New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-20
LITTLE FREDDY WRITES 4 LEIIEh'

HE TELLS STAGE CHILDREN HOW TO DEslhVi
MR. GERRY'5 SOCIETY.
II hammered long time ago. three years. perhaps
,bot variety troupe called IIerrmanns TRANSATLANTIC
/ Vaudeville Company played an cneagemeht a' "ie
Bijou Theatre in this city, and afterward maue 'o'
OF the country returning to New-lork IN he COURSE ",
IT, and appearing at the Union Square Theatre A'"e
the many stirring incidents In that company h'''oy
vos one which occurred early, and concerned siah
hoy called by a name which meant In Enehsh " Li'ue
rrcddvp II the present memory OF those distano
NIGHTS &c correct tits child supposed to be aDe
TO sing to dnnce. to do certain gymnastc ieats anu !"
lead the orchestra When Mr.. Gerry heard Oh all "i'
ne forbade the most OF the performance, except u"
leading of the orchestra. This was not har oec'''.
all Little Freddy mad to do was 10 wave u''" "''
all the orchestra had do was to play ana there was
no necessary connection between the t"0' bnt "a.'
tbo exccnton OF the BOYS those who saw MN
for tho most part Judged from his appearance tat nc
might better he in bed than doing even this Nhe"
the Transatlantic Vaudeville Company disbandcd' Li'"e
Freddy passed from the minds OF men, ana 'hero are
mobably some living In NewYork to-day VINO "o'iu
declare with every intention OF honesty thai they hau
never heard his name. But this can be the case no
lonper for now the following remarkable etter mas
been received:
To IN. Editor OF The Tribune
Dear sir Now that Mr.. Gerry has once more acneVeu
notorety BY harassIng those arusts VINO nave H'u w.
v,,ortun. TO be born versatile a. wei as YOUNG ]"
he all those who like myself, fall under the pan ",
.1re soeIetv 10 take action. therefore eau upon i'll
, ,d,v nInfantsr whose vocation has called them !"
,,t and fret their upon the stage 70 boycott o
"henevoept institution which has taken such 'e''
loan interes. I'm our welfare They can DO TINS ny re-
,,i, peacefully Ia their homes and thus reviewing 'r'
CIV ., IN. orduous task OF receiving huDScHpoh9 i
,c,lous hut misguided philauthropsts Ihsteaa o' "
,,nc with laudnbe and recognized ealing, ney o"u
a. h,tor % devote their leisure and money IN looking
Tho nan, urchins who nfest the bye-sireet' oil e ivy
For INV part / ON going to Europe, where ca" p'
nv calling uuuoested and earn the money hece'''
Onlsb nv education which am prohibited rom uV's III
NV avn country by the S. u. c. c. Yours oDeup'5,
nv o"" 'o0""' " LIE PETIT FREDDY.
Ney-York September Il 1892. ,,
This f. n measure which Mr.. Gerrys sooiety pi",
dt not eyp.ct How far the children OF Inc stage WI"
ccn.opt 70 the bloodcurdlng proposition OIL p'o'
,yzluc the society by rcfraring from DONG any '',7
to v,ich the society objects, can be h"r''u o,'''
nv catching both sides time goes on anu nu'' ~
,6e instances Of such infant cruelty una, u.as 20
~ hibied and their appalling effects pir. "sit 10
No, ,sked 10 talk about this letter YESTERDAY, 40
,e thnt such a subject must u" 100 plL",, % "a a
,he time of going press 1t IS unders'oou u, ..nn
snc,e,v for The Prevention Of NruciV 10 on'' III
,u trv os best II can To prol0ng ts cAe,enoe' ~
s,nta II The apparently crushing blow WHICH II mas
received