The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-08
NOT ON THE BILLS,
The Manager OF a Comedy Company A
rested for acknowledgements.

| A sensational drama not on the bills was
| enacted behind the scenes at the Casino last
evening, when X. III. Rose, manager. treasurer
and general utility man of John Il. Ince's Com
ely company, was arrested on charge of EN-
| bezzement.
| Yesterday evening Ernest Rische, treasurer
| of Turner hall association, received a dispatch
| wOrded thus:
ITO Ernest Rische, treasurer Turner opera
| hall: Collect 5000 from Rose, manager John
| Ince party al Casino hall. Receipts here, S2lS
| He is trying To skip. Arrest him II he won
settle. Tom HOWARD.
Mr.. Rsche went immediately to the Office OF
Justice Anton Adam and had warrant issued.
repaired To the Casino. The policeman waited
in the lobby while Rische went to the dressing
| room, where he found Rose arranging his cos
tune for the character of Timothy Brown in
Matrimonial Difficulties. He requested Rose
Ia pay the money alleged to be due To Howard.
Rose replied, You bet you'll wait for that
money till Tom Howard comes here. He will
be here in the morning and I'm going to stay
here expressly to see him. He owes me mono!
and the accounts got to be settled"
Rische said he was only acting for Howard
and did not want to cause any unnecessary
trouble. He proposed that Rose, who had sew
eral hundred dollars in his possession, deposit
$50 with the steward of the Casino, su 'jcct tn
his own order, the amount TO be held as security
pending II settlement of the differences between
him and Howard. This Rose refused TO do.
rhereupOn Rische showed:the telegram from
Howard, and asked Rose what should be dOnes
Act as you are instructed" returned Rose.
Richie demonstrated with him, but without
effect. Then he handed the warrant To Officer
II lcid.
There's warrant against you for embezzle-
ment," said kleid TO Rose.
Every WELL"
Mr.. Rische says you had better pay
We'll I'll not pay
'''Ilen I'll have to arrest YOU,
"All right"
And Rose was taken to Jail.
Just after his mcarcerati ion he asked the
TAILOR 10 release him and permit him under
surveillance to play in Matrimonial, Diff
culties, then return to jail. He was informed
that the jailor had not power to comply with
The arrest occasioned great excitement
among the theatrical company and the
audience gathered in the hall. AS there
was no one to take the part of Timothy
Brown Mr.. lnce decided To play Fun in II
boarding school, and after short delay il was
put on the boards. The role David Doodle,
assumed the previous evening by Rose was
taken by Mr.. Mack, whose original character il
was.
Just before the curtain was rung up Ristale
| asked lnce, us there any possible way OF
checking this thing!
II know nothing about it, Mr. Ince replied
IL haven't seen statement of any nights per-
| Torrance for two weeks. can't do anything.
| Mr.. Rische, when interviewed, was reluctant
| to speak on the subject. IL wouldn't do any
thing to iujure him if could help it," said he,
| Rose is a little bull-hcaded; that's all E
| IL is said that the inception of the trouble
dates back several weeks and was caused by a
| humorous article two columns and half long
| in the New York Dramatic News, replete with
objectionable statements regarding the manner
Mr.. Ince and his company were treated on their
| first visit To the city this season. The article
aroused considerable Indignation and efforts
were made to ascertain the identity of the
| author. lnce and Rose both denied having
written il Ince was generally believed; Rose
who was known to he the pOSSeSSor OF Il fertile
imagination prOiltably cultivated during seY-
Grad years vocation as a journalist, was not.
Among the persons who discredited his state
ment Tom Howard the lessee and manager OF
Turner hall, was one; and so indignant was
Howard that he refused 20 give Ince dates
again at Turner hall and autographed Ia
Laredo Instructions to refuse ince ad-
mission AT the theatre there, though,
| arrangements had been made for the COM
| pany's appearance. Howard then opened the
| Laredo theatre with another company. "Thcy
brought suit rOP an injunction against me-
said Howard this morning but it wouldn't
| stick. OF course could do what wanted in
my own house. ] offered to take them TO Cor
| pGs Christi but Rose objected; he wanted 70
playat Laredo first They lost two days
| through the mans Obstinacy. Finally they
| went 10 Corpus Christi and played there,
! lending them money for their incidental eX-
| pcnscs. After tDa Corpus engagement
Rose settled up with nv and Sent
named Woodward accompanying them us my
1 representative. They played in Laredo Will,
| vas in Corpus. Their receipts were S2IS, and
| according 10 the terms OF my contract with
| them, was 80 get - per cent. But Rose get
away with nv hiSineSs man, though | had
warned him to keep sharp lookout. Rose
| took charge of the books AID the cash, and
/ when Woodward asked him, after the first per.
| rOEt,sapce, for u settlement, he said he would
| figure H. Al up when the engagement was ended
| don't kpQW whether he figured or not, but
know ne didH't !eaye TIE cash for me. He
came here, and il its bad got away before got
/ here of course IL w0aia h9ye been goodbye
| Epae, for Wouid nave Just thaFksg $40 down
! lost"
| While - Laredo the company arranged with
| Howard 10 bay here at Turner Han on the Sth
| inst, hut subsequently changed the date to the
| 9Th. Then CaddSn, tfte advance agent, came
| M and informed NJ. RjSGLU that the company
| would not play at Turner Hal but at the
[ Casino hall under a rival management. The
| company came and opened at the Casino, Al
Turner Hall the dates were fllled toy making II
| suop-cu9asamcnt with the Hidden Hand com
pany The Hidden Hand was shown but once
| because of the iiiGeSe 9f the leading lady and
of the adverse neHsysbEr criticism the com
| pany did not perform Sat!,tdRy at matinee
! saturday evening nor sunday evening us al.
| verified. Consequently Howard lost Consider.
| able money" He couldn't AFFORD TO lose this
| Laredo lgtlgtey as well as what he lost on the
| Hidden Hand saa SO he took steps to recover,
was the way EFRest Rische explained How
| ards conduct.
| Rose refused to speak 6t the subject further
than TO say that all the facts w.s1sa be brought
| out when he was examined.
| Mr. Rose was thismOFning released on S:1UBa.l
j. C. Cochran sild J. NJ. Emerson becoming hi,
| securities. The fsiGi will occur at ga. IN. on
| Tuesday before Justice Adam. After his re
lease Mr.. Rose said the wfGtG HtRfter is one OF
misunderstanding simply and there is no CEN
| blence of embezzlemenf In the case al AZ. IL
| Was allowed by Mr.. Geo. e. WoOdman, treas
! HieF fgg Tom Howard at Laredo, 10 take How