, 1879-06-01

T
| leoycs for San Francisco on Tuesday. we hav
already announced. None OF his company go Wit
| him.
NEW YORK.
TEE PRICE OF 4 sn1N-BoNE.
Special Co4respondenec Of Tie Tribune.
NEW IonK, May 23.-Jack HayerlY has bee
having aiege OF the sort which tries mems souls
and makes their pocketbooks look as II elephan
had slept upon 'em. But he stands it like littl
| man, and don't vail particle. He only congza1u
lates himself on getting out OF the row so cheaply
| This is the "how'' of 1t:
| Once on q time he had in his theatre cha
| named Mestayer, who played in piece which hui
| safe-robDefy for one OF the chief incidents.
| don't know whether or not it was that thrilin
| drama where the heroine robs her fathers banl
and escapes On tight-ropc over waterfall LOO
feet high carrying the enton Herring on her back
Anyhow there was safe-robbery, aud, when tn
| box was blown open. Mestayer's shin was **crack
| ed"-to use q burglars term-in the highest sty
| Of the art
Mestayer and his shin retired to bed, docto
was employed, Jack paid the bills. and eyerythin:
went along as smoothly as one OF Harry Sargent
pet romancea. But finally the Doctor told Jacl
that Mestayer must be sent to the hospital, wher'
there would be some sort OF discipline that woule
make it possible for him to recover. The patien
for a man in his condition as regarded legs, bu
finally yielded. He remained in the hospital somt
time Jack continuing the pleasant process OF foot
ing the bills, But the place grew irksome in time,
aud. against all advice, he left Hayerly didn't
hear Of him for long time. and began to think
the fellows soup-jo joint had healed up.
Bnt it hadn't. One night
THE GENIAL ToUNG MANAGER
WAS standing in the lobby Of his theatre on Four
teenth street when his delicste smelling apparatus
detected IN odor which ranged somewhere between
sewer-gas and the choice perfume OF a South Clark
street boarding house. Turning around. he oh.
served what he first supposed was deserted crate
with an old blanket thrown over it approaching
him. Closer inspection. however, showed that
the apparitton was In some more or less remote
way connected with the human FIRMLY. It spoke
'tAre you John Hayerly!"
ITO the best OF my knowledge and belief. Are
sou bone factory from Bridgeport in disguiser'
"I am-not. am lawyer, and I represent
Mr. Mestayer, who has a 1ittls claim against you.
The fact is he means to sue you for $40, 900 dam
ages for Injuries received in your theatre. don't
say the thing can't be arranged, but I'm HERE
$50 perceive,' observed Jack, suppressns Il
desire to 'csst up accounts " or something Of that
sort. 'tsee here, young man. I'm not protanc
youth. In fact, bad language or abuse never,
ntuer use, whatever the emerGencee; but upon this
occasion, positively without encore, will Say,
Sue and be big, big D-d to your"
ously, as 1t departed.
Sure enough, snit was begun, and
JACK SOUGHT LEGAL ADVICE.
At the same time, legal advice sought his pocket
book to the tune OF $500. He paid it. and waited.
On the day before yesterday full settlement Of the
case was made, Hsyerly paying Mestayer's attorney
&Cnn ~ n.it Ee Tart in mt j.,
cash, together with the amount be nut up for the
medical Of shin He says the thing
cheap, the whole, and he's glad to get out OF it
for so small figure. and reckon that, it Mes
tayer will agree to blow his hesd off next time,
Jack will be willing to hire him right over again.
and pay him good salary. The man Is the pres
eat husband Of Mo1lie Williams, who was formerly
Mrs. Billy Manning.
Hayerly's t'Pinafores " are doing au exception
ally good business They both draw the heaviest
among people who occupy the lower part OF the
house, and many patrons buy seats time after time
There Is one man who is 60 daft about Sullivan and
Gilnert's opera that he has never missed perform
ance, afternoon evening. since IIayerly put the
piece On. He pays his money, too, every time.
It IL rs ret undecided whether to give him monu-
ment when he dies to aend him to q lunatic asy-
lum right of The elaborate mounting Of *'Pina-
tore'' the stage OF Haverlys Theatre is attract
10R E0QQ He4l OI AlLeuLEn among people WHO
seek amusement in the play houses. Everywhere
else, the scenery, although handsome, shows That
it is imitation Of the real article. At Haverly's,
on the other hand, there il air Of reality about
everything In use which
GREATLY uE1GnTENs THE DELus1oN.
The mast, yards, rat1ines, cannon, capstan, and
hatchway are nll practicable ito borrow stAge
term one may quite readily imagine. upon see
ing the uses to which these various parts OF the m
tation ship arc put, that he is witnessing genuine
life aboard manic war. Havcrly wants to bring
range It, The time at bis thcatre is al filled up to-
late in the summer, and the principal yocaiists
gagged in tie piece are au1ious to rest during the
hottest months, in order to be fresh fof the fal!
season, 1t is just possible, however, that the
matter may be fixed up in few weeks. He IS very
anxious to show his Garden City friends what he
ca do in the way of show, and will try to arrangc
a date there for the opera marty.
The new - Pinafore !" at the Standard Is contin-
ming the business about as It was left by the Old
of whatever in the receipts, and good, paying
season is apparently ahead. The company. as !;
whole, is remarkably good one, and the different
The single weak feature is the admiral Of M. G.
DAILY, who doesn't approach Tom Whiden's por-
We think Whiden IS simply Incompatible in tho
part, and that is why we are not surprised at the
failure in his successor. Miss Dubois, the new Ute
arins mr.: iewis T Joseeane j have already y allowed
myself to gush ny telegraph. The lady is sister
Of Jeareys-Lewis, now playing at the California
ali up to the mark laid out by their
predecessors.
It must be harder work to sing ssPjnafore - pow
than 1t used to be when the piece WAS first brought
out. At that time the audiences enjoyed the
|ibretto ao well Us The mnsc. They used to laugh
heartily at nll the sharp pointa in addition to ap
olauding the members. But now they know the
opera By heart, and they just sit like
LOT OF sToUGHToN BOTTLES,
md never crack smile It must be rather CALLING
o an actor, should think, to say something |
which be knows is funny, and be looked at bF |
OF Of people If he were delivering oration to
he select guests at III exceedingly sorrowfnl |
uneral. Occasionally, to be sure, somebody t
3ursts into solitary gufIaw. but that only makes /
he rest Of the audience uneasy. They know he |
s stranger who has never seen the piece before,
md they feel patronizing sort OF pity for him.
And all that must make the performance rather |
lull affair to the players.
At Walack's Miss Cayendish goes On to fair
business with LAS Yon Like It." But that the
,ouses have not been enormous. just as predicted
s abundautly shown BY the fact that chance Of
ill was announced several days ago. - Miss
wilt is underlined for productions and will prob
Ibiy be brought ont next Monday. The Herald is |
tut this morning with a lot Of swash-buG:e non ]
ense about the great SUCCESS OF the engagement,
eckins to convey the inference that Kosalind is t
lraWlng as we'll rs the greatest 'tgo Of the past
eason: This is downright faleehood. and, il the