Evening journal., 1889-11-11
THE TIME is OUT OF IOlNT
Hamlet Booth and Ophelia
Modjeska Are at Odds.
THE SWEET BELLS ARE JANGLED

MOQJeSka Are ar OddS.
THE SWEET BELLS ARE TANGLED
And Doiorously Out OF Tune--"Ungen-
tlemanly and Unohivairous Conduct"
Charged Against tho Great Tragedian.
Too Old FOR Love Analrs on the stage.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 1.-THE Herald says:
'There Ia a rnsnor afoat that Nine Helena
Modjeslsa will sever her connection with Mr.
| Edwin Booths dramatic company shortly,
and that She will flle an application in the
courts tomorrow asking for an accounting
and release from the contract which binds
her to the Booth-Barrett Organization. Tho
reasons given are shat Mime. Modjeslta re-
fuses 70 appear any longer jointly with Mr.
1 Booth, owing to what she calls his "ungen-
| tIemanly and unchivalrousr conduct toward
her. The papers in the case are now being
| prepared in a lawyers Office In the Wander
bait building. Tho formal complaint Of
| Mine Modloslsa has not been drawn up yet
| but tho charge Of ''ungentlemanly and UNI
\ chiyalrous conductn on the part Of Mr.
Booth IS said 10 appear IN the madamea
| deposition intrusted to hor lawyer.
Talent That Comes high.
| Mme Modjoska Is under contract "a
Messis. Booth aud Barrett for tbs season
She was FIRST engaged to star under the man
agement Of Zimmerman & Nixon, Of Phila-
dslphia, but later on changed her mind,
and MIR. Barrett succeeded IN buying tho
contract from tho Philadelphia Managers
after great deal Of trouble. Re IL said "a
have paid $4,000 for tho privilege Of star
ring Mime Modjeskn jointly with Mr. Booth.
II Nine Modiesia succeeds IN having her
contract nnnulled Mr.. Barrett viii he the
heaviest loser. He pays Nine. Modieska
snlary Of 81 800 week and Mr. Booth twica
AS much.
Trouble FROM the Start.
Il Is said that Nine Modjeska and the
IIooth-Barrett management have not been on
good terms from the start Count Bozenta,
Modieskas husband, said two months ago
falt neither he nor his wife ever spoke "a
the arrogant little fellow meaning Mr..
Barrett, and that they took no interest Ia
the company except Tor tho large salary tia
madame received.
, Letters IN the Case.
, The lawyers in the Vanderbilt building
2 who arc conducting tho cnn for NINE Mod
ieslSa are said 70 have in choir possession a
! voluminous correspondence which passed
= between the actress nnd Mi Booth. Nine.
2 Modjeska Is alleged to have repeatedly urged
Mr.. Booth 70 reica-c nor from her contract
|, MS she found then relations unhearabe after
@ his conduct t0wnri her IL Is certain, how
y ever, that the Philadelphia managers, zim-
y norman & Nixon, who sold their contract
e with ModIesSa 90 Barrett aud Booth, have
y been in active communication with Mod
: jesxas lawyers during tho last two weeks,
and from this u Is surmiDed thar they are
Q Interested ia chs scheme % secure a release
> of the actress from Mr.. Booth.
: = what other Actors Think.
4 Nine AIodjessa has been singularly free
from scandalous reports during her long
and prominent cereer ON the stage. Theat
, rical people with whom talked on the sub
1 ject think Nine. Modjeska is not satisfied
: with the artistic employment apportioned tc
! her and tho compensation allowed her by
\ Booth aud Barrett. and that she desires
either a release from her contract OF increase
OIL salary The press criticisms of Mr.
, Booths performances speak Of tho loss oi
. interest in bis acting and the perfunctory
A manner in which he performs his stage
duties, while they accord 70 Alme. Modjeska
!. more liberal praise
4 Against MotloAl<h'a Protest.
a Modjesxa op.ned her New York engage
d ment with Booth in an unsatisfactory role
aud although the public clearly showed tha
+ it did not care for "Richelieu,n the drama
m was kept ON the boards three weeks, agains
d Modjeskas protest and as detrimsnt 4
D. her reputation.
J. It is possible that all this together ha
prompted Modjeska to the action she is saie
10 have undertaken Neither Nine. Mod
jeskn nor Manager Arthur Chase could b.
Il found The people at the Broadway theatr
|: had strict orders not to give their addresse
Il TO anybody.
= NIr. Eooth was Non-CommitaI.
= called at the Players club, on Gramerc,
], park, and Mr.. Booth received me in. com
s. pany with Superintendent McGonnigie
r asked him II there were any differences b.
= tween him and Nine. ModjeskiA
I. III there is, do not see that it concern
J. the public. he replied
?, Have you at any time, Mr. Booth
li asked done anything that could have 10
7. Nine Mod iasxa or Count Bozonta to thin
;; that you imagined that Nine Moojesk
IN would favor you more than would an
g woman who was Tor the time being you
partner in busineSsf
Mr.. Booth sniied as Hamlet would. II
thrummed his fingers on the aign Of hi
y chair, reached over 10 an open cigar box
!, took cigar and lighted it deliberately
w Then he said
y, His Love Mailing Days Over.
~ "Mme. Modjeska first came 60 my hous
I, to see my dau hter, before Mrs. Booth
- death met her then. Since our bushes
- arrangement have met her ON the stag
~ only
~ ~ asked Mr.. Booth plainly If he had eve
81 gu conducted himself in such way as to Civ
= offense to Nine Modjesza.
" "My dear sir Mr.. Booth replied, KNOCK
au ing the ashes from his cigar, "my dear fe
low, Mime. Modjeska and / are old enoug
10 have grandchildren. My love maxim
!, days Off the stage are overn
Boston's Club Organizing.