The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-05
MINNIE CUMMINGS BAD Luck.
why there WINS no Opera Boune In the Draw.
ina Room Theatre Last Evening.

Miss Minnie Cummings Drawing Room
Theatre was to hayo been roopened last even
ing with n French opera Oouifc company. The
announcements promised Attractions unri-
valled No mora iniunctionoi No more
disappointment" The theatre was. warmed.
the gas lighted. and number of
tickets sold. but. at the eleventh hour. the
opera bouife company refused 10 sing unless
Miss Cummings would pay their salaries in
advance. This she declined to do. and 50 the
house was closed. although she offered to do
what she understood was the agreement 10 pay
forty per cent. of the proceeds by permitting an
agent Of the opera bouire company to stand in
the box oiflce and pay himself as the tickets
were sold.
Miss Cummings was confined 20 her room
and bed by previous illness. and this new shock
added to the succession OF misiortuncs which
she has undergone during the past two weeks
threw her into condition Of nervous prostra-
ton that led her physician DIR. Hoffman. 10
predict for her serious consequences unless
she could obtain rest aud sleep. The constant
rush OF sympathizlng friends and business
agents to her room In the Hotel Hamilton. has
worn her down with excitement.
Nevertheless she talked freely last evening 81
her troubles. aud the relation ot them seemed
t9 bc in some measure reiiet although at times
she could hardly iorocar tears for the wrongs
that she bclieycs have been inflicted upon her.
"a.
4 not nll oil her capital Invested IA the Drawing
Room Theatre
lr-t she says she got u partner who began 70
advance money libcrdN but finally got tired
and she was obliged to assume the responsible
lily alone. This she wits not obliged In Dc. rs
she hnd several reiuuunrgtive engagements for
IA" holidays. hut she sympathzed with the
actors who had been engaged and besides she
desired L. remain near her mother. who resides
IN Brouklyn. Sh" had managed a properly
valued at slOoOpn lot her hy her husband,
and also had control Of large seminary IA
Chicago. and had conflrue" In her business
ability To- cnrrY the thratru through Sh" se-
cured other parties 20 consent 70 furnish tho
capital. Ia" worked a--iduou-ly 10 get fhc thea
tie ready 10 produce Nll.nhAucr'- nbcrutia II
Manhattan Beach and when she Thought
everything was IN readiness She was annoyed
by legal proceedings.
All of these difficulties she surrounded only
To- De- confronted hy others. The carpenters in
sisted upon prepayment. She aDpoased them
aud ilnaly, when the theatre was opened she
was - tired out and broken down with her own
eNGrlions that she could not continu" To play ~
pany disappointed her. and her stage manager
took stdrs against her. and She was Obliged
~ close IN" theatre from sheer phys lcnl
INABILITY - attend L. Inc business. Most o! her
cupItUI n ihN '-t"d ia the Properties and I'M
proveIncLts and advanced rnnt, aud she sun
posed there was a fair show 20 yet some OF her
Investment back hy last evenings performance.
To cap the climax Of her troubles. she received
news OF her mothers Illness. and WIS well nigh
distracted M the ~ late That brought upon her
such All accumulation of misfortunes.
she has finally concluded - lease tho theatre
Tor u brtct season, until she can recover her
wonted health aud strength she is fun OF
spirit and pluck, and confident tnat the Draw
INK Room Theatre sne has designed Is exactly
the need oi a refined portion OF the metropolis.