, 1874-02-04
McVtCKE2 RESPONDS.
He Sues Grau for $5, 900.
Tho Amount Lost by The Non-AltDcar-
ance Of the Aimee Troupe.
Mr.. Grnu Is Disgustcd by This
Procedure.
And Thinks that MoViokor Should
Have Waitod Awhile.

Have Waited Awhile.
All who talso nn intoroHt In theatrical mnttors
will doubtless remember TINT, Mt tho cloao OF
Snlyini'B engagement at hlcVicker's Theatre
1ast month"; Alr. NlcVickor refused to ]lnnd over
TO Maurice Gran tho lattor's Hllaro Of tho profits
OF tt1at Acaaou oil tho ground Tint Mr. dran.
rs 4 nlo,nber Of Tho firm Of Ohizzola Il Co.,
managers Of tho Aimeo troupe. Ind broken
faith with bim and given him notico Of their
intenlion not to perform lloso thfa month, p'lr-
auaut to agroonont. Thoroupon Alr. Grau bo-
ca,no exceedingly indignant, was interviewed,
somewhat aYainAt his will, and onco against his
knowledge, by the newspapers aud finally bo-
Ean n suit in tho United States Court againat
hlr. AloVicler for $4,000.
Tho roappoaranco Of h1r. Grau in thB city
Monday, was olosoly followed by tho prepara-
tion, by Mr.. McViclor's lawyers Of declaration
nganHt Mr.. Grau, whicl, was filed in tho United
Btatos Circuit Court to-day. hfr. KfoViclser Inns
been patiently whiting N1r. GRATIS appearance,
In or1cr to test this question Of. tho responai-
hifity Of tho managers OF those troupeH. TAp
declaration il ~ follows:
Jnmos II. NcVcker, who IL n citizen md rosi-
by Clarl;Aon & Van scsaaols, his attorneys
complains Of Maurice Gra1l, who III citizen Of
tho 6talo Of Now York, lind HOW within Bnid
Northern District Of tho State Of Illinois, do
| fendant in thia suit. who WIS Summoned to
answer etc., in plea Of breach of coyouant:
THE AdhEEMENT.
| For that, whereas, heretofore to-wit, OH tho
eth 1ay Of Juno, 4. D. 1878. at, to-wit, tho Dis
| trct aforesaid. by certain agreement thcn aud
| lllero made, concluded aud agreed upon between
| tho said plaintiff of the Que part, mud tho saitl
dofo1Mlaut of tho other part, which said ngroo-
1ileMt. Hoalcd with tho Hoal ot tho s"d defendant
| Tho said plaintiff now brings hero into Court.
ie asS at sS s I s 1 pa ana efe
sSt''1 aSat his, tho s"' said p1eintS's, theatre
in tho City Of Chicago, il. said District,
for the torn, Of two wecKH, Mondays excepted,
during sud limo, to have tic privilege OF giving
| aoyon performances each seolt with q certain
theatrical company, styled ":rLa Aimee opera
1,ou1ro Company - Of which tho defendant was
plaiutin to furnish for Anid performances lis
said theatre cleaned, lighted and warmed, aud
his ros,tlar stnge-hanlH, ushcra, doorltcepors,
tickotHoll crs, mud 0rcllcstra of ten performers,
and Ills regular advortislng, bil-printing aud
posting. he, tho said defendant, thon aud
tllorc. tloroiu covonautod and agreed to pny to
tlle said plaintiff the ssm Of $2.500 for each OF
aal wooks. and tho further sum Of 20 por cont
of tho gross receipts nfer first deductliE Sc, sou
per wock; the said 81 500 to 10 paid III daily in
atallments oftS5cU cael until the full amount Of
| $4,000 should bo paid, and the Haid 90 por cent
| to In maid at tho on1 Of tic said oueagcment or
| tor,u. aud n,an t1,n, nni fhora fuTtlInr nrrertl
III anu - ICY i;I t I;r % ;I 4.;,, ~ 80 ~
| tHnt tHu satu ,1l"Il't nnouu 1e"aia tuu .oo =,
llH family box In said thcntre, NJ, ny tho Ha!t'
agreement, reference bong thereunto hed, will
amongst other things, fully mud at largo appear,
| yrr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ALTHOUGH,
| And nlthm1nl, lin mid niuintifr inth ,yol1 npd
,,1. ,.tr,o1 n,'t ' f.,iiio' ~, a,'I o;,,n,,l"
Muts Iclloleu aaa 1uuu' ~ wv s.t'6
tAe coqon9nee huu hsiecinehsH III sAl4 Heleoiue'i'
mentioned OIL llis part to be dono aud performed,
aud hath, ae ni tin1eB, boon reldy aud willing ia
rent hip sail tloatro Tor tho term and tims
oforeun;d To nnj1 defendant for thu perforn,area