The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-20
LEFT THEM N THE LURCH
Manager Junius Howe AbAudons
His Star Performers.
DID NOT PAY SALARIES
The Miss Philadelphia" Company's
Players Accuse Their Manager Of
Getting Away With 81 400 and
Leaving Them Stranded.

The Miss Philadelphia" Extrava-
ganza company. which organization APP
peared at the Margaret a few weeks
z is in all kinds of trouble-that Is
what is left of it is in trouble. After
leaving Anaconda, the company went
to Butte, and on the night the organ
ization closed in hat city, Attorney
Shelton came down on it with a bill
for an advance agent, who claimed to
have gotten the worst of it in the East
somewhere. The matter was squared
up and the company went on it's way
westward. In Seattle last week Junius
Howe. the manager, gave his collection
of stars a cold shake, taking with him
the net receipts of the show for several
weeks. This hasty action on the part
of the manager has broken up the
show. and as no salaries have been paid
recently. the troupe of Al people is for
the most part stranded in Seattle. The
disappearance of Manager Howe and
his brother. Watson Howe, did not be-
come known to the members of the
company for some time. They had con-
gregated at the wharf to go to Vic
toria, and, after waiting quite a while,
began to wonder where their manager
was. investigation disclosed the fact
that he could not be found anywhere,
and he is supposed to have left the city,
/. although no trace Of him has been
found. The amount Manager Howe
took away with him is believed to be
81, 400 at the very least. This amount
Ia arrived at by the sums taken in at
the different cities on the way to Seat
tie.
The disappearance of the anage
has placed the members of the COM
PAM in a very annoying position.
They have not received salaries for
some time. and among them are several
people who stand high in the theatrical
world. Joe Cawthorn. the star come
dian, was with the company at a SAL
Dry of $3.50 a week, and he is said 10
have nine weeks pay due him. Other
members of the company are about as
badly off, and the show has disbanded.
They have been doing an excellent
business since their initial perform
ance Dec. %, and this makes the man.
ayers action low down, not to say
swindling.
After the company found itself on the
ragged edge in the Puget Sound city,
a great scramble was made among the
theatrical people of Seattle and a ben
eft was given them on st. Patrick's
day. The Observation-Disclosures of March
Is says in part:
The 40 stranded members of the
Miss Philadelphia company went to
sleep last night with visions of roast
beef and mince pie in their minds. The
only trouble was that the vision did not
give promise of ma~terializing until to-
morrow night, when a grand benefit
will be given them at the Seattle the
alter.
"All the business interests connected
with the theatrical life of the city came
to the front manfully yesterday and
volunteered to do all i'm their power to
put bread and butter in the mouths of
the people who have been left penni-
less by Manager Howe through his
Grand 'skip-out' act. 1t now remains
"0r the people of the city to p%atronize
the benefit, and by so doing show their
sympathy for the people who are 5000
miles from home.
"R. G.. Ellis, treasurer of the Miss
Philadelphia company, and Pau
Bracket, stage manager, hustled all
day yesterdy arranging for the benefit.
Their efforts met with a ready response
in almost every case, so there is every
reason to believe that the performance
tomorrow evening will be one worthy
of witnessing. In addition to the greater
part of the performance of the original
show, there will be special attractions.
Paul B. Hyner. resident manager of
the Seattle theater. has taken great
interest in the troubles of the COM
pany n won the gratitude of the
40 unfortunate people by his kline
acts.
"When Mr.. Ellis and Mr.. Bracket
went to Manager Hyner and asked him
IL he could do anything to help them
out on the enc scheme. he looked
over his date book and said that under
the present condition he would donate
the use of the Seattle heater for
Thursday night, March II, and also
contribute his services at the box office
window. This generous offer gave Mr..
Ellis and Mr.. Bracket new courage,
and they lost no time in seeing the
stage hands, mechanics and property
man. all of whom were willing to help
the benefit along. The orchestra was
also willing to render it's services
gratis"
The advertising paper for the benefit
consisted of fiaring handbills, on which
were printed the following terse and
emphatic sentences, which, If they find
their way into the New York dramatic
papers. will probably have the effect OF
putting a damper on Mr.. Howe's fur
ther engagements as a
Skipped with 81, 400 belonging to the
members of the Miss Philadelphia
company.
lowing to our mag Junius
Howe, ~absconding with the receipts of
our last three weeks engagements. we
are compelled to give a benefit for the
assistance of the stranded members"