, 1879-08-24
THE STAGE.
THE DRAMA.
CHICAGO.
VERY PRETTY TRICK.

of ls and Son will shortly be produced 4
o1 .,~rca NJ Wales Theatre James A1bery | I
at ne t:a.od os IFS author. The similitude OF !
Is n~ e. Mother and Son " With that OF the
INT ua 10 nroduced At Haverly's Theatre to-
p'a5 ~ evening rendered us curious to kno" !
no1 Mr. A1bcrv and Mr.. Cazauran had NIL
Rp' similar title for different plays, OF
upo Mr. Cazauran had been stealing mr..
e,S.-r,e n)ar in advance Of bis writing 1t, or
ohs,her be had been appropr1atlng tne Ensnsn-
..,. title In advance Of his finding H. 10 sab
IT, this curiosity, q reporter Was SEMI over ~
n:x.rI, * 70 see Mr. William Palmer, or some one
- con}d state whether or not the London play
.r.s the same as the play announced nero @s ao
.d.ntation BY Mr. Cazauran. certain genus
auaps .-ae 4onnd at the Dcarborn-Street Theatre,
and as the reporter prooonndeo Inc eonuno1u1n
1tt1e dark man, with herce mustacne anu
,:..a~,nc eve. jumped from an adjoining desk
md exclaimeo' 4h,n,-
&c ron happen to DO here I'D like, through
s,s s naner you write for, to tell that crowd Of |
.n;,rss w. oyer in London what I think OF every |
me Of them"
cszauran, was invited to proceed. ;,
q The n,ay OF Mother and Son. title and ALI
nav. # differs from NJ. Sardou's in structure
- s1.horation OF character, is my handl"ork~
- w,s written or adapted bJ me Tor the open.
mo at the Union Square Theatre last SEASON.
- uss uroduced by Mr.. Palmer at my request
<imn1y as work Of its original author, Vlctol'en
s,rdou. Henry French. Jr., upon its successful
,,roductiou in New York, came TO me ana hoe3~
s11r offered the price OF decent dinner Tor Inc
;;cht of ms version in England. refused lie
s-s, t otfer Of course. He then Offered larger
49,, and then a still larger one, anu,
~ n,ease Mr.. Palmer, let him have the manu-
:rrint of the play for use in England accepting
b,c third offer. The manuscript was taken u
ENGLAND. A day or TWO after 1t had lels my
hands and passed into those of Mr. FRENCH tnat
Gentleman told me that Of course MS paynen'
~ me Of the amount agreed on must % eon-
tinreut on the plays being approved, os tlls
lord Chamberlain. About month alter"aro
Mr.. French informed me- that the Lofo chan~
ber,ain's reader, Mr.. Pisgot, hao re-
ported adversely to- the hcens.nf taarai,tv " Knit
Pn d,dn't giy5 me back my manuscript Neek
sfter weeE passed, and steamer after steamer
a1r;ved. hut it was fully three months neloie
my manuscript Sa,s xaf cano Te.aneo rs1pUsh that NJ
tiharv ha. written and is about to produce az
.the Prince OF Wales Theatre q play entitled
Mother and Son. In doing thfs nj. AloesJ eaJ
1osdc hr The ability OF the Union Square Com. !.
nanr for This play, and I have no doubt thai
# he would steal so mucn ne "oot1 ~
not hesitate to steal whate1er original e. y
mine has been injected INTO tne aoIk S ~ 49, ~ ~
for an Notwithstanding audience vii yen.
rure to assert, before the play Is p1oanceu ~ ~
England. that the part ar' Apery p1eteuusf 81 .frs
pride himself on having elaoo1aeeo ae the e' T,nc
gehn Wood is notePe 5or M3e VIE %iltus natura,
lei % indisnant,' said Caz., tat what appears te
me mere trick, but am NOT A. AL eul pt'Sea a.
it," +h.
The writer [nlnt.e asEso d n Mr ~ Aberys - proving
trickster ..,.,r.d ..+ha,
II mean to say this ST." ne fesulnet et;stsua na
threeffths Of the snecessiut an i,aMS0In,
they are called-ln Louoon nase oeci 'oIu qt ~
in continuous theve5y during II me .n 1a1t s1i uv
cade that they haee lgs' II Th; %,, M 41herr
couple OF seats ~, ~ e;nnned his nsme II
every adTertlsemen1 ano BE- fs I1om;nos' Fl,
CT as the autnor u ~ anrier,. les Four
did the same tn.nE ,,.ttor % nf which is entitled
chamoanlt, nas taaust ua - 90 q, original niay b,
James Alncly- ~ nouu a,,1a 10 lilreiy to spar
your mapae1ns eui1o, H. e',nnnt of unblushu
the subject TO ue'n ~ t1e ~ urh;ch that Lopdo1
thefts OF tn1s eoas a+;noiiv ~ orn;1tv. Why
clique mas oeen eesh hen an1v twn or tbrc
one Of tne1r oanfoe. nnh1;r.tion calle
monLns aeo, :" a,,v defended tn
The 1healre, tspia55 epenir5 r1ors and clafmIn
practice OF steallne ao.1en a1ennd p ~ having mad
their paternity Oh LIZ Iu1 a1+aretion that probs
IL each some paltav p,taa ;tscif a. rehearsal t,
by Tonlo nave M susSsssee :,ssasger y
anf eaoane staee-naot ~ ecr,he Il hovy do 70
bat. 11IerJeGehse1 Jehso,, I he. .nnrnnrfared auT (
sooE tnai ~. A1oeas srs1+ na1 81 rn,r a7antation
INC iosas u tue n,;ad shc little man. B." thx
aon't hno"; :e.sa av;et. - ~ nv own know
euch Place as cn,na 1.n. eA.o,9 so1 t.. hut I d
.ge, 1oF nsae. en h.s stolen the trad
knoW tos' u4aS mau t;.ia ~ 1h3ch I hestowed 9
mark-tnat ID t4e ,ien lnom TINT ia sIealin
nv adaptaton, aisU ~. Aat at'Ie, the moneta1
mat uaae-mark ne et+aab.S naS ~ it. both bT n
a .a1Ge NJ mue1 H. M" ps1,er,s nreseptation of Il
nlay. and nv the ability with which the play ri
rendered b7 the Union Square Theatre COT
many: and. reasoning from analogy, fe
morally certain be stole whatever else he four
be could get profit by.' :,
.sYc.1 seem to have great contempt for Il
London dramatistan
II don't sea- was the rejoinder OF Ga
show auv man can help having contenptib
oninion ot the knot OF men whose fame is bass
solely on their upDlushing appropriation
o1her mems work. I don't see how any mi
ran entertain anrht hut IN utter contempt +
- .-hor ha rom mar