The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-28
CLAIM SHE
BROKE HER
CONTRACT
Olympic Management Seeks
Injunction Against Miss Hazel
Ton Managerof Bur|esque Co.

Judge Douglas. In the appellate division
OF the supreme court TO-DAY, heard the
petition of Messrs SPITE and Nathanson.
doing business as the New England
Amusement company. for an injunction
TO prevent Mabel Hazelton, proprietor OF
the sam r. Jacks theatrical combination,
performing this week at the Westminster
Theatre
Messrs. spitz an Nathsnson. in the bill
i'm equity filed by them, assert that Miss
iazelton signed contract with them to
play az the Olympic Theatre the Sam r..
Jack company for the week of Feb. 25th
and that under the provisions OF the con-
tract Miss Hazelton was not TO play her
COMPANY in this city before the engage
ment for the Olympic Theatre.
The proprietor OF the Westminster
Theatre Mr. George Bachelor, was
made a party TO the proceedings.
Miss Hazelton denies that she ever
sought 10 break contract. According
Ia her statements II was another com
pany she agreed TO produce to play at the
Olympic. Mr. Bachelor claims he knew
nothing OF the trouble until he was served
with court process.
Mr.. Spitz said If Mabel Hazelton did not
perform at his house he would have TO
close IT for a week
lie testified that he received a letter
from Miss Hazelton saying that owing to
change OF her route she could not per-
form at his house I'm February. Mr. Spitz
also wrote To her and received a reply
These letters We're introduced as evil
dence. Mr.. Spitz said Miss Hazelton sign
ed the contract that was made a part of
the bill Of complaint.
Miss Hazelton said the proprletors OF
the Olympic had made a mistake. IL was
an entirely different company that on
Sept lst. 1900. she agreed should give joy
to the patrons OF the Olympic. Miss Iaz-
elton told OF three big companies which
she owns. One OF these was the Sam
Jacks company, another the Sam 7.
Jacks own Burlesque company and the
May Hazelton Great Burlesque company.
IL was the second named that was To
play at the Westminster and the first
that IL was agreed to have appear at the
Olympic.
Miss Hazelton admitted the company
To play at the Westminster was the only
one playing Just now. The members of
the other companies were laid off now.
She claimed. however, this was not un-
usual Witness said she would produce
the company the Olympic Theatre man
agement wanted at the date named in the
contract
testified he wrote certain letters for her.
She had a bill of sale OF all the copy
rights OF Jacks" shows. The witness
said the different companies had all diff
ferent artists and played different selec-
tions.
1T. A. McKenney, counsel for Miss Haz-
elton and Mr.. Bacheller. argued the tes-
timony showed the two companies were
entirely different. James TilNnghast, who
was associated with John j. Dockry. az
counsel for the complainants. argued the
contract had been plainly violated.
Judge Douglas said he had no doubt
Miss IIazelton Should be enjoined from
violating her contract but no Injunction
should be issued against Mr. Bachelor.
The latter was permitted TO give the ad-
yertlsed performance at his house this
afternoon and If IL was the same as that
Miss Hazelton agreed should be given at
the Olympic there win be no more per-
formanccs.