Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-30


In the old days In New York city
before there was a Metropolitan or q
Manhattan Opera House and when the
center Of the theatrical world was
around Fourteenth street, Max Maret.
EEK and Strakosch were prominent az
the old Academy Of Music. There was
keen rivalry between them. Stra.
koseh bad Nilsson, and Maretzek was
exploiting III Murska.
By some error Of dates both were
booked for New York AZ the same
time strakOsch was at the Academy
and Mafetzek having closed poor
season elsewhere. had halted IN New
York before going to Philadelphia and
secured week ut the Lyceum theater
on Fourteenth street There were
strong bills at both places. Bach man.
ager had HIS friends and the bill
posters had busy time OF Il. A round
Of bills for one company was no sooner
posted than the rival blIlposter GOV.
cred up the poster with the rival Gem
pany's sheets.
Al last for the matinee on Satur.
day. bills at both houses were sudden
" changed. every vacant fence place
plastered over quickly. and with a
peltlng storm 10 the morning the man.
ayers began 70 pat out paper" to on
the houses. Alfred Joel was the bust
ness maa for Maretzek and an adept
at 'papering' when necessary. With
a house packed from parques 70 gal.
lery joel bad counted the boxes. found
only 500 10 the house and announced
II to Max when the curtain fell be-
tween the acts.
This was serious 10 Max. The ever
ready money lender who had "put up
for him" had lien on the box office. a
Fherlh's officer was 10 waiting on the
stage, and II was a question OF re.
plevln before the properties and cos.
tunes could be liberated to follow the
company 70 Philadelphia early next
morning.
well. Alfred" quietly said Max. Il
guess I'm used 20 trouble. But there
is good, big house anyway Then.
turning 60 hls wife, who was che harp
isi Of the orchestra. he clasped both
her hands. klssed her and remarked
"Let your nngcrs DO their best
want 70 bear you play. Il dOes my
heart good. YOU know. even when
there's trouble"
There was hustllng after the per
formance Legal talent was at q pre-
MUM. creditors were obdurate. every
thing that was supposed to be Maret-
Rek's was temporarily In shock" and
Nine. MarPtzek IN tears. With longing
looks at the harp she valued.
The scene ~ negotiations was trans.
ferred to the greenrOom just as the Of
fcers making the levy were searching
Tor more aud when their backs were
turupd the old stage carpenter hurried
Nine Mare,xek away. then called her
back again nve minutes after and
pointed to the orchestra,
The harp had disappeared. Clearing
out everything 90 Sunday morning.
while the boxes Of properties were be
ing taken away. Max aud bis wife
stood 10 the center OF the darkened
stage, Roth wefe crying The instru.
ment they valued most had bren taken
-from them Other things bad been
liberated, bat no harp. aud with
scene Of grief that 90 others than
themselves could have appreciated
they were silent
Then old Man Guernsey stood be.
tween them aud waved bis hand above
them Into space There were ereek.
ing Of pulley wheelA an INJUNCTION
from ihe carpenter 20 look out Zoe
your heads. aud. lowered from ADORE.
came Ame MarelEekS harp. landing
on the stage between them,
Now you've got Il again. set Il
away Qalckw said Guernsey, 'Stop
crying aud be thankful That's ALL"
lie moved on without waiting for
thanks. aud pathetic scene with Max
and bis wife closed The incident. TO
them the harp was as part OF them.
selves nc lose Il was uiore than q
misfortune. aud IN broken voice toe
lady called lhe carpenter back to her.
please y, lhe harp thank you
said she, 'pud listen, u viii speek
with my hands on this SUNDAY morn.
ing"
She placed herself beside u, seated |
on box. and With a suile cha;
CHASED away tears. gave Tor moment
or two, az only she could Eire d, The
ar az toe doxology. ~pralsc God, |
From Whom an Blessings Fiow.'-
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