The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-25

Friedlander very angry, and he says him
self that it did make him very angry; so
the calculations were Just right.
He says himself that it was written for
no other purpose except that which goes
with it, OF putting him in false light be-
fore the people.
To a CALL reporter yesterday he said:
1.-THE article in the Chronicle is tissue of
lies from first to last, and, of course, does
US great injustice. This thing was written
by some one whose seats did not please
him, perhaps, or who thought he had q
grudge to settle with me and adopted that
means.
THE fact is, while we turn over con-
siderable sum to the Charming Auxiliary
fund the Columbia Theater will lose
money. 1t is not true that the ladies
spent several hundred dollars in expenses.
They did not spend cent.
THE facts are simply these: The ladies
came to me several times, asking me to
think up some plan by which they could
replenish depleted treasury. had had
this outdoor AS You Like tt in mind for
some time as benefit for some charity.
l had thought of the Fruit and Flower
Mission, for whom | gave a benefit last
year at the California. | suggested it and
they were much pleased. The terms upon
which we agreed were that THAT is, the
Columbia Theater-should receive the first
$1,000 of the returns, and, after that, 55 per
cent of ali above that, the Charming
Auxiliary to receive the balance We
the Columbia Theater-were TO bear all the
expense-take all the risk When YOU
consider the likelihood of fog and COM
plete failure, you will see that the risk was
considerable. But the contract has been
carried out to the letter and to the entire
satisfaction of the ladies of the Charming
Auxiliary.
Q W WI hn h 10 70
turn over to them will be considerable, al
though the receipts were by no means
$4,000. They will not rise much above
$4,000. So you see the absurdity of this
statement credited to Mr.. Gottlob. The
fact is Mr.. Gottlob saw no Chronicle re-
porter or any other reporter. This story
is out of the whole cloth. As | have
said, we will not make any money, but in
stead will lose" and Mr.. Friedlander
looked frowningly at this picture of the
big and little bag of dollars. "Our ex-
penses will outrun our share of it," he
said.
what were they?'
81 haven't figured it out exactly, but
they run about like this: Cost of erecting
$3.50; cuts, $3.50; University Glee Club, $50
carriage hire, $50; stage help and orches-
ira, 500; printing, 5000; tents, etc.. $125;
salary list actors, $500; wardrobe, $40;
help for taking care of grounds, $50; ush-
ers, doorkeepers, etc. $50. Total, $2275.
"Now, when you count the loss from
shutting the theater on the regular Satur-
day matinee, which we figure at about
$500, you see where we are. Besides there
are thousand other little expenses that
one forgets. The fact is as | say, we lose
money. l wouldn't shut up the theater
on a Saturday afternoon again for $4,000.
1t has the effect of turning away the
regular clientele of the house. But the
ladies of the Charming Auxiliary are
more indignant about this story than we
are. Go and see the president, Mrs.
Horace Wilson, or Mrs. Lowell White, or
Mrs. DR.. Henry Gibbons, Miss Bucking-
ham or the Misses Beaver"
Mrs. Lowell White, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee of the Charming
Auxiliary, agreed that the Chronicle story
did Mr.. Friedlander great injustice. She
said that that gentleeman's treatment of
the committee was all that it should be,
and that they were greatly indebted to
him.
Perhaps we could have made little
better terms if we had had more expert
ence in such things" she said, "but we are
entirely satisfied. Our expenses were
practically nothing, and if the revenue is
$4,000 our share will be $500, instead of
1888 as the Chronicle puts it."
Mrs. White related as one of many
amusing incidents connected with her
essay as manager a contract with pho
tographer, under which, for considera-
ton of $40, he was to have exclusive
privileges. She had just received letter
from him declining to pay. His reasons,
as stated, were that the grounds were over
run with camera fends of the amateur
variety, and one professional claimed to
have certain rights guaranteed by Mr..
Sutro, who, of course, knew nothing of the
ladies' arrangement.
''No, the performance will not be re.
peated now" said Mrs. White, ''the seats
are taken down, l understand. But some
time again we may give some such ter
tainment"