New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
IN NDOUT OF THE THEATRE
NEW AND OLD NTTGACIIONS-MR. MAPLE
SON-REFLECTIONS BY Mr.. PALMER.

NEW AND OLD AITRACllDNS-MH' MAI IL
SON-REFLECTIONS BY Mr.. PALMER.
On Wednesday tic gallant colonel oi inc lo"''
Hamlets Volunteers. James H. Mapeson will present
Manor" at the Acad MY of Mu-ic unless c1cnm-
stances should compel him 10 put Mariana" in
Italian in place OF the fehcr novelty TIE proceeds
OF III, performance will he placcI to his personal
credit a. this will lie his annual ccit. II ruuor l.
correct this add ion to the Cooucs balance al bank
will not be rnwClcune for il is IN open secret that the
Profits of the curailcd season were anything bat large
The Colonel has been However in state ofvio'nt III
dcnaion for some time over the report that tie roH'
due TO the directors of the &c demY had not been paid
He offered to show visitor the other day the receipt
for this in full From other sources it was learned
that this was the in measure 1t Is sad mat tue
directors have received from him order on ms snare
of the receipts during his coming Boston season. Wca
ordor has been signed by Eugene Tompkins, the man
aver of the theatre in which the opera will he gwen
The charge 50 often made against the directors that
they took ne interest in Mapeson's welfare and were
rather reioiced at his failure was denied the other
evening by Herman r. Le Roy, the president oil tbe
hoard lie sad: 81 think the chief trouble win
Mapleson Is that he hardly understands the American
people vet If he had opened his season with some
flourish OF ruinpcts aud with real novelty and NJ the
same time had put his prices down to - % ior
orchestra chairs | sore he would nave H"uo
money even If Patti Nilsson were not IN the cast
think that the operate manager who has the holiness
10 cater to the will reap the richest harvest
even if the high and mighty ones who come lor
fashions sake stay away" As regards the American
Opera season Mr. lie Roy hopeful. Indeed he
has taken a keen interest in the project from the
start.
really think" said \. VI. Palmer yesterday, that
theatrical managers and others owning dramatic prop
do; tba init =
Not only are our goods fIched 10y the unauthorized
prodncton of rlnys owned by us but our very names
and trademarks as it were, UnblushinSy stolen
and used to our dctrmcnt II is to that fact that
attribute much OF the poor business done IN New-lor
Of late wears Take Adon4,' for example why has
II been so peculiarly profitable Because the Bion
Opra House is the only theatre in the country where
this piece can be If it had not in the hrSt place
depended chiefly on DiXcy's personality and could
have been stolen by the pirates, or 1t IN the sec'nh
authorized travelling companies had played It, the run
would have been only an ordinary one. Now, in the
same wav If could have kept tie Private Secre-
arv in this theatre alone, it would be running here
-day. As it was all the cities OF the country had
Private Secretary company during the hrst season
and We had to rely on local support alone here a
letter have Just received whchis sample ct dozens
Mr. Palmer showed a letter from a country printing
Office asking Tor payment OF hli AI'H''' ~
Professor" company which had purportcd to hail
from tho Madison Square Thatre. "Of cour-c' lie
continued. d" have nothing to do with the COMPANY
They have simply used my name and my theltrrs aGd
are thus travelling under false prctcnccs. am con
ddtnt that tonight Hazel kirkc. II copyright play.
Il being rIaycd IN at least dozen Theatres without
any ROYALTY whatever being paid. 50 II goes. II Is
not worth while to set the cumbrous machinery oi tue
law in motion bring If these small Try TO terms
and Won have TO proceed separately or not AT all.
Concerning the rumor that he has another p'ay 'n
readiness to take thr place of Saints and SINNERS,
Mr. Palmer said Il don't think Mr. 'on',a lay
Will see successor for some time To come Business
4. particularly good considering that we are IN the
middle Of tie holiday when cvcrytAg theai'-
cal Is dull oar matinee last Saturday was 500
ahead of lts predecessor
JIM. Hill i. one e the busiest of men iu.t nov
Though two of biz travelling companies have been
called in bc ba, sill enough on h, hands Tor two or
three men to attend to- At present, too Zee has "'"
production in prospect aud though 1t is hardly ~
elaborate "a. Romeo aud juliet" it still mon'roiz's
much Of nis time " Leah f. 10 be produced ~ The
rp,o, S,unrc shortly with Miss Margaret Mathcr IN
he title part Mr. IIainc who has for year. been Mr.
llills right haud man. SAID Yesterday nc s','','
j. being painted hN Nj. Noc-htln, ana VIII; H'i"h'
be Grcr than any that la. been seen here IA 'h'i I
The costume. making ourselves, ~ We 'IG
those icr Romeo ana 'Hi't, HON" "'''-'N "'",i
by Alfred thompson. nave n,'! 'I'' ,i
tiuo- II tui- = tn mt uhc Mos "".,'' "'
the pgrt If Leah 80 iIr from hru. the case Ii Las
al ass held prominent position ~ u'4 I'ic''"'''
.,.. ~, ..I,,ir T.. ov,r the Union Square
will b. occupied by Mis- Carrie ain ~ Mr. Sim-'-
play " Jack the-BoF. me statement ms '"'''
becn made that Mr. Palmer h iricrc-tcd ~ tins
,,,. E.,oud the iic of hi. having. together with
%. :, t.l .fl .b,. ,i,bt. of IL, f,l.ty which is
l. urorcrty 90 Frank Gardner. there j. 40 uuih 30
this. Nr. Gardner Is Mss swan "n' ,'..'' ~
and no" II' ~ ''a ;,i ~, lr,,rlt ~ Nil
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