The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-13

MohoPol9L
TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLE WOMAN.
See that no harm befalls her, and that
she is not wronged or overreached by any
one. A sacred promise was made which
has not since been violated.
The troupe was greatly strengthened
for the season of 1871-72; John Howson.
Charles II. Drew, and Crane, the we'll
known comedian, being added. They be-
gan to shade burlesque off into opera. and
added to their repertory s'Les Bavards'
and ssThe Bohemian Girl Mrs. Oates
bearing the leading parts with little diff
Guilty, although she never had had any
systematic musical discipline. It was
found hard work to get the company out
of burlesque into opera. The repertory
of 1878 continued the same except
that ''The Prima Donna Of Night was
added, with two or three things Of slight
Importance, and the troupe could now
consider itself fairly out Of the field Of
burlesque and in that Of comic opera.
The manager, Mr.. Titus, and the prima
donna, having been for several years in
timately connected in a business way,
were married in November. 1872, at the
Southern Hotel, st. Louis, which was
decorated in festive manner in honor Of
the event.. The last two seasons have
been highly fortunate in an artistic point
of view. though the hard times which
have prevailed throughout the Eastern
States have materially reduced the re-
ceipts.
AN EXCESS OF MOTHER-IN-LAw.
Although there have been the usual
little piques and jealousies incidental to
the opera business-the discords not cal.
culated for in the score Of the composer
the Oates troupe have had under Mr..
Titus management less than the ordinary
share of trouble. As for the husband
and wife, now SO widely parted, they have
harmonized hitherto, SO far as can be
learned from conversation with members
Of the troupe, quite as we'll as married
people generally do. The admiration
and affection Of the pair have seemed to
outsiders to be. excessive and mutual.
Except for untoward circumstances here
there is every reason to suppose their
welded lives might have moved onward
as serenely rs that Of John Anderson and
his ancient dame, and have had quite As
swan-like an ending. Whatever difficulty
there was was caused by an excess Of
mother-in-law and . strong infusion Of
sister-in-law, two powerful elements in
domestic discord. and two great incen'
tives to divorce. Even the first husband
is rumored not to have been free from
fhoen nuoc; ma <nrre - ch:r - t;cv,c
THE ENTERING WEDGE OF DOMESTIC DIS
CORD.
When the troupe came here, Mr.. THU,
and his wife took handsome quarters u
the Occidental hotel, Miss Pauline Mer'
rift, Mrs. Oates sister, lodging else
where. For q week or two everything
moved on serenely-the theatre wa.
crowded nightly, the receipts were large
and Mr.. Titus took possession of the pro.
ceeds brought him every evening with
due regularity by Mr. Allison, the trea
surer. About two weeks after the engage
ment commenced little dispute occurred
regarding relative Of Mrs. Oates and !
chance acquaintance of Miss Merritt
Angry talk followed. The wife insisted
upon an explanation, which was not cor
| daily given, and, without the occurrence
of any thing further than the utte-ance o.
some pardonable interjection, Mrs. Oates
first excluded her husband from hel
apartment, and finally left the hotel en-
tirely, going to the room of her sister or
Market street, where she has since re-
manned. For . day or two after thu
quarrel Alison brought the large nightly
balance to Mr.. Titus. The third day b,
told him that Mrs. Oates had directed
that the money should be paid to hel
nightly. Mr.. Titus, although the en-
gagement with Mr.. Mcguire was drawn il
his name, and he had . right to every
thing, retired from the field thinking that
it Was
ONLY WOMAN wHIx,
and the mood would soon be passed. Tn,
result did not meet his expectations
There were not wanting counselors t,
widen the breach thus opened. The chic
of these was Alison, The treasurer. under
whose advice Mrs. Oates quietly turnet
her nightly balances into gold note,
which she kept on her person
and few to Hall McAllister, t.
whom, rs paternal legal adviser
she told long tale Of marital abuse and
suffering, and ended BY tearfully request
ing him to procure divorce. She VA.
told by interested parties that her talent.
alone had brought the company to it.
present standing, and that the goodwill
Of the troupe, IS well IS the music and
costumes, valued at $4,000. were hers
by right if not by title. Titus once GU
Of the way, the party in power acquired
whatever legal right there might Be il
possession Of the properties, and since b,
declined persistently to interfere, hav,
since had the receipts, which hay,
amounted to about $4,000.
TWO RIVAL TnouPEs oRsAx1xKD.
| The company, without becoming ex
ceeding partisan or excessively democrat
lied, ranged themselves under the differ
ent banners Of Mrs. Oates and Mr.. Titus
John Howson, Drew e former favorfte o
the prima donnal, Jones. Williams
the musical director, and small part or IL
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