The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-11
THE LADY ABOUT TO ACT.
WELL-KNOWN PREss-AGBN PIECE
STAGED IN YORKVILLB COURT.

Hereips. Rose Leno,ne, villain. wniisun
McGovernt Defender or Innocence. Charles
Neltser, MAGISTRATE. Landiady, Reflective,
~ the Cempany-Thene. Leve and Madness
The well-known piece " The Press Agent; or,
Tho Lady About to Go Upon the Stage was
produced In the Yorkville Court yesterday after
noon In the presence Of all the reporters. The
lady In the case 10 Rose Lemoine, an artists
model. Magistrate Pool wishes II understood
that he was In tho cast because he couldn't help
It. He had never run up against o press agent
before. Miss Lemoine Ia q Cuban, about
% years old. When her father and mother
died she became q model. posing for
many well-known New York artists. Then she
decided to DO an actress. In the course Of her
career as model and student for the stage she
met William McGovern. n tall. slim man, about
35 years old, from the length Of whose hair one
might take to DO o football player or m actor,
or almost anything but an advertising agent.
But he's an advertising agent all the Same. Mo
Govern lives at 200 West Forty third street.
Miss Lemoine and McGovern became frienda.
Another Of the young woman's friends WINS
Charles Meltzer. who has written for some of
the newspapers about tho theatre. Early this
spring. Miss Lemoine was ready to 60 on the
stage, but had no stage to 20 on. The spring
passed and early summer came, and there was
no engagement in sight Something had to be
done.
Suddenly she was In Yorkville Court as the
complaining witness against McGovern, charg-
Ing him with writing insulting letters to her
and with being insane. and asking Magistrate
Pool to have him committed to prison pending
an examination into his sanity. Meltzer's part
was that Of the girls good friend and defender
against tho villain. McGovorn. All the parts
were well played.
Magistrate Pool issued the warrant upon Miss
Lemoine's complaint on Wednesday afternoon.
McGovern was arrested at his boarding house
yesterday morning. and sat all the forenoon in
court looking as mad as he could. No complain.
ant appeared. Magistrate Pool was about to go
whats that man doing therer' he asked,
happening to notice McGoyern.
objective Hartigan explained the case, and
said the complainant hadn't appeared. Nc
Govern might have been discharged at once, but
Your Honor, i think my accuser must have
m m 81 cdsis. g., the Ell time az which the case was
Afternoon s%iss Session 1ee WIN In l R6lsG %esn P 9im asf IA III ike tho to
get IS counsel and one or two witnesses"
O'clock; At that hour Miss Lemoine walked
upon the bridge. carrying a bundle OF letters
rated ena ! with RhRG piet 1r se OF Sspself eiiS SeItser i hoS.
ered over her like a guardian angel.
WHAT'S this case all aboutf' asked the
Miss Lemoine-Your Honor. this man here
pointing to McGovernl has annoyed me by his
am afraid to walk along the street when he is
s 91on Large I; {Mslsze5 stepped owe oyer .o and | stood i'm in
examination as to his sanity.
The Court-What evidence have you that this
Miss Lemoine-He writes that he is desper-
ately in love with me.
The Court-Doy you think that q sign of insan-
Miss Lemoine-N-n-n-o. but he. wrote other
things in ne :, letter e5teFsMwiid; inSoherent state
The Court-Dld he ever say anything that
MIS- LemoIne ,ysEy .rsgiGslly1Yes He once
no other man shall marry you"
The Court-Never mind IL she is. An actress
may be a very reputable woman.
se Mis-, sn lemo hosD ,wiih a, EYES M.G flashing and han an In In.
suited my womanly. dignity,
That was Msltzer.s cue and he took the stage
OUGHT e Be confined. II not, he ought to DO
Meltzer-I am this young girls friend.
When .McGovern was asked what he had to
nay %Sn 1er si s1seeds ne d ii ihSos and bis ,b %ans %} RSse . tl for a
"she has known me a long time. She has 70.
ceived me cordially, used me as n convenience,
like an old shoe. IT'S the h~eartless work OF a
QedrtleSs WOIuhn.
The Court-Sever mind the shoe business.
Get down to this complaint. You're something
Of an actor yourself. This young woman says
McGovern-I wouldn't harm a hair of her
beautiful head. She has no more business TO be
afraid OF me than Of her own mother. were she
alive.
The Court-Did you ever write insulting let.
tiers to herf
McGovern mortified and staring wildly
Your Honor. that would be unbecoming a gen,
tleman. l have many Witnesses to prove my
manhood.
Mrs. Baxter. McGovern's landlady. was then
called. She said Nctiovern was always sane In
her house. Then, turning to Miss Lemoine. Mrs
Baxter said:
IF that woman didn't want u lot of free ad
vertising TO get her n job on the stage, this com
plant would never have been made"
Miss Lemoine, lifting up her hands in ~protesta'
ton. remarked:
How disgustingly vulgar that woman Is"
That didn't bluff Mrs. Baxter. for she con,
tinued: The only insanity ! ever thought he
showed was his recently avowed infatuation for
that girl"
Mrs. Baxter stepped down. and Magistrate
Poole said: There doesn't appear TO he anything
to substantiate this charge. Prisoner is dis
charged. Next case"
The trio walked out Of the court room TO
gether as il nothing had happened. The press