The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-12
AornrssEs VINO cor NO pAY.
Salts ~ = Staging typewriter Tor $40 and
by an Aorosntic Dancer for sos.


W. suits by actresses for salaries were on
yesterday in the Eighth District Court, Twenty
third street and Eighth avenue. One was
brought by Miss Alberta Hadloy against Albert
q. Scammon, and the other by Miss Florence
Devcre against II. Fletcher Rivers. A corner of
the courtroom was full OF summer hats with
soubrettos In the Easements thereof.
Miss Hadloy, who looks very much like an
ardent Sunday school teacher. described herself
as u "soubretto, ~ingenuo. and actress" and
said she was engaged by Mr.. camm to play
In his "Sido Tracked" company for two weeks
at 800 a week, but was discharged in two days
without cause, and wanted her $40.
The defendant admitted the engagement, but
said that Miss Hadley had represented herself
as a high-class soprano singer who could do a
very taking speciality and had an elaborate
wardrobe. Believing her. he sent her to join the
company at Danbury, Conn.,, and had her as
signed to play the part OF o singing typewriter.
He declared that the first night she sang and
did her specially q frigid chill pervaded the
house after her effort. and that when she gave
another song the frost became moro marked,
and some OF the audience even went so far as to
say mean things. Mr.. Scammon also com.
planned that Miss Hadley didn't dress the part
properly; that she wore a cheese cloth dress in
one act and a street dress in the other. This
w SehSS W. W. 'sNs
was correct raiment for a singing type
writer. and produced much giggling in
the soubrette corner OF the courtroom.
The important question was finally decided by
Miss Camille Martin, who succeeded the plain
tiff in the part, and who declared that an indis-
Pensable garment for the proper stage produc-
ton Of a typewriter was a shirt waist-a dizzy
one; the dizzier the better. This expert opinion
met with a general nod Of approval from the
millinery In the soubrette corner.
Mr.. Jerome CammyRr nnother nemher Of tho
fendant's story of how Miss HadIey was received
pany. and added that he heard her say to an
other player that she would not stay with tho
company anyhow. as the members were not
good enough for her. This statement produced
much agitation OF the millinery.
Miss Hadley's counsel contendod that the de-
PENDANT had ample opportunity to ascertain her
ability as a singer from the rehearsal she had
undergone when she joined the company. Tho
defendant set up that in engagements like Miss
Hadley's, whom the company does not spend sew
formance is considered q rehearsal. A host OF
witnesses were called as experts and testified
that that was 80. Justice Stiner reserved his de-
cision.
Miss Florence Devere wanted $25 salary. She
said she was engaged with three other girls by
the defendant to do an a~crobatic dance In " Miss
Manhattan at Wallack's Theatre at S25 a
week. and after working a week was unable to
seMS Mr. nf Ri ~Sneai solaimed all liability for the debt,
and declared he was only a dancing master and
and manager of the company, to produce an
acrohatic dance and engage the four girls for
him. Mr.; Van Austin to pay them. He ayerred
that he didn't get his salary either. Miss Lillian
Deane testified that when Mr.. Rivers employed
her he said he was acting for Mr.. Van Austin.
Her salary, was still due. she said: Justice
tiff to proceed against Van Austin. remarking
that stage life as he sees 1t is very rocky.