New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-10
MISS CLAYTOYS COMIC OPEHA.
RuMoRs OF FINANCIAL TROUBLES WHICH IT IS

RuMoRs OF FINANCIAL TROUBLES WHICH 1T IS
THOUGHT WILL SOON BE OVERCOME
The performance OF Miss Estelle Claytons comic
opera, THE Viking" for the benefit OF the Actors
Fund given at Palmer's Theatre yesterday
afternoon There large audience present and
a considerable sum realized from the sale OF
tickets and also from the sale OF programmes lie
brettos and flowers In the lobby Of the theatre.
Miss Clayton seems. however. to have met with
considerable difficulties In the course OF her Efforts
TO produce her opera and 10 benefit the Actors
Fund Soon after the first announcement OF this
performance was made. several weeks ago. MISS
Clayton decided 10 produce the opera at the Car
negle Music Hail. instead OF at Pamer's Theatre. 70
continue IT for a week. and 10 hold receptions in
connection with the performances. a. NJ Palmer.
the president Of the Actors Fund. had already
promised her the OF his theatre for single
afternoon performance. She proposed the change
10 Carnegie Hall, she said. because she had been
so successful In getting subscriptions for the ex-
penses Of the production OF the opera that she felt
encouraged to attempt II on larger scale than she
had at first intended. But the trustees OF tho
Actors Fund did not feel Ike taking the respon-
sibility OF SO elaborate an AFFAIR as would be IN
voivcd In the change OF plan. They therefore IN
sisted that the benefit should begin and end with
the single performance at Palmers Theatre already
arranged.
on this understanding Miss Clayton went on with
her preparations. and II was arranged that the
three nights o. this week. as preparation Tor tho
benefit performance. with these performances Mr..
Palmer and the Actors Fund had nothing TO 90.
The actors Of the company gave their services Tor
the benefit yesterday. but after tho performance
II was reported that they expected to be paid Tor
the three performances In New Haven. and thai
they had been unable TO get their money. Frrder-
lex Perkins the musical director OF the orchestra
which was employed IN New-liaven placed an at.
tachment ON the scenery and costumes on behalf.
as Il was understood. OF himself and his orchestra.
For the rest OF the company there was nothing ieft
to attach, and the singers seemed doubtful last
night az 20 whether they were likely 70 get their
pay at all.
II was said on behalf OF the Actors Fund last
night that when the proposal for the benefit was
first made. IL understood that Miss Clayton
had or could readily obtain 5000 OF this II WAS
expected that about $1,000 would be required for the
production OF the opera and that the rest would
no to the treasury OF the fund. The arrangements
and the management OF the AFFAIR were entirely in
the hands OF Miss Clay ton. Miss Clayton was re-
ported as saying yesterday that she had met with
some difficulties in the preparations for the opera.
but tina, she confident that there would be
no serious trouble In the end. She said that she
had received several offers for the opera and felt
that she should soon be able 20 discharge al
tho Indebtedness that had been incurred