, 1880-05-09
"snap" Managers and Their
Victims.
HamIin's New Theatre-Contem"
plated Changes.
Novelties for Next Week at Our
Local Houses.
Where the Large and Small Profess
siona1 Fish Will Swim the
Coming Week.
<sE%AP,s MANAGERS.

f>,,,o,+r,ftv has ofton hecn offered for severe
,,,rnn,enr ,,non the horde of .suap" managers,
,,++.-1s ,nr,inr,nlet1 and IRRESPONSIBLE. who ap-
ea.~ ~ ,n,re rhts citr thetr Headquarters.
T.rnfnes have offen heen p1ven. but published
w.-,tres and even nractjcal experience, ap-
xao-r n bara rerv 1,tr1e effect in diminishing
- ,,,,,hor ~ victims continually failing into
rha hands IT fbesc sharks. These managerial
:. ..@ant-s s. with, tbe atd of so-ca1led dramatic
.aa..s .,ar 10 satd +n ert,relx consume their
Asea.ss -a@. ~ s.ah. ,ai,r ANAL +,orne.
une IN osaani@.ns hnu a1eoa11e .'o. .a., 80
IN swtndi1ng hotel-keepcrs wnen tney eaa, au4 ~
NAV ,s,, ,,c..3hx s,,crf.t9 in dealing crookedly
1rsy es.. p Sa,,a. axaa,t ro-hanx rhe fare to
tha t shoT ao 1oTn 1hese sxtnders under false
prefenses. inveigle the often unsuspcoting peo-
nla tn cntar rneir .snaps.' If business proves
roods m Il then the hotel bills are paid-f the land
lord Is sharp enougn-ano Inc l11pe leasn -. .ae
next town. II not then the manager seeks me
sact,,ato the railroad grants. the basraee Of the
.-..-.....a - ,oo,,o "a .ot-ad b,- +be crad3tors
ua.o. .uuA p1vpte e-~SaIs - .a+,sS 49, h,,seoI
and II the sfrollng snouia not pe oteSsso
eo,nt the rallroad ties living between the strand
s~-o.,t.,* - +.of. ho,1oo
1ngpoiue auu lne" n.aee. u.,,+. ,,,-
These managers. OF course, are qns'e ~ W.
SC r1pu1ous in regard to their appropriation OF
stoten MSS plays a. thev are in sw1ndling the
.>a..r,1a ..ha an+ar t,,to onnen+a WITH Them.
We Know several VINO sk1rnlsn IN aua al,dn.a aouna
Chicago playing such pieces IS 1.-The Banker
Daughter" "My Partner," 1.-The Danites,' -
1,,dood as ao,,, .s a ,,ov mates hft an7,yhere
!nueeo' - oo"a o. 80 C.1es - A s-s,a, -
Inese men, through tnlcaeo aseneace "
New York establishments, nnd no dun
cu1tr in securing COPY tor q few
ao,,a~ ~ coursa 1hose rhieves rarely
e , .s.sSa -:-h ..a,. -4ofor
venture lnto Inc ia1Be1 GILES VIII Ine1 e"'tcu
wares, bat they generally organize here ana pro-
coed to intest the small towns OF Illinois and ad-
joining States, trusting that the country people
larity may hare become national, the rusttcs
Imagining that the t1y-by-nfght manager Is not a
ly-by-night individual but-the eountrymeu
hayI1R been SO assured by the posters-he is the
man who originally produced the piece in New
York or some Eastern city The law
can scarcely reach them; even It it
could the process would be tedious. vexatio,1s
end an expensive one for auy manager to in
dulgc In. A few wears aro Ia this ciry Mckee
copy OF 1.-The Danites," and with the aid OF de-
tettjyes discovered on the West Side truukful
Of MSS. plays He exposed to q certain extent
the fellows who traded in this stolen property
and threatened to puuish them Il he could 1rd
law to do 90 But The threat came to naurht.
The suit fell through, the thievcry went on the
same as ever sand noE fioufishes as formerly
The latest case OF snap" management that
has come under our observation is thai Of Frank
Troupe together to skirrnish around The rural
districte with .Jostua Whitcomb." Ii Ia need
less 70 say that the piece was stolen. The thief,
Frank K Wallace was to play Den Thompson's
part Upon 1be STRENGTH Of his representations
be eupacpd George Pike, ". Il, Etewart. ], J.