The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-06
WHERE is ACTOR FRIEDMAN?
He Collected the Money For ESQ Tickets
and Is Missing.
he WANTED TO RENT SANGER HALL.
Unpaid Bills Left Bchind-Tho Fellow
Posed as Lame Actor of the Old
school 30 a. To Make Friends
Here and There.


Hall. the REGULAR rendezvous of the mtn-
lcrs of the GcsangVcrcin Virginia. Iic
introduced himself to SIR. g.. Anspacn' 'h'
caterer of the organization. as sicbmu"4
Friedman. an old comedian. and salo th"'
some twenty years ago he had p'"you "'
e,,rc, lIau with German troop. Tic
complained that hc was Temporarily CIR
b,rrassea and wished 60 arrange LOT
,,ro6t for himself which ho would give
g., SANGER Hail on some convcnicm even
ins.
For that purpose ho desired TO engage
the ham and when he was 'oio DS "'.
Anspach that IL should De 40 his oisposal
rs soon as Dee deposited tne ne.'a'".,
ront. ho few mp in a rlther ilu'-''.'' .i,e
manner and said that in ms ol ol'''i'oI ,'.0
N-erion should tcndcr him the place graf
,,tto,.lv for services rendered 100 inc past
an actor. lie was informed intt uh-
49, tho lease the Ncrien could make no
,iisnosition of the hall and that Mr. Ans
pach,e terms were cash In advance.
rhfe announcement still more increased
I-riodmans s. wrath, who rcmaiHeo th"l
fo would see Mr.. 1T. O.. Miller, one OF the
most prominent and influential members
81 tb. or.,fization. who would no doubt
arrange the matter for him. Ihen ne
LETT in disgust.
GOT FAMILIAR.
on the following Monday evening the
Gc-angVCroin gave one OF its monthly
musical entertainments and Friedman
took a position near tho entrance TO the
han. watching the people as they arrived.
AS soon as ho spicd Mir. Miller, he yelled
at him calling him by a nickname, which
~ N..I' fHIf f|-
mate friends. This arrogant conduct
of course provoked Mr. Miller. who sharp
~ rebukcd the intruder. When Fried
man told him hc desired Mr. Millors ln-
torvcntion to- secure the use OF the hau
free of charge hc was told i'm brief that
1ir Anspach was the only one whom the
arrangement was TO Doe made with.
Friedman then made another test and
q day or two later told Mr.. Anspach that
ho would pay the money as required, or
rather that Wcll-kuOwn business man
w0uld advance 10 for him. The under
standing was that the money should
Doe paid hv last Friday $50 j.. NJ. I'm the
mean timo Friedman went TO work sei-
ir- tickets among the Communications
SO twenty-five cents apiece. The tickets
as wcl as Well as programmes had ne'n
printed hv Mr.. Moritz Richter the proc
nrIctor of the Staats-Gazcttc. with the
Understanding that his pay should he
taken from tine receipts OF The entcrialn-
meut.
The next day Friedman appeared at
Sanger Hall in dinerent suit of clothes
which. Dee said, had been given nE lne
prominent bu incss man VINO was TO an-
vance Tor him me heA ehl' ne '.o''l9
were mu'h 700 "l- -ol nun anu N.
gore Ni''i ,, Cd. ''.' -,.' ,'3
ltllei 'u"u-u' 'l'-' -'l
'N'u-n '""' '' "'''. ~, guy. b, ,f. &C.
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a.. -. fi. ro,,,,r. .,nonr the Ger
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-....t,,,l,..,.. ~ 1fr Won Roscnoek
.',-d ,,If ,i,. f..t .ho desired TO us- rart
,f tbe ra...,.ts of tho proposod entertain
mont ,o .u,,. th. oNnsnsos of undergoing
-., on.rafior of Dbl. nme lcu. Mr. Won
ro.rroek E-ndiv offered Friedman 10
secure for him admission 90 one of the
German wards of thc Nireinia Hospital
free Of charge. hlt thc lame comedian
blurtly refused the offer.
VTOTE a LETTER.
Friday came bat Friedman failed 10
appear at Sanger Ian with tine amount
which was 10 pay as ham rent. Instead
hr called ou Saturday morning during the
absence of Mr. An.nach and lcft with
DIS bartender the foIoNInc letter address
rI fo the manager of SANGER Hall:
s..u-or Halle.
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