The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-29
TROUBLES ON THE STAGE.
TIE SCENE At THE DGIuYNG- noon
TuEJ TIE IJ,STEED.tJ' AFTERNOON.

s,ings-'thc fG",s> ~ q Struggling Actrcs. /
Two sides or - Cautiously Iuvulrcd story. T
Ths matinee at the Drawing Room The /
n,rc Twenty fourth street ycstcr lay afternoon. /
was productive Of a s.rnc not lail down in Ito T
bills. The performance vas to hc.in vi lali .
past ouc. Tho audience sat until 9:il. waen {
Mr.. Edward Noil'nhaucr tho lca1og of the or
chcstra. arose. with folded arms. aud began to
dououncc tho management Il tho thcnirc. lie
said it was understood that .he rarec Of In
and Ont " Place" was to prccedc tho proscnia-
lion Of his operetta of Manhattan Nca,h; or
Iovo Among the Breakers" Tho Inter could
not be presented Immediately. hc,gusc tho
slngcrs understood that .hcy were not wanted
un;il o'clock. The delay was cnuacd because
tho management had not tod tie singers that
tic opcrctta was to be- played first.
Here Miss Cummings ra'ue 90 tho footlights.
Hor blnck eyes snapped Are. Sho contraactod
Mr. Mollcnhnuor's statement. and accused him
Of violation u contract. Ai tIc trouble arose
from his failure 60 keen his contract She said
that her theatrical properties Lad been seizod.
and she WIS too III tn appear or tho stage She
accused Mr.. Mollonhaurr Of inducing hcr to
produce his operctta nv Misrepresentation.
As she went behind tho curtain sho was
loudly nrplauded. Mr.. Molenhaucr then
Clve a history Of his troubles with uo
opcretta. lIo said that IL. Waiter
3. Hill. who claimed TO be q capitol
ist. contracted 10 bring Il ON in good sty.c sis
times In tho 0rst three months. lie claimed 90
be worth from $4,000 20 s5.uol. Mr. Aiollcn-
hauer engaged the company. Mr. Hil ala not
fulfil his contract. and he Nude a contract
with Miss Cummings. She failed 10 pay her
employees or keen her contract with him. lie
asked for the salary ot his singers ycstortny
lie asked for security ior Tho PAYMENT anil
could get none. II considered Die contract
soon aitcrword the ORCHESTRA pipcd M md
the little theatre was hn"i with the music Of the
opercfta. Aitor tho ueriorrnuc'. Mr.. Nplltn-
hauer took his station behind the music rack
and told his story. Ha said that tne Iiurttfp o..
Ars nr na ne egI T,s wi NH, pi f l'
Hi had been turned out Of % Union eularo 1ud
Cooper Institute. by ne Sh"riL Nr III snii
that he WINS hnekoi by the caShicr 0i inc Pouch-
koepsie National Bnnk. and promised to pay
the salaries oi the Indies ami gentlemen M adj
with They travelled around the country, xiv
inc performances az Flushing and Elizabeth.
fard and siolienha1cr paid Tie board ana trat tray;
cling expenses ~ the comrnnv, ma Barnard
wns eight dollars out OF pocket Tor carriages.
At Elizabeth two OF tho company declined To-
sing; and all promises OF payment were OF no
IL considered M. contract cancelled said
Mr.. Mollenhauer. Thcn Hill sent hie ,awvcr
for the score Barnard said that'when no inid
III Il has sec c6si me- 1000 IN gold airtady. can
slider my contract at an end. unless a. PAID
not getting their salaries. and ! have urged
them TO sing tqP-nisht. .off1ring as iecurriiy
house and lot belonging - my vile. VIII not
say ANYTHING more about Miss Cummings. an
By this time Miss Cummings stood on the
stage six feet from Mr.. llolcnlHucr. They had
some words. She gave her side 81 the story.
