The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-27

P'einth next called Franz Himmer, who titled
i know aintla and defendant; was connec ed
with deIendanps opera troupe IA 1853; was first
tenor; Dennstaedt was living down on Il couch IN
schultz came roisy into thc small passage. way
leading 10 my dressinP-room; he began to cal me
TO account because would not sing; he saw Mr.
Denreiaedt lying on my sofa;. tho moment he
saw Dennstaedt he uttered abusive words agaInss
him; be said. "What is that lOafer doing bereY
put out that iellow;" at the same moment he
rushed towards Dennstaedt with outstretched
arms; Mr.. Weber aud Mr. Herbert, who
Dennstaedt and Anschutz and kept Auschutz back
go that he could not lay bands on Dennstaedt other
NOISE att acted others OF the company towards the
room ana in the meanwhile Dennstaedt quietly TOOK
bis hat and left the theatie; Ansc 1utz was in the
highest degree excited, and wild; as Ansc1utz was
ru' hing towards Dennstaedt he said Put that fe
him here, or Il don't want TO have him here;
don't TecOllect which expression he us,d
CrOss-eX amined-Q Has there not been perpetually
dfhcu ty betNt en- you and AnscDutz while you were
engaged in his opera troupeH A. Yes, indeed but
was that he did rot pay me in time and not alto
gether in iUll; that as the fculty that brough5
HIM to my room.
AN OPERA MANAGER ON THE STAND.
The plaintiff mere rested, and defendant's counsel
opened calling as his first witness Mr Anschutz
who tesuhed-I am the dei eiendant; Dennstaeut did
not attend 10 his business as balietmaster should
do; have been manager of operas 1or tnrty.two
years; have employed great many balletmasters
heads are necessary leader of ORCHESTRA, chorus
MASTER and bal ct master; each head must look
aieI a Yer nus own department., and see that II is com-
etc; the state of tine ballet under Dennstaed was
bad he dld not first select good girls Tor the ballet
ne was not Industrious enough; ho was very
lazy ABOUT rehearsals; five or times least did
not come TO rehea1s when the girls were there at
TN es he came too lae after the had left; fifteen
minutes to hall an hour too late; he did come to
an evening pei iOTmance when he should have come
there one or two times; one time StrddeLla or
Martha was the opera when he did not come: there
rs ballet incidental 10 each of those ooeras when
IN Bnllmore INF. DeDnstaedt came to me a. said
send tnese ballet girls away, cannot make use OF
inn. .. 1 lqotd 6 "
could have told me that five or weeks ago, and
would have saved the money!" Dennstaeat SAID
nothing that; he fent them OFF; paid their salary
and travelling expenses from Baltimore ts New
York all for nothing; told HIM 10 GO to Phi ade-
phia and seect othor girls; he went to Philadel.
pha and did little letter against the arrival of the
opera there; ordered Dennstaedt out of Himmer,s
room; Dennstaedt was not on duty; he had no pusi-
ness TO be IN the room OF Hngerj found him
hlng IN Himmers room, on the couch, with both
hls hands under hrs head and smoking cigar, and
1 oIoered hlm out; he did not get up when
went into tie room out OF respect Tor
me as manager; he went out after Sards: :
nom Philadelphia we came to New York; he did
his duty IN New York very poorly; he he'd
q corps de bal ct here abou6 the same rt in
get good ballet girls and those he got he should
have made the best Of which he did not do his
fault was Iazlness; he was too easy with the rs;
they had no respect Tor him; that was the whole
difficulty. Q. How long does 1T take ballet master
who understands his business TO tram raw hands to
dance IN the corps de ballet on the sta2e? Eight
he did not do that.
OlOsStAdullBCu Oy plaluJlu-l nave known Mr.,
DeInstaedt from 1855 or 1856; knew him in Lon.
don; We were not engaged toge her; he was danc-
ing at Her Majesty's heaire and Covent Iii rden
Theatres; don't know how long he was dancing
there; have known him in this country four or
five ears, perhaps six ears; the gir he used in
Baltimore were hired here; they had performed
only one night here in Brooklyn, which was oanc.
nl altz IN the first act of Der Frefschufz at the
Academythere; gave command to Dennsl aedt TO get
the best girls he could and that he should INST uct
them SAID to him, s elect the best girls you can get
for the tu mess J" Dennstaedt had power from me 10
m n oil sr,otV ot.a.,a
directions what kind of gin to select; the only
fault iound with Dennstaedt with the girls was
that he was not industrious enough; he did not
have reEeatsas long enough or often enough; he
had rehearsals at his option; don't know how often
he had rehearsas; he should have had SIX week
and, if necessary, twelve week. Dennstaedt COM
planned that he could not get the girls rehearsas
ne not tell me we ought to fine the girls tor not
attending; it is the ballet masters duty fine the
girls If they don't attend; did not pat one OF the
gr Sn, on her checks and say Let her go he had
went off we'll; bimmers room was very bril-
liantly lighted, three or four 9asights; 1 saw
him smoking; l turned him out tecause. he
was smoking, and because he had not done
his duty before; had told HIM not to smoke beore
there was a rule put up, mo smoking allowed %
1t was strict rule of the Academy; had several
times before told Mr.. Dennstaedt that he had not
done his duty with the girls; in Baltimore, Phila-
delpha, and here he SAID he could not help it, be-
cause he could not get the girls there's several times
before spoke to him about dong his duty with the
girs; never before talked to hm about dscharging
him; would not have turned hnn out of the room
that nPht If he had not been smoking; / aid not
discharge him at Baltimore, because.I was a good
natured fellow and had patience; am not dancer
my self; judge from what have at the opera.
Several other witnesses were examined, but their
testimony is simply corroboratiVe of that already
gwen. The case, 1t is expected will be argued at
length in few days. j. b Elwood, attorney for
plaintiff; Stalknecht Hail. attorneys for defendant
N. y Herald, 26th.