New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
GOODWIN LEAVES THE LAMBS
HIS RESIGNATION PROMPTLY ACCEPTED.
QUARREL WITH HENRY E. DIXEY SAID TO


A QUARREL WITH HENRY E. DIXEY SAID TO
BE THE CAUSE.
report was current yesterday that Nat Goodwin
who is playing in "The Gilded Fool' al 'he fn'"
Avenue Theatre had lad serions fuafreI WIN
IIenry f. DiXey at the Lambs C.uo' OF WHO" D''i.
were members. and that Mr.. Goodwin had resigned
at the request Of TIE officers of the club That he mas
resigned his membership IS certain, but the story Oh
bis quarrel wac denied or discrcdrd last night by
several parsons likely b. VOL informed ABOUT such
m affair. The story that was In circulation about H.
however. sufficiently circumstant'ai.
The story was that the two actors were playing
pool 2t the house u the Lambs. IN West twenty hlh'
st.. night little over week ago. and that Good
win lost SlGo to DiXey. Al this point GOODWIN BEGAN
get angry and made few unpleasant remarks, IN
Guiding some about cheap comedians ME- pxey
asked n ho yyas c-.,r 70 my the money Why
should pay t21 he replied; what would you nave
done if You had lost SlCO TO me p
Mr.. Dixcy replied that if he had lost ne would pay.
and Mr. Goodwin rejolnod that he did not bo!eV" Mr
Dxey had $50 other In his pocket or In the bank.
and offered large wager On each contingency Alter
some further talk and some considerable time Mr..
Goodwin decided to pay If he could find blank
check. He found one, In the end and wrot' check
for SIGO payable to Mr.. DNey. The latter had III
tho meantime left the club and NJ Goodwin put
the check In Mr. Dixoy's letter box. He then re-
man'd about the clubhouse for some time, and at at
called OF the servants and told him to take the
check OF Mr.. Dixey's box again and bring 1t to
him. He then eii the house taking the check with
him. Later he sent in his resignation. which was
acc pit d IT Is said. on Friday night.
Mr. GOODWIN was seen In his dressingroom at the
rfth Avenue Theatre by Tribune reporter last
night lie guessed the reason Of the call, and said
that he had had no quarrel with Mr. Dxcy before he
was asked. care you "A member OF the Lambs ~ the
reporter asked.
- am" he replied.
Have you sent In your rcsignatlOn" was the next
question.
Il have" said Mr.. Goodwin: "about a week ago."
ADO YOU know that they accepted It last night"
al hope they did," said the actor but had not
heard Of IT,"
Furhcr than this. Mr.. Goodwin would not admit
that there any truth at all In the story lie de-
clarcd that be had always been the best Of terms
with Mr. DiXcy. ana was 50 still. They had never Lad
any quarrel at the lambs anywhere else about
game Of pool or ANYTHING else, and his resignation
from that club had nothing to do with his relations
with Mr.. UNcy. 1t entirely due to other causes,
lie insisted, which he not at liberty to explain
IN detail. and he limited that 1t because Of the
clubs treatment Of friend Of his. He Mad parted
with Mr.. DiNey day two ago I'm the mOsi friendly
manner. Moreover. he had never drawn check for
$50 In favor of Mr.. pXcy. As nr a. my part In
the story f., concerned" he said "you can deny IL
completely"
NJ. Goodwin comliainel OF the many false reports
that had bsrn set aront about him Of late. nrticu
lGrly IN the West. AID thon SAID aughlnsy: one
ding you can ray positively that neither Henry Guy
Carleton nor | Will ever marry again"
Mr. Dlxcy started yesterday FOR Baltimore. where
his company Is to open at Alaughh Theatre tomorrow
night 81 H. new oleru. AIR. Dohhs. Of Chicago"
Among he iilrlds OF the two men Il was generally
no cht TIM o. ere lad been SOFT Of uVubl" but
that II had been made up and they Wen" friends again
NO %. three tr-tlucd i.U night or Two asp, wien
the two last met Goodwin laid hi, hand DiNey'S
shoulder and said "Gocd.bye, old boy and good luck
Ia you In baltimore
They ar both Eoston boys and they have been
rivals aih friend, fOr years, they couldn't quarrel
pr any len 9TH 81 time said Paul Arthur. who Is
nonl,.r Of the Lambs and knows them both. Nr.
Arthur. one ~ those who said 10 have been
pres, w,n tho affair took place lic declared that
The report Was wholly un rue Or much exaggerated
so such quarrel a, that described could lav" taken
place IN the house. Nv laid. lie I'D not know that
NJ Goodwin has Tsisned his member hip. and when
told 81 II said IL must De FOR other VII
ton Inctnye, also 4 member Of tie CLUB - whom Mr..
Goodwin said 10 have talked about the affair on
IN" night when n hnpl"ncd said that hc had never
had am conversation with lin on the subject Frank
VI. Res Mods, Mr. Di&cy'S agent. sad last hight that
he had never heGni VI any such quarrel.