The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-28

miss Russeli Denies the Managers state
nents-D efendins Her Course In Making
an Engagement at Niblo's Theatre.
New York Hcrald.l

al am preparing for the theatre" said
Miss Lillian Russell last evening TO re-
porter, after she had extended him a
courteous reception in her apartments, In
west Thirty-fourth street, $50 you must
excuse my appearance
al have come, Miss RUSSELL" said the
reporter, "to ask your side OF the trouble
between you and Mr.. McCaull."
"Oh, have a very different story to tell
about the whole affair."" she replied. "Mr.
NcCaulrs statement looks very nice and
truthful by ITSELF He Is very fluent
taIker, Is Mr.. McCaull. He says that We
will not DC allowed TO play at Niblo's next
week. Now, have my lawyer as well as
Mr.. McCaup has, and viii certainly play
at Niblo's Monday night, and so will Mr..
Temple, Mr.. st. Maur, and Miss Roche.
Mr.. McCaulls story Is so full OF misstate-
ments that will tell you all about my en-
gagement at tile Bijou and the cause OF the
trouble. While Mr.. McCaull was absent
from the city Mr.. Hirschy came to me and
asked me to play patience at the Biiou
for one week. Then Mr.. McCaull
returned and Mr.. Hirschy allowed
him TO take charge Of the whole business.
Mr.. McCauil upon his return set to work
TO do Just as he pleased. One day under
stood Mr.. McCaull was going to discharge
ten OF the female chorus and six OF the
male chorus. The poor singers came TO me
with pitiable stories OF losing employment.
/ had had them with me for long time.
They were termed by Mr.. McCaull cold
coons'; but they knew how to sing, and
that was more than could be said Of the
girls he was wanting to put in their places,
who had good looks, but could not sing.
thereupon wrote Mr.. McCaull the note he
criticiscs in to-day's Herald. He says it
was dirty-looking. What did he want me
to do? Send him letter-paper, gilt-edged;
and with my monogram! The paper was
the best could find i'm the Theatre, where
the note was written. What other fault
had he TO find with my letter? Did he
want me to address him as My Dear or
My Darling Mr.. McCaull p
TIE BREACH wIDENs.
dwell, the difficulty over the chorus
singers passed away, and then they tried TO
remove Mr.. st. Maur Mr.. st. Maur does
not sing the part well, but he acts ii very sat-
isfactorily The engagement at the Biiou
was to last for only week more at the long
est. The weather was so hot that we did
not feel like coming to the theatre to help
Mr.. Bell rehearse his part. In fact. we
II
Mr.. 81. Maur. Miss Roche, and myself-tO
stick together. hr. Hirschy, in the pres
ence Of Mr.. Temple and Mr.. Jerrold Miss
Roche's husband) told us three separate
times that the season would certainly close
on Saturday, We then determined to
90 to Niblo's. where we were offered one
thousand dollars week and thirty per cent.
Of the gross receipts. The theatre is roomy
and cool; not barn, like the Biiou, and
"Patience has never been played below
Fourteenth street, and, L think, would
take. On v ednesday evening Mr.. McCaull
acted in an ungentlemanly manner. He
says he found Mr. Temple in Miss RusselPs
room. The fact is, Mr.. Hirschy and Mr..
Nash were also present. The theatre is so
small it has no green-room, so the actors
and actresses often come to my room,
which is larger than the others. Mr.. Tenn
pie acted like perfect gentleman and
never lost his temper, although Mr.. Me-
Caull used the most violent and coarse Ian
guage. II he had struck Mr.. Temple
there were those present who would
have defended that gentleman. |
am under no contract to play longer
than this week ut the Biiou. | have not
been on friendly terms with Mr.. McCaull
since falling out we had while / was play
ing in the 'Snake-Charmer at the BiiOu.
He has me under a contract for next sea-
son, but when signed ii had only heard
il read by him, and he read things which |
afterward found out were not in the cUn-
tract. Mr.. McCaull had no right to behave
in the coarse way he did in my dressing
room Wednesday night. Ii l had bro
ther or husband he would not act in that
WAY TO me. -