Judge Cummings Of Cocu. Hi. Her husband
vas the Democratic nominee for Congress from
Neoraska some Years ago. Ne qi"d nnI lel
her mother any more than posS ihl". she can
celled her engagements and advertised for a
financial partner. Intending 70 Lease a tneaire
in this city. 4 German named Palma answered
the advertisements. He claimed 60 he the son
income OF $40 day. lie was 10 furnish tie
money and she was 10 Ind ne brains. On his
representations she engaged Mr Frank Drew
Sol Smith l.. j. Vincent. and others. Palma
leased the Fifth Avenue Hall. When the bills
fitting up The theatre Mr. Mollenhaner intr ,'
duced his opera to her in forms Of howery elo-
- He said That. It was grand, Palma objected
on the ground thHt the theatre was too small for
its grandness. heard rehearsal o. the opera
at Weher's. The music pleased me. ! mRde ar
rangements 10 bring IL before q New ork au-
dience. We were 70 my Mr., Molenh9uer 50
much per week. he finding the crchc-'tn and
the singers. and l the theatre anl mechanical
Pursuant to an nmicabe arrangement bo-
tween Mr. Palma and myself herawr The sole
lessee and manager. Before this ] hud lad
would not 1--we M 10 ll7 agreement. lie WNs
making a. one-horse theatre. md not q Inrier
/
5000 per might for The holidays and would not
take the management of uuue-h lr-r thratrn.
Palma then promised 20 give ono,lourth oi the
money down tnwnrl prnpery fitting NJ tn
theatre. | said that Womb sell ny jewels and
use the proceeds in ap9oiltmrni~ h' ih.n re-
sinking vessel. obligated with tle ~ My
sold my ol,I family Jewels ana le'o. sud o.
alized enough money 20 .N' thr il'"if Ii 'r-
der. Suddenly la,ma ady srt.s,l ia, thca.l tg
let Nv attorney. Morris Goo lf"ur... Nll sod
me TO sue him for slpuuQ damages ], h.S-
ever contentcd myself witt buying him m.
She saws Mr. M0llenhnuer assured her that hl,
oDerrt,a was rec from lceaI c9mrIioaiioi- On
repleyined by Mr. min. Parties Vii, were
going 10 advance money 10 run the theatre
hearl Of il. and refused 10 iu1l their mr. misses.
the workmen refused y woIS Niu"dl w. in
payment Gs soon az ne work was "onr. They
IeiusGd O. 90 on. Nhlr sr"klnE ID. ana o.!
street.
On SUNDAY he paid tho carpenter. .anlthcy
nm Injunction wa- served r.straia'ir. tl. ler-
formance Of the oporn until r'r'nu royalty
owing for the play. or9 up,e a.'i 80 iui s.b-
ing that she knew nothinEot lbs contract wth
Nlollenhhuer aud urged iiim t1r.nV ''.. r..y
t. proceed n IN consented TO do r4 On -.... ~
ing royalty Of 81 q nisht. on %" 'a.t =
evening Hill claimed royulty "l 80 n.t't
When the INJUNCTION cane &c., size -Hl, D.
turned out ~ pc 7h"p inlnn,i D.
appeared THAI Mr.. Hills nndDNt i'm wlpoh ho
swore that he WAS worth $500 oyer all Liabilities.
WIS untrue. there being ~ record me uu-at.
ished judgments Hgainst him. Tn" Julg. rIlI..i
upon the clerk 10 produce TIC Original uht"r-
taking filed on the issuing oi the inluu"li 100.
The clerk rep9rte! ,lal No. su,h nndrr.ak 'pi'
found. and a'lllururi the cas" til Monday d. 50.
On Tuesday iii" theatre WIS fairly running.
Miss c. SAYS that she had discharged f. t,r car
penters. TO her surprl-" she found tLcm on
the stage md asked what th"y wrrrdolng th"r".
They replied that they vAuieo o. hear 'lt opera.
and she allowed thCm 10 I"uiti. During the
week one Of them persisted in t''nu- 1p