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Show A Rough House. According to reports from Chicago, says the New York Sun, never in the history of rehearsals has the preparation of a play been handicappel by such a series of turmoils and impromptu earthquakes earth-quakes as formed the running accompaniment to Richard Mansfield's producton of "Julius Caesar" in Chicago. From the lowliest super to the leading lead-ing man not a single member of the company escaped es-caped Mr. Mansfield's wrath, and many of the actors, had they been in a position to afford such a luxury, would undoubtedly have thrown down their parts and left the company, as Russ Whytal did. But tho climax, which has not only aroused n ! Hfl the furious indignation of tho company, but has IHfl called forth caustic comment from many quarters r jfl fflfl in Chicago, was the manner in which Mr. Mans- jg j fjflfl field "called down" his present manager, A. M. H&j fH Palmer, at one of the rehearsals in the presence , flfl of the entire company. It has been known for M iCjj some weeks that Manager Palmer was about to $ Mm H resign, that oven his good nature had given out Jg,1 flfl at the constant strain which the actor's vagaries m9 had imposed on him, but in view of the fact that ft fvlfl Mr. Palmer, at the height of his career as man- f , fr sfl ager of the Union Square, when both artistically l Jt'jfiHfl and financially he stood head and shoulders above m Jflffig every other American manager, had picked out P f'W Mr. Mansfield from a comic opera company and Pi wfll given him the chance to create the role of Baron JK f SH Chevrial in "A Parisian Romance" in view of this j Lflfl fact, we say, it had been hoped that for once ft Lfl Mansfield would moderate his transports and al- H'mH low his old-time benefactor to depart in peace. jH But when Mr. Palmer stepped on the stage tho li'lbSH other morning Mr. Mansfield cried: ir 1 iiflfl "Get out! I have no further use for you, Mr. $ 1 bflH Palmer. You're a back number. Leave my stage!" Jh 1 3H |