, 1879-01-23


This evening "Il Puritan" will be given.
TtCKET-SrECuLAT1
Upon thorough investigation OK tho charges
mnde Yesterday regarding The effort 10 bul1 the
market for Thursday's seats for tho benefit of
spccuasors, who held large numbers OF tickets,
TnB TRIBUNE Is satisfied that neither Col. Mn.
picson nur Mr.. 1Iaycr1y was In nny waY rcspon-
s,h1e Tor this speculative state Of aftairs. 1t np.
pears that Mr.. 1Inyerly, when in New York,
was approached half dUzen different
times by 1sullmann, who desired to
speculate IN t1lts Western tour
OF tlse company. TIC wanted tu corna West
mud work Chicago, St. Louis, mil Cincinnati.
Mr. [Iaverly's reply to nll Ills urgent entrcatIcs
was that the teoplu Of Chicago would stanl no
nor.svusc Of this kind; that l!e should nhso1ute-
ly refuse to permit anything Ut the sort, ami
thai, III lsulnann were to come I,crc.and were 10
undertake my such operation, iIo {1lavcrly)
should fight him to the hitler cnl; uni
he would therefore ady!ac llLsn not
to come here. Ruilsnann. In nnswcr,
abused Haver'y, told lin that liz
was Il Western manager who didn't understand
his business that lie was IN outrageous fowl
he might just rs well mnka st.bN or $4,000
more II lc cfoRc,-afld that Il wns absurd far
ever, pcrs'stcl IN hia ult1n,a.un,. anA on tllls
point there va: perfect understanding between
himself ANIL Col. Mapcsnn tnt, to tl,e cxtent Of
their power, no speculation should be per-
Mttted THIS arrangement alan had
tho hearty co.opcratinn IT Mr.. William j.
Davis, Mr.. llarcrfy's business manager,
mil ~ long as l,e WIS IN The city nothing OF thu
kind did take place. lie. howrvcr. war, uniar-
tunatcy, absent at 1t. Lo1is on i,uAsnrss {rofn
Friday until Monday, anil twas In this interval,
It appears, thnt tho spccu'aturs got III tl,tir
work. It Il certain tfat lurge blocks Ut SEATS
were bought up. either through tlr ignnranccuf uf
the lcopte In thu hox.utl!re or through tile COLI
n!vairo OF tle hoxocc w!th thu opesa,
tons Of thu spcru!atoss Mr.. 11averly will
10 well to make thorough Investigation into
what wah dano In tl.e way o( frlllng seats b.-
tween Friday a!1 Monlay, md tfrrc IL no ,!onbt
but that he 'yill tlsHl out sone things which he
lsns not dreamed OF. Tint apccn1ators lid Ert
seats tn large quantities, nuI That they have
been retailing ihrin ut extrayagant prices, ithe
following facts will co tn proye:
4 reporter was Directed to ta1l at ChnrIn Il
GoFc's pfaea OIL Muhroo street for tl,e purpose
0f entertaining whCthrr Or mt 'Ihursday night
ttckcts wcTo for sale. Both members Ut tic
ilrta wero out al snwt,. but 1os11,s nat, viii,
the pencil tint !" lsnnch at the c!gar.countrr"
knew all nbont 1t. Mr. 1loarh waA accordtngly
Waited. Wien questioned on thu subject ii
optifa"t'cxJIa ~ assahcu ssty l,noceEt
tn%,a pIn w. ~ rn,sav M n' ,tr,t so rhso ~" r"
tnhsts 1"s 4Hu!est"t n.sht' 4hceu: He
sa vnMaHsu; Helo pui,snas.u ~ ~ toutsE tStiow
wno talfontGA 10 taKe sunh0 Eiti Wttl 1!ilti,"
oat. on Learning ~ !!,s 1hpfscedentcl ndsalce
Ills affection for u lte young gsE. nf,l, through
!He 1AeaiuH' u Jus hccoHngmMt'Es al1s ht'aeus tIe
o1stose" e tne t"o hehta iul ~
Mneh !a1; suAeh ls'a 'I,.1snea' Fra.R C,yn1es,
YflhttY Was t1ltefFOkntGu4 All, tlat n8 tho cttl-
sstsatloa ,.eI hau pesun' M!. onYs, VINO IL HaseT-
X fiehtiaNl man, eail's alo'lE 20 sra Hast'
atnnt the teRtts "hefI, report salut hc hAu beetl
seiltng. o, ,,,,t d.. ,..
Hnsths snt'Hiien Mthhaii On t''at po'nf, no
to!u tna an!hunE 1nah "hnt ny kheW auout an
!lMiVluuAt Whn ha4 tets attlulhS III IfbhL ~
i!ascr'r's Theatre must VI tue time since a'n'.
man: aesy,rdIng 10 s't: Davis. wns . sort of
Aleb!"taptstles among !icRet-Sfilcrs' Ills mans
Waa htoaGs, n,sA ~ pioIthssen ne Mas neHet-
sc4.pcs' ue pesAn tuHhna:iis .sEets o. sonn
"a the seasot, opcne'l, mn! took tl+7 wort! The
i,sst TINE saytnK mat ti'ty tlas been ordered
ihrauHtl !!iii ny sI,etnhrrs u Tie Doarl nf
!eaue' Mr. LAWS Went IN ~ TnlaEk
thht hAthica beeahe sacn good CUTS
t:fasr that o, thc s, po,sscfnaa ,st: @ On dutY
aL tho N'1.ni'ace nau nut ntM Out ot the !iaie
lhep according 10 atr' Davis, the utiscruptll'us
anu neslehlale Mhoue. urea men 70 suy t'eksts
on "ueFst.r hiEhts - tyr MIN. AT! the TUX
ABOUT selling oat to Kut1tnan Haa H!iAtakr:
~ 1Act, Mr' AascslY nau tol! til1t Individual
G'At h1 must not come here, nIHl alF. I|avtb
gave Lie Sep'rtef - unucfatsn1, ny thu s!gnlh
cant ls,anncr In which le s|t0ke, That when sir.
tiasetiy fo.hld a p, man IN. ~ rliy y wouldn't DO
healthy 1of ttlnl 10 NC Aecti ll'slue fhe !tulits
=, subsequent t!Vtstsentlon ulsclpse4 the iact
TINT, although l1oacs,. nt Ihapin g 0ora's, had
nor spcc9latett III iht'f9daY night tickets, hu
liad o0uIht ten tot SATURDAY" llaatlter. through
thc a.eacf of ano(strr clplo5e u the llEu', n1nl
'ilspasel ot tln'n ut rei1'!ls'erAfiYe rates THIS
Ynnny ttsh lal gone to Tie p"1-otics, laid down
~, a!u "as h.'1"!ta tsh tlekets. NJ Questions
were asked reEls&iHE wilat 70 Proposed l"lng
Win lhetoi thls, tHnu:h slF. hsver'Y stated