St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-07
MISSING LINK PUZZLE
Is an Apt Term for the Min
neapol,s Theatrical Co
nundpum.
Sterling Thou yht to Still
Have a Show for His
White Alley.
District Court Judges Do Not
Want the Grand Jury
Reduced.
Another Complaint Against
the New City Physician
Company rs Election.

The theatrical missing link puzzle Is
still an interesting cOnundrum. MeSsrs.
Kohl d Middleton, the Chicago dime
museum proprietors, are still in the city,
and are making bluff that is not at
variance with the present temperature,
which registers on the shady side OF zero.
They say they may buy the Peoples
theater, as their option secured from
Lambert Hays gives them the right to
purchase as well as lease. They will
probably do neither until it is decided
whether the lease to Sterling u Hays
has been forfeited by the alleged nom
payment of rent. Manager Sterling,
from all accounts, appears to be in a
fair position to show that the theater
was paying, and that he hao every rea-
son to presume that the rent had been
paid according to contract. Theodore
HAYS acted in the double capacity as
Sterlng's partner in leasing and run
ming the theater and as his fathers
agent. The endeavor will be made to
show that as treasurer he should have
paid the rent and had the funds
to do it with, but deceived
Sterling. and did not pay it in order to
forfeit the lease in accordance with his
fathers wishes, which amounts to
conspiracy. Charles w. ROhne, the eX
pert accountant who has been going
over the books, has made a statement
that the assets of the firm of Sterling
d HAYS. in the theater. valued at what
they mirht be expected to bring at
forced sale. exceed the liabilities by$2.50O
so the firm is perfectly solvent. Fur
ther. that he finds the receipts of the
theater for thirteen weeks past have av
eraged $1,000 per week. and the eX-
penSeS, it is understood. have only aV-
eraged 81, ,2O0, all of which goes to sub
stantiate Sterling's claim that his tif-
teen-year-lease still holds, and cannot
be forfeited by the fraudulent acts of
Theo Hays.
A new and surprising feature of the
situation is that Sterling and Frederick
Book, of the Pence opera house, have
made up. The two were formerly part
ners, but fell out, dissolved, and had
several law suits. They have been Bit
ter enemies ever since, but truce
has been patched up between them.
Last evening Book made an offer
to Theo Hays of the rent claimed to be
due. 81. .750, but was told that it should
be rendered to Lambert Hays. This
will be done this morning. 1t would
seem from this that there is a prospect
that Sterling and Book may join
fortunes again at the Peoples if Sterling
holds his lease. Sterling is certainly
not without friends in his situation, and
has had officers of help from several
sources.
A little side issue yesterday was the
serving of an attachment for $500 to
secure a claim Of Nj. Breslauer for bill
posting. A bond was furnished and
the claim will be paid to-day. it is un-
derstood. II. r. Jacobs who has a
dozen or so the eatrical ventures in the
East flew into the city yesterday, and it
has been conjectured that his visit is
for the purpose of getting hold of
the Hennepih Avenue theater. AS
he is backing the COrinne Burlesque
Co., however, his visit may simply be
in connection with that concern. The
Minnesota Loan q Trust company is
buying up the claims of lien holders
against the theater at fifty cents on the
dollar; but it is claimed that this does
not affect the management of the
theater for the present, nor indicate
that any new scheme for its sale is ON
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