New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-08

line. May the saints endow thee" was the open
OF course, are not important matters, when we
Consider the copiops food OF faults which browns
pale faf ef same
t of fsDs 1f s ses or aY bT
writer who made his translation after protracted
1F the the auFon f5s m and
chefain were n yne epsoaes concerning the blind
be cycle of tales of unquestioned aborignai folk
savage people. Sincerely, -'' "
WILLIAM A. BRADY.
1t will be observed tina. this epistle couched IN
better English than its writer has been sed IN
use IN his public speeches, is dated March On
the evening Of that day. and thus before It had be-
come possible for The Tribune to publish this COM
munieation, Mr.. Brady addressed the audience AZ
The Liberty Theatre. and spoke as follows:
11 In the Cemetery GaEette-I mean The New-York
SIlns this morning He takes occasion to poke
been an esas ia POKE a P a IS h &c
that association at the request Of NV wife s5S ,s
me game without one single dshonorable being
MI Winter writes about for two columns. and
to that attaek anu saDt nave written an answer
see * ne w dare print it? Look his paper and
and see which OF US needs an education -'D N''''e
want TO state again that do not object TO
& tR ~ho M maf Ss ta Res
American women as r. thew Were yssse Wsng OF
grocers truck -
II was long ago noticed that fair play is a ievel
MT BRADY might have been more concise: IN a
newspaper space is valus BILE: but is entitled to
make his defence. and therefore the hospitality of
The Cemetery" is extended 10 his somewhat long
letter (The date OF that Jest. by the way is A d
lsoo when the name OF THE Century" was thus
sportively rlisprinted: but while not original Mr.
BRADY at least. remains elegan). The writer It
viii be remarked, thinks that the most deplorable
is 3ts
everything that has been said about him That
simphes the matter, to a considerable extent The
more oepiorahie feature" is that Mr. Bradys reply
Goes not touch the question and is no reply at all
TINS theatrical manager produces an Indian play
always risky thing to touch.-and the language
OF this Indian play proves to be so ludicrously
inappropriate mat IL causes amusement, and some
OF the New-York newspaper writers, who are re-
CURED TO comment on it, prompted TO make
little sport OF It. This manager then comes before
his curtain and denounces the representatives of
the New-York press conspirators that IS TO say
dishonest and criminal persons. who have banded
themselves together for the purpose. he init
mates. Of driving him out of business. He accuses
them of unkindness: Of injustice; OF 'heapng abuse
on theatrical producers; of having abused the
intelligent efforts" of his company; Of causing Mrs
BRADY 70 weep: OF having many times driven the
atrical managers 10 ruin; and of having in one
instance, actually caused the death of a popular
actress, the Late Fanny Davenport Those are serI-
GUS accusations. Mr.. Brady does not deny that he
made them: be only says that he did not mean
what he said. There was, OF course an impression
10 that effect, at the time. An angry man is al
way. at a disadvantage The fact is that Mr.
Brady has been talking in a wild and foolish man.
ner; that he knows himself 10 be in the wrong
that his vanity (Which is very greaD has been
wounded; and that he is dimly conscious of
having made a fool of himself Fverv-
body in the theatrical world knows that Mr.
Brady has lavished much expense on his Indian
play. and that the production has certain merits
which have been recognized Nobody wishes to
harm that production or TO injure its manager
The matter is of no great public Importance. But
since Mr.. Brady has made the issue IL becomes
material TO state that the representatives. of the
New-York press not criminal persons: that the
theatre receives every attention that deserves
and considerably more: that writer's are not en-
ployed TO please theatrical managers; that news
papers written for the public and not for the
strical spectators; and that il would be wise for
Mr. Brady 10 from contemplating himself
q martyr in danger OF crucifxion, stop talking
and attend 10 his business. The fact that one
moth-eaten specimen of decadent Journalism has
dispieased Mr.. Brady furnishes no adequate reason
why should aSsaI all the professional reviewers
Of the drama this city. His course in this mat
ter has not been either wise straightforward.
The length OF his letter is such that any newspaper
would be justified in refusing TO print It: and, con-
sidering the intemperance of his speech, printed
above. the suspicion is reasonable that he wanted
Il rejected, In order that he might appear to put
The Tribune in the light of being unfair, by not
allowing him an opportunity TO defend himself:
Is difficult. indeed. put any other meaning on
his question ''Will he dare to print it?' Many
things have been dared" in this cemetery" jour
nal. before Mr.. Brady emerged. He is a very young
man-and he shows it. No insult TO any actor,
American foreign, has sullied this page,
nor have women ever been written of though
they were vegetables grocers truck" On the
contrary. this pen was employed, in this place, in
the defence Of both the women and the men Of the
stage and OF the institution OF the theatre, long
before Mr.. William A Brady born And it
will be employed as long SIS Mature her custom
holds"
MI Brady seems 10 think that association with
professional bruisers is qualification for the task
OF uplifting literature and art. Perhaps. The in
vestments made by this manager in productions Of
the plays of Shakespeare and Lord Lytton would
appear TO be wholly, or largely, investments in the
nnanseeraent Of MIR. Robert Mantel, actor who
Was a Shskespeer.an star before Mr. Brady
produced anything Il Is interesting 10 learn that
"a conRenitsl regard for honesty" is not, in the
mind of Nj Brady. Incompatible with cant in
seeking TO impress upon the first nights gathering
,h. sheer Arnericansm of tho occasion" Tho
statement was not made In this paper that THE
Hedsktn" was In blank verse. The statement was
made that the language appeared 70 be intended
m I,ank verse. Rhymed couplets did occur In the
MAY as spoken. But these are trivial matters,
side tssues and Of consequence. The main TACT
a. that Mr.. Brady has made Injurious accusations
,h,. he cannot support, and that his position
CYNICAL of that OF many theatrical managers. b
ridiculous