Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-03
WANT j. M. HILL TO PAY.
Boston Creditors attach His Restaurant
an that Civ

Boston Creu''os attach His Restaurant
IN that City.
Boston, July Q. Several attach
ments have peen issued against J. NJ.
Hill, the "eh-known theatrical man
ager, ana IL IS thought that they will re-
snlt in his complete failure.
1t is reported that Mr.. Hill recently
mortgaeeu Sns leases OF his two theatres
in New iotA u order to dissolve an at
tachmen' 'ns' mad been placed upon his
resta urans a' Inc corner of Washington
and BoyiSIpn streets, Boston. Messrs.
Freeland,. LOOMS & Co., the clothiers, In
whose building Mr.. Hill's restaurant is
located, tuesday placed an attachment
upon the restaurant for rent and have
piaced keeper In there.
Other attachments have been placed
and other Keepers put in by parties hav-
ing claims against Mr.. Hill.
In regard to Mr.. HIPS estate there
are many rumors, but no definite infor-
nation. Some even go so far as to haz-
ard the opinion tina. he will not be able
to pay more than five cents on the dol
lar.
Mr.. Hllfs reported failure was credit
ed up town last night, but it is general
~ believed that his shrewdness and en-
ergy would pull him out of tenn orary
difficulties Local managers have
known LOT more than year past that
most OF his recent ventures have proved
disastrous. Indebtedness against the
Union Square and Standard Theaters,
it is claimed has been recently accumu-
lating. UsherS at the Union Square
Theater claimed that they had not been
paid for three weeks, and when the Lee
Townsend and Robert Duncan benefit
was given two weeks ago they struck
for their wages. 1t is said that there is
$4,000 due the employees of the two
theaters and at least double that sum
owing for contingent expenses.
The Standard Theater has been closed
since May l, until three weeks ago,
when the Creole Company played a three
weeks engagement. Surprise was ex-
pressed that Mr.. Hill would allow such
a company TO occupy the house, but
managers explain it by declaring that
sary.
Mr.. Hill has an office in the Standard
Theatre building, where he has been
booking dates for next season at the
two New York theatres. So far as
knows he had no plans for travelling COM
panles.
The Union Square Theatre lease has
about eight years to run. The building
is owned by the Courtlandt Palmer
estate. MIR. Hill acquired the lease from
Shook & Collier, opening it, after extern
sive alterations, by grand production
of Romeo and Juliet" with Margaret
Mather and Frederick Paulding in the
leading roles. The house is reported
TO have always made money.
The Standard Theatre is leased fol
three years. This lease is not consid-
cred nearly so valuable as the Union
Square. These two leases comprise al
Of MIR. Hill's property known to be in
this city A prominent manager said
last night that Mr.. Hill had hypotheca'
ted these leases for $4,000.
Mr.. Hill was formerly member OF the
large Chicago clothing firm OF Wlllough
by. Hill & Co. He became interested in
theatrical business through Denmar
Thompson, with whom he was acquaint
ed. That was fifteen years ago. He in
vested money in Joshua Whitcomb'
when it was a one-act piece, and
brought it to the Fourteenth Street
Theatre when 1t was enlarged. The
play made money. Hill next appeared
as the sponsor of Margaret Mather
Both of them made money. While on
this wave of prosperity Mr.. Hill bought
Haverly's Theater in Chicago, changing
il to the Columbia, and Courts Opers
House in Buffalo.
After parting with Miss Mather Mr.
Hill bought out Sidney ROsenfeld':
"Possible Case" which lost money.
James Conner Roach did the same thing
for Mr. Hill. With Murray and Muir
phy Mr.. Hills fortune revived for
time. but the greatest disaster of all
followed when he starred Helen Barry
Last fall Mr. Hill invested in the "Ship
Alloy" comic opera. 1t made money at
first, lost it in the end.
mr.. Hill has been considered an err
ratio manager, said prominent theat
rical man. "He has made brilliant sue
cesses and as pronounced failures. Like
Haverly. Brooks & Dickson, and hosi
of others, he kept reaching out too far
He has been on the verge of bankruptcy
several times, but always saved himself.
He is a keen man, OF great energy. No
one is surprised at anything Hill does.
He is liable to be on the top OF the heap
before another season."
Mr.. Hill has been in this city since
Saturday. he usually stops at Train,
or's, but last night sought the Imperial
hotel. In response to inquiries he SEM
word that he was tired and could not be
seen. He claimed to know nothing Of
the Boston attachments, except by tele'
graph, and said that be would be out Of
the woods by January. Mr.. Hill friend:
claim that his large creditors will moi
push him, and that endorsements for a
friend precipitated the present trouble.
WOMAN'S LOVE.