, 1879-01-05

crtv OF the ploWman and the artisan low any
art worth preserving will be allowed to dcterlo-
crossing beyond the old fogics who
grumble at it because they are una
Bile to keep up with It. Such perfee-
ton OF plot, such accessories OF scener', dress,
tton OF an author's meaning, such quick. positive
effect upon an audience as we sec nrWaaays,
Shakespeare never dreamed OF, and Bui:Eer only
hoped for. Whoever is unable to keep up with
bis times, damns his times. The aph'rtsm Is
not new, but its triteness proves 1t. truth:
These growis have attended the stage In all
times aud in all ares, and they have always come
from the lips and pens Of dramatlsts actors:
critics. and managers VINO have falled1n the seY-
eral branches OF their profession. and VINO be-
leye they find apology for their fnt1ure IN abuse
OF the public TASTE they lack ability TO s&tfsfr
" But is 1t not true that New York is depend
ent upon Paris for new plays!"
No. There arc ro-day's advertisen!ents OF
all the theatres II the city. and you caunos find
single theatre In New York to-nfght present.
ing play written or constructed in Paris-not
one. ! shall myself probably not produce ar-
other French play this season. Mr. Na1faGk -
already reported to be pledged to produce three
purely American plays this season. ] can as
we'll monopolize French plays as the 1Tibuns
can mouopolize French news. The market IL
! there, open to ALL aud the manager willing
them. Take last rear: Atr. Tompkins: Of Bos-
ton, bought 1.-THE Exiies" ot Sardou, Wall1c.z
bought " Diplomacy " Of the same author, ard
the Union Square bought the sscclcbra. ID
Case - Of Dennery. These were the rec ne''
French plays OF the season that schiereti suc-
cesscs, and am at a loss to see how monopoly
was exercised in the purchase OF them .~aAr
McVicker might have bought any one of the
threeor the whole three had he made money
enough out oi Shakespeare and Booth to paw
them. might. as well SAY in. this
connection, one for all, that - there is
rot one OF those French plays that Afr. MeVicker
could get at that he has failed to produce at MS
own theatre, to the exclusion OF the SHak-
spearean acting.of Larry Barrett, tn: Shas-
spearcan drama in Mr.McVic.zer's thcatr. teiu.
confined to the engagements OF hts son~in-lav,
Edwin Booth. This much is certain, that re
Union Square Theatre that Mr. McVicker didn't
apply for the right to reproduce it IN Chicago.
and all he is growing about now is
that we refused to let him haEo the
one once a artistic and commercial: Our refusal o
play with Afr. AtcVicker has been abu1dan.ly
Justified By the success We have met with 1t
Haverly's, to which also Mr. Mapleso.a's op7ra
company is engaged, probably for rca:ons stmi
lar to those which induced our preferr1e.."
sis it true that you have no gl!:r stock
s1%ies'' YorRs" ''f 'A' oD''A 14N@0 1AS ~
I'm the. last five years 20 theatre in the
wo1d except the hs1sa Theatre ;1s :,d ia;
Ad0 ~ l4tt4N NANok~ esA %~-~e ~
artists. The mere names OF some
at my Leading people as ! Me9tl3a
them will strike your Own ear as ecnoes OF the
stones OF this theatre-Cnaz1es n !hofu's' Jonn
farselie, !. d: otoddart, Fanny. Molaut' .Ats.
Wilkins, Ida Vernon, Sarah Je"ete, aiauue
Harrison. Is there any New Yorker to whom
any one OF these names does not recssll the
Union Square Theatre: IL Fou exGepG 81, Mr.
Gilbert and Miss Ellie Germon, At Walack,s
Theatre, there are no leauiug Actors &c snoa-
oughly welded in the public nina TO pars1c-
1lar theatre as the, Union :. SQUARE
Theatre IN the memory ana 1mse!aatlon
OF the public OF New fork- ! seHo o.t
travelling companies because am Obliged 70
class artists ever Kept BY any theatre II; an En.
glish-speaking country This Is becausel cannot
fall back on stars as Mr Nallack does waea he
plays himself, uses Mr.. boucicault' or e1gases
theatre, as New York FULLY understa.!ds: !
must have sufficient number oi asslsts 20
properly select end cast for each OF nv star
plays as comes aiong. no one p4a} ~! eoi.
ploy, all OF the regular company. lhose ~ oat
OF the cast would remain !ule during the run
or the play. period Wnleh vasles IN our
theatre from seventy 10 ioo nl9hts. NOW.
provincial managers know my peoplc' an:h %aen h1n
they see sne CAST OF ! ne" plat tues MY" ~"
many are cut o. II; they apply Tor tncse pso-
pie, IS air. AcFicker often hes done, t" cnaoae
them to make up the seasons atractioI, anu
where ind can maze monv ios Tue nso9lnsai
manager. lor Lhe altasts, anu ios nyse'a' seu1
them QUE III tne oene1 tnat e Lucy 1re- E:sees "
work than lounglng around We" tofk u1r1as
the three months run OF d successful pta5.
S'Do You alIo" members Of your company,
when they travel, to play on sundav nig.!t
You have touched on tue only point 70 Mr.
McVickers interview wherein ,tnat gentleman
has any justification for tue re1ectlons hsaoe. !
share With him the hope that, as tne majority OF
the people IN this country are Christians, aud
respect the Christian Sabbath, The ps.es1ec OF
plaring on Sunday nights, Such 81 now eSlsts 70
New Orleans, chicago: ana one or Two otner
cities, will be ended. eau safely sSy :1at no
actor or actress has ever been compe'5eo of me
to play on Sunday. At the same t'n,c, when
these artists arc engaged 10 play H cl:Es
where It IS usual 10 nave tnese sat-
bath performances, aud taey cnoose OF
e1ela ho moie yes to the ensroms Of the civ 10
which be is managing, am powerless' t. pre-,
vent them. l am simply manager. no. pas''
tor, and as wou'd WISH 20 oe alloweo @ =, AseE I
us eapoas4 I rn.saaf renno, ;nfrinoe nr<1 th,.
1;hcrtv " of those who conform to the custom OF
the city In which they find themselves desire
to put It on RECORD, however, tnat at, hs;In
opppssu BE- ,ven ~ mnder nv rnans@emnt n th
six wears have managed the Union f'uulro
Theatre there have been many oilers En9o; to