The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-13
BEHIND THE SCENES.
operate Sharps and Flats-The Tribm-
IatiOns of Manager Bateman and the
Griefs OF one of his Chorus Singers.

Yesterday afternoon, in the Marine Court Of
New York, Manager Bateman, of operate tame,
was sued by Faustine Berthillot fof assault and
battery. The n. Y. Word OF this morning
renorts the case as folows:-
The plaintiff IN this case is a chorus singer
In opera 6Oute, and was for some time in the
employ of Manager Bateman, in the Grand
Duchess. She claims $500 damages, in that
defendant, without just proyocatlon, caught
hold OF plaintiff and beat and bruised her and
knocked her down on the ground, and pulled
clothing to be torn ana spoiled, and caused
her, without reasonable cause, to be arrested
and dragged through the streets to the Jetfer-
son Market Police Court" Mr.. Bateman denies
he caused complaint to be made against her
before police magistrate for disorderly con-
duct; but he denies that it was made falsely or
maliciously. The case came up for trial yes
teroay.
Beatrice Chopin pretty young English girl,
was the first witness called tor plaintiff. She
testi6ed:-My occupation is that OF chorus
singer in Mr.. Grau's opera in Fourteenth street;
was formerly with Mr.. Bateman; was in his
company in June last his troupe was at that
time performing in the Academy OF Music in
pany, and 1 knew her slightly; had then
been with Mr. Bateman eight months;
we had just been on tour for two
months through the country; on the 26h
OF June an unpleasant occurrence took place ut
the opera house; IT was about three o'clock
in the afternoon, Mr.. Bateman was there and
nearly all the chorus and artists were present to
be paid, it b. ing pay day; We had to wait in the
Vestibule while each i'll turn was being paid in
the box office; few moments after Fdustiue
Berthilot was called / heard an angry discus
sion inside the office, and Mr.. Bateman's voice
was in it: after that the door opened and she
side; Mr. Bateman came out directly after her;
he was very Angry and called somebody
else in; Faustine went one side and
stood on the top step of the stairs from
the vestlbule; a few minutes afterwards
MIR. Bateman came out again; he turned to
where she was in one corner did not speak to
her, but called TO man and said. "Blll, take
that woman TO the police station;n then they
took hold of her, Mr.. Bateman one side and the
other man on the other eide, and pushed her
along; in doing SO he stepped on her dress and
tore 1t all out: she was dreadfully ill-treated;
they tore her dress, and she fell on the pave
ment, then Mr.. Bateman pushed her with his
foot, as il to push her up stairs again; she was
very richly dressed her silk dress and other
being dragged up stairs again, she said,
LET me go home," and was evidently very
much frightened; / didn't see her after
she was taken up the steps again, as l
was in fit at that time; Mr.. Bateman was very
angry, and was swearing more than half the
time; there were great many people outside,
and as many as could be inside; the people
outside were the public, and those inside were
marks upon Faustines breast where her corset
was torn in pulling her up; don't know who
tore II, but thlnk 1t was Mr.. Bateman IRON his
positions; her shoulder was also marked where
Mr.. Batemap had his hand on her; since then
she has become subject to throwing up OF
blood; she is quite stout, and suppose it hurt
her chest.
Cross examination.-I had been in Mr. Bate
mans employment some months before that;
have been engaged in the profession since /
was ffteen-some five years now; 1t was in
London, at the Adelphi and Princess Theatres
| played the part of soubrette-that is played
chambermaids, ETC., and male characters /
came over to this country by myself; engaged
with Mr.. Bateman as fgurdn'e, and was officer
in the Grand Duchess; acted in that capacity
till / left HIM, in June, when this occurrence
took place; left because of that affair.
Q. How did that affair affect you? A. AS 1t
did many others; we were horri6ed and fright
ened as to ourselves; when Faustine came out
OF the box office Mr.. Bateman came out directly
after her, very angry aud very much excited;
Just as she was coming out of the door she
called Mr.. Bateman a thief, and he called her
Q. You don't know whether either spoke the
truth or not? Witness, for reply, significantly
shrugged her shoulders, and continued
tine then stood the first step in the vestibule,
waiting for some friends, and said nothing to
anybody; Mr. Bateman opened the boxotice
door, as If to speak to somebody else, aud then
turning. he saw her; he didn't speak to her, but
said, "Bili, take that woman to the station
house." don't know who "Bill" is; Mr..
Bateman took hold of her In q very
rough manner, as anybody would do when
in passioni at the bottom ef the stairs there