The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-20
Attorneys Take the Stage
and Advise Clients.
Temporary Injunction Issued-Both
Companies Play old Company
Scores Success.

There is trouble between the Soy
Kwong Ting and the For Fung Yung.
better known to people conversant
with the English language as the Old
and New Chinese Theaters, the former
situated farther toward Waikiki than
the latter, on the narrow street that
leads from King, nearly opposite the
o. r. & l.. depot. The whole thing IS
a result of a combination of the two
theaters, said TO have been effected
few days ago.
One of the members of the old the
ater company, Chun Chog by name,
got up the new company some time
ago. and just recently made an agree
ment with them to play in the old the
ater every other week. This, it is
claimed, he did without authority and
for his own personal aggrandizement
The report that the two theaters had
consolidated grew out Of this action on
the part of one individual member of
the old company. At all events, the
new company sent their actors to the
old theater and there gave several
performances.
All the while the members Of the old
company were getting warmer and
warmer under the collar, until yester-
day they decided they wanted their
hall for their own actors. and by this
decision brought matters to head.
On the other hand, the new company
claimed they We're in possession of an
agreement, and they were going to see !
that the same was lived up to.
The old company consulted their at
torney, W. r. Castle, who advised |
them to retain possession of the old |
theater. no matter what the new COM
pany had to say. p. l.. Weaver. his as
was sent to the old theater |
with full power to act He told the
Cinnamon to bar the door and to allow
no one to enter Over hundred of the
the company gathered
inside and the doors were barred, as
advised. a little later ]. A. MagOon
arrived on the scene and when. after
a trip up town, Mr. Weaver returned
he found the attorney of the new com
pany on the inside. A bluff had been
worked.
Then came a seance between the two
both claiming a right TO the
place. Neither wanted trouble. but Mr..
lIagoon insisted that the doors be
opened. and that the old company give !
promise to do no harm TO the new.
Both attorneys were desirous of going
up town to look further into the mat
ter. and both were willing 10 leave the
mUddle in stauO quo. AS has been
i .g-.~l
Guided in this statue quo the opening
of all the doors and the admission OF
any who should see fit to enter. To
this Mr.. Weaver interposed strenu
Gus objection. and. walking out 70
Choy Mel Hing. the manager of the
old company. he told him TO retain
possession of the place. and should any
OF the new company try to enter they
should be forcibly expelled.
ChOy Immediately rolled up his
sleeves and in a load voice proclaimed |
from the stage that the old company |
was in possession of its rights and |
that none of the members of the new
would be allowed to enter Some OF
his supporters took up the cry. and |
there was panic for moment. About |
half of the Cinnamon who were in the
place. whether from guilty consciences
at being sympathizers of the new COM
pany. or from some other reason. made
q break out OF the small front door
This was closed again, and all was
quiet
The attorneys then assisted each
other off the stage and went UP town.
During the afternoon the attorney for
the old company got out a suit TO re-
strain the new company from interfer-
ing and temporary Injunction was
l,r |
to interfere in any way with the per- !
s,,rnnrccn crirnr, Oh Tho old |