The herald., 1893-11-05

S459.S5. The rest of the share. a ger
erous one, was paid by him in settlin
bills incurred and for which Mr.. Wyatt
has assumed responsibility in bringin
the company here, some salaries, extr
people, printers, etc., etc.
The amount paid me disposes of itsel
very easily. Two hundred and twent,
dollars were paid for two weeks of hotel
The bills were paid and receipts takel
in full.
A little money in small and greater
amounts to each member of the com
pany, aggregating over 500.
The extra cost of bill distributing, ex
pressage, etc.
And when with the exception Of tw,
members who went elsewhere) eacf
member of the company went into
lodgings-their room rent for the weel
was paid for by me and amounts foi
meals daily.
The intention from the fret was to re.
main here and produce some comedies.
Abundant evidence eau be offered o
my many efforts to bring this arrange
ment to completion.
The ecurrilous illusion to the mem
bers of the company are outrageous
Several of them are of high-class, met
ropolitan standing and pronounced
favoritism. No member OF the company
has been left "a hours without food, nor
has missed meal.
Offers from other companies took
some of the members away and rendered
the project OF the comedies impossible
for the present.
In times like the present, where there
is necessarily lack of ready money, some
dissatisfaction is obliged to manifest
itself, out no one, whatever, under like
circumstances, would have dealt fairer
than have with all concerned.
To resume. since | assumed the man.
agement have been barely able to per-
form two and one-half weeks, pending
which have paid eight weeks OF hotels,
the large travelling expenses, printing,
etc.. and some money to each one, easily
disposing of the returns together with
what money l could procure outside of
the business, and not a bottle OF wine
the entire while.
1append the note of Mr.. Strobridge,
landlord of the Hoffman house, which it
is but fair to say was procured by two
members OF the company who had made
engagements elsewhere and who volun-
tarily took this step in their own and
my justification before | had learned of
the existence OF the article which is the
occasion of this.
You will note that l have paid the
boarding expenses of the company for
two weeks, lacking two days, since we
closed. This is not usually the course
OF person who intends to defraud his
people.
HOFFMAN HOUSE,
Los ANGELES, Nov. 4th, 1881
The members of the Wolves of New
York company left this hotel of their
own accord and their bills were paid by
the manager. No one was turned out OF
the hotel. T. w. STRoBRIpeE.
Permit me to sign, Yours very truly,
LEONARD GROVER.
Another view of the case is given by
Mr.. Oliver Paul, ex-stage manager of the
company, in the following statement:
There appeared in last nights Tele-
gram an article headed The Wolves, re-
lsting to The Wolves of New York COM
pany, dramatic organization that ap.
peared during fair week at the Los
Angeles theater, that is a gross mis-
statement of facts.
1t states that Mr.. Grover intended
dissolving his company here to avoid
taking it to Philadelphia to play there,
relating further that his present people
graduated at "Poker Flats and
Jim's" mythical place of en-
In complete refutation of this Mr..
Grover time and again begged all of his
people to stick to him, enlarging upon
the benefits that would accrue to all
through the Philadelphia engagement.
Three members of the present company
played with him there last season. This
same company appeared a few weeks
ago at the California theater, San Fran
cisco, winning the highest encomiums
of praise from press and public. San
Francisco ia reported to be the most
hypercritical city in the union, and what
the Golden Gate praises ought to easily
please the Quaker city. A reference to
the pages of the HERALD. Times and
other papers OF this city will prove the
judgment OF the San Francisco critics.
1t relates further that board bills were
not paid; that one lady was turned out
OF the Hoffman house, some being cared
for by outsiders, other bers by
stage hands Of the local theatere, and a
collection was being taken to take them
W IHelI lTlenuS.
All this is an unvarniehed faleehood.
None at any time asked for assistance
from any one. statement from the
proprietor of the Hoffman house is an
pended below.
Two members of the company, after
lnceBsant approaches, an unintermit-
tent t1ux of promises, and the advance
Of weeks salary by the management
OF the Evans and Sontag concern, agreed
to join that organization. All who saw.
serlatlm, The Wolves of New York and
and Evans and Sontag performances.
VIII congratulate the manager of the
latter en- his good fortune. The others
are remaining here at their own pleas
ure, and none are harrassed by fears of
starvation.
Every single member of the Wolves of
New York company, with one excep-
tion, was engaged in New York CITY
and opened in Kansas City July oath.
All are artists of reputation and have
appeared successfully with the best
companies in this country, including
Miss Foltz.
The entire article is gross libel and
the matter OF the fagrant fabrications
should be prosecuted and severely pun
ished.
Announcements.
Friends is the title of the new play
which has been exciting 30 much inter.
est and which will be produced at the
Los Angeles theater November 9TH, Sth
and 9Th. The play is by Edwin Milton