New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-28
THE FAILURE or" PERA."
MR. PERIL ANNOUNCES THE WITHDRAWAL OF TIE
PLAY-osCAR wILDEs GOODNESS.

MR. PERIL ANNOUNCES THE WITHDRAWAL OF rAE
PLAY-osCAR wHDEs GOODNESS.
The rumor tn the Withdrawal vi oscar
Vilde's play OF which mention was made III yesterdays
TnInusE proves have been well founded Tor yester-
day the Union square actors we're paid their week Sal
AIRY and discharged and the theatre Is or inc pesoh'
,enantless william Perzel is Marie Prescots husband
a.o her business MA nager and has been as enthu-
over the precated beauties OF the play as the
exponent OF Vera herself the following letter was
I.ceiys I'D from him last night:
The pnpers OF Nsw-YoIk CITY have condemned oscar
Wilde's PLAY Vera They have nade an Impression Oh
the ,neatre going public that Vera is an unattrac'e
Iav TIA not An my power to correct this impression
I have neither time inclination 70 make any COM
,,laints AGAINST the critics only Wish 10 STATE in"'
the attitude OF the press toward vera Keeps the
oeople from the theatre and consequently an INC
principal sufferer. There is no doubt That vera Wui
he more popular cities. have u at INSURANCE
,oo managers out OF town have seen tue play But
,or the present am Obliged to withdraw Vcra from
New York City and dismiss my company my ios'o'
are yery large far. and am unable 10 incur i'no'
r,sks My dates CT town arc cancelled up 10
october when shall reorgsnize company ior MISE
p.oo,t WILLIAM PERzEL, Manager. "
a.. r-vo, xvas found Yesterday afternoon busiy en-
od an having of the rather discontented actors VINO
we're aocking round the box office OF the theatre.
. yes said he, Vera Is Withdrawn ana nave Just
ent "A card 20 the papers stating my reasons ior INC
ddeu niOVe
and the hot weather combined do not THINK 'ne WIN
an, the other would have proved powerful enough To
h q, for AN convinced of Its merits ana feel sure IL
.,,, he succe-sful the road We nave ano'ner play
IN ureparaiion In which Miss PRESCOTT could have ap
neared but We have lost so much money AneauJ '""'
( thought II better 10 stop at once
Alfred JOEL VINO business manager Oh INC coDoi-
-, was clear and concise in his utterances: Perze'
,a 10 s much money he could anord ana had 70
ton That is all there Is about It, agree Win MIN
me newspapers killed the play liinaghe ferZei anu
,;a wife have lost $4,000. There whs nominal
N 900 paid OSCAR OF winch guess no Ioee'ou aoo"'
~, 900 cash and a royalty OF $50 night; advertising,
=, ooo nj least; rent OF the theatre for one week,
s 400. forfeit deposited signing the lease $ioooi
1,a.ses and scenery about SloOO OF 9z,Voo, win 'no
salary list aud incidental e,,1onrS believe they in
end 10 taKe play on the road Win one'pe' Gun"
pnny avo engsed In dispatching telegram from the
oscn AZ the Brunswick Hotel The repoilr found Mr:
wpda There rs "A rumor that you are going 10 appear
a. tue oza1egich your own play MI "h"e' Is 'heie
any tfusn ~ counted his change apostropnlzed
li.r gold piece ns being little darling placed ~ In
lis waiscOat pocket for safe Keeping ana piAnop To-
marked; ,,,
wno r sr1 ii binted It. I believe
a.. v,,ae slowly shook his head from side TO side,
,;ed n slbnnnt sound IRON his pursed- up Ups, ana
nsnnrnured: How intercstingl
Bul nave you ANY such luea a.. ,os. ,,aL,no nm
Ds Inc ,alniest" said Mr.. Wildcat last waking up.
NY pny we taken a on the harsh treatment II
received the hands 81 the er,,os ~ a. nai even
success. and am convinced that n The play Is pro-
anced M OF ner cities tue VERDICT VIII pe 80 an r
Tn failure here Will not tell ~gansi " IN Sos.cn "
do rsthrr he contrary, think, or there is eei
ing OF rivalry and indelendehce ~, 1,gi.nd
asIes OF TINS country. IL Is not as ~ Is IN anu
wsr pay Is DAMNED ia London 1t Is useless Tor pro-
'ea, a satisfied with the pursued By Miss
nave nothing IN the matter II was 20 NOT g
nisrrst 10 have il played often Us possible am