Show Got n Verdict CIHUAGO February l4David Belasco got a verdict for nOOO todayin Judge Anthonys court against J M Hill manager of toe Columbia theatre but a motIon for a new trial was at once en tered by the defendant Belasco who i a youngbew York plavwrigM of con slderable nrf SUccess in 1882 made a con tract VI of Iith Hill to Write a play the title of which T33 to be The Lone Pine or the ie Chnatmas Dream for which he was to receive 5000 and which was to W produced iuSt Louis San Francisco ana Chicago The contract miscarried H U11t way to Chicago and Mr Belasco tarried a little too long with his third and fourth acts Then Mr Hill threw up the engagement the play could not It f produc1t the specWd Time in the three cities named |