New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-10
rAlrE or A COOP STAGE MANAGER.
EXPERT TESTIMONY IN THE SUIT BROUGHT ~
DAVID BELAScO

EXPERT TESTIMONY IN THE SUIT
DAVID BELAsco
y x Farbank. Of Chicago. was the hrs' Oh 80
,.t.i. - enter Part v Trial Term OF ''e gu
80. rou-, Yesterday when the tria! OF the "-',0''
t,, ayairst hin by David Belasco pioy"''s"''
- recover 500 90 for training Mrs LeS.e
Va q star actress. was resumed Deto'e -,
ver4ch and a jury. He took seat a. .''e ,,a,on,.
$3.50 Already Us typewriter pages OF 'es''"''"'
NJ 80, aiken bv the Official s,enosrapher' az
nh oriv ak witnesses have been examiner.
Wa catherine Dudley. mother OF MIS- hes"s
c..,sr was the nrst witness called sne sa'' '''a'
sno lived NJ No e3 Clinton Place. WIN heI ~
She testified that. as rule Size useo ~ = 80
,hon Mr. Belasco coaching hcr uf"b" -
that when she was absent her ''D- -. .,srv
,,rossnt The coaching lasted many hou,S .sel.
r. ..so-,s h,ys" she said. "they Noud Dee'h 40
..r,, "a "a, IN the morning and nov stop u'.''
-r,An,xh," The rest Of her testimony "'' ny
parently un.mportant ,, a.. rex,
rranklln u Sargent teacher OF ac'H's' w" -
sxamlneA lie said that he had been '"sas'- ..
49, h"s,,o.s ,or fifteen or sixteen years ana wa
"'4 80 American Academy OF Dramatic
,o ais, testified that he was graduate o.
rro-v,rd College. and was for two years 'eAS''T'
=, .,o.,,,o, I'm that college Hts examination was
continued Us follows; - 49,. yo,
How many se;0 70 and actresses Fave you
'ronfa s5me OF ihem' AGe2rga cayy 1a
Md Ranks Mary Anderson, carrie l"s,,. - -
Lewis ANre Fsncr Bia inanv oSssrs
H,rs t'ou yr, I<ncw David Bciasco7 Ayes; very
w. How long have you known him? A-F0uF'
20. How does he rank as teacher Q, aGu's
Ii is the very bes; In this country ana III 'ne
Very IRON, rank OF hts profession
rr-rndr. Dntenhoefer then asked long hypo-
,hn,,c., question. which. after reviewing all the
work done hv Belasco in training Mrs Carter. closed
ne sizing the witness what ne would consider Fea-
sonabie compensation for belasco serN''e' III MAJ"
ing Mrs Carter star actress
4 should estimate the fair value OK MS services a.
the rate Of So an hour" vas the reply.
" palmer was the mex, witness called In behat
NJ BelAsco He testified that he was proprietor ana
..,,,.- ., palmer's Theatre and the Garden The
a,rc. and was manager OF the old Union square me
ar. ,or several wears lie said he was acquainted
with the value OF the services OF stage manager
,t,. examination wen, on follows:
n M Won know Mr. Belascos standing as a stage
mana GER A-les. str. , . -, d,
O~Whe, l. It2 Ale stands M the very "oa" VI
the profession $ a stage MANAGE
10 nr,enho.fer asked Mr. Palmer what the
s.ry,cs, OF such a man as Mr.. Beasco were worth
,n .,ox,nv The Ugly Duckl,ng." devotng four or
I'VE hours day to the work. Ar. Palmer sail inc
ro,.or,hla value OF the services was from >fo 10
DO You pay your stage manager AT that rateT'
"' ask y, M moi i''', repf'oa Mr. Palmer
I'm, your STAKE manager Is not al the nead OF the
nro,cssion IL he asked exJudge Dittenhoefer
He is not" replied Mr. Palmer. ana a genera
cav NJ Green was then called He said ne was
q dramatls, and had written many plays. lie de-
cared that Mr.. Beasco did not nave an equal IN
The trial was adjourned until to-day.