Evening journal., 1898-01-03
LAURA DIDN'T APPEAR
And the Show Went on With
out the Star.
WANTED MONEY OWING TO HER


POINTED A BIG AUDIENCE.
WHICH. HOWEVER. REMAINED
TO SEE THE PLAY -HBR STATE
MENT.
There was an unlocked for episode
al the Opera House Saturday night in
connection with the performance of "a
Railroad Ticket" the farce in which
Mrs. Haverly, nee Laura Biggar, of
this city, takes a leading role. The
| trouble was over money matters. and
it ended in the play proceeding without
Miss Biggar The Evening Journal
prints below statements from both /
Miss Biggar and w. S. Butterfield the |
manager of the company.
A large audience was attracted to the |
playhouse and at 3.15 o'clock, the time |
for the curtain to go up, Miss Blggar |
demanded that Manager Butterfield pay ]
her $40, which she claimed was due |
her for money advanced to put the |
show on the road The star refused to
go on the stage unless the sum was
forthcoming. AT this iuncture Mana
ger Baylis, OF the Opera House. en-
deavored to adjust the affair, and thus
have the show proceed, by agreeing to
make good the $170 to Miss Biggar.
This calculation was upset, however,
by Haverly, demanding 9l00 which he
claimed to have also advanced. Mr..
Baylis would not guarantee both
claims and matters were at stand
still
THE MANAGER TALKS.
At S.45 O'Clock, when the audience
was becoming impatient and there were
calls for the play to begin, Mr. Butter
field appeared before the curtain and
said that owing to a misunderstanding
- with Miss Biggar, who claimed $3.50
or $500" and which, he declared, was
not due her, she would not play in her
] own town. The manager said Miss Big
gar was trying to force him into Civ
ing her the money that he did not owe
that the performance would be given
without her, and that If any desired to
have their money refunded they could
= secure it at the box Office. Only about
e twenty persons left the theatre. The
3 curtain went up at nine o'clock. Miss
Marie Warren taking as much of Miss
Biggar's role as possible in addition
\ to her own part.
t AFTER THE BOX RECEIPTS.
h Miss Biggar Saturday night retained
d Attorney Baldwin Springer and en-
g deavored to attach the box receipts.
s All the money had been distributed,
2; however and this action could not be
taken. Manager Butterfield had a con-
sultation with Mr.. Springer at the Clay
90 ton House and stated that he would
10 meet Miss Biggar at noon to-day
" in the office of Mr. Bennett, manager
~ of tine Star Theatre, New York, for the
10 purpose of settling the difficulties il
ie possible. Miss Biggar has not decided
- whether she will meet Butterfield OF
S. Monday or begin formal action in New
le York. She left for that city early yes
Is terday morning.
k, 1t is said that Mr. and Mrs. Haveriy
IS have been estranged for several days
IN The company will next appear tO-mOr
row at Yonkers, n. Y.
= BOTH MAKE STATEMENTS.
st. Miss Biggar and Manager Butterfelt
lc. were interviewed about the maJter OF
AT Saturday night and Miss Biggar said
o.. Il wish to vindicate myself in TN
opinion of my friends. l say m.
= friends because 1 lived here and as
sociated with them; believed them L
be my friends. They came to see m
m tonight, not The Railroad Ticket
80 l flatter myself
Il entered this venture not becaus
- The Railroad Ticket was piece O
literary merit, nor because IL woul
: advance me artistically in the dra
: matte profession, but because Though
: 1t was a winner. l advanced all tn
: money, took this representative q
: mine (Butterheld) in on one-third in
F.. terest and a salary of fifty dollars
: week, on the conditions that none
advanced, something near one hundre
dollars, should be refunded but tha
money amounting to something liIetw
hundred dollars should be refunded o
first performance.
Il have waited several weeks. bl
waited patiently, thinking my own Gil
would support me, so this evenin
Saturday made a stand for part
- the money advanced.
- He (Butterfield) went before the Gu
ket tain and misrepresented me. and whe
l tried to go in front of the curtain
FOR state my cause to my friends was pr
'aS. 'nG vented by the stage hands.
red Il take this medium to state n
cause, and hope my trends will su
., port me when l come here again, if
=. do. and not take the assertion CT
stranger instead Of one Of your ov
people"
z. Mr.. Butterfield said. Miss Lau
ket- Biggar demanded of me at SIS to-nig
sum of money that was not due h'
and stated that if 1 did not give h
T. said sum she would not go on the sta1
and she would not let the curtain
80. up. This was a bluff to make me 81
her the money, thinking l would pref
to give her the cash than have to ]
fund the money. / spoke to her HI
Sts. band, Mr. Burt Haverly. and he sa
Sts. I was in the right and tried to expla
After waiting 80 minutes and findi
she would not go on 20 play her pa
81 l asked Mr.. Haverly to stand by
and we would give the performal
oh without her. / made a statement
u0n the audience that Miss Biggar wOl
not appear and that we would give