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THE JUDGE. ICAN AvTHorpHonra isthe name of a disease that has afflicted the alleged critics of this country for some time. This fall, the malady appears to have broken out with unusual viralenoo in all quarters, and the very sight of an American play has been known to set several ne per men stick, stark, staring mad. ‘The disease is casily diagnosed, the symptoms appearing in the morning dailies after a first-night perform- ance being unmistakable, but the known remedy for a critic afflicted with authorphobia is to have one of his own 1. Failing in this, a suit for . ly have a beneficial result, though it never effects a radical cure. Dr. Franceska Romana M Janau- schek, having given much time and thought to the matter, has, in the interest of her own cause, and the cause of the theatrical profes- sion, instituted anew cure in the shape of a blue pamphlet. Up to the present time, the blue pamphlet experiment has only been tried upon one unus violent and rabid pe tient, and it is almost too soon to judge what the effect on the disease will b If the blue pamphlet movement should be as popular us did the blue glass er yeurs ago, it will keep the actors and actres- ses busy writing announcements to the pub- lic, but we fear they will not prove valuable in cases of authorphobia. Now Tne JupGe does not wish the pub- lic to infer t he considers Mr. Harry Meredith’s play, “My Life” a great and glorious production. Far otherwise, but ad the piece been worthy of a Shakespeare what word of praise would our newspaper critics have had for Mr. Meredith? It has become the fashion, now-a-days, to complain at managers for not using American dramas, but if, by chance, a play from the home mar- ket is produced, and makes a hit, the first thing newspaper men do, is to set about and abuse the author. ‘The plot is not original, the story is bor- rowed or stolen, and finally the author is not the author at all. Of late the principal actor is credited with the authorship as well as success of the play, and the actual pl wright is either maligned or ignored alto- gether. As soon as * May Blossom ” proved to be an assured success, then the fact that Mr. Belasco did not write it was published throughout the land. The words of praise that Barrymore received for “ Nadjezda,” could be ‘counted on the fingers of one hand, and now we are told that ‘‘ Adonis,” the successful burlesque at the Bijou, is the work of Harry Dixey, although Mr. Wm. Gill is announced on the play bills as the author. Mr. Gill, in alluding to thesubject, says that to Mr. Dixey’s clever acting is doubtless due the success of the piece. In fact it was written for Mr. Dixey with that end in view, but as he, (Mr. Gill) originated whatever plot there is to ‘‘ Adonis,” wrote all the dialogue, selected all the music, and GROVER CLEVELAND His RECORD NO STATESMAN DuLt wiTTED a COMMON PLACE IMMORAL RE THOMPSONS. MAN A COMPETITIVE am—‘ Hold on, great Cursar, he won't do for SON, | CA.DANA YN | PHRENOLOGIST \ SUN OFFICE W-YORIC g ENAMINATION, rather strange that Mr. Dixey should be ac- credited with the authorship of the piece in | question, | It is a well-known fact that nearly every critic aper_in New York ha that have either proved fail- tt he has never been able to get Do these wiseacres think to fur- ondemning ridiculing every successful American a Mr. Walter Gillette of ‘* The Prof tion of a play he calls “ The Secretary, Palmer and Mallory have produced an Eng- lish adaptation of the same piec Madison Square. The respective merits of the English and American versions can now be compared and discussed Janisch is on the second weeks engagement at w Park. It is | to be hoped that Mr, Sargent will get back a part of the vast sums of money he has spent in advertising his star. Minnie Palmer is doing well at the Four- teenth Street Theatre, and ‘ Adcnis” is ng to big houses at The Bijou. The Little Duke” is gone from The Casino, and ‘The Beggar Student” is there once more. ‘This is Theo’s last week at Wallack’s. f ’s latest importations consist of the Misses Robe and Rudd, and the Messrs. Lethcourt and Denny from the London Novelty Theatre. These individuals are ex- pected to assist at the opening of the regular season, Daly’s company, as we go to press, are ready to appear before a New York audience in a new comedy, adapted from the German, of course, and called a {* Wooden Spoon.” May success attend their efforts, eck of her four | “‘T do not trust the man who smiles,” is wrote all the words to all the songs, it seems an appropriate motto for a saloon-bar. The Aspiring Young Hoosier. Yesterpay I received the following letter: bean vally P.O, W r Iss Co, inje pt. 20th. DEER MISTER JOSSLING: i waunt yu two tell me if yu think i wood make a Good yumorist; that Is, a feller what — | | can wright fanny things for the papurs. Teer is aspeceymen of mi oridgeinal jc (iam oanly nineteen yeers old). What was the furst kace of on recorred? Why, £ of the appul in the Cood 1 git moar th s: esdropping s dropping the Loar sardin of Edin, of cource! ntendolars pur munth — | and mi bored, for sutch comeck wurk?—if so, i will throe upp mi job on a farm and cum two the sitty and bee a yumorist. plees lett me knoe, two wunct. Yures in haist, rt ry Banks. p. 8, & N. b. wich jernal wood yu addvise me to git a pocsishun onn? i aint askaimed two wurk onn a farm, nly i thought itt wood bee easier two wright joaks for a livin.” Well, Patrick Henry, (or, if you do not object to alittle familiarity on the part of a brother ** yumorist,” I will address you as plain Pa-tair-ick hereafter), inasmuch as you neglected to enclose stamps for a reply through the mails, I will proceed to answer your conundrums to the best of my feeble ability, herein. Yes, Pa-tair-ick, there is no doubt but that you are a packed-house-from-pit-to-dome success as aphenomenal, xe plus ultra funny man. Though some envious duffer might y your specimen original joke has a patri- rehal beard on it of the Abraham scriptural epoch, and that it shows the wear and tear of many centuries, and one other day's rude buffetings, still, I feel that your debut in the humorous arena will be hailed by the — comicbooks.com