The Helena independent., 1893-12-09
A CHANGE IN THE CAST.
Herr Bandmann Was the Star Yes
ssrday in. the United States
Court
He Flatly Denies Having Any
Partnership Agreement With
the Actress

Artistic Trlump phs, Busiaess Experiences,
Theatrical Lifc, Authorship, and Soras
Letters the Main Features.
Yesterday there was change In The oas'
In tho Celebrated Case OF BAudes W Band
mann, now on in the Unitsd States court.
Miss Baudet retired az the star. but 10 still
the leading lady, while Herr Bandmann
was the great attraction. As on previous
DAYS standing room was at . premium. and
several ladies were In attendance. All the
old frsquentsrs were there. and q lot OF
new faces beside. The examination OF
Miss Baudss was completed within half an
hour after court convened. She Was on her
rs-dirsst examination and explained that
instead OF receiving q eablegram st Homo
lulu. il was \ letter; that whom she tsstiasd
ON Thursday shat il Was cable. she was
tired out and fatigued and could scarcely
oellecs her thoughts. She also testihsd
that she had no inherent In Herr
Bandmann's book, and that she had
never been artioled by her mother TO the
sraesdian. Wn. MuAh followed Miss Bau-
dst, tsstifyinR 40 an expert in regard to =
statement Of Miss Baudsts account fur
nisheA by an Australian bank. Then some
dispositions of ont OF town people were
submitted and the plaintiff restei.
Herr Bandmann. the defendant, was
placed on the stand. and once more Jsdgs
Cullsn started on a "trip around the world.
The Judge became 20 familias with foreign
Baudet made the same journey with him
that although yesterday Il was 70 hin q .
hurry his star oil he could. But he did not
meet with very great suocsss. This week
in the United States cours has proved thas
Mr., Cullen is the most patient and long
suffering individual in Montana. When
A' B:uds' W: telling hfE H,. story Rsnam.na .ns noua
a. = "eompiim.nn" Yesterday Herr Band
nann would do tbs same thing to return
the obligation he owed the actress:
Tho judge would sigh. bits his lips and
twirl the charm on his watch chain. bat he
did not lose his temper: Judge knowles:
he does NO, say Now, Now" his way Of
stopping witness, very often. Several
times yestsrday, however. he had to stop
ma plsvs. Once Herr Bandmann was
telling of his duty to Miss Baudet when the
court stopped him; another time Miss
Baudet was correcting the eoto. IN regard
Baudet. you have had youE appea'ance be-
fore the audience; it 10 Mr. Bandmann's
inning now" Late In the day Miss Baudet
Interrupted again with protest. and his
honor said: Nov. Miss. you have had not
only your day. but your week IN % court; s give
endsavored to stop his clients flow
Of Language by warning him that every
thing he said the stsnoRrapher put down,
and that he (Bandmann) had TO pay sor It,
but the expense did not seem to deter the
traQsdian. He wanted to tell his story from
the artists, a. well a. 'ne business man IAN
standpoint; and he came mighty near hav-
ing his way, despite the efforts of his coun-
The defendant said the story told by the
plaintiff about the Salem telegram was
concooted story. a. was the partnership
story. "5he was" he said. "only pupil
and beginner then. and would not talk
business with her. She was bright and
smart, and felt could make an aetrsss
out Of her she was ignorant, illitsrats, and
q little insignifoant thing. I must tell
you, without being sRotistlcal. that Am a
remarkable teacher. l have put more &C
tressss on the stage than any, star in the
best could. and was teaching her all the
time. lived up to what l considered my
duty, to my misfortune. I told her would
do sll in my power for her. and uniortun-
ately for me kept my word"
Then Judge Cullen took his client owe.
the water to Australia. He said at Sydney
the business was dead failure; they played
in barn of a thenter. like John Maauire's,
and lost money Then he introduced Miss
Baudet in society and to the newspaper
people. Miss Baudet had testified that at
WaeRa WaRsa and Goldburn business was
d. pp<,t Nd
he Just made that trip to giver her pleas
use. He gave up SIS OF EGO for her enjoy
ment. Referring to a time when the plain
tiff pawned her jewelry. hs said he repri-
manded her for II. and gave her tho money
to redeem it. adding that "she was always
short Of money. She asked very little, be-
cause l always gave without 1t"
There seems to be great mystery
about this stsrtlna business" continued
Herr Bandmann. "Aotors are vain, and
some actresses, too, and they want q sep
srats line on the bills. 1t made me sick
when that girl told that stu6 about max
ing her appearance as star at "A years of
aRe. 1t took Garrick, Kemble, Kean and
other great actors ten. twelve and fifteen
years to arrive at that pinnacle; it takes the
public and the press to make stars"
Asked as to the benefits Miss Baudet
claimed she had, the actor said sho had one
every night, intimatinQ that the characters
He denied that she was to have all the re-
ceipts from benefits, saying that what he
gave her he gave. and she took it with
SMILE"
Getting to Dunedin. Judge Cullen asked
the actor how business was there.
IA triumph for me-" replied Herr Band
mann. with broad and self-sasisAed
smile. II can be proud OF that engage
ment. It was an artistic triumph. want
TO say"
"Lst ths artistic part go. Mr.. Band
mann.' said Judge Cullen, ''And toll me
about the rsceipss.''
You are too hard on the cash." replied
the actor. Il cleared in eight weeks 1900
or e7OO."
Getting down to Melbourne, the actor
said there he launched shat grip as Juliet
and lost money heavily. Then Judge Cul.
len took him to other places in Australia,
but there was no more big business.
Miss Baudet took copious notes during
the actors examination, and apparently
found difficulty At times in keeping from
asking him questions. At tho noon reeess
Herr Bandmann WAS in Calcutta.
MISS BAUDEIS LETTERS.
Tho Afternoon Session Brings Out Some
Correspondence.
The examination Of Bandmann was con.
rad in ha