Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-27
PERFORMANCE STOPPED.
Actor Arrested-Audience Has to lie
Dismissed.
New York Herald-26th)

New York Hcrald-26th.)
The large audience which had assem-
bled In walIack's Theatre last evening
10 witness the first performance OF MISS
Margaret Mather's revival OF "Cymbe-
line" was dismissed at o'clock. owing
TO the arrest on a charge of grand lar
ceny Of Edward j. Henley, who was 10
play the role OF Iachimo The arrest
was made by Detective Daniel Dugan,
OF the Jefferson Market Police Court
SQUAD as Mr.. Henley was entering inc
stage door OF the theatre at half-past
7 o'clock. He was taken TO the west
Thirtieth- Street Police Station where
owing to the charge being a felony, bail
was refused. Efforts were made by
c. w. Burnham, manager of the theatre
and by friends 10 procure the attendance
at the notice station Of magistrate, Dut
their efforts were unavailing.
After holding the audience until y
O'Clock, It was decided that an announce
ment be made from the stage to the effect
that the performance would be post
poned until this evening Eugene w.
Presbrey the stage manager SAID that
without Iachimo the performance coulu
not go on, although Mr.. Henley was not
at fault.
While this announcement was being
made. Miss Mather was i'm her dressing
room almost Frustrated. The arrest OF
Mr. Henley and the absolute impossi-
biity of obtaining any person to take his
place was a heavy blow, and she became
hysterical.
Mrs. Hoffman Martin, Of No. p west
REIMBURSEMENT street, went TO Magls-
trate Deuel. yesterday afternoon ana Cd
tanned the warrant for the arrest OF MI
Henley. She told the Magistrate that
she had advanced $50 to Henley while he
was rehearsing i'm her company at the
Murray-Hll Theatre, and had received an
order from him on Miss Matner ior
the amount She said that she had pre-
scented the order TO Miss Mather ana tnat
IT had been repudiated.
Mrs. Martin and the detective appeared
at the stage-door Of Wallack's Thea
ire at o'clock last evening, and
waited IN the shadow of a neighboring
stoop until the arrival of the actor. Then
Dugan approached him and announced
that he was a prisoner, at the same
time exhibiting the warrant. Henley was
granted permission to enter the theatre,
where he had an interview with Mr..
Magic. and explained his predicament
The manager offered TO settle the IN
debtedness at once, but the detective
said that the warrant called for the ar
rest Of Henley and that he would nave
10 take him to the police-station. IT
was proposed that the detective stand
in the wings and permit Mr.. Henley TO
20 through the performance before he
was removed TO the station, but this
was positively refused. =.
Then messengers were sent In all d.
rections after a magistrate. and 1t looked
then as though there would be only
few minutes delay before the curtain
could be rung up. A bondsman was
sent TO the station 70 await the arrival
Of the magistrate.
The magistrates. however, were hold
ing their monthly meeting i'm the York
Vile Police Court, and none OF them
would 90 TO the station until the ses-
sion was over. So it was decided to
dismiss the audience.
Mr.. Henley's trouble with Mrs Mar
Tin dates from her announcement OF
her intention 10 produce adele at the
Murray-Hin Theatre. on January 18th,
for the benefit of the Cuban sufferers
Mrs Martin was to have appeared in
fhe title role, and among others she en-
gagged Henley TO play a part In the
tragedy.
When Mrs Martin presented the or
der she had received from Henley pay
ment was refused on the ground tlat
Mr.. Henley had not begun to earn MS
salary with the company. Mrs. Martin
then wrote Henley several letters IN
which she said she would make trouble
for him when he appeared at Wallacks
Mrs Hoffman Martin came to this
city from San Francisco. She Is the
widow of John Martin. a California mil
lionaire. and was engaged in eXten-
sive litigation I'm the West. She was
at one time a guest at the Mystic apart
ment house in west Thirty-ninth
street. and created a sensation by throw
ing bottle containing a note from
an upper window in the house. She
stated in the note that she was prls-
oner in a room in the house, and the
police went TO the house and liberated
her She afterward began an action Iof
of tho lnllso-