New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-04
THE TWENTY Third STREET THEATRE
VICIssITUDEs THROUGH WHICH IT HAS PAssLD IN
ITS BRIEF HISTORY.

VICIssITUDEs THROUGH WHICH 1T HAS PASSED. IN
ITS BRIEF HISTORY.
The Twenty third Street Theatre, where tie
Passion Play to have been produced last winter has
passed into the hands Of the well-Ruown costumer
Albert G. Eaves Since June it has been managed by
Max strakosch. The building or rather buildings Uhe
connecting house in Twenty ourth-st was secured in
order that salm Morse might reproduce street in Jeru
salem 80 feet lengthy leased ago by four
capital from Messrs and Darling the Firth
Avenue Hotel Each Of these men, II Is now understood
contributed $1,000 toward the general iuAd. IMs
$4,000 It was calculated would not only transform the
building (which had at various times been church, an
er,nory and stable) into theatre, but would pay for
the scenery and properties Of the Passion Play and meet
the other expenses Of placing that Work before the
rublc Between Mr.. MOrsc's bad management and his
Oriental extravaganza the 100000 expended before
the first milestone had been reached on the thony path
that bad been 50 meyry chosen The builders estimate
for alterations had not included several expensive de-
tails of the work. and besides this undreamed-Ot chan
pels for carrying away money were perpeualy open
ing before the theatrical firm. Then came arrests in
functions protests. These opened up new expenses
lawyer was engaged who brought diamonds and Bib
Mcal lore the police court with reckless prodEay
He received 81 500. When the chorus began to make
prepOsierOus demands for payment MI Morse used to
fde between ms once anu Ae PuI'cS "1 "LeL
favOrite hauns in a coach Aud pair over SOoVOO Wa'
thus expended, ami 1t learned at last that the
great work could not be produced.
Although the capitalists VINO lad nccn induced 10
this scheme had discovered most OF MI AOISe5
peouiarities he begged with much Eastern ieTyOT
that he was allowed produce A Eustlc Among the
Petticoas" II is SAID that lie OrrOwed the money for
the costumes exclusively from among ms WONT ItlcIs
and the remark made that although the play
idly exngusted the hustle among these fair creditors
will down. Finally Mr. Morse, finding that his grip
was growing insecure, introduced Max StrakOsCL VINO
agreed yearly rental OF $4,000 and the taxes,
amounting to 81 400 more. He spent considerable
the house, he could during the summer
months and after defaultin month TWO in his rent
returned the house to the capitalists once more
These, is understood have put their interests into
the hands OF Mr. Eaves He Is i'll at present and has
not formed any plans Mir Florence is anxious 10
secure the house. aud negotiations are in progress Inc
house considered TO he IN good location 10y theatrical
managers Miss Charlotte Thompson Is At present play
Ing there good business, presenting an entirely ne"
version of Jane Eyre" which she wrote during he
summer If Mr.. ERvrs. who has had wide experience
in theatrical matters remains i'm charge Aimee VIII Iu
low Miss Thompson, and French opera VIII be followed
by the extravaganza Dl " iO.. o..
" have made mistake, III. StraEoSCh SAID ulocon-
soatalr 10 TRIBUNE reporter yesterday; grca, mis-
fske and / am no ashamed to confess H. found ia
the fr, place that IN order make the theatre td
Cjenty well appointed ! should have mad 20 spend
morr money than cared to lay ont another ~ ms
property As II is, have spent two or three thousand
dollars on the stage alone. Then ma lc the discovery
that could not 6TsC class attractions To come 10
the theatre and do not 10 play variety OF negro
minstrel business. Perhaps II Is that don't An0" how
but there il is. either can't or won't be variety man
eyer ana can't make the theatre support inst class
Combinations sorry to have TO give up the sirug-
gle bat think il the most straightforward course can
carry nothing set out with the Intention OF per