The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-25
WARLIkE LYDIA YEAMANS.
CHARGES MORRISsEF WITH HER PAR
dSOL IN THE GARDEN LOBBY


Three whacks Across HI. Face. md Then
n Drive TO the Station House-A Grand
rinno and Contrnc. Invoiycd In the Case
for Certain mud "a Suss Word Alleged.
Lydia Ycamans. the serio-comic singer. who
was engaged to sing and dance for month on
the roof Of the Madison Square Garden and
who hasn't had chance to make her debut.
left tho Park Avenue Hotel after dinner last
night with her husband Frederick c. Titus.
determined to supplement in vigorous man.
ner the protest that Mr.. Titus made on Mon
day night last because Miss Yenmanss name
was not printed first in the roof garden pro-
grammcs. and because the management had
set an upright piano instead OF n grand
piano on the stage. Miss Yeamans had
also determined to secure the prompt
cancellation OF tho contract that re-
Quired her to sing and dance to tho music
OF anything but n grand piano. Her husband.
who signs himself Fred c. Titus. II. A. G..
Mus. Bac.. had refused to play on any
thing but grand piano on Monday. whom
Lydia was to have made her first appear
Rnce on tho Garden roof, and Miss Ieamans
went the next day to Manager Aronson and
offered to engage for performances on the
Casino roof. Her plan was upset by q formal
letter from tho directors OF the Madison SQUARE
Garden Company informing her that II she at
IeHpteu W uHpchC Nutle Dut Ou tuch IVoi
garden for month they would stop her with
an injunction.
Miss Ycamans believed that this bit OF STRAIT
egg was worked by Mr.. James A. Morrissey.
tho business manager OF the Garden COM
pany. who had first proposed to her an en-
Gagement with that company She loitered
in the lobby OF the Garden Theatre
for three-Quartcrs Of an hour after the
opera there began, hoping to meet Mr..
Morrissey. She wore n figured China gown.
six her hama Sir has
ST. dn sfs NS5S pps the
Morrisscy walked in with newspaper man;
Miss Yeamanss walked uG to him at once and
securei an engagement at the Casino.
Will you release mo from this Garden con-
trsct " she demanded IL angry
deal ivelior comedy in the lobby than there is
The little actress frightened her hold on her
Take that II you won't let me go!" she
Tie CUISINES msnasar i an stSistis little
ness Of the actress's onslaught. She struck
him twice more. quick asa wink. before he re-
He seized her parasoi and ,wrencbed IT from
her hand Just as Actors Mark Lynch and
John A. HoSarty, who were in the lobby;
dragged her away. Mr.. Morrssey broke the
handle of the parasol IN two and flung 1t away;
Miss Ieamans got hold OF the fragments and
by hy-stnnders
| The lobby was in an uproar in An instant
and people in tho theatre ran QUITO discover
what the row was. Mr.. Morrissey called to
Policeman Sweeney to arrest the actress A
| cab WAS called. and the policeman put Miss
| ieamans inside. and Mr. Morrissey got on tho
| box.
- The cab started for the ThIrtieth street sta
| ton. but just as it reached Sixth avenue Mr..
| Morrisscy stopped it and got of. He told tho
policeman that he could do what he chose with
| the prisoner. but that he himself would not co
| to the station. Ho said he didn't know what
| allied Miss Yeamans. but that he didn't care to
make a complaint gainst hcr. He went bac X
| to the Garden Theatre. and the policeman took
the actress to Sergeant Abertson In tho station.
| cried, and then struck him. There is only
| one thing l regret. and that is that cut my
nails, to-day. he would be sorry for using
| that language
| The Sergeant sent bnck to the theatre for
| Mr.. Morrissey. He went in q hanson, with
| John u. Townsend. his counsel. Tho actress
| and the manager and lawyer wero coseted
! with Capt. Mclaughlin for ten minutes. and
| back to her hotel with Detective Madden. She
| because he said Damn YOU" to her. He
denied it: He said he had never said damn
| you to n lady in his life.
| He explained that no had nothing whatever
| to do with Miss leaman's contract He added
| that her contract provided that she should pay
! SlOC forfeit every night she failed to dance
and that she owed $500 worth OF forfeits las,