New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-03
MANAGER AND MONEY GONE.
ACTORS HAVE A SAD EXPERIENCE AT
ASBURY PARK.
UNPAID SALARIES AND BILLS THE ONLY REMINIs-
CENCE OF AN OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE OF
LAS you LIKE IT''-EXPENsEs FIVE
TINES AS LARGE AS THE
RECEIPTS.

Asbury Park. Aug 2 CspecaD.-Actors. hotel
keepers. printers electricians lumber dealers. car
penters and host OF others looking for George
c. Tyler the nervy young manager who produced
Shakespeares las You Like It. In the Crows
Nest woods last evening" and who ran away with
the receipts before the second act was over
Tylers company "all-star' combination. was
made up OF Robert Mantell, Edward r. Mawson.
Thomas Coleman. Albert Bruenng. Arthur For
rest William Muldoon. Nathaniel Hartwig. Werner
Charges, Charles Dade, Thomas Q. seabrooke
James T. Powers. Marie Wainwright, Isabelle
Everson. Bjou Fernandez and Minnie Seligman-
Cutting. The salary list nearly 5000 for the
one performance. and the other expenses footed up
$3.50. The receipts about $50. Tyler. 1t
turned out, did not have cent. and when he
realized his predicament he seized what money ne
could find in the cash box and skipped for parts
unknown Had he remained in Asbury Park over
night his creditors would have had him In jail by
this time for obtaining goods under false pretences
Tyler appeared here a month ago and announced
that he gong to astonish the natives by giving
outdoor performance OF Shakespeares forest idyl
that would eclipse the performances recently given
at Newport and Saratoga. He boarded At the most
fashionable hotel In town. and lived like prince
He interested Founder" Bradley and Mayor Ten
brock in his scheme. and the local newspapers
gave him column after column of favorable notices.
Tyler announced that the cast would include Ca
mile D'Arville. Lewis Morrison. Mrs. Annie Yea
mans and James J. Corbett but at the last moment
they declined and others were substituted. The
price of the seats was fixed at s.. but later the
scale cut TO 81 - and 81. Founder" Bradley
spent several hundred dollars preparing The woods
for the performance. and loaned the man.
ager his beach orchestra for the occasion
When the hour OF the performance rolled around
the receipts from all sources footed up about 5000
The audience included the swell set Of Asbury Park,
Long Branch and Spring Lake. Oscar Hammer
stein David Belasco William A. Brady, i. ID. Van
Osten and other well-knOwn managers were in the
audience. Just before the time announced Tor tne
performance to begin. the performers held con-
sultation and decided TO demand their money or
Tyler Seabrooke was TO have received s4~. Man
tell 500. Marie Wainwright. 500; Isabelle tVer-
son 500: Minnie Seligma n Cutting. Sl0o Powers,
$500. and Muldoon. $50. Tyler was hunted up. but
he told the actors that he hadn't CO Mt Mr..
them. and. after much argument. induced them 10
give the show. Camille DArville was on hand. but
out. She had been promised $500 to sing one song.
The performance given in its entirety, and was
a success. notwithstanding the fact that the per
formers did not receive cent FOR their services;
the box office and clamored for their pay He
frankly told them he was unable 70 pay the bils.
and at 10 o'clock he disappeared and has not peen
Miss Wainwright Mantell and Seabrooke
money from Tyler They succeeded IN inducing
Tyler TO give them 800 each on account. The com
this morning after settling with the proprietor.
Several OF the men engaged by Tyler TO advertise
the show are stranded ara VIII receive oenehl.
Tyler wanted James J. Corbett 10 play the part OF
Charles the Wrestler" and offered him $3.50. Cor
bett about to accept. when his manager. Will
lam A. Brady, advised him not 10 do 90 Muldoon
was then engaged for the part. The champion
wrestler wanted TO whip Tyler last night, but was
prevented from doing by friends Tyler induced
resenting that Founder Bradley and several we'll
known managers were backing the enterprise.