The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-02
OPERA1IC DISCORD.
]. C. A. c. Singers Object to
Be Sold Like Common
Professionals.

There are lively times ahead for the
members of the jersey City Athletic
Club. ana it is highly probable that the
Opera Company which has given SO many
creditable performances will disband.
The storm has not rs yet burst forth, but.
it is said. the next meeting OF the club
will be the l~iveliest on record.
The trouble began when the Opera
Company visited the New York Athletic
Club and gave three performances OF
'sThe Gondoliers.n This was W weeks
ago.. The members of the company were
under the impression that the New York
Athletic Club. wishing to be en-.
tertained, had extended a courteous
invitation to the company to furnish the
entertainments. The members naturally
expected hat when they visited the New
York club they would be received with
open arms and treated royalty. They &C
cordingly rehearsed carefully and were
prepared to eclipse their former perform.
ance. AS the New York Athletic Club Is
the largest athletic organization of It's
kind in this ~section.of the country, the
Jersey City actors naturally were highly
pleased at being asked to give the per-
Torrance. The reception that was given
them, however. was far from what they
imagined it would be.
SNUBBED NEW YORK.
The New York people dill not receive
them with open arms nor did they act rs
though they were under obligations to
the show. To make matters worse
the name OF the company was
not printed on the programme.
The members, OF course, did not
feel elated at the condition of things, but
they gave the three performances never
NH -r-EI~ - ,nlnn
stand why they were treated SO ~shabbily,
and each member declared that never
again would he agree to play for the
New Workers.. Whenever the members
met at the club house they discussed the
matter. A well founded rumor, however,
which has been circulated among the
club members, has thrown the actors into
a state of excitement and anger which Is
the cause of the exceedingly lively row
expected at che next club meeting.
The purport of the rumor was that a
member of the New York Club had said
that the the Jersey City people had no
cause to complain Of their treatment, as
the club had paid them 81, 100 for their
work. The members of the Jersey City
Club say that Messrs. Thomas and Reilly,
their managers, told them that the New
York Club was only to pay the legitimate
"opens for costumes. transportation,
etc.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW.
When / called at the club house last
night neither Mr.. Thomas nor Mr.. Reilly
was there. The Trustees and members
that I spoke to all declared that they
knew nothing whatever of the matter.
The actors, however. are determined to
sift the matter TO the Bottom. To SAY
they are mad would be putting 1t mildly,
aud they are becoming more indignant
every day. One membar told me that
never again would he agree to play TOR
the club.
cit is said," he declared, that the
trustees of the club s~uperintended the
sale. l think thai inasmnch as we volun-
teered our services, that we should have
been consulted. We are not in
the business for money and do
not want 10 travel about the country
like a troupe of variety actors. We were
satisfied to give a show before the New
York people, bat we did not know that
we were to appear as professionals. We
are proud of the fact that we are anna
teurs, and will not play for money"
The company is billed to give a re-
production of the opera at the club house
early next month, but unless a truce is
patched up it is doubtful IL the members
of the company will agree to appear in
tho cast