, 1881-04-24
ANNA DTCNIESO\.S FUNK.

II have humorel Miss Dickinson more
than ever did any star who signed a con-
tract with 1ne.'' said John Stetson to I1c,'-
tld reporter the other day. y / sm sorry for
her, as well rs angry at her. Ny damages
are light compared with her loss profession
ally. 1t will kill her among managers, be-
cause no one in the future will make All Ell
gagement with her involving any risk. She
has treated me with absolute discouricsy.'
First, Us to her rtsponsibllity,-ca you
recoyer?''
81 hope so. She has money coming to her
from Fanny Davenport. That lady says she
pays her 500 per week. l will attach this
royalty at once. Then, too. l hear that she
owns a farm ol the Jersey plains. My con
/ tract Is clear enough to my mind to enable
NE to recover =, ,WN or $4,000 that lose by
her failure to fulfill it,
"l'Iease give llle the exact tignrcso"
well, tl,ell, to recapltulate. Miss Anna
will nave to indemnify me tUr the withdrawal
ut the company from Charleston on Satur-
day night (n order II hlt1nor her Wlli::l for
three rellearSlls). Salylnl was good for IL
S2.O00 llOust there, as shown by the advance
sales. LIE had not been heard there. you
know. The actual loss OH tho eight perform
ances in this city and Bostull will not fall
short Of 81, 40o-$s00 each. The te!t.raphtl...
bill alone exceeds S:.,JO. Then there arc cnn-
jury to my prestige. alr. Goodwin will GER
tainIy have a Claim for injury to his estab-
llshltcnt in failing to protsucc the play and
the actress promised, The advertising and
safely within the ulnrl, therefore. in esli-
mating the damages ut from 5000 to S1u.-
UOO.''
"What do you think induced her to break
her cot'tract:' was asked:
Miss Dick, lla. too long Il time between
Tttis fact enabled her misunderstanding slltt
,Meddlslg friends 70 Interfere. I know: she:
went So tar is 10 ret her clothes made. alti
not 1et, imaginative when III my yinlnd's eye
] Sre her first appearance in the Ctuude Net
Nr;tc costume bctnre Il cnttfie Of oil maids.
When, iii ner pln:aloons, SHE trippeu into
tile room where they sat they .l1, llo tioGbr.
put their hands up to their faces alld
is ridiculous, and the Sc,lsiliyncss which size
affects IL ftti is lllaWl1sh rather than senti
mental. There are 4o pnrer, better LADIES
liyli!. than Nine. nilsson. Notlje>k:t, Mis-;
Cary, &Atleialtlc P,lllips. and many. others,
wn SEE NJ harm IN app:':tril':5 IN male attire.
d.' not think the costume Itself had SD Eiucll
TO Ito with fler conduct as The influence eS-
erte'l by st,'l.t jea!ous-',li,ltcd members IL
the profession. Everybody has 'lvne all that
gould be tlone II coax aud threaten ;1iss Dick
i1!son Iltu tlpIn:, her duty. She objected IL
Miss Prescott, the }c;tNi;,., aetrrss of my
company, as too tail, and ] said she cnu't
have anybody she wanted. Size tclesytii pllei
me tie middle ut last Week:
49, You have Known since last Saturday
would ,iol play III phila.lrlphiu. II ynu do
not yet know the rt.ssu:,s, and Goodwin has
mt yrt been Notified, tits your own fault.
uaw lnng will your illness l.s: -
'' In Response. to this, | telegrapl1el this
message: You have s!1il1lc Il contract with
| n:: ,1ronsil Mr.. Zimmerman, by your own
| solicitation, and shall require yol To fulfill
it. First rehearsal, Monday April H.. Chest
nut Sttrct Oper:1-llot.s: Sctnnd rehearsal,
same theatre, S;:ue hour, Tuesday, April l.!
The supporting c"Elpa'ly are prriccs. Shall
advertise you properly and do all that am
obligated by contract
Las sail. VT threw up Charleston in or
that she might hav. plenty Of time. Sisnor
Sulyini gave up his Monday rehearsal for
her. | have cuaNed her, threatened her. and
she is nut here, The devil only knows the
reaso,l-doilI put it that way, Uecalise | am
alnenlber Of 2 church in Boston. and they
tlnn't dream that uSe s1,cil language Nur
do I. except when :l1l in Philadelphia OF
some other place that is not my home and
have been do1ie,' as In this case.''