Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-27
RO0H's HUNGARIAN HAUL
he Makes II at the Expense Of the
Gypsy Orchestra and Leaves
the Members Badly
inthe Lureh.
A swindlIng Manager skips ont.
c-Ourisr-Jourpal. oath.

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To Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra,
which gave several performances last
week have been turned adritt in this
CITY BY their manager, Adam Reick,
and left in a very destitute condition.
The career Of the combination under
Reiek has been a very short one. as
they had been on the road with him
for only one week. The members
came to this country from Hungaria
a little over four months ago and gave
several concerts in New York, where
theywere first met by Reick, who is
manager OF the Vena Garden in San
francisco. Reick aud Theo. HOch,
the famous cOrnet player, were to-
gether in New York at the time, and
fixed up plan to take the Gypsies out
on the road. Their orchestra came to
Cincinnad week before last and was
playing at the Highland House, when
Reick made the proposition to man.
age them for the season. They accept
ed his terms, and when they finished
their engagement in CineinPati, came
to this city. By the terms of his con-
tract, they were TO receive 5000 a
and all expenses. They arrived in
Louisville last Tuesday, and gave three
concerts at the Masonic Temple and
two at. Ph@nix Hall, but, owing to
poor management, dad not meet with
success. Nothing was thought to be
the matter, however, until after the
performance at Woodland Garden, on
Sunday night, when
KOCH SKIPPED THE TOWN,
carrying with him all the money and
leaving the company in the lurch.
Yesterday morning they went to
Renich and asked for their salaries,
but he informed them that H0ch had
captured it and he consequently could
not pay them. They were stopping at
the Central Hotel. and the manager
OF that hostelry, getting wind OF the
affair. declined to let them have their
baggage and got out an attachment
for it. Some Of them had saved some
money, however, and divided with the
rest so they could get their baggage
out Of hook, but none had enough to
get out of town on and are in a very
bad fix. Reick, also, left last night
for st. Louis. A Courier. Journal
reporter saw him before he left and
got his statement ofthe matter, which
was about as follows:
When | was in New York | made
an agreement with Hoch that we
would take the orchestra on the road,
and each Of us was to put in. $3.50 tc
start on. l put up my money and we
arranged the contract with the Gyp-
sizes in Cincinnati and came to this city
with them, which was our first stand
We did not meet with success here,
however, and | sunk about $500. On
Sunday night Hook got the money to
pay the expenses with, and instead Of
doing so skipped the town, leaving me
in the lurch, so that | could not pay
the performers their salaries"
The Gypsies are placed in a much
worse position from the fact that they
can speak but little English, and are
wholly unaccustomed to the ways of
this country. They we're found at the
hotel last night bewailing their hard
luck and expressing much anger at
the way in which they had been
treated. Several Of them we're hunt
ing for Reick yesterday afternoon,
with the intention Of giving him a
whipping, but he managed to elude
them. There are fourteen in the
company. and as they are all fine per-
formers, thew can easily get along If
they once get on their feet again.