New-York tribune., 1883-06-16
THE UNION SQUARE AND JOHN S7ETSoN

rpoYypI.EI IN REGARD TO ENGAGING CHARLES WAhNEh
WHAT MR.. SHOOK SAYS.
Two persons well known IN tneatIioal .no, In
c,es were discussing recently matters OF LOCAL
gossip. 80. .,.,o,. 70 he
BY the way" said one, II understand tneres " ~
- S,,.on II Is said that the Union Square people
srtes Charles Warner and thought they had mn' ou'
Tnr stet.on s,epped n and the result was that wneh
sheridan Shook cabled TO London TO ma out spou' "
definitely MI. Warner replied that be sno"u ho' .S
Arerica next season he had otherengagements "en
that stirred up at the Union Square, ior .ae'
been counting on Warner. And that isn't all 'ohh
setson says he is going to produce Storm. Beaten'
play you know which the Union Square people oousn'
and are going to open with in the fall.
"wiI this medley of things result In anythns'
"I should think 1t would II John Stetson ateeps "
pay sstorm. Beaten he'll do it. sure
Sheridan shook was sitting les: evening at the Morton
cafe the central luminary Of brilliant cotere OF
stars. Tam
"Hsye you engaged Charles warneri" asked TRiB
uNE reporter.
.we,p said Mr.. Shook, "we thought We had, but I'm
waiting for further developments just now You see
Jobn steson heard Of offers to Warner ana ne I'M
nedatey notified Warner not to engage himself unless
s cot ust what he wanted Stetson OF course has an
object in that which all appears later As matters sand
now Mr. Warner is under engagement at the Adelph
In answer to inquiries he stated tha ne couu get
Iaased from engagement at the Auelpnl, sum
was named and accepted He got our figures for an
engagement and expect to hear from him every morn
ing whether be accepted not Just now he Is not
under engagement with II he doesn't come 10 TINS
country his place will ably led, for I've already got
another actor for the part who is ready to take II mme
djately and will fill the bill in every respect one
thing is sure and that If Mr. Warner comes to this
country he will come join our company ana VIII play
at the Union Square Theatre" ,,,,.s
"Is Mr.. stetson going to play 'stormBeaten asAeu
the reporter 60. -. o, .o,..
body TO write another version OF the play Tor suppose
about $50 He cannot play it under the title on otor
Beaten anyway, for Ps our play, ana us VERSION m
have 10 be something pretty different he co the same
thing Won know with the Two Orphans ana playeu
81 ai Nibos before We brought ii out II hdnt 90 US
any HARM however, for it was almost anOtner play
He got that rewritten by somebody Tor small money
+ don't know what Will come next. MT
stetson mas done variety of things in his day ara VIII
do more, no doubt. hear he has taken Hayerys
Fourteenth Street Theatre am also informed that ne
ia contemplating building theatre In Chieago. ne
made a zzle at Booths and the Fifth Avenue Theatres
aud still there's something left TO try"
"Who will constitute the Union square company ior
81 oa't tell you at present. for don't know BY the
middle of next week IL will be definitely settled Az lna
time we send a company San Francisco. Trey VIII
play all cities their east and VIII Dflg
up here in time 10 open the Square on November ~
That's late know, but it cant be helped And as
for Mr. Stetson-wel IL he hadn't meddled IN
got an object In view, of course. He wanted 10 Do
bought off, I've doubt shall hear from warner t0-
morrow. Then can tell You whether or not NO VIII
come to the country in the fall"