, 1879-07-06

When / was 10 the Dramatic Nt,as Office the
other dav fell upon
A LETTER WHICH IS GOOD ENOUGH TO PRINT.
Indeed, it is altogether too rich to 70 unpub-
1ishco, SO here it ts:
WEST BAT CITY Alkah;a1 %tentxan' June 22d. 1872
T. d:x9s% Rg< xq zen .aafts zs RTsr sT e
briefly TINS: / ami a young man OF twenty -si1-
q oo0r humble meeAanic-who, at the tender age OF
nine, was thrown on inns eolo and selhsh world to
with an aged md broken down mother dependant
on mr. (From that time to the presfnt), have
What have, / have obtained-not through Educa.
tional Institutions, hut BY self-application.
Others, with no better advAntaees have become
an honoe ~ tae an Ardent studer of
the Drama. NJ one ndmires the legitimate Drama
more than T. l,aye composed four dra1nas: three
tionol which I have endcayored to bring before
thc public for tue rapn past pths three years.
MIN nv fayorite tragedy, receiving no answer
Next: Lawerance Barrett: same result. Next: John
McCulough same result. Next: Mrs. Henrietta
hanfrau Offering hse my '''i emoton9l Drama with
stnmns 10 cach, After all my efforts do you won
der apply to you as last recourse, Do sou won
der, to YOU the n<d'nm 81 9 the th Drama seek with
do nat cust me off as the rest have, but heed q
suppllcating prayerl Grant me the privilege to
send you one Vt my pea1as G 'of or Sonr parsua; s 10
worthy Of mention. speak in my behalf through
The Dramatic Nems. Think Of the succor thou
would'st lend to poor ass ms"iote 70, mssnane en.
loves dearer than life. am vel aware your time
is occupied Poor as am, | do not wish you to
Willing to enclose when sending the his. what you
may deem an honorable equivalent. encolse my
photograph. Trusting to hear from you. remain,
Yours Truly. A. W. DoTsoN.
II fs mn awful shame, you know, that Barrett,
Booth. Mccullough, and Mrs. Chanfrau should
ret ahead Of q poor, humble mechanic to tile
extent Of TWO postage-stamps apiece. But there
is some satisfaction in being sure that all sinful
deeds will be punished IN the next world if not
in this. And I should like to know how these
miserable play-actors will feel on Judgment
Day when tie Clerk Of Court calls their names
and steruly says, 81 What have you done with
this poor, humble mechanics three-ccut post
are.stam ps?'' OF course they can't produce the
original papers, and they won't dare to ring in
auy CANCELLED stamps there. So, then, the Cler9
will wax exceeding wroth, and wave his hands,
and spit blue smoke, as he exclaims, Away to
the torture-chnmber with these villains. Have
lem we'll done On both sides!' And when
frau climb into the new hydraulic elevator and
start down the shaft, their accuser shall feel
ioy toward all the world, yea, exceeding joy
ind I'll tell the rest Of it when the funeral Is
over. .-
sAM coLvnLE
has eold his interest III the Colv1le Folly
TTonne to Locke, OF the San Francisco Bush
Street Theatre, tile terms Of sale are That Col
vile shall receive $l2,00o for the name and
rood will of the concern, and that;he shall con-
tinuo to travel with the company and absorb its
nrotits NATL that amount is fully handed over to
hin. OF the entire sum, 81, 600 is to be paid
down in cash on the 1st OF August As Hav-
erly ia Locke's partner in the Bush Street enter
prise, it is supposed that he has an interest In
the Folly Troupe also,-a suppositlon ot which l
do not fully know the correctness.
The Rice Surprise Party closes this week at
the Uniou Square, after very considerable run
by the regulation summer forcing" PROCESS.
Miss Cayeiaish at Waiack's, and the Big Four
Ninstrels at the Standard. gave out week ago.
So that after next Saturday the Lyceum will be
the only reputable theatre open in New York
uutt] the beginning OF next season. Coney
Island has killed lem all.
MR. M'v1cKER,
who started for home last Saturday night, told
me before departing that be had been Oh still
hunt while here, aud that he didn't propose to
i'm part all tllat he had done Just yet. His prin-
cipal rbiect in New York was to secure first
class company for the production of "En-
gaged,n-a plan which he fully succeeded in
CARRYING out And, in addition to that, he closed
for time with number OF combinations Tor
next season. He is expected in Gotham again
some time during July, when he will in all prob
ability complete his schedule for the coming
campaign. The old gentleman looks younger
shouldn't be at all surprised II he had struck
old Ponce de Leon's fountain OF eternal youth.
He Is US brisk as Il Ind OF 70, and as lively as
cricket: aud fancy he means to make good his
promise to make things hum in Chicago next
winter. 1THURIEL-