WHICH IS THE TRUE VERSION?

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1323, 30 June 1883, Page 2

WHICH IS THE TRUE VERSION?

TO THE EDITOR. Sir.—ln last night’s “Herald” I read in a local that the credit of selling tickets in connection with Thursday’s entertainment was all due to Messrs. Cohen and M'Kay and Mrs Browne. This is quite true. In mother column I read a letter signed Stanfield and Dark, which says the credit is all due to the editor of the “ Herald.” Now, as selling the tickets was all outsiders had to do with the performance (excepting of < ourse the amateurs who assisted) rumor must be right when she says (1) that the letter was concocted by the editor of the “ Herald “ himself; and (2) that all the said editor had to do with it was inflicting ■ n a suffering audience the musical (?) prodigy who did the “Little Sweetheart” business (on this occasion without flute obligato by Morgan-Morris sen.) The editor uf the “Herald” is certainly a likely-look-ing object to “ run a show ” judging by his reports of what he calls chaste. I suppose he refers to the scene where Lady Seymour explains to Scroggins what the consequences will be if her husband returns and finds said Scroggins in her private room at two o’clock in the morning, and the husband arriving at an opportune moment Scroggins is chased out. The entertainment is very fair for a small travelling company, but there is no necessity to bolster it* up with a parcel of lies. Such critiques (save the mark !) as have appeared in the “Herald” do a company more harm than good, by leading the public in other places to expect what they * on’c get. Let me say, in conclusion, that had the Hospital Committee paid Stanfield ind Dark a sum out of the general fund for their services, and placed the whole proceeds to credit, the benefit to the hospital would have been double what it now is.— 1 am, &c. Spiced Bkef.