The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-03

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sures the Actors Association that thew can
have for their benefit anything the Column
bia Theater can afford, without regard to
who is on their programme.
Mr.. Frawley's wrath against Mr.. HAYES
has been smoldering for a long time. It
was first actively engen d cred by an article
in the CALL of Novemb Der %, 1894, in which
was made public the gossip of the company
of Robert Downing, with which Mr.. HAYES
played leading juvenile" roles while it
was in this City. An interview with Mr..
hayes was printed in the article, and it
was that interview which aroused T. Dams
lei Frawley's ire.
why, sir" he said in telling of their
differences, she was willing to sacrifice the
good name OF reputable young woman to
gain two-column advertisement. Do
you think would act on the same stage
with man who would deport himself in
so unprofessional a way? Never.
do you think would ask any of the
ladies OF my company to risk the chance
OF coming in contact with such man?
why, It's preposterous. l know, too, that
all the people OF my company feel the
same way.
"As soon as we heard of the actors bene-
Mt we volunteered our services. We in
tended to give our curtain raiser, The Pic
| ture. The cause is a good one and our
hearts were with it. But nothing could
INDUCE me to act on the same stage with
Edmond Hayes.
Mr.. Hayes" explained Mr.. Frawley,
stated in the interview to which referred
That In Denver Miss Blanche Bates, who is
q self-respecting and highly esteemed mar
RED woman, refused to join with Robert
Downlng's company unless 1 was taken in
Hayes place. 1t contained many other
covert ana uncalled for insinuations. He
also SAID that Mrs. f. M. Bates, the mother
OF Miss Bates and an aunt of Mrs. Down
ing, was participant in the schemes to
have Hayes displaced by me.
NOW, these were coWardly and mex
cusable m1sstatements. Instead of nv
friends seeking to get me the place, it was
offered me without any solicitation on nv
part and refused. 1 refused it because I
would have been put to the necessity of ex-
pending about $1,000 for a wardrobe This
RI thought inadvisable since the parts were
not such as usually played in.
"Mr. Hayes has tried to explain that it
was not he who instigated the article.
This consider mean subterfuge. He is
pulled in it all the way through and every
one else is detracted. He has asked that I
see him personally and let him explain.
But | don't want to see him and his ex-
plantations cannot explain away facts"
Mr.. Hayes expresses himself as greatly
hurt that he should be accused of trying to
hurt the good name of any young woman
to advance himself. He also denies that
he lnstigated the article that has so en-
ragged Mr.. Frawley.
Some weeks after Robert Downing left
San Francisco" he said, IA reporter came
to me and talked about the gossip in Mr..
Downing's company and the reasons why
| had left it. | found that he was thor
oughly informed in the matter When he
asked me if such and such things were so l
could only answer Yes or say that the
things were said to be true.
N1n NF-
Frawley was general gossip in the COM
pany. People came to me and told me to
look out for my place, as Mrs. Bates
wanted it for Frawley. They also spoke of
Miss Bates in the same way. But I never
talked about it, and, as for trying to get
an advertisement out of the business, I
never thought of it.
81 was SO entirely innocent in. the matter
that as soon as l heard that Mr.. Frawley
was going to withdraw his support from
the benefit l sent word to him that he was
misinformed. asked for personal meet
ing, promising to show the truth of what I
claimed. My messenger was given very
harsh answers in return. 1 feel sure. he
concluded, that the profession in general
understand my position"
MIR. Hayes is to give the forum scene
from "Virginius" at the benefit on Thurs
day. He plays the title role. He will be
assisted by the following cast: Icilius, III.
n
Armstrong; Caius Claudius, J. F.. Mont
serrat; Numatorius. Frank Hatch; Mar
Gus, soldier, J. HI. w. Harris; Virginia,
Miss Hail. Servia. Miss J. Blanc; fifty
supers. The entire junior lodge and most
of the members OF the Ladies' Auxiliary
are to assist None of them feel that Mr..
Hayes has done anything out of the way.
W. L. Gleason, who is managing the ar
rangements for the benefit. tried to patch
up truce. He explained:
'I told Tim (you see, he didn't use to
part his name in the middle, but was lust
plain Tim Frawley) that he was making a
fool of himself. But he had it in for Hayes
and wanted to get even, and he's going to
| do it.
1.-THE performance won't suffer a bit.
We've got all the best talent in the CITY.
and our programme will be seven DAYS
wonder without Mr.. T. Daniel Frawley.
Still. I'd rather there were no friction. Mr..
HAYES makes most satisfactory explana-
ton, and manfully requested Frawley to
meet him. Frawley refused though, and
there the matter rests"
Some fear has been expressed lest the
uncomplimentary expressions of the two
actors should provoke a personal en-