New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-26
THEA TEE PEOPLE AT LAW.
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES IN COURT.

MoRDAUNT's DEBTs-BARRYNoRE AGAINST FANNY
DAvEYPoRT-A MARRIAGE ANNULLEp.
Another actor who Is over head and cars In debt
has been brought up on supplementary proceedings
and is threatened with punishment for contempt OF
court for falling 10 appear for examination as 10
the condition OF his finances Frank Mordaunt, VINO
plays the part of Scarpa IN Miss Fanny Davenports
La Tosca' company, is the unhappy man. a )udS-
nent, which with costs and disbursements now
amounts TO S72 81, was obtained against him IN
district court in 1882 by Miss Emma c. Woodbridse
for music lessons given HIS young daughter Leavte
A. Whitaker, her lawyers, obtained an order for his
examination and obtained from him some Information
He stated that he employed by Mr. Price, the nus
band OF Miss Davenport, when the new BrOahway
Theatre opened, for period Of nine weeks, ana Is
receiving salary Of $50 week He went on as ioi-
lows:
1 live a. tho orcrtal Ho.el at ThirtJ.ninth-st and
Broadway pay s35 per week board for myself and wife
Q-What Is tho amount OF your weekly living expcnsesi
A-About s76 week.
o.-How do you draw your sslsryi Al don't draw
It myself -"
o.>who doesi A.-Mrs Mordannt
o.-why does Mrs. Mordsunt draw 1T A-Becauso she
loaned money in San Francisco pay dcbts and
assigned my salary her until paid her the amount
owed which 81, 00o 1 assigned IL on February O.
Ny profession is my only OF income. Miss Dayen
ports father, who is now dead owed me $500 Several
peoplo owe money-s2 900 g. 900 in all don't re-
member their M.Kee Rankin owes me consider
able monJ in Partnership. from which nevcr got an
accounting There other judgments against me that
L know OF.
Mr. Mordaunt failed to appear ordered for further
examination, and Judge Bookstaver, in the Court OF
Common Pleas, yesterday adjudged him to be in con
tempt and directed that, unless no appears on May
and finishes his testimony, he be brought before him
for punishment. Mr.. Mordaunt says he will submit
TO further examination on the day named
@La ToscaD was before Justice Ingraham for short
time yesterday In the Supreme Court Chambers, and
the courtroom illuminated by the presence OF
Miss Fanny Davenport, whom Maurice Barrymore seeks
TO restrain from presenting tho play on the allegation
that IL is o plagiarism OF his "Nadje- "a" Accom-
panied By hor mother Mrs. Il. L. Davenport, and
fair friend she escorted Into court by her COUNSEL
A. J. Dttenhocfer Benjamin Stelnhardt on behalf OF
Mr.. Barrymores counsel, William L. Howe, asked for
an adjournment, the latter was engaged in case
I'm the General sessions.
Ex-Judge Dttenhoefcr insisted that there should be
a speedy hearing, as Miss Davenport was obliged TO
leave the city In few days to fill an engagement.
lie said that he had aldavts by Sara Bernhardt Vic
torlen Sardou and others which he would present when
the hearing took place. The case was set down per-
emptorily for argument tomorrow morning
Tho marriage of Mrs. Mathildo Denison, otherwise
known as Mathllde Madison, the welfknown actress
OF the Madison Square Theatre Company, with Charles
IJenson, annued by Justice Barrett, Of the SUI
rt.on.the- Main on April 80, 1874 and have two
children. The evidence showed that woman TO whom
nc was secretly married in Pennsylvania In 1867 was
gt his wife when he married the plaintiff.