, 1879-06-19

your theatre on ihe 9TH Of Inly tnd hsve nd 10
them that r. such y tho cass Tou must hats been
ainformeh ns to tho rIghta Of te parl'es 70 enter
yum viii cancel what haa boon dons Q l.:ties to
sS me- hsys ~ toae q
soarsc'i. Yountsaly, !. II. MnVlexKH'
In a conversation. with Mr: Mcvteksr upon upon
the matter, that gentleman salt! he haa seen ~
fte,ly binding. II this ia 10. and Mr. Mevtek-
ers cxnercncr with ctrarts certnn.y cf,,'ars cs
his Onion to ronssaerntos, pr. i'aSss's ea''
Havcriy fof information to hls manager, Mr.. W.
!. Davis, who answered the questions IN m e1'
sHS'1 "W}1at % naSe ,ou got 10 ny upon tho Sub
3Vcry lltt,e,n replied Mr. Davis; dive l'aye
DONE nothing TINT tsnt perfectly ssfatGnt"h II n h,c,
Choir y 'piuaforo IL iaTn3f' Il" ''' ' ,,
Wsl' ,,y Tegs ,;o, only done vhat other business
%pus Ssys ,, you sgesa contracts for forty
..!Iave you signed for three wsek'''
"And for low rnany additional wecks,"
| "That dcpcnds-1 can't tell yoll."
"Dll the people you signed with aay they bao
no contracts with Curry and FIogncyP'
! "Wei1-Ypu Rhouiu hBK HatNt." -
| ''But did yOl make contracts with Them.
knowing thcy wers under obligations to Curry
and aTE'a TEi"a"s'''
"Then you we're led to believe they were not
ooesf "Yes.'' sG9'fas'' 10 those eS"''e'a'''
"Wheu you .slgnca your contracts Will, those
people, Ind you any idea tae nrrangetiients lIad
saf of .; 's, 1ns5 appearance at AeV'ekef'
VI ~ ~ mimi know that auy contract WAS mstic"
| replied Mr. Davls. II might lIavo heard that
such thing Ind bcen made, but tltdn't know
"D,1 you first mako ovcrturcs to the ANA
tours, or lid they first come to you3''
"Tler f,st ca"' 10 U.s."
uLnst week.' ..
"DId Mr. Crcswol1 come flsstf'
"Thrce or four came. but / DO not wish to
drag The names ot these ladies and gentlemen
papera remasked eru i te writer; 'nut low many
contracts have you gota" =
"Mr: Mcwado''i"
.,,;s ~; * koezes, % Mrs p''s'' Mis- Jessie Bart
"l'vo eot all Of them" replied Tie tl'e young o..
maqa9er, "an, ;;, lefe ef y they ,aFe," holding up
6.Dil you agrea to give Curry mud Ftnney the
80th1n
.":Yes, II they mad said they. wanted it last
But ne aeca heX SaE ssarea eGI tc
you know. They were undecided, and had to
scll llc date; cou'dn't atford to keep - open.
Then offered them the 7th and 14th, but they
q eqp si,s week. ' Wien tic memesr. Of Tic som;
e.: trsss With tss's, T., because 3.ne,: =
4 ted s essset sssa through s er ~ ss
wien i understood tint Mcssrs. Curry and
Finnoy had ceased TO be their manager began
10 treat their propositions with sonaidoratiou"
| Mike a1ly tuoucy lust Week3"
uNU, We patd out for the production oyer
se.ooQ, Wo dldn't make any nluney. but they
iCurry and Ffnney) made lttle:"
Miss !cssie Dartets, te 1, asaF ,ans s batres d
cellrnt iackY,', was found engrosaed In tho
J. prosaic business Of recording money orders At
: ~ ""SHark r, my merry maid, Inst ever thought
r ~ K supplIcat!ng look and IN implorins gesture
= hrn,,ght the reporter down TO business.
t "eiEnca With Aaysvly"
: "Not yeti
: "Dop't know; can tell You better this even
, Ing. i've an engagement at bis oiiice to-'aay at
& nas he made q proposition to youa"
"Not ret, but expect he will to-day"
= With Curry aud Finnpys"
. II Understand" )" said Ltft'e Datt<ret'p. s'tla
i s ss p % aaSs 1 sSstssa aAeIs Esss
U having been break In tic engagement, cou
: stler ny agreement: With those ec'it'cmca at nj
n aDia you know tl,at these gentlemen hat
h contracted for yo,r appearancs on the 2sth o
!: July na 9s M5: r. ! hc''sssTs'"
n l,artlctt,-do you know whether any OF the o.Dc
j., | 1atIfcs and gentlemen Engaged With You iaS