New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-20
COLD COMFORT FOR ABBEY.
He CATCHES 1T ON ALL SIDES.
The philadeluhia Ledger

| From The Philadelphia Ledger
| The manager of NJ. Coqucin has withdrawn both
| his advertisement and the usual complimentary adj
missions his theatre from The Newly DIX tribune Tor
The reason that he Is dissatisfied with the opinions
| Nh Winter, the accomplished dramatic critic OF that
Journal has expressed in respect OF the acting OF INC
eminent French comedian lhis manner Of evincing
managerial dlspleasure at newspaper criticism Is not
new, but 1t can scarcely be defended because Oh us
Usher OF a book expected that, because he sent to
public journal advertisement announcing us ISSUE
and copy for editorial review, he would, therefore,
receive more favorable notice, 1t may asSuredly DO
| said that that time passed long ago Tue manager
OF theatre certainly stands In no better position
| and the play and the actor are not upon msher
plane than the book and It's author. -,.,. a..
About books the newspaper critic Is, with me
rarest exception, thoroughly honest, "finhg WIN
regard to them his sincerest opinions, standing as
il were between the selling publisher and the bnylhs
| public saying 10 the latter: This book IS soou
oritIcs Who are Wholly honest in the discharge Of
their duty the public; their charity, GOOD VIII sai
sbe uhn1e ruth regarding the gross dement's of the
myrads of absolutely bad or Indifferent pays ~bien
are produced upon the stage, or the abnormaiy Daa
The rule is almost universal that the cElic a"a i
greater praise to the actor than Is Justly que num- a
and this is 80 not only because OF Tie cruz Lesl
of giving the actor pain, but his iear ose ho may
also decrease his peeunary vauc Inc ,e dramatic
critics of the leading cities OF me c0nay wa anu can
pretty thorough hnowieago Oh which malice or the
splnt Of unfriendllness or ot ,,r Wynter. If no
Inspired dramatic c, ndS the very M first place
uoeS a mT Of the critics Of the United States does
hold the estimation Of % asd those Uo who know
him including the manager WHO mas sous absouteIy
him from his theatre Know ' Word Of dsprss
the spirit Of fable .ui as critic t is
ai he too often permits his kindly, gentle feelings s
10 soften the harshDess OF the tru.' ,ninry upon
it bnntiy would be to inhct distress VI Injury wynn
'e the time should come and would drsmoc
meane r1s spesk The truth bravely and hsnhy
sbont pavs and actors as literary reviewers sRe H. n
,nSarding hooks and authors, managers I il. - -
raaano, would find no newspapers 10 advertise Ia
and no critics 10 whom TO extern extern n ne 1ovs and in
cnmreeni actors be as now they arg con0
iS any manager who fancies that the Critic sho',u
sn dyer,sscr in the paper for which the critic writes
has good deal learn about REPUTABLE Journalism
Among other things which they WOULD ear - ens
between the editorial and depcea snd
Of every RESPECTABLE ne dyprd n0'' 00'''"
maintained an RnoSIedge embraces no dramatic
critic WHO before sitting down to write 1s SpnSh
Column CO.. play his OF criticism may Be aIways far to
The public OF bis yer0 oD merit but is
rare indeed that It ia not more man iar 70 Inc "a,
ae'o 80 Sra ANA critic were as promo to nothing
extenuate as nothing set down 10 maui hnI od
sey y or P baton Of the has stage soneswept away
by the Just critics Justly expressed opinion
wu.r MIR ABBEY OUGHT TO KNOW
| From Tho Washington Post.
Mr. Abbey or any other theatre manager oa s 10
know that reputable newspape,TI w "S and few
cRets and 70 DO 50 by reason n,S Si and md
n,svnrss and tries let a bad thing down easy, u
not Tor pay It has received but the sresd out
~ ~. nonths of people who doing all they can
to make honest wing Nobody sotaer ecise4
! ,mam1s ~ the shows before the public a. they
really deserve 10 be criticised, II would panhrup,
haIt ,ha theatrical establishments that hsIpu,cn
them mt they not yrsnncal; they are wlishs
TO give everybody chance, and many oaahed ~
| 80 and voman the stage has been cDhoicu w
mil through and live comfortably because g,sss
H. wbicb thew did well their parts were not wnusn
~ Snn,h a. tboy deserved Mr.. Abbey, Of al men
in the business should know this 50 wei tna' reai
a. srea, actor or actress Is criticised by b,ua.
Srtc IN great newspaper II is not done Ia any
~ nennv ht way. but the means and the emu w.