The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-13
ROSA GOT
TWELVE PER
SOuthWelI Chorus Girl
Sues.
|SHE STAYED IN HONOLULU
Was a Southwel Star at Dozen
Dollars a Week and Wants
Damages.

Comedian Wolf OF the Southwen Opera !
Company has gone over the sea but ne
has left behind to worry Manager Cohen
and the orpheum Theater Company sew
cral chic chorus girls who are making
urgent demands for coin which they say
: overdue them for uncompleted con-
tracts.
when Wolf and his curious combination
u bad and good singers burst on Hawaii
amid the Checking others was heard the
yoice of Manager Cohen singing the
raises Of n new star-AIiss Rosa. The
after made her debut in ead-ng role as
he Queen in one Of the first operas stag
at the orpheum. and, barring tr.fe
90 much embonpoint and an evident ner-
| sousness. she did very well. She was
| VOLTS special protege. and when the
| mbought critics did not break into verse
n her praise wolff and Cohen cried in
Unison, what. when we pay her such
sa.ary. and she is not appreciated
| Mss Rosa was fairly good, and that
| much was said. Now comes the dreadful
4enouement. The poor. young tn.ng was
citing but s12 a wee&, anu. according to
| ier own story as told IN a SUIT brought
i esterday against the Orpheum 1heateT
Company. she d.d not get all that was
! CmiLg TO her-even on that low basis.
l When the Southwel.'s manager made Up
| ais mind that he had na0 enough OF Ho-
| Iolulu. which view was equally shared
~ the public and the Orpneum Inca, er
| company after les ng several thousand
Iohsrs. the members of the troupe were
| sfGrmed that they must pack Their grips
ard HE them 20 the Ratio OF the Golden
sate on the next steamer. and tnat they
| would receive a weeks advance pay from
he Orpneum. II was sudden; but actors
and actresses are used TO sudden changes
OF mind. Some took the news with equa-
aimity. but Miss Rosa-who is, In real
.ife kosamond NaylOr-was qued. Snt
was having a good time Ia Honolulu, anc
as long as she lad signed for s.xteef
, weeks. she had made up her mind thai
! | Honolulu would be ner home for tina
.ong Life was easy and luxuriant here
! so she possessed herself OF a lawyers
Hear and poured INTO II her tale OF woe
she had been fooled, she said. into com
Hog to Honolulu, ana she thought hersei
: damaged $3.50 worth. She produced he
tcOrtraCt and the lawyer saw n possible
chance 10 make coed the damages II
lcourt. Rosa said she had been compelled
Ito sign a release with the OrpheGm com
yany under duress, as Cohen said tn
j Southwells were Tat failure. and
llhey WOulO 20 haCk 10 san fTdnclScOf w
weeks extra salary would be Yea Ten
I1he Southwell manager said. .Nuff," an
that was all there was to II. Without
head, the rest Of the troupe gave in.
= The petition TO the honorable Judge @
the Circuit Court. TO which Rosa ha
lsgned her full name with a flourish equs
to John Hancocks. sets forth her ella 2
, for damages and she alleges many cause
!. OF action. She engaged. she states. To a,
ard sing as a "cnorus soprano" and he
!, salary. as before stated, was TO be Sl2
week for each week during the sixtee
weeks Of said enga gem Mt. and she was
BE- pad the twelve piunks at the end ,
each week. She says she rendered sati
factory services to the best Of ner abilIt
. bat is admitted by the bald-headed TO
Of the Orpheum without comment. III
trim little figure was certainly satisfa
j tory and her voice went straight to mar
1e hearts.
" In strong language she requests tn
AZ the Orpheum company be hailed INTO cou
A and made 10 make answer . her. on
IN OF the conditions Of her contract. whi'
D. she attaches 20 her petiuon. Is tnat E
"a he xi2 a week she was TO supply ''all h
~ costumes except DCots. SHOES, tight
4 grease, paint" and a few other par
n pherLalia which give the chorus girl
M chance TO shine. even ~ she doesn't stat
Ell directly In front OF the foot ights. s
Ct asks that the Orpheum, by its represen
" ativos. make answer TO the pet ton /
r. fore the eth day OF August next. Mi
M Rosa's Is the first Of several others viii
will follow -Four Of the young ladies
the chorus remained In Honolulu a
each Of them has damage suit whi
- vii maize Is appearance In the Circ'
Court shortly.