Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-11
Now Haven Opera House.
The Latest Phases-A New Compan
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The Latest Phases-A New Company
 Promised.
 Concerning what has happened to the New Haven Opera House stock company, Manager Near says that he is not responsible for it. lie relied on Miss Cummings to procure the company and 1t was only through her inabil ity to gather actors who would play for h6, that the opening piece was not better re- hearsed. She insisted on "Romeo and Juliet, " and Mir. Near had to go to New York to engage leading men for her after she was to have had the piece ready for rehearsal While he was gone she put in her name as joint lessee and manager and changed the name of the theater, all contrary to contract The expenses were to be paid equally, but Mir. Near stipulated that he was not to be held for any part of a deficit as he had nc l cash to invest. John Q. Hoyt, of 33 Broa6 street, New York, appears as Miss Cummings packer, and when he was here at the opening night he told Mr. Near if there was deficit he would send check. Miss Cummings put in the Opera House an agent of her own as business manager, which was not agreed on How the present trouble will terminate is { matter of much curiosity. Mir. Near says that Miss Cummings has violated her con 1 tract with Mir. Skiff he cannot go on with her.
 The agent for Miss Cummings says as fol lows: The charge is made that Miss Cum l mings failed to pay the actors. This is un true The recei pt of each actor (exceptine two, who had overdrawn their accounts be fore salary day, are now in Mir. Near's pos | session. Concerning the attachment of he1 baggage by Messrs. Murray and Holland the circumstances, in brief, were simply these KToa rz H. and made contract with him at $50 pe1 week, including fares. On Saturday last, af ter the performance, five persons were dis charged by order of the management, bott Mir. Near and Miss Cummings having had 6 prior understanding to that effect. MT. Mur ray claimed his fare and two weeks notice and brought an action on Monday. Mir Near tac1tly sustained Miss Cummings ac tion, yet the suit was brought against her while both partners were equally liable The failure of Romeo and Juliet was not through improper rehearsals, as stated, but through the total inability of some of the actors (some of whom MT. Near engaged) tc understand and properly interpret the text The piece in question is standard one, and every actor of any reputation at all is sup posed to be "up'' in the business of the play, and, in most cases, the lines as well. So much for the actors.
 AS the partnership relations between the parties have been made public it might be in. teresting to the public to know more of them. It is expressly stipulated in the agreement ot Miss c. and Mr. Near that when Q deficit oc CUTS each partner is to make good his and her one-half, and that all bills are to be paid by 12 o'clock on M onday of each week. There was deficit oIt several hundred dol lars on last weeks business. On Monday Miss Cummings received her quota from her New York banker and was ready with it and only anxious to meet the indebtedness. MT. Near stated his inability to respond and based his refusal upon letter which Miss Cum mings had written him some time ago, in which he says she was to advance him money to meet his part of the indebtedness (when any occurred.) It is very strange that such a condition was not so nominated in the bond" A matter of so great importance should certainly have been prime consider ation with MT. Near. Other statements made in the articles in question are trivial and not worth refuting.
 The New Haven Opera House will lose no prestige by the recent turn of affairs, but will shortly be reopened with new compa- ny now being engaged in New York py Miss Cummings AS soon as matters are amica- bly, adjusted between the partners due notice will be given of the opening. Trusting I have not eneroached too far upon your space, I remain respectfully yours,
 H. P. TAYLOR,
 Business Agent for Miss Cummings.