Telegram-herald., 1888-08-05
lSIC AND DRAMA
Ale Tol1 o. T~o MANAGERS
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TslklEs ~ DAVIS Henderson. aesr, says
. Eriler ID New N3fz 1rla. TIERS - : very
pre1g a1fle d.sersncs ~ sp.a-sn gong ca
t~sseen E1at sst..ls zeaf .eaaa 4nd ais 4gsd
srofke1 ala1zae1. u 81 MaTc4sr F0r
y>4rs i1 -zs s4-i7s ~ AeVlckeFs aighly-
Feserclao.e All @saerao.e ts@rt t1at Eae
eDer Cllcas7 al4-44gers we're do.nx better
s4slaess .l.1 ae Nss. de frefsed 4uaer
as iaa8IltF % sec1fs good 4ftracL.3ls-1 1s
sz1pte 1ls breast 10 sorrow a. fbs 1-1la
E-anneH - SA-.a a4l4Eers -o1-ed al rs
tlrlas s1ers ~ reFIa8 EFen TIE 9Isn-lg
WAYS 81 as st4lIFarf- hearted. f10Ggl ne
siutn- -slze1 champion. i.,l--s slarpe. n4a 40
saeet. han4sers uads ap tnelr minds %
- H1ere Ia Money Has 70 BE- made, .nd %
S4sy driltse away % tas ether heaters.
Taen H. Hcv 1sr rssorted - strategy,
xDd 1appef lille nan, clothed IN geFT
ferocio,ls os2ca n1aiaene and tne authority
sestes u MA ~ Mr McVleker Vas as
pafchrd saln evening 20 81 ne tleaiers IN
Chlcazo 90 to4r 81 inspect-on. Re critl-
ealiY SCANNED t1e eenl.loa 0f tls rival
paFqGet ae carefully cotulea the heads IN
tns orC1estrs cifcie. and 81 t0sx seorni1l
s1osk 81 the sFeIferi1g mob u tns gallery.
hs maize ali these ca.cllali0as with care
snd preclsl81. and. upon a. rerlrn % tne
s1nctln o. BIS august mastef. as impress
sions were carefully transferred ~ book,
kept especisllY iof Tho purpose, aad rs
name inscribed thereto. a. "a evidences u
good iaitn. Iais has been gong on for
years. 4ad whenever MANAGERS. in discuss
inR te-Ils with Mr 4cs le4er would speak
of lhe superior business dcne oY the other
theaters, this precious volume would oe
produce, aad do sou 1n0a that, oddly en-
oush- t1s other houses dld not seen, ac-
cofdlns 70 lls faithful pages. 70 Be dong 50
very a1eh business after all
Somefains Of the klnd cane % the ears
OF Ar Henderson the other day. A mana
ger was spea4.ls 80 McVicker's Of the
iazge business done by Robson 8 Crane ia
the Henrietta az ths Chicago Opera
House. aad the book was produced % prove
that the business was not good Taeu Mr..
Henderson. who hsi the absolute Snowled 20
Of having turned people aWaV daring the
performance of the Henrietta" grew
nl-tempered and vowed rha, BE- would make
40 end 81 ne data g4fherer The next tine
be presented himself be was iucontinently
bounced Thea followed a pompOus com
nunlcaEon from 1lr MeViezer demanding %
know wiz his reDresent had been TO
fused a11lrt1nee ~ the Chicago Opera
House.
" Y0u are entirely welcome" wrote Mr..
Henderson. ID reply, " - any seats you may
REQUIRE FOR yourself or your employees, pro
vicing you wish TO see performance al my
tnsafer. bat 1 have submitted % your Is
pionage long enough, and VIII not admit any
peraOn from you hereafter whose specific
dpty appears 70 Dc prying into ny ousi-
ness"
Mr. Mcv,cker's reply was CHARACTERISTIC.
He gaT ediate orders that neither Mr.
Eeuderso4 a0r any person connect0d with
his theater sEoaid ever be adaitt. 70 Ne
yfcker's Tkeater agala. and thus ne war
between tho houses stands. with public
sympathy on The side 0f Mr. Henderson.
The door-keeper Of McF icker's must have a
hard tine 0f it. by the way, keeping track
OF The people upon whom Mr McVicker mas
visited his ire. For when he gets angry
with . man be does not Kill him. nor beat
nm. nor even slap hin. Re ruthlessly and
cold oioodediy gives Ordss % his door keep
er never - allow hlm .n the tAeater again
II - cruel. heartless getri0utl0n. IL you
WI. but when you stlr Up q McV icker you
must 90 armed f0r the consequences Tia
door-keeper. who has been With Mr.. Nc
Wicker q great many years, has the pro-
hbltcd names printed and arranged ia
alpnabctical order. he thinks that Il Mr
McVickcr continues ID business two or
three years more he will b. able % use The
"Chlcago Directory a. = substitute for MS
ovvn LIST. 21d save himself much trouble
and 4D0r