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Show Tim Wiley Wnrs of lluinat. Thu well-known Purls theatre manager, man-ager, Dollgny. relates In his "Iteinlnls-eenees" "Iteinlnls-eenees" an encounter he once had with tho elder Dumas which furnishes an illustration of the novelist's wlllness. Dollgny produced Dumas' drama, "Koun," with tho rather peculiar stipulation stip-ulation that the author should receive one-third or the gross receipts when tbeso exceeded IlfKKi francs, nud nothing noth-ing ut nil If they fell below that llgure. Dumiis, who wns always hard up, came late olio evening to get his share. "Luck Is against you again," suld the manager, "Yon don't get anything to-night. to-night. Hero Ix the account," Dumas glanced at It and went awny. In n few minutes bo enmc back and said: "Just look over the nccount oguln, anil then pay me 1W)0 francs. The ticket that 1 just bought for three francs brings the total up to 3000 francs 50c." |