St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-09
The CASINOS BAD FROST
THE TEMPLE De VAUDEVILLE HELD
BY CRUEL ASSIGNEE.
THE ACTORS ARE LAMENTING.

Sandowe and Ripley Have Gone
to Chicago and Creditors are
Howling-An Assignment Made
Before They Left-Sodini and
His $4,000 Mortgage-Ousted
by the Police.
There was frost" at the Casino
yesterday. Although it was not brought
on by BOreas, yet it was 50 blighting
that the performers logged out their
wardrobe to keep the lids of their
trunks from freezing down. There was
no show at the place last night. The
shapely limbs of the WELCOME Favor
ite" were not displayed OH the stage;
the ''Genial Fellow" sat behind the
stove IN his own room, and the "Sllver-
Toned Tenor" spent the music of his
voice upon heavy-set German who
refused to let people come into the
building. The abbreviated orchestra,
whose soul-harrowing music has been a
feature of this Temple de Vaudeville,
played at a dance Oh the East side, and
the "Sprightly Miss" was seen by
policeman asking an employment agent
for job as cbambermaid. There was
an air or abject misery about the place
that was positively depressing, and not
even the lighting of the electric lamps
about the front lifted the funereal
aspect.
Irving Sandowe, the "Strong man."
and his quondam partner, Thomas j.
Ripley, have left the city. They went
away on the Sabbath day. and their
ticket, 1t is said, read Chicago" Be-
fore they went away they made an as
| signment of the Casino and all the
| trimmings to L. l.. Harmon. The deed
! of assignment was filed early yesterday
morning with the clerk of the district
court, and when the employees of the
Casino and several creditors put in an
! appearance at the resort they found the
front doors locked and the curtains
drawn. A piece of paper, bearing the
| words, Assigned to l.. l.. Hammon."
| hung In one OF the windows. This was
| all the satisfaction accorded the cred
| itors. When the actors and actresses
| came around they were informed of
what had happened. Some of them
signed, others cried, and still others
cursed loud and deep. They were out a
weeks salary. and there was not a one
of them but needed the money.
81 think it's Just too mean for any
thing!" exclaimed Louise Atwood, The
| Genial Favorite."
"Confounded beastly, don't you
know" sang Charles ID. Pearce, The
| SilverTOned Tenor"
Its enough to make one s-i-i-i-c-k,"
mir 'hn
| Queen"
"O-o-o-h, it's aw-aw-fulw was the re-
frain from the whole company. Their
| they all gathered together their ward
robes and grease paints and left the
| hall, Shortly before noon j. G. SOdini,
the SalOonkeeper, tried the door of the
music hall. 1t was locked. and MI.
Sodini looked perpleXed and then
alarmed. He pounded on the glass
front, and, when Assignee Hammoh
opened the door, he rushed past him
and proceeded to search the place for
the prOprietOrS. He was made acQuaints
ed with the facts in the case and ordered
to leave, but he declined.
Mr.. Sodlni was formerly the owner of
the Casino and at present holds mort
gage of $4,000 on it. He promises to
cause considerable trouble in the prem
ises. Ten weeks ago he sold the place,
or rather the lease OF 1t and the stock,
to Messrs. Sandow. Ripley and KhernS.
They paid him 5000 in cash and gave
him mortgage of $1,000. They were
to redeem this mortgage at the rate of
500 week, and for the period of ten
weeks made good their agreement. This
left the mortgage only 50 600. and it was
to collect another installmeIt that
brought Sodini to the doors of the Ca
sinO.
He remained in the place until late in
the afternoon in spite of the protests of
the assignee. He declared he would
remain and protect his property until
compelled to leave by the law. The
law was finally called into requisition.
Two policemen came and requested
Sodini to leave, and he did so. He will
begin replevin proceedings at once, also
ask the court to have new assignee
appointed. He intimates there is some
thing wrong with the whole teing, and
he does not propose to get the worst
of it.