Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-05-25
Proctor Il souller Explain.
From the Morning News,

sIR An article in the REPUBLICAN of
to day, under the caption, "The Aca.
deny Proves Jonah" is calculated to
mislead the public, and with your per-
mission we desire to make a fair state.
ment of the facts in the case. A contract
was made with A. b. Coley on the ninth
| day of May which provided for the pro-
duction Of "Storm Beaten at the Aca-
deny on May 81, 90 and 23, the said Coley
to receive so per cent. Of the receipts. By
the terms of the contract, which is in
writing signed hy.Coley, aud now In our
possess lion, the said Coley agreed 10 fur
nish free of all charges an amount of
printing therein specified, at least ten
days In advance OF May 81 Coley also
agreed to furnish complete first class
acting company. By the terms Of the
contract no printing was to be received
by US @. .. D. On Thursday of last
week, three secular days before the open
ing, the printing came per express with
=: y. y. charges, amounting TO nearly
zoo. We wired Coley that he must send
thls amount, ~hereupon he replied later
that unless We would take out the print
ing he would not come. Rather than
close the house we paid the q. q. d.
charges. After wiring him that this had
been done Coley replied to the effect that
he could not come unless guaranteed
$500. This we finally agreed to, having
hrst made out charge against him for
shortage in printing, damages to business,
through not getting papers until lhtee
days before the opening night, and other
items. When the company reached town
on Monday Coley announced that the
baggage and scenery was held by the
Pennsylyania Railroad Company fer fares
from New York. This was another
breach of contract, ard being noised
about the city injured business The
total amount due us for money advanced
wss SlO5. We were willing TO settle but
the statement placed Mr. Coley ia our
debt. To-day We have paid the fares of
several of the company TO their homes.
We do not care to rake up Coley's record;
but II necessary we will give him all the
publicity he may desire. We are fiLan-
cially responsible for every dollar of in
debtedness incurred, and If our obliga.
tions were voided the law would give
speedy redress. Mr.. Co ey has nothing
to lose or gain as to the REPUBLICAN.
we do not advertise 10 its columns, which
statement Is volume of explanation
touching variety OF matters. Respect
fully, PRooToR s. SouLIfR'
Wilmington, May "a, 1888.
We publish the above letter, which ex-
plains itself, but at the same time is yerv
cont adictory as to the terms made with
Mr. Coley, the manager of the stranded
Storm Beaten troupe. By piline on fines.
which this house is becoming noted for
the manager generally is enabled To get
all the juice there is In the orange, and n
the words of the different manaeers who
have played their troupes at the Academv
can he relied upon, tbs house is getting 4
very uneavory reputation among theatri-
cal people. Our readers can draw their
own conclusions between the statement
OF Mr.. Coley, published exclusively in
yesterdays REPUBLICAN, and the above
from the pen of Mr.. Soulier, the VIII
mington manager. An attachment was
issued at the instance of Mr.. 81. II. Ward.
Mr.. Coley's counsel, and placed in Sheriff
Lambson's hands, who placed 1t with
Constable George q. Ward to serve on,
Mr.. soulier; The paragraph published in
a1. a. !! $ REPUBLICAN was written up
,opied verbatum.]