| Show an honest theatrical Ma manacek nacey naner LONDON londott t I 1 sept 1 apropos of the dramatic profession I 1 8 should hould not omit to mention that one ono of the events of the week is the publication in the era of a letter from W S gilbert the author of the palace of truth drawing attention to a most josf generous communication sent him by john mccullough the lessee of the cal theatre wiio who sends bends mr gilbert a check for a sum bum in the neighbor neighborhood of being the authors share of a four weeks wee ks successful performance of tha palace of truth mr gilbert of course has no legal claim whatever to such a 3 pa payment y m ont ent and the remittance took him am quito quite iu ite ito by surprise he was w delighted to hear that his charming fairy coded comedy y had had bad so successful a run on shores so far away as those of your golden state but that you should have a manager who considered the eighth commandment an all sufficient copyright and who without any previous communication and of his own noble generosity should remit a square account of the earnings of the play and a handsome balance in hard cash was waa a disclosure or of california conscientiousness more wonderful than any he could have looked for even had california been unfolding her inner consciousness under the spell of the enchanted palace itself john mccullough has certainly by this act shown that the highest type of a gentleman is not rez re strict stricter ed to any particular climate or to the members of any particular sion and he has by it gained a pla pia cpIn ein oin the esteem of the ara ana dramatic matie matic world worl dhere heru for which he and california will in time be no losers cor S F carpi etc ho ilo who betrays an others secret be cause he has quarreled with him was never worthy of the sacred name of friend a breach of kindness on one side glde will v I 1 i I 1 lot rot rot justify a breach of trust truet on the afier other H 4 |
