New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-25
MISS YE.1MANS ON THE WARPATH.
SHE sMITES MR. MoRRls sEY WITH HER PARA
SOL AT THE GARDEN THEATRE.

SHE sMITES MIR. MoRHISsEY WITH HER PARA
SOL AT THE GARDEN THEATRE.
Just as tho Bostonians at the Garden Theatre last
night were beginning the second act Of Robin Hood
and we're singing att Takes Nine Talors to Make a
Man. the Inen who had fingered over their sum
MCKNIGHT apollinars and were srolling ardily back
into the theatre scene which some OF them
said they would not have missed for three times the
price OF admission. They saw prominent variety
actress strike prominent theatrical manager several
times IN the face with her Rlrasol; they saw lam
seize the parasol and break 1t, and then they saw
the two with policeman start for the Thirtethst.
station IN cab.
1t has been related how Miss Lydia Yeamans. who
made a great for herself or rathcr added TO the
IN. she had already made at Tony Pastors Theatre
last winter was 10 sing at the Madison Square Roof
Garden, how her husband Frederick J. Titus was
10 accompany her ON the piano. how she had DIS
agreement with James W. Morrissey AID how, IN
consequence she did not appear. since then MI ana
Mrs TITUS have tried to get engagement at the
Casino, and could not because they were sui unuer
engagement 10 the Madison Square Garden company
Just why they should think Mr. Morrssey was 10 blame
for all this does MOI appear but 1t seems they chose
TO think
Miss Yeamans or Mrs. Titus, waited at the door
OF the Garden Theatre for about three-quarters OF
an hour last night and then, Just as the
second act was beginning and the lobby was
Office. She went up TO him ard asked him II TO
was going to release her from her contract, ann de
carcd TINT se had been prevented by II from getting
another engagement At this point the accounts OF
the affair begin to disagree. Mr. Morrissey says
that he told her that 1t not In has
power to DO so, ard that she must settle inc
matter with tho Gordon company. Miss Yeamans de-
cares that Mr.. Morrfssey said D. you, no. and az
this second point the accounts alike again and all
witnesses agree that she struck him from three TO SIX
times IN the face with her parasol.
Mr. Morrissey got the Parasoi away from her ana
broke 1t and then she struck him with her hsts' by
this time some Of the bysanders had recovered some
part Of their senses and caught hold Of her and held
her. As the sheriff Of Nottingham was Just then
directing his "massve eve and eagle brain" cA-
clusively toward the capture Of the out
law Robin Hood. ordinary policeman was called
and with his arrival the stories again
dverge Mr.. Morrssey says that he asked the police
man not 20 arrest the and that the policeman
Insisted on doing so. Others say that Mr. MoTissey
himself insisted the arrest. AT any rate the three
Mr.. Morissey Miss Yeamans apd the policeman got
into a cab and started for the station, leaving the
people on the stage singing their song with the re
fran So black his eye.' But when the cab reached
sixthave and Thrtieth-st. the decided that
he had gone far enough, he started back to the
theatre telling the policeman to take his charge nome
ar anywhere else he liked. except TO the station.
The policeman had no authority 10 take her
and Mr. Morissey was Immediately sent for to make
a charge If he had any to make.
Al the station Miss Yeanans told her story and
remarked 9Th genuine Amazonian sprit "Ihe
only thing / am sorry for is that cut my nails 70
day. Presently Mr. Morrlssey arrived with ,hs
LAWYER John ID. Townsend, who asked Miss feamans
whether she meant 10 keep up this sort OF th'ng'
that they might know whether 20 lock her mp or not
Several Others who had been at the theatre also came
TO the station. Among them was A. RosencranU,
Young man from California, who had come to see
.Robin Hood" the eleventh time. but found the
affair in the lobby more exciting He saw the
whole Of il and told exactly the same story as Mr..
Nortssey Mark Lynch and John +. Hogd!ty, both
theatrical men, acted as supporters OF Miss feamaus
and coIrobOraed her account. but they dd not near
ANYTHING that Mr.. MorTissey said TO her.
Miss Yealnans Mr. MOrriSsey and his LAWYER had
conJeNnce with the captain In lis room ana III the
end II was decided not 10 carry the case any lurthf
and the actress taken In cab 10 the Park Avenue
Hotel where she and her husband are staying while
Mr. MOrrissey went back 10 the theatre II Is sam
that a peculiarly unpleasant clause for Mr. ana MIS-.
Titus in their contract with the Garden company re-
oulres them pay forfeit Of 300 for every Dignl
When they fall To appear without good cause, while
fneir whole salary Is only 500 Week. 1he oiiy
Visible for their not appearing on Monday hgha
was that Miss YeaDans not starred On me
programme, wherefore Mr. Titus left the Garden, ana
his wife could not appear without him.