, 1879-06-08

PHILADELPHIA. .

Special Correspondence OF The Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-1t Is quite time TINT the
managers began to look ont or they will 'get
themselves dieliked ~ Manager Gemnill does mt
often .otfeud IT. tdt 4ay vbue twill pe seys1hlt
weeks before he will be forgiven for opening his
doors to Miss Belgrade, the young woman who
wanted to be star and with the ranters rant. She
did get S100 in the house one night, believe, but
it was by accident. The company whom she paid
made no bones OF g1ying whenever they had
chance and they demonstrated in tones not at all
subdued when btr. Gemn1ill and Mr. DAILY put the
young lady up to the Idea Of having rehearsal
They had been picked in the Union Square bar
rooms, but they did not think it at all necessary
to have rehearsal before trying .'Ham1et," and
they knew 1.-THE Lady OF Lyons" by heart.-all
OF them, The weex after came g. Swaine Buckley
TO the Walnut. Now, G. Swaina Buckley WAS
good minstrel years ago, bat he could not walk IN
the procession with Hayerly's Troupe now, and
Mr. Lin Harris plays Timber Tim in ''Tho
Danitcs " very we'll; but when he conss to writing
plays he is hard stick. vt would have been the
worst play that ever saw but for the fact that
Mr. Joseph Samson. the court interpreter in this
city, entered the lists for the prize and drew it the
first time Samson is very good fellow in his place;
ont he had an idea that he WAS playwright, ana,
in moment Of incautious enthusiasm, he confded
to acme one around the courtroom the fact that,
after six years OF long and painful study,
TEE GREAT AMERICAN DRAMA -
was written at last. He was persuaded 10 let the
precious manuscript stray from his hands, and one
Saturday afternoon there was an uptoar1ous time
in the courtroom while It WAS. read by rising
Young narrisser with due dramatic effect. That is
to soy, it was read only part Of the way through,
for poor Samson saw that they had too good thing
and rushed or TO Judge Elcock and actually got an
Injunction to rertfaiu the further reading OF the
play The judge was in another room and he
readily granted the writ and it was duly served,
though every one was surprised to hud at genuine:
But the lawyers were not 10 be cheated o1 treat
in this way, SAMSON WAS encouraged to hlre the
Walnut Street Theatre for night only, upon the
to be should not oss ne ne
DR.. Landis are to the stage It svas IN hye aets anu
q prologue, and the actors Who ultimately to ther
intense disRuet had been persuaded to commit the
the bills The house was filed with lawyers ind
court-hangcTs. on, aud T. tic fun began ~ soon
al Ii ssst5a 5so1s L.
half OF the characters had ci5cumnavigated the
globe and all sorts Of tmposEio'e feats nau oeen
I am almost tempted to put The Widow
Bedott" in the same category, bnt have TOO nlgn
regard for 80 good fellow ~ Nasoy, ana canhot annex
yon cannot buid I play around one cna1aCtes. anu
that funny one without making II tedious anu M
stage. In the beginning you are anxious to see
him all the time, because he IS much better than
any OF the rest but In the end you gel trea OF seq
s piay A Ne @ Burgess M I is t 4nny-very fuanyand he
acts the role OF the Widow to perfection, but the
chattering tongue OF w6man that runs On llke tne
wnter-wieel forever sodn becomes an1fe as tre'
some on the stage as in real life.
THIS WREK "FAT1N1Tzl" SCORED GREAT
HIT
at the Chestnut Street, with the thcrmometcr o6
In tho shade. .F1eyer's company ts yery gooa
Robert McWade ia going to sleep IN 49, tip van
Wrinkle at the Wanutstreet and the h. 1.-THE pep 60.
Pic are playing .JacKthe Giant yer a.tns g. tne
dons are drawing Tho :a0-cent pieces win !ne1r
usual adhesiyeness. Thelonly thing new about the
since they aat IN ehe Guy yn1naS Is eaS
for the first time in this city, anu are gorgeous
enough for any circus. -.Ehere has been an in
mense in the COMPANY ea m ooa f bes
Been Topped of and mu6I good material has been
added, for Mr. Foote'S standing motto mas oeen'.
No gooa minstrel TUNED ~ o
Minstrel5 with '.btily emerson himself az lhelr
head. Little Charley Erohmun Smiles nisatl9 o.
counts the cash md since be Po"gna IN sIs m
Charley was in the PA1ladelphia oalce Of the New
YORK Graphic during HE Centennial and was
Il to eot Fss ssouaed M The so "i II
this City while ne vas rapning little side-show,
ali unbekuown to the Grrphic people, ana one Day
had al offer to join HayeY's Mlustrels as advance
sisnt Minn cnarley asked IT, bs was good walkei
desl Of it IN his ife, a Just then he happened to
| have pair OF shoea which were not mnca worn.
He dumped" the towA that night, turned up N
! what to 40. lie waiked&to the once OF tns aoeai
newspaper. told the joxisl loading city, local. and
managing editor what Of box re was H. az no
eo@Rs eohSa o Z afp ppper I dsoSss ad
from that DAY to this ae na. been on A.veEly'a