New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE TRIALS OF ACTORS ON The ROAD.

THE TRIALS OF ACTORS ON THE ROAD.
b,sso1ur1oS OF THE CONFESSIONAL coMBiNAiioN'
AND THE TROUBLES INCIDENT 10 II,
TIE Coniesoogah Combination when pla Sy,Se ~
the Windsor Theatre last Oot 70 he the result of
nartncrsbip which existed between InaIlrs =" the
and George Clarke. both men as 70 the cause
Of disbanding the company Is as ioowSr n,opv and
II was the manager OF the t CCnnpaog nyr first
george n LA was ut Buffalo, August 3D. and
sysrythine augured favorably for s9cces erir
The play was one 1 h~ ar eI made some
changes in it, i soon found out that l haa q oau
partner Clarke and had long been personal iTenoS'
both being members of the Lotos Club 9nt sooh
discovered that did not know my man. lie worKeu
against me in every possible way, even wruhH 10
editors of papers in the towns where we VIZ ~ the
asking them to suppress my name IN speaking VI 'c
play. could never stand such an insult HoIn ~ IN
actor whom was managing Bat what espectaiiH
nettled me was his peculiar paT;lahty 10 GO sSa5
lady members of the company lie nad oulS 80 ~
in the business and after discharging Two OF tne
actors on q trivial excuse. he tried % keep oach
their wages, but paid then'' as a man % n'-O- "
I'VE went through thirteen weeks, TOM 2lay pay
ing week in tins cry Iaen COVE week where dis
charged Miss Jennie Yeamens. with wnom =" a.
too familiar, and engaged MISS NeIhe Od,loSon ~
take her place At Montreal matters reached sucI
n cras that told CLARK could go no farther ana
he appeared satisfied to close our engagement nut
refused 10 pay the members OF tne company n 'n az
salary due them. ] collected money there anu dt
Toronto and paid them every cent am reorgal-
izng a new company and shall start out this week.
] have sued Clarke IN the Superior Court aSiHg
that receiver be appointed 10 close our 1"iP
legally" Mr.. ;
yesterday He said: "Gayler and were formerly
members Of the Lotos Club am now but ne was
expelled some time ago. 1 have been ectng l9r
twenty-siS years almost every season In New lorh.
and never got IN such a serqPe ~, isrod az
present. Gayler claims that | only advanced
1866, while l have receipts Tor % U4o ss pats
&c my CNNn
that he put up is $2s, which was used for p9SlagSS,
Soon after starting he saddled, his son ana VIE
upon the payroll they doing nothing but drawing
sa aries The play was a congOmeration OF scenes,
from six to eight in every act, and l rewrote every
condensed. In the affidavit which he has preseHieu
the charges are puerile well as false. After inns
suit has been decided shall sue him for damages
OF course shall only get judgment against 5nl-
the old story of the beggar who was sued you
know The idea of my working against him wlle
we were partners, is absurd. HIS interests were
mine His charges of partIaty, or famillafltE WIN
Miss Yeamans for it is she TO whom ne refers a!e
UNANIMOUSLY false and he will have chance 10
By the rules of the partnership was to have
the hiring and discharging of all members OF me
company but he took that privilege on l nlsgr
for five weeks in her part until we played
together perfectly each understanding every mo
ton of the other Our movements always ,uoNe-
tailed exactly, aud it had really become duality OF
existence Now. to be deprived of such an actress
without moments warning was not pleasant no
matter who might follow her In Boston Gaylers
son bought tickets through to Chicago OF sealpcr
and came near heing put off the train. with all the
lady members of the company, as l ana not KNOW
ANYTHING of this halt-faTe arrangement AS IL was
it cos us nearly 800 more than 1t would nave
done had this fellow, who was paid $50 a week
salary. bought regular tickets
Miss Nellie Carleton. who was hired to succeed
Miss Yeamans was also seen by the reporter, ana
had no words severe enOuCh express her contempt
for Mr. Gayler: land as for Mrs. GayleT" she SAID,
az told herplainly that she was an old cat; went
TO Boston on rece wing telegram IRON MI Gay
Ter offering me my salary in advance and agreeing
to pay nv travelling expenses. lie never dld elter'
He saws he paid all the salary 10 the company before
disDanding it, but that is untrue lie dld not pay
me- not even my fare horne. All OF us were iona
of Mr. Clarke: but Gayer, and Mrs. Gayior! SIN
cerely hope that one will be fool enough 10 go
OUT with him on his proposed tour. And the scan
dalous way that Mrs. Gayler talked about Jennie
YeameDs was shocking Such dirty, mean Inslnua-
tons | wish that were man but what can
woman dot | shall help Mr.. Clarke IN every way
possible in his suits for he was perfect gentleman
toward all the company, and did all hecouJd Tor us
Miss Jennie Yeamans was also visited, Dut decIlneu
to make any statement at present, saying that
Clarke had been very kind to her, which was more
than she could say Of Gayler and that she would
tell her interesting story in court
STEALING A WAGON AND ITS CONTENTS.
A two-horse express wagon belonging TO f.. II.
Quincy q Co.. of No. 49, Fourth-ave., was stolen
on Friday. while ii was standing before No 20
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