New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-04
=. uOuIN or 40 IMPORTANCE" ~ DiSft IT.
.., ,,,eo po.r coGuLAN AID HER BROTHER
CHARLES CLAIM THE RIGHT TO rHo-
DICE THE PLAY HERE

m .,, between charles Coghlan AMI MISS
o., ro,hlau his sister. over the right to pro-
l,.. Oscar Wrdes play, "A Woman ol 40 III"
r,a,ce" bids fair to be quite az interesting ~
"a. ,angle in MIR. Coghlans domestic alln''' .''
,o, novel and intricate. N Woman o' NJ ',"
,,r,,nce' was brought out in London some '"o"'"'
~ ,nI tho right TO produce II In the unite'' Sta'eS
az ,.,,as vas secured by Charles Frohman
~ r.rohuan had made some sort OF promise
20 secure. while abroad. "A new play Ior "'9H
cophlan and on his return, Johh J. ""'
Mis-. coehian's husband. bought for MISS ,osn-
ian Mr. Frohman's right to "A Noiia" u -'O
Importance. A., tho rioht
.hssed from Mr. Frohman was bought VIII"
nbst ne calls partnership money" and thar ne
ne we'll ~ his sister. has a right to produce ."'
MAY I'm question. The ''partnership-nohey cain
., Mr. coghan is based on his connection WIN
,hc Rose Coghlan Company, which proouceu
.pinlomacy" and other plays here ana ON 'i'e
II ios, season This connection. Charles Oogh-
Ia, s,vs WAS a partnership. and ne maintains
that II was money earned by the cothpany' VI
which he was a partner that paid Tor woman
of No Importance Miss coghlan' on u'e o'"''
hand denies altogether any such tiihs 10
nar,rcrship between herself and her brother' Dur
inc his connection with her company 'haries
LILLIAN received $50 week and 10 per cent Oh
the profits but for all that he was simply II men"
her of her company who received n''ie eM.a MI
for his work. Mr.. Coghlan ho"c'c.. az -. ,t,ns
az Miss Coghlan IL making active prepat 't ts
for the production OF the new play III NV VI ~
this winter and from appearances AT i,IeSsn. 10, ~
H. likely that thea tire -goers Will have thc rathe,
novel opportunity OF deciding which "o''a" vi
10 I,nnortance" tn will go to see 1872,
Miss Coghlan was served with papers y1s,eiuas
hv Charles Coghlans lawyers. Dudley Micheuer
Of Washington The papers can lot d "'s ' 49,,
~ nnrtncrship between brother and sister me part
nershin which Miss Coghan does not ADMIT eVr'
rxIstei In these documents 'hatl,s Nobn
Ian denies 10 his sister the right TO can her coin-
many th, Rose Coghlan Company. lie maintains
tLot AZ mariner he helped TO make me hhihr oi
maj COMPANY as well known as II - anu tt'
he has the same right to use II now as sne. nv, I've
grants her. however the privilege or calims I nv
new venture the Coghlan-Sullivan company bul
Rose Cochan says she is too fond OF the h,ilic
OF the dramatic organzat ton under when sie nds
80 long appeared to give II M. ana espeVats
so on demand Of who has no legal rlsht 10 w ~
name LAWYERS who have been consulted ~
MIR sullivan in regard To the case say tha'
Charles Coghlan persists In his production OF ,he
a large royalty she owns, beyond question:
the right To produce the piece here. -
I'm the mean time the Rose tOgnlah company
arc rehearsinc their parts. They VIII open az the
Fifth Avenue Theatre next Monday evening" 'rCnn-
Der H. Maurice Barrymore. who, "a ord ling
the city from the West to-day. ~ 49,,
Charles Coghlans manager. Dillon g. NnIouBhps,
il now here trying to arrange To nave the stiic
nlaV brought out at Abbey's new theatre. cnarirS
t'oghlan himself Is i'll at the Hotel Rennert 5aiu-
more. -, ., ooir
Yesterday In the remark: "All there Is To IL Is
that Mr. Coehian Is trying TO make woman oi
come importance woman OF no Importance III
all