New-York tribune., 1885-07-22
THE MIKADO'S TROUBLES.
rurrArENrNG RosENFELD WITH ARREST.
no PERFORMANCE LAST NIGHr-LAwYER BROWNS
WRATH.

WRATH
Alexander p. Browne, Of counsel for DOyley
Carte and bis American interests In The Aikado SAT
M his office yesterday afternoon and asserted warmly
81 am the maddest man in New-York' The cause OF
his wrath action OF Sydney Rosenfeid In SUD
letting Union Square Theatre to H. j. Abrahams ana
the pro iuction OF the opereta on Monday evening IL
there was ever OF coniempt OF cour this Is 0ne
Mr. Browne won't on. and the contempt does not
include Mr. Rosenreld alone but it extends to Shook
Collier, Mr.. Abrahams and Frederick Perkins, tue
musical CONDUCTOR Unless 1 am greatly mistaken 1
shall have tacm all arrested by Tomorrow night. III
ever "a man saturated with warning OF the danger
Of his course that man was Mr. Collier wrote him.
telegraphod him, I saw him In person and told MIN OF
the full measure OF tue Injunction informed hlm posi-
lively aud clearly thai II The Milado was produced
at the Union Square, he and Mr. Shook would be held to
strict accountability. And yet the work was gwen
Mr.. Collier cannot plead ignorance
"H they are arrested. suppose bail will be in Order
or n stay OF proceedings will be obtained, the reporter
tmidy suggested.
~Nothng of the kind.' said Mr. Browne emphatcally.
sJudge Wheeler will put them in jail to stay there TO
await his pleasure. There will be no bail and no stay
The only authority which interfere Is the President
NJ the Tinted staes This is no light and rng matter
cap assure you The subtsrnge OF suoletting the
theatre will not stand for moment, nor VIII the plea o
Mr. Collier that he had nothing to do with the matter
charge thai virtually connved at the production lie
Will have to answer for It,
Mr. Brown started out early in the morning with ven
geance in his eye He went the hotel where Judge
wheeler had been staying but ascerained that the judge
had departed for his home In Bratte0oro. W. MI
Browne then sought Judge Benedict IN brookDn Juoge
Benedict declined to interfere. as he was sitting IN
criminal proceedings but he said that II Judge "heeiers
order had been held u contempt Judge Wheeler would
undoubtedly inact severe punishment Aud that,
sa Mr.. Browne. means that Messrs SHOOK ooiler @
and Kpsen fed, Abrahams and Perkins VIII go 10 jail
kanfn n ntxyn
MIR. Browne had his papers all drawn up SO that % an
fndng another United states judge TO whom he could
appeal he OF his assistants by the 4:3o p IN.
train to ratteboro and Application will be made to
ndge Wheeler for the order OF arrest The order can
not he col back here until 6p. a. to- morrow night
as doubt tt but that Judge Wheeler Wi!l issue t. an ye Of
these gentlemen shall go TO jail II they can be fond
sor Mr. Rosensd & % nrSduasy 80 sy
said Ss Ct the n yes on of e s y @
and contrary to their advce" sydney hosenieia was
not seen a. s hs as es to parts unnown Mr. Collier
said that not at all RESPONSIBLE Tor me On
said and understood then that the work was not 20
be given WSa my sapsb pr bS on pay II was @ done
without warrant from me aud against my cAp'oss
Tare in the day Mr. Abrahams with anxious counte.
nance went 10 Mr. Collier and asked him what 1t was
best do. lie had learned that MI; Rosenea law
yer Brownies wrath and of possible arrests. Well
SAID Mr. Collier entity f c %e'' eSSempi yo" an' fS a..
nav be the case with YOU and very likely is should
not 90 on STILL do not advise you do not ieei IN
contempt my self but you had better be careful MT
Ahrah,.s p,ndered. The result was that ne caused
syn IN he placed front of the doors Of the THEATRE
stating that therc would be No performance to-nght
Two by two. by one, In groups ana s.ras
cling people went to tho theatre from .:3o
n M until after o'clock. and encoanierns the FORBID.
bnrlesaue Mr. Abrahains explained his action by say
ng that Mr. Collier had advised him to close the tne
Mr. Collier said relative Mr. Brownies application
for an arer Of arrest Mr. Roseneid Informed Inc Of
the Injunction and told he he wonld give
an entertainment himself with tn" ald
Of Mr. Reed and Alice Harrison aud
Belle Archer He concluded To 90 this after had de-
cned refund him the rent which ne had auVaice
was nurey ba siness matter Aftcrward he showed me
the sub-lcase To Mr.. Abrahans asked him what kind
of could he given. and he said that cond oe
arranged he had a successful one OF MS own On my
return al $50 / saw the Mikado" was to 10
given / had let the theatre and had been paid my
reputable performance was given. had let the
theatre independently OF Mr.. shook VINO had gone
away ana arranged week before 10 give me enire
control II have done dsreputibe ACT am Wiling
to stand by IL, but emfhatiealiy nave not
There was runor floating about the vicinity OF Union
Square 10 the effect that the company had not received
their salaries the last two weeks Inquiry showed
thai the rumor founded on fact Frederick Per-
kins the leader of the orchestra when he joined tDe
eompaiy pledged his credit for the payment OF tue
Of the icans TO the extent OF 5000
This will probably represent his share OF Tue loss
IN the company - 4,
MI Browne went to Brooklyn yesterday morning and
drew I'D an agreement with MI. Cfau, whereby MI
the nrodu otjon of Mikado mot IDe Mikado - in
Brooklyn for week. A the end OF that Time 1rau
ana the are TO consent 10 atenporafy III
function until the case be definitely decided