The New York herald., 1879-10-02
BETWEEN THREE FIRES.

THE TRIBULATIONs OF A THEATRICAL MAN
AGER-PRoTEcTING JUVENILE ACROBAT
AND AN EMACrATED HORSE AT NIBLos GAR
DEN.
The management of Niblo's Garden have been
much annoyed during the present week by almost
simultaneous onslaughts on their establishment by
the officers of three different societies. In the first
place the Society for the Reformation Of Juvenile
Delinquents demanded $500 as o license fee for the
ensuing year. Two hundred and fifty dollars was
paid down. and the manager and lessee. Mr. Gilmore.
obtained license for six months, with the
surance that it would be renewed il the other
$3.50 was paid at the expiration Of that period.
On Monday night Mr.. Elbridge T. Gerry, Of tho
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children,
visited the theatre and saw the spectacle called
''Enchantment." In it are introduced the gymnastc
performances Of the Devenes. French family, COM
prsing man. three young ladies. and child called
'Petit Bob" The boy. though but six years old. is
adept at contortions. and generally assumes the
position Of apex to the human pyramids. On the
following day the superintendent Of the society
called Mr.. Gilmore and told him that little
Bob must not appear again or an arrest would fol-
ing with it's parents and appeared the stage only
tor fifteen minutes. Mr.. Jenkins left officer
The boy appeared on Tuesday evening. but
yesterday at the afternoon performance by order of
Mr.. Gilmore, WAS not allowed to perform, the mana
ger determining to leave the matter to be settled by
the Courts Hardly had Superintendent jenkins. Of
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Chill
dren, passed out OF tho theatre Tuesday evening"
when Superintendent fairfield, Of the Society tor
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. made his ap
pearance and demanded an audience. He explained
that one of the horses which appeared in the Ephe-
neral Island scene of "Enchantment' had been con-
demned by the society As unfit for further work.
'Why," said Mr.. Gilmore. "that horse Is called
the pride of the Fourteenth ward. It's put down on
the payroll at So week and denominated Parole.
That horse helps to support large family"
There are two horses used, one representing full
blooded. spirited steed. which goes OF mounted by
o handsome young prince. while the other
comes in its place. ridden by dilapdated old
man. to illustrate the brevity Of life in the Ephem
eral Isle. As superintendent fairfield threatened
to make arrests upless the weaker animal with
drawn, its place was supplied yesterday by similar
1--WE can keep them at it all winter" said the man.
ager, 'for there's difficulty in finding any guam
tity OF such horses
A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT BERGH
The following communication was received from
Mr.. Bergh yesterday afternoon. but no answer has
yet been returned:-
NEW YORK, Oct. I, 1879
SIR-A few evenings since visited your theatre
witnessed incident the stage which o
moment when the skill and taste Of painters and
artists exhibited in all their evty and xuriance
view to gratifying the more than brutal
instincts Of the worst portions of your audience
desire large painted upon it's wasted body
amid the shouts OF mobwhic. had IL the oppor
tearing quivering body human beng-he wretcRed
mps the fairy think but echo
surprise and upon their look
upon this repusive spectacle with silence with whs
pers Of deep disgust-when let this tasteess and i'm
moral blot be expunged from the brilliant picture. Re-
specially, HENRY BERGH.