New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-05
MR. 1BBET'S NEW THEATRE SAFE.
HE SAYS THE CORNELL CONTRACT WAS FILLED
BEFORE THE FIRE" AMERICA" NOT
LOSING XENTTRE

| liz DAYS THE CORNELL CONTRACT Wa FILLED
BEFORE THE FIRE" AMERICA" NOT
LOSING VENTURE.
About a score of theatrical managers and II Is I'm
| possible to say how many agents, were scurryng
around the ".rendeloin precinct haunting the
Gscy House and the Phoenix Club Saturday night, In
search of Henry T.. Abbey. The rush was due 10 a
rcror, that The Cornell Company. which held the
tact Toy the ire - be used In the construction o! MI
Abhcy's new theatre, on Thlry-cghih-st., In With
Henry Irving to renew hs acquaintance With the
American public, had given formal notice 10 Mr. Abbey
that, by Of the fire In their foundry, In which
all the grders and other ronworh for the theatre had
been destroyed they would be- unable 10 fulfil their
contract In the tim" specified. E'ery one rallied
just what this meant Mr.. Abbey. lie had 10 open
his new theatre the date fixed, lose a sum OF
money lirge enough t. cripple but millionaire
Il" has contract, with Henry living and sarah Bern
haidt t. say nothing Of his spcculations I'm Italian
opera. The failure OF thcsn contracts woull involve
Lin In a ting. IRON which he might never be able To
exilicale himself True he might find other theatres
ready made lut Mr. Irving's contract says thlt he
shall open AbhcyS Theatre, ard Mr. Irving Is fano's
Tor the cnacity with which he will hold managers and
actors 10 Inc strict letter Of their bond
Mr. Abbey had heard the story early in the after
noon and, knowing by long experience just what
would happen carefully absentcd himself from his
usual Launts and kept in strict secuson. \ Tribune
reporter found lin about midnight on saturday, but
the conditions then rendered talk with Mr. Abbey
impossible. Yesterday, however, he made tn" stu
aicn clear and Mr. Irving will open the new theatre
after all
=" glad to say that the report was altogether
wr,ngr SAID Mr.. Abbey. Every scrap OF the Iron
V, rl for my new house finished and out or the
cornell shops Icing before the fire. | am assured
Is the architects and the contractors that this Il
the case. In fact, OF the iron work was de-
lyrrcd on Thursday and Friday. and more yester-
day There is not the slightest danger OF any
delay in the opening Ct Abbeys Theatre may
here say that the Cornell company does not ho,d
the ir II contract for the Metropolitan. II confess
rigI, here that when opened the papers and read
the story Of ia" fire about the sickest NAH
In New York. and remained in that condition intil
| investigated the matter ana found that everything
safe"
Mr.. Abbey Is inst running in The Chicago Andito-
rum tig historical spectacle called America II has
been ,au In wcl .nlO med quarters that America
IN common with other attn lctlon, now playing III
Chicago. had not paid expenses. Mr. Abbey spent
,i.5.COO on America Now said The tcllers, III
has offered to sell foI 10000
II /, true that ttc first month, business has not
Teen altogether good. hut for this ] was prepared.
The business will not reach Its proper level for
Wo'h cr ! confess that the result At first
rather di> mayed me- but the returns are Increasing
daily and to get handsome return. |
have made an offer % sell th" show In October when
Shall be- through with It. This IS an ordinary bust
ICES prppo-i ion. which any experienced manager
with an eye u the fuur" would be likely TO make"