The Helena independent., 1893-12-07
THE AUSTRALIAN TRIP.
Miss Baudet Tells Judge Cullen
About Her Tour With Herr
Bandmann.
She Insists That She Was Full
Partner in the Theatrical
Venture
An Interested Audience Learns Some In.
side Facts In Regard to Managing
u Plny and Players


Hon. w. =. Cullen made theatrical
tour yesterday with Miss Louise baudes,
extending from New York to tho SOUND
country, to Australia. New Zealand and
Calcutta, arriving at the latter place at five
o'cloo k in the afternoon, starting III the
morning at 10. II was Miss Baudets third
trip over the same ground the fret being
with Herr Bandmann In 1Ss0-Sl. and the
second with Judge Mcconnell on Monday
and tuesday OF this week. Herr Band
mann went along yesterday. also. but IN
stead of being q star and manager. a. on
the first trip. he was only Judge Cullen's
prompter. Judge Mcconnell also kept
the party company. but he was only
locker on in Venice and seemed to enjoy
the way his client threw light on the dark
places for Judge Cullen. But these
four did not make the journey
without companions. They were accom-
panied by an ex-governor. bankers. kcn-
erai agent Of a railroad company. lawyers,
capitalists, merchants merchandise
broker. mining expert and lots OF men
about town. Judge Knowles went Also
but in an official capacity. In fact the au-
diencs In Judge Knowles court yesterday
TO listen to the case Of Baudet 70. Band
mann comprised leading representatives
of all tho professions and business inter
ssts, Az one very prominent gentleman
said, who had been present all day, he
would not have missed the trial ii the ad-
mission had been twice tho usual price.
When Judge Cullen started in on the cross
examination OF Miss Baudes he only had a
superficial knowledge of the theatrical bus
iness. When court adjourned he knew all
about mine sheet hangers" quite,
snipes." ""p,ess notices," art eriticisms.,"'
STRENGTHENING COMPANY, GOOD,
"isir. very fair' ana % phenomena. ,,ner;sr
how q bright American actress can play
In German without knowing word OF tnas
language, and the difference bstween Hat
tery'' and Complimentary" when applied
10 q star actress.
Miss Baudet proved to be as gooa VIII
ness under oross-examination as she was
under the direct. Yesterday was her third
continuous day in the witness chair, and
Whilc along toward the close she showed
signs of fatigue. she was always brighs ana
alert, proving tho possession OF remarka-
BILE memory for small details. ehe mlchs
have had larger audiences in Australia ana
New Zealand, but she mover had more
sympathetic one or ono that was more
plainly with her'' than that In Judge
Knowles court yesterday. Several times
in reply to questions she told OF clrc1m-
stances she alleged occurred IN which hsr'
Bancman did not show up in very favor
able light. Tho audience not only
smiled, but once actually applauded.
~ though in play house. Inc cours
then had the chairs SO arranged that ne
could see the audience, and SAID another
III 70 r..
ing of the court room. There were no more
sncores. II is impossible in Newspaper
account to give such a report OF yesterdays
proceedings as would give she reader a luss
conception Of tho trial. The sto y of the
Bandman- Baudet tour is only n narrative
of plays, playhouses and players. But the
story in the federal court yesterday was
different one--it was one in which bright,
wids-awake woman was on the one slde
telling of events that occurred twelve years
ago. and on the other suave. polite IN
quisitor, backed by DOCUMENTARY evidence
endeayorinp TO show that while the woman
was star actress, she was not partner IN
ths rrofits arising from long theatrical
connection with Herr Baudman. Tho IN
quisitor framed his question In dozsn DIFF
ferent ways-be was kind and induipent as
a father or he was bluff and just little
aruff-the answer WAS always the Same:
Herr Bandmann was the business manager
of Bandmann- Baudet. As such he signed
oil contracts and as such she trusted him.
In the forenoon tho cross-examination
went over ground covered IN the direct
examination, but without affecting it. In
the afternoon Miss Baudst had scrap book
filled with press notices, typswzltten
itinerary of the Australian tour. and lot
of old playbills and programmes. 6he told
about Bandmann and herself sailing from
San Francisco in August. 1881, for sydney,
arriving there a month later. She told
ha Band
mann relating to the division OF the prohts.
of which she alleges she was to get one half
after expenses were paid. e1cest at her bene-
fits. and at those she was to Ges all. She SAID
as Herr Bandmann was the business man
ager and treasurer, he made all arrange
ments for theaters and looked out for all
the business, signing contracts. ETC., simply
as business manager, and not as sole pro-
prietor. She said Bandnann would tell
her in general terms every day how they
were getting along. and she believed him,
asup to that timo she had no reason to
doubt his word" She said she was recog
nized as half owner in tho company by
members OF the company. Then she told
of tho towns they llayeu In IN Australia
and New Zealand. and the business they
did, saying that they did not lose dollar.
Judge Cullen asked her IL she had not
received nice notices wherever she played
She said the press had treated her vesy gen
erously. The judge then asked her if she
did not know that managers sometimes
wrote the notices for their stars.
DO they?' quei led the witness. "You
had better aBk the newspaper men II they
allow managers to take up their space that
way"
In reply to other questions Miss Baudss
said che did not keep any accounts only In
u general way, i'll regard TO her matinees Of
which she wns to Ret all the net proceeds.
The witness said at Dunedin they engaged
star to play Romeo to her Juliet, because
the papers said Bandmann was too old in
that part
Getting to Adelaide Miss Bandet, to re-
fresh her memory, read some press notices.
"Ths newspapers tlattered you Il good
deal, did they nos:" queried Judge Cullen.
Looking the Judge In the eye and R.rHight-
suing hsrselt up, the witness replied: Par
don me, but the newspaie b did not hattes
me; they spoke of me as un artiss in Il very
complimentary manner"
Here Herr B.ndmann smiled md fudge
Collen withdrew the term ''hattered' and
substituted comp i'm ented.'
But the newspapers die say good thinga
about you, did they not?" continued the
judge.
They were all very, very kind, both
40! oss the water nnd in America. Over
there they have art critics. who devote a
great deal Of time to plays and players. In
America it Ia different They do not take
the time. but the newspaper men in sh q
try irn int nj &,