The sun., 1889-11-20
DAILY AND GILBERT PART.
THE LOW COMEDIAN FOLLOWS IN
WILTON LACkAYE'S IRA CK&

Hard to Find Out This TImo What It'a
About, but the Stage Door IL Closed 60
Gilbert, and UnproiessIonAl Hearing IL
Talked oT-What MFR. Gilbert Has 20 Say
William Gilbert, who for the past nine
years has been the low comedian Of AuRustin
Days company, is no longer connected with
Il at organization His engagement was abrupt,
ly terminated on Tuesday last by Manager
DAILY, after he had appeared ut the theatre
In the forenoon to rehearse the role OF Tommy
DobJs in The Omnibus" which Mr. Days
company is to produce tomorrow at the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum benefit and
to 20 through tho part OF Wih,dn, for which he
was cast in the revival OF AS You Like It." Mr..
Gllbert's friends assert that the dismissal Of
the comedian is another Wilton Lackaye case.
Mr. Gilbert rehearsed Tommy UObbs at 10
O'Clock, and just before noon played William to
James Lewis's Touchstone. Tho next time he
appeared at the stage entrance in the after
noon. the old Irish doorkeeper refused him
admittance, He said that Mr.. DAILY had giVon
orders that he should not be allowed to go
beyond the outer corridor.
1t was said by friends OF Mr.. Gilbert last
night that the actor and Mr. DAILY had stormy
interview on the stage Just before this mandate
of expulsion. Mr.. DAILY, 1t was asserted. had
accused Mr.. Gilbert Of unprofessional bearing
on the stage, and the actor had vehemently de-
Whom Mr.. Gilbert left the theatre he went to
his lodgings at l24 West Twenty-ninth street
wrote that Mr.. DAILY had made against him
an accusation which his career on tho stage
should have protected him FROM and which
his conduct while member m Of the company
says he received no answer whatever He
took counsel with his friends, and yesterday
he went to Manager Dorney's Office and ap-
piled for his salary. He was told that there
was none there for him. He said to SUN
:" The charge of unproiessional bearing that
Mr. DAILY made against me was OF course,
merely an excuse for getting rid Of me. The
trouble dates back year or more. My friends
were kind enough once to say made hit In .
comedy role in Mr.. Daly's company. From THAI
time my troubles began. 1t seems impossible
able impression in any role, to save himself
from the in niuences that are brought to bear to
crush him down. MIR. DAILY told me last spring
that he would need my services Tor this season,
and lost the chance Of another engagement,
which was equivalent to loss OF $1,000 in
cash to mo. have q contract. with Mr.. Days
signature to 1t, which have observed to the
lection to me against such treatment as this if
/ care to go to law about 1t. have not made
up my mind yet what to do"
Mr.. Days version OF his difference with Mr.,
Gilbert could not be secured at the theatre last
night. Mr.. Dorney said that he knew nothing
OF the particulars. He seemed surprised when
told that the actor had been dismissed, and
said that he believed that he had merely been
Mr. Gilbert has been on the stage for quar-
ter OF q century and has been known as
clever low comedian. 1t was said, however,
that MIR. DAILY could cite cause for his behavior
toward Mr.. Gilbert.