, 1880-07-29
ANIUS.EA1 .ENTS.


a nEi.1EvE1. IN sToLEN PLAYS.
1b he EIilor NJ 7ne LH!tasv Tribune.
CnicAdo, tuly a9.-ln your Sunday issue
you speak Ut the objects OF The tnllck- 1,lais-
dell Guaranteed Attractions llnnan, md
scem to approve Of these n,n,,agnra cstnl>-
l!s)!lug corner OIL lalnuSe,nrl,tsin the Nortl,-
westcri, States, to tho exclusion ut smaller
N5w, / wtsl, 10 asl; you arll tlo amusement
going pil'Ec 0t tint *ecton II II II right ail.l
proper Tint tlcse gentlemen s,l0nltl tiIO!solo.
fo l1s 's sa G1sfony y mi II fYsSsS, a sas 41yssv sS9
ns themselves. ! ntl the proprietor .nitl
iaa1angGr tt II small cnMlp:Nly, but one which
Mas giyet satistaTllnn 70 tho Wnrlo ! nNSe
1'nt yS !" afE u Gn y. "st tw9 Sr rs We
We eoiIttuct o'tr business ntTatfs With prNprt-
ely, a'nl .'n!'nr To rive Eaod perlor,nnllcts iIl
fettlrll Tor tllo patrnElasr wo receive. People
fsn eHasot o},x.yy F}wsys d IYlr orig!nal ays nor eH
such rs Enster', managers md authors
demand, amt I contend TINT we aru
not guilty OF dufng anything IL tlle tctrl::
ie e1 ,ss1St oa a%!Sts " v sy We se SynF |axs II ins
where the man who wr5tn It will never pay
II. purchased two MSS. OF phys for th:
coming ssnson., | pa!d NY money for these
sSples Sd u Is n@s # btSinsss Gw
TINT prUt,,so tn play them, with 4 respect
able company, tlln,igf, III towns where tho
i1lnn whip wr0to tllGi'l wO,ill never think Ut
g9ilig, simply because he con!!t not afford to
plny any expensive, company i,l stlcl! pncGs.
Tlc fnct OF the lnutter Is, thnf, III writing for
II date, We receive trnm Dwllcrs Uf halls anu
opera-loilses tho sscrcOtypnd reply: I'VE
Gun H!vo yuu no 1n,e Gi,Ilck u Bnlsdcll
l,aye their comp2niss llcre a,ul we don't eare
~ book you, ninl besides we have hcGn tit,tl-
lied th4t II we play n nnnll,pr of companies
lln WHICH Sou are lltci1ldcd) W. will le pros-
ce!ttctl II certain plays ar. perfor1ned." Now.
Gultck y llaistiCll mimi their own business,
make all the money they can ana let other
people 10 the same, for II thuy propose to
bull!loza NJ! thu lnll,or companies, III this
1hnlt Oil their hands which 1t will require
s2ne strength to handle a.ll money to keep
alive. Yours, etc., MANAGER.
MARIE WILLIAMS IN TIE COURTS.
LA'n,.on Tiihes. 81
III the Chanccry Dlylslnn Of the High Court
Of Justice before Str George Jcsse!. MAstcrU Of
tho Rolls. on July y. In thu caso Of I.eavitt
against Williams, n nation was tnatlc 10 r.-
strain tho defendant Until tho trial from act
Ing for nily person other thnn the p1alniiiI,
except In accordance with Ill agreement Of
the 2atll of May. 1850. Tho plaintiff Is MI
American theatrical n!nnilgtr, aiNl wis tn this
country IN May lust for TIT: l!srnnse Of eli
GkEI1S IL AkuUpG W kltIlNlIN III AH4 UJN:-
rms nlll other tlranlltlc entertainments in the
United StatGs Oh this :sail, OF Iny The Dln1il-
TIT entered Into iii nErteinunt With the til
fclldA1t, Miss Marie williams, " twcit-k,,uwll
principal parts IN 1lrst-class theatres fl tho
ulltied StattS during III, engagement to cuni-
lnenco OIL tlte Eth of SGpinMlber next,
aud to c0iltin1ln tUr forty weeks; and Tie
form for my other person grataiso!sly Or f"r
prUf1t during tl!e, cHgag&9nept s'El.DMt ln9
managers written cUnscllt. The plaintiff
was u my thu defendant Sl60 per week atld
her pnysngt-ln>iley to Atnerica.
The defendant admitted tlla agreement,
but lii opposition to tllu motion stated that
slic hnt! entered INTO u previous enlargement
with Il a1r. Rice. another American InMnAG,.r,
q theatrical company to play III the United
Stntey. SNlnc correspondence lIA{l pnssGl
With Mr.. lllee, alltt OH tho 21tl, Of April he
wrote M offer to ettgagn tho defendant from
her e cable hin i,nn,ctllateiy on receipt ot
tho letter her acceptance nr refusal, rs lii had
70 communicate With nilotlor nrtlste before
tho 18th Of May, and II she accepted she w,ls
iithograph'.E, md ! sEt}eii q l!er stnge lis
nn)1td by Ar. RicD WerG nlsO S15D prr week.
There see.ngl so1ne Doubt IT. the nittdnvtts ns
ter, md tho dsfsn!iai,t Was cxalni1isd il
court, md stated That, she ln.d not tells
fh Mr. 1y}on utfhs1,11, atn hoII u,,,f
gghnpt IT. ~ MI,il ~ nw TX. sG ,antnrnn' wv sG'
Vii, tn e sn,tls. mn ttSo III to Svr;,,. XII
sn,..i M.ti ,,'' ~" Mo, ~. w y sH ~ ~ M'G, unf
nn;,,w pGfn f, ~! n, INV W., ,a vat +,
E,.'a,Sj t,on,: ~ +, ,,,n itn ~ thM ,,ra ~
,n.t "S M, M. nr Wnv >vua smneH ~ tha vi Rt"
sv;;' in ,tn, WIN usGfsSu n!, III ~ o euiGt @ .nl
t I'M ~. ',,,Fu,t @ ~ tho. ,,nI ~ w. ivy
o.rrnai NV VIII W. i,,nu a, m, HE
nss1,,mna o s,,ua tln "" "t ,rt, ts ts
,sS;tsr s1'o o's''e" 1Ao "e'ee"'cnl VII" ''e
o,,st W"a ,vhetor NH on ~, ne,,,,,t S nv. ,t!o oii
Gr0leiy entered Into anlt Undertaken by Il
person evidently Of considerable INTELLIGENCE
should not be chtnrcelt becnuso she wns
altaiu honle one g!se iAti lih!ltlE agree"
niain,,iT's neei,t. Nrr. ,irmsitie, on fi.a oStIi
~ Ntmv' 1nlI lin ,irfu,,iinnt tl,nrc ,vns
no bin1lng agrrlnIclt with Mr..
Rice, aid. If That was q intssAtcmcnt, tho
i,i.,.s ", Wi'M nr re H,'''M III WutM Wtsi,t sst,y
H. M hnm.s ~ ar, & - ,v,,s ~ ~ uaii,,I, orn "
lilct,t with Mir. I.icc. According to Ills letter
of the 27tl OF April, thu o!lGr could only be
acceptetl l,y eal!c, liz otherwise he could not
hlv9 recelye4 @ lI!e nasWer ~ ttine TO- iaSe
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