New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-20
HARSH WORDS FOR MR.. TEALL
VAUDEVILLE CLUB DIRECTORS SCORE HIM
HE HAS VIOLATED ALL RULES
OF ETIOU ETTE

The Executive Committee OF the Board OF Dire.
tors OF the Vaudeville Club has sent open Letter
to oliver Sumner TEAL. which is in part follows:
You have seen nc to address yourself 10 the director,
os this club through the medium Of the public press Ana
10 make certain statements and suggestions regarding he
vaudeville Club. In view o. the publicity OF your com
uocaton the various misstaiements OF facts COO.
taIn. VIC Compelled to the medium In reply
To take up your letter Seriatium
Frst-You state that $50 far as Tho club facilities wen
concerncd they nothing" The Of shis
statement is so purely matter Of personal opinion o. =
leave no room for argument.
secondYou state that 1.-THE Vaudeville Club was ncvs,
acsgped 10 be socl,i club" We beg TO call YOU, AZ
nton To the certificate OF Incorporation, which you sgnsH
and acknowledged before notary, and which cerraes
that Eve shc undersigned etc, desire TO form oaelyc
and have formed ourselves into society club social
OF recrcatye purposes"
Thlrd-You state that q matter Of fact, it was DE-
signed to be- and really when most OF the members
ioined IT, proprietary club pure and simple, and under
the present arrangements with Mr.. Abbey II practically
a proprietary club still" According TO the legal and gen
orally received dei.uon tho Vaudeville Club never
designed to be- was and is not now, In any s0
practical otherwise, O proprietary club
FIfth-You that 'over half Of the members neys
entered the clubrooms" You may. Of course, have gu.
aeror OF knowing the exact proportion Of members
who entered ouOrOoms last winter, but the books u
the club show OF the $50 members the roll Of the
club at least attended the club sufficiently often
omen an account with the club for supplies not 10 speak
OF the many who settled their Indebtedness bcore leaving
each night When you that it docs seem hard.
shin TO tax these S75 for this years dues without
giving them fair opportunity TO release themselves
they desire" you practically charging the directors
with treating yourself and other memters OF the club
all unjust, not TO say dishonorabie manner.
You must be aware that the twentieth day OF Apl
last letter was mailed every member OF the club
notifying member Of the increase OF the annual dues
for the season, naming the exact amount 70 which
said dues had increased, and giving the reasons for
such increase explicitly stated the date
upon which the annual dues would be due and payable
Every member therefore, had from the goth Of April 70
the LIST OF September In which TO resign his membership
In closing, allow to suggest that having resigned
from the board directors your proper course would
have been 10 turn over such letters OF inquiry as
state YOU have receive from members to the seeretr
of the club whose duty It is TO answer such inquiries
In view OF the fact that you have violated all 2s
rules Of club etiquette by addressing the directors
cInb OF which YOU are member through the newspaper
we must decline notice any further communicating
from you.
Mr. TEAL IS out with a new scheme for the en-
tertanment Of the members OF the Vaudeville Club.
His plan is to arrange with Roster & Bal so that
subscribers to the plan which he proposes can Sc
cure admissions to this theatre at greaty re-
duced rate He proposes to secure from Roster q
Rial a reduction of 80 per cent Tor reserved seats
and 10 per cent for boxes for all OF those VINO sign
his list.