The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-11-17

!
ing tends to confirm the correctness of our
| opinion.
| The CLAIRE ScoTT ENTERTAINMENTS
| The Claire Scott theatrical company reached
here Thursday, having been detained two
days longer tilan they anticipated at Alex
andria, and gave four entertainments at
Phoenix Hall, playing "Leah, the For
sakel' Thursday night, ''Lucre-ia Bor-
gia" Friday night, Lady of Lyons" at q
matinee Saturday afternoon and the same
| piece win The addition Of the comedy o.;
"a Kiss in the Dark" at night. The at
| tendance was fair, but not so large as we
had expected and the troupe had hoped
for. Friday night the seats,w ere nearly oil
filed, but at the other performances there
| were many vac,.nt chairs. Miss Scott
Is undoubtedly an actress of considerable
merit: and although she scarcely fuldi5 the
extragagant encolniurls of the advertise
ments circulated by the advance agent Of
the troupe, yet her attractive appearance
and hisirioaic ability are Of no mean order.
She is passably well supported by portion
of The company Coburn and En-
glish and Mrs. Hunt and Miss Kast en- par
tlculariy-but OF the remaining perform
ers perhaps the least said will be the best.
Two or three seemed from their faltering
delivery and awlsa:d action on the stage to
be amateurs pressed into service in an
emergency, and we should not be surprised
to learn that this was really the case, Us the
subsequent conduct Of the manage, Mr..
Coburn, and some OF his people indicated
thar the company is on its last legs, SO to
speak, aud about TO go to pieces.
They appeared anxious to get away from
low Immediately after Saturday nights
performance, before thei bills had all been
settled; complained that tho Phoenix Hall
Committee had tieeced them, when 30 fact
is The contract for the use of the hall was
made and fulfilled i'll the manner insisted
upon by the agent Of the troupe, though
the committee he'd proposed terms that
would have teen less advantageous to them
selves; tried to get off without paying re.
Ponds Cor the board and lodging Of two of
the lady members OF the troupe, being
baked in this effort by the determined ac-
ton of the landlady, who refused to allow
their trunks TO be taken away and threat
ened to invoke the interposition of the po-
lice; aild, irelly, left on C. steamboat Sun
day morning without paying q bill of &12
due the CHEF for JOB printing ana edger-
Using. Mr.. Coburn, taking advantage Of
the fact that the day was a legal holiday,
when no legitimate process Of law could be
invoked to GetaIl him, disputed the bill, on
the contemplate, false protenses that his
agents, Mcasrs. duncan Clark and G. c.
Sexton, were not authorized to contract it
ard that the complimentary tickets fur
nished the attaches Of the pSper in accord
ance with The assurances OF himself and
should be paid for. We are reliably in
formed By a friead who was in North Caro- |
lima when the Scott Company passed |
through that State, that their financial rep |
a't'Iioi Ifioi Z "ttS very pooi, stllei tilat MI
Coburn and Miss Scott abscondet, on one |
occasion, leaving Their people in the lurch
with bills OF unpaid claims Of various
for salaries. In addition to these
evidences OF the questionable character CT
the company, We cite disgraceful fight
that took place on the wharf Sunday morn
ING between one OF the actors and his wife,
In the presence Of q number OF spectators
1t IS such companies as this that reflect dis
grace upon the theatrical profession and
often cause worthy t,oupes to be looked
upon with suspicion anG distrust. This is,
we believe, the irst experience Donaldson
vile has had with such people and we trust
It will be the last. Ell the other companies
hat have visited oar toWn-Within the past
dozen years, it lcasl-have paid their bills
md fulfilled their contracts, So far az our
extends, and certainly the CuIEv
saS never before had occasion to complain,
II such scprvy tioatnont as that given Us
oy the manager Of the Claire Scott corlhi
nation. Our brethren pf the press in other
ocalitlcs should be guarded in their deal
rg5 with him ii they wis. TO avoid being
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