The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-20
LET 1HE CIrY BE THANKFULi
One Week OF Relief from Rusty Routine on
the Theatrical stnge.

the Theatrical stage.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir. !. when
In the Roman Senate Cicero was called to order
by lIortensius for employing his wit rs mental
weapon IN debate. and also in the forensic
forum as an advocate. Hortensius (who had
no witt appealed to the President OF the
Senate Cicnro's defence is immortal. viz
Cons 'rpt Fathersl Jupiter gave me life
and existing vitality; Apollo. my love Of
mclodious langunge Mercury. my ora
torlcal cloquen'e Comus. my humor: Mars.
my courage. and Minerya. my wit and wisdom.
1t Is our religious duty to employ all the gifts
from the gods and goddosses. and it ia impous
ingrattudc to allow them. by ncgle IT, to fall into
decay" Thus answer those persons who con-
sider that should be content with one profess
sion-tho law. Why shall not exercise other
honorable professions ? Never have failed in
one OF thcm-ccturcr upon the Scriptures and
Shakespeare. advocate, tragedian. historian.
dramatist. orator, architect. artist and special
writer for the public press, &c.-in ono and all
have succeeded and gained honors and emolu-
ments Ny answer is therefore Ciccronian. for
It would he impious not TO cherish as q sacred
trust the mental and physical gifts from the
Creator.
II. Tho jealous envy Of man is a proof Of
superior merit in the person enyicd The
Ailfl 'hirlNHIN NU uNUNFA ulun u lDNl LOT HIS
comparative poverty. The druukord abuses
the sober man for the daily beauty oi his life"
and the coward wonders nt vaor and cnvios
the brave man for his brilliant nulanity. twas
this last lualin ntlon that enabled me and my
heroic dramatic pupil Avonia Fairbanks. to
i.-;ht through and triumph In the recent
Oymuian campaign IN this city. Coliecians
should bc taught that the Alpha and the Omega
! of the Crock alphabet is mere shadow o.! the
! past when cogparci to the sui lstantial value Of
the first and last letter in the alphabet of good
manners. The SUN stigmati2cd tie rude op-
poncnts as "well-dressed rowdies and their
| behavior as cowardly rowdvsm "a very
photograph OF truth. The lessee. Mr. George
5. Gardner. said that iD eighteen months in
Nbo's Theatre At the sale " tickois there was
never many diamond studded men " MS IN
the one week In the Olympic Theatre when /
and the fair Avonia recently acted there IT,
then. the bulls " ant tho bears " will Join
the "la'kasscs" and form mvuagerie Of dis
cordant and braying sounds still am the Hon
| In their presence. and the Avunian gqzollc adds
grace 10 dignity. as WIS admitted by the gentle
manly portion ~ the audience.
III. Several letters Received read: There Is
no malice against you-it Is only for fun: ami
that they, d the same TO all tie company good
or bad. We admire your courage; YOU are
REGULAR brick. and Avonin heroine ~ -
The true fun. however. Is this. viz The
crowded audiences tin part have become the
actors. whilc those ON the stage enjoy the
acting ami chorus singing of the audience.
But there is this financial difference. for the
auditors pay for their acting and singing. while
those on the stage ure paid Toy witnessing the
tun and Will" nH they ore Lr'mItly .pnid
from cornuropl.n trV,ury. Tho we"k hc-
iore my dramatic appearance IN o." b.ymri'
Theatre the receipts from eight rcIr.>"ufn-
Z. .Ln- ut Inc bar ian averaged only
S2t3p twenty seven dollars anu MY cents
Tor cueh leriormhu,"; and lnW"diairIy after
my hriNinut and golden week th r"'e.pt- az lin
lril 10 sSLo9 lQr Myniny ',eninE. 3hd the
tnraire r .d-it Is said u rrh',u@lls .-hnd
oi Never Too INle io Mend shows man
hers T. or the LOW r'ct lui7 ~ MS nl mop"
al change VIII come, @ rr lu' ~idri oi thr
ir,AiE, ~ li}f ~ says. NOW iur "a rUlslALtlal
alH Unhhrhl r"hIliy. ... 49, ..,, Il, .
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s'7sei lhT held. In nnoiher rl''r he at'riup'eG
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