetland
ponies dressed IN hun.s%ens a t sarn AT Prince SS
of Europe represented by little children dressed
in appropriate costumes
nRooKLYN PARK THEATRE 'FLorsAM AND JET.
SAM"
o rssn:. Antoine
Raeui Gregoire, the Mayors son.; Mr. William Harris
Paul dc Ia Roche sailor A. H. stuart
Achlc Bonavsnturc. Brisadiere Of ticndarmss
Sssss sssSn s%ys
Msthlca 10 sianc keeper OF the cabaret y Cooper
Iaperre fisherman. Mr. Ray iolms:
Jaa"eIime. farm girl Mrs J. j. Pr"r
That very popular actress. Maggie Mitchell. gave
last night the Brooklyn Park Theatre for the first
time on any stage. play by Mr.. L. II. Shewell.
actor and dramatic author, and late the manager Of
the Boston Museum. The pieco is well constructed
and contains some very effective situations It was
rendered last night with smoothness quite uncon-
mon to first nights even those OF famous houses.
and frequently and heartily applauded.
Tho motive OF "Flotsam and Jetsam." like that of
the Banker slaughter. is found in the selfsacri.
flee of . daughter the altar Of hlial affection.
Marguerite. only daughter Of Norman farmer who
has been we'll to do. is loved by Paul. the mate of
her lost sailor brother she il also loved by sou Gro
goire son of the richest most grasping man in the
village Raouls father opposes his son. and to cool
his passion for Marguerite he forecloses mortgage
upon tho farm Of Antoine Marguerites father aud is
driving the old and his daughter out of the
villsge. when Paul. noticing the heroine's sorrow
at the agony of her father. who valued his home
for its associations. rclinquishes Margucrite's
heart and beseeches her to give her
She consents: Paul goes to sea after .
strong scene with Rsoul the heroine marries Raoul.
the hard heart OF old Grcgoire. year later Paul
returns from aul. finding that Marguerite In not
happy; again oG,rs his love AN and bcgs her to
by by jealousy. follows him aud is drowned. and Il IS
supposed that Paul meets . similar fate; but he Is
rescued by passing ship. returns in the proper
timo and manner. and the play ends happily. Mr..
Shcwcll has planned his work skifully though tho
execution Is sometimes rude and abrupt.
The leading parts of Marguerite. Paul. Raoul and
Father Antoine respectively rendered by Miss
Mitchell, who is her old self In character which is
her perfectly; Mr.. A. II. Stuart. who woke but
slowly to his work. but finally read and acted ad.
miraby: Mr.. william Harris. who. though a good
actor. more effective in this part than In any
Of tho others in which c has been supporting Miss
Mitchell for year two. and Mr.. Shewell. who We
dcslp best Ia
nin's work old Gregoire OF varying morit.
sometimes very good but often quite poor. The
fun of the piece supplied by Mr.. Edcson
Brooklyn favorite. who convulsed tho audience by
couple Of songs which had nothing to do With
the play and by necessary lovemakfng
with SIrs Prior who played sweetheart and wife 10
him. Mr.. Con Murphy. gendsrme. contributed
ntelligently TO the movement Of the piece. Tho
play embodies many fcatures OF popuIsrlty, sna
will doubtless achieve success among the thousands
of aimircrs--old and now-who welcome Maggie
Mitchell every year.