New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BAD MANAGING FOR CATHARINE LEWIS.

= BAD MANAGING FOR CATHARINE LEWIS.
Miss Catharino Lewis, the actress who trips it SO
gracefully in "Olivctte," is in trouble. Not that
she is out of an engagement, has had her dlahonus
hotel The ordinary troubles Of actresses; bat she
has cut the bonds which bound nor, IN BUSINESS
capacity, to her husband, Mr. Atiwe9soh, anu uc,
clares with energy that hereafter she MANAGES
herselfD Miss Lewis has been acting at the ruin
Avenue Theatre for the past week III come opera
supported by her own company ana, 10 an appe",
are wont to lie; bat all the time she has ocea sur
fcrng from the biGulous propenslues OF her nus
band The story freely circulated about the theatre
at the rehearsal Yesterday was that MrtAriwedson
had helped himself SO generously to ms wlic earn
ings and made himself so obnoxi,us 10 me lheHpeis
OF her company, that last Monday night MISS LOWS
called him to an q" c0unt;D%, anu tnan IN IONS nob
comic told him to go. He we1t t. the MOTION
House and Miss Lewis sa " him no more. A..
Mr. Arfwedson is a Wei shman, ana married hiS.
Lewis in England several years ago. since that
time he has acted as The actresses business manager,
travelling with her to Ausralla and Afterwards III
this country. He has always: It Is sald, DC II gtat
lover of the wine that is red and. WIN reckless
Disregard of the traditional serpent, he indniSea
his thirst Sc much that il Intertered with MS wie
relations with her employers aud was the means OF
breaking several contracts with managers oi t"e'-
tres. With the beginning OF the past dfan,atlc
season. Miss Lewis decided TO empoy her own
company She gave Mr.. Arfwedson the control OF
the money, and nc returned a;ementS TO her rom
time TO time, which she accepted without question.
A little more than week ago Nj atIWeusoe
began inviting his wifc's employees to champagne
suppcrs and ndulgiug in faro" aud poker, T ir
the receipts Of his wifa's performances. fihalnR
himself hort of money ne telegraphed to JOHN
Stetson of Booths Theatre. III this city, for sou
in advance. on hs wife's engagement. NJ OF, .Soa
sent word TO Miss Lewis and tho Gcho, e'ncn,
followed His wife then asc, r!amed that lie nad
not paid the salaries Of the nemecrs OF her com
pany. and being without money she dr3W on M.
Stetson for the amount sh- desire j. MISS Le"iS
became exasprrated and "disc barge" hcr husband.
She appon ed Julius Cohn Der business agent, IN
which capacity he rs still acting. :,
1Oa tribune rcporto: last night, MISS LEWIS s'iu
that she did not 10 say any hing ialtner tna
what has been outlined nj owe. What her husoail9
would decide to do she dldnot know mr. CoIn sa q
that he only knew that MT Ariwedson was no iongrr
business manager for Miss Lewis. Several OF the
members of tho company sid that they knew that
Mr. Arfwcdson had used his wife shameiuiiy i0r some
time past aud rad spent her earnings in cards and
champagne with uncommendabie persi stcuc{' There
was no suspicion of Mr.. Ariwedsons 'a'thtuiiess as
hnsLand but ne was simply not Trustworthy as q
business manager. Ii is generally believed that IL
Mr. Arfweds0n asserts his rights as husbardi III tno
management of Miss Lewis's business. thai she VIII
appeal to the courts Tor a limited separation