, 1880-02-22
THE STAGE
u.,, Njcholson's Alleged Claim
aoa;nst Mckee Rankin.
serious Charge Made by the Latter
q Against the Former:
..,ocome Mr. Dandmann-Comfng At
1'' fractions at the Local Theatres.
o,..n. Room Gossip-The Location of the
''." Wanderers.
..rwSG" THE CRITICS.

StETX1NG' - 1aE N1NA AANos
-,. ras brought the other day BY Pau
'nalson. GU, agent of the Ny Partner V comb1na'
aM1oist scainst Mckee liaukin, now playing ut Nc.
as.ars ru,. for the recovery Of some $550 alleged
due the complainant for services rendered
~s,,oneys advanced to the dcfenoant during
t.,mnncr of 1916 '116, when the latter was the
u1.sond Wv front Of travelling combina tfou play
M s~ .1he TTo Orphans" On Thu rsday even
w w. paul tried to garnishee the receipts, but he
ta,,d that there was NO money coming 10 DIT.
n"ntIo. the contract for 1.-The Dan1tes' party
hanA u1r heen made between Mr.. johnson, Macs
.n,o,> and Mcvicker, and johnson dca1t entlrelS
1r< Rankin. The only thing he could do
.rder the circumstances was 10 nave DAY Tor
u4s' Ssst and the third Monday in March was ap-
.Jn,ed, date upon which Mr. hanK1n WILL De
PSsanc,nr Pou an engagement in Pittsburg.
o1q M1pa vri,er found Mr.. Rankin last night, and
-.. hr,aching the subject the actor expressed
great indignation
-,..@, " I tell yo, what it Is, there is not a man
:. e'A .n,erica who can honestly say owe him a
~ 1a,1sr and there Is no man in the profession
w. has been more annoyed by unjust
s,ai,,< Than have been. Why. in Indianapolis
49, other week, Just as I was leaving town, Dam
.rs.o,,,av. fnr1,ug warrant upon me for some
.aaaer, fhat he loaned INC several years ago. /
soa mo, him since he loaned the stuff dozen
.;...s and he had never said a word about
.s,nmnense. Suddenly be thought should give
hiv, something, and be thought he would get It
hr ,ackl,ug INC as was leaving the CITY,"
.nut what about Nicholson's s cluimy'
ar,, tcll you. Nicholson was with me in the
.oo.on of ls,5-"Ia when I played 'The Two
orrh,ns.. When We parted paid him every
oa,r owed him. In lS7S he borrowed some
1nnnpy frvm me, and Subsequently he wanted to
hor1,w moro, which ! wouldn't lcb him have.
Then be said l owed him S'1o-l believe 1t was
tne.. % 4 year a.u last September he brought
s,, for the amount The suit was never tired.
This week be began the same thing over again."
Had you written contract9
.No. He says he loaned me money to carry
on u1y business 1t is well known that be has
ever been In state Of chronic tmpccuniosity.
IN Monday intend to begin suit against him
for Obtaining sg money under false pretenses'
..For obtaining money under false pretenses.
When We came here with The Two Orphans
be told me that the critics had to be fixed. thnt
Hart jackson had found 1t necessary to 40 so
the FIST time. I believed him,-for I knew
less about the business than / do now,-and
allowed him SUI which be told me he divided
betweeu tae ~ critics Of the 1f''cs' the Inter
T.
:. Did you give him money in other places for
the same pufposel'
SSo:7 be didn't think It necessary in other
cities"
he dldn't think the other places worth the
money probably, chr
"lSuppoSe not
Nj. Rankin said much more about Mr.. Nichol-
sou in connection with this whole matter, which
fm St Louis last night
TROUBLESOME BASDMASS.
Herr Won Bandmann, rs TIE TRIBUNE readers
sre aware, did not appear as Hamlet on the Ger
man stagc last Sunday night In the city Ger
mn papers appeared q card stating that indis-
position prevented his fuldument Of the engage
ment We make no comment. but furnish the
facts4 It appears that Mr. H6chster signed a
written contract With Bandmann for the latter
TO appear at MoVickers on the 18th of Febru-
aEy ln !" aamletb", and ,An the I'd Of the same
month IN The Robbers" According to the
1erms. Bandmann was to share after ssh.
Preparations we're made by H6chster for the
production of these plays IN the order named
Shortly after Bandmann had left the city, he
*rote to H6chster wanting him to play "The
hoboers" first and Hamlet next. H6chster
replied that he would only abide by the con-
tract On Friday, the 18th, the German
manager received letter from the
Ge,maa pa, 6agedian ordering him to call rehearsal
o. Of; The R"ooers" for Sunday morning, and to
nT;nttrpM saa .i IoF me same. Hocnster
late hour be could not change. He telegraphcd
aanamann ia.a to that effect. Daadmann thereupon
senf the following telegram:
DAYTON, o. Feb M-Yp Emit Hoschst<r: Te1earam
sna1ed me- Consider Changing 30 late dctHmentai
- n.y. Hssgeess Ans: therefore, now have share
estnss5 n,pSq S9 ~ than ~ Find g,ns1 .acros
Mr. 4ao,,., o&spAASS.