The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
A PRESS AGENTS DODGEi
MAYBE SOMEBODY SUGGESTED BUT
LEE'S NOTE TO AN ACTRESS.

LEBpS NOTE TO AN ACTRESS.
The nsy Admits senainu II, bet 4. Toe rriunt-
ened 90 Tell n STRAIGHT story or the Esca-
paae which Cose n,n q DuckipG-Justice
steer mas the Plea OF Guilty Withdrnwn.
Ever since Rose Le Moine, model and would-bs
actress, worked every paper In New York, OK
cept The Sun. for columns OF free advertising,
by appearing in Yorkville Police Court as the
complaining witness against her advertising
agent, whom sho charged with sending objec-
tionable letters to her. the game has appealed TO
other members OF the theatrical profession in
town. 1t was the oleversst advertising dodge,
they agreed, that had been worked in New York
for years.
There would DO difficulties in tho way of the
actor or actress who tried the game again,
It was also agreed. However, II there
should DO q chance Of working IL again,
the general opinion 10 that tho end win Jus
tify whatevcr means may DO necessary to
successfully pull It of. Tho great difficulty In
trying 1t q second time was that not every press
agent Is willing to allow himself to be hailed to
court on q trumped.up charge for the sake OF
exploiting his ~"star." There appears 20 have
been q lively speculation among stage folk a. to
who'd Of their number would DO tho first one TO
try the game again.
Tho speculation 10 at an end now, because
Miss Edith Hall Of the Little Brooklyn" COM
pany, now playing at the Bergen Beach Casino,
has demonstrated that q peculiar kind Of hsh
Il born every minute. Miss Hall, however, was
moro fortunate than Miss Lc Moline, In that she
was put to no trouble In arranging tho details
Of the scheme. They wero all arranged for her
by a Brooklyn schoolboy who hadn't tho slight
est notion Of or interest in booming Miss Hall.
Therefore, when tho soubrette had Maurice
Butler. tho 16-yearold son Of DR.. William NJ.
Butler of 507 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn, ar
rested ct Bergen Beach on Monday night and
arraigned in the F1atbush Avenue Police Court
yesterday morning charged with sending an
obscene note over the footlights to her during
the Monday evening performance. all she had to
do was to pross tho charge with her best stage
vehemenco and . small fortune in advertising
was hors.
As told in TIE Bun yesterday morning, just
before tho conclusion OF one Of the acts in Little
Brooklyn" n knot OF flowers landed on tho stage
at Miss Halls foot. Attached to the bouquet was
q note. Nobody in the audience could tell Just
where the flowers camo from Miss Hall says
she didn't know at tho time. She bowed and
smiled as she picked up tho bouquet, and soon
bowed herself on the stage; Whom she got DO
hind tho scenes she looked at the note. This.
with some parts expurgated, read:
II Miss Hall could be induced to share 2 cold bottle
70 S,1 Din = i SSsos nS SUIssS' 3, @s her, c oo%ssS sn The % next EXT ,i SnSs sso
s AaS,s ~ I Il ne p re 3 .nisssla !, n,s ssss e msss e Per
,r In 4 SonF If { {so eoas. y.. miacFn'ns miss HAIL. In
When / road i: 7 fsls like sitting down and
lie that I eyor had suoh an experience. Twas
80 TnnerT I'D that l thought Il y could onsi.I not 90 CDS On Z
knew the piece could not 70 on Without me. b.
cause I am the leading lady. Don't forgot "a
%%en'iS,n nth that; I IlsHse' nm I'm NO 9s ordinary Ins S not matte
years. though. at that Not many yeara. Put
~ oonr wat that IN do r sho-oa 81.
note to some Of the other members of the com
pany. I'm glad did that because that led &c
tai infei the o. matter nns / se1% over Mn It ' Sas de- dee hTsS' that that
should wear tho flowers in the next part to indi
Ate thai IL. I psGfean %Sss the s.. f'i oSsr. and did ,o Sc
as was leaving the theatre. q more
hoy. ' t hss a SR t. Fl. =" so s% y SAID When he vs. I s. p1se sse
1t was that had sent the nasty note nearly los!
%S s5st 10 !. ", SSid I T ,i., old s snen nSe vers ms HiS
college man. He might haye been in the pri
II was then convinced that some older person
had put him up TO the trick. However,. two Oh
questions. We walked along toward the payil
ion. and when opposite 1t 1 heard ono OF thu
"'For heavens sake. look at the kidd
bathing pool. When We neared that I heard
shout behind ps and ! know the crowd was com
t ooninr. dp pPoba aSST h, xns. 1hs boy SE H sfSr fndle Ms'
for he gave ono scream and ran like mad. Tn,
crowd was close after him and he was caught IL
girls grabbed him and threw him into tho pool
When be tried to get out the girls threw waite
Ny: But no ysilsdl When the man erebbst
him he shouted ,Policer When he struck II
last syllable. as he took, in a mouthful Of water
, When tho girls splashed him with water he JUS
turned over to tho police his tears came so fas
: that / really felt sorry for the little fellow. Blu
. couldn't allow sentiment to interfere with jus
In court DR.. Butler. the boys father, had
long talk with Miss Hall and tried to get her t
consent to withdraw the charge. She Intimate.
who put him up to sending the note. The boy We
go thoroughly scared that he was unable to tel
o straight story. Therefore. his father nd vise'
him ,tS S plead guilty to the charge which tn
Subsequently,, Justice Steer had . converse
= ton with two other persons In court and witt
boys plea be withdrawn and one Of not guilt
r substituted. Then tho case was adjourned ur
|. til tomorrow morning. The boy was sent hom
Before he left the court room he said:
? ~ have been to Bergen BEACH several time
lately. and when saw Miss Hall on the stag
Isn't half as good looking of the stage as she
? on. though. Her checks aren't half 90 nlce an
red. She don't look 90 young. either. Iwonde
Tho case VIM be thoroughly INVESTIGATED I
Q tho attempt to hnd the porson, Il there wa
ono. who suggested to the lad tho idea Of sent
inspired by a press agent. as. according to stat
T ments made to Justice Stoer and DR.. Butlo
0 there 10 some reason to believe, O long contrat
win be given TO him to execute.
:: TRIED TO MAKE HER TAKE PoBo1
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