Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-20
After Playing Through
the Breakers"
Attempt to Prove Lead
ing Lady Crazy,
But She and Manager Escaped
With Cash.

In the stranding of theatrical
troupe there is much of both humor
aud pathos. The breaking of Through
the Breakers" in Akron, Saturday
night, left one or two young women
with scarcely money enough to pay
their hotel bill over night, and it also
introduced an act in which one of the
troupe sought to convince IL railroad
conductor that the leading lady, who
was escaping with the cash, was
crazy This was done in the hope of
gaining time-to make her miss II train
SO that>the Sheriff could serve war
rant on her.
The show was put on the road by
IL. Chesterfield of New York, who paid
the author of "Through the Breakers"
Owen Davis, n royalty of $50 IL week.
| This royalty was paid four weeks in
advance, but it expired Saturday
night. The company which started
out from New York for Mr.. Chester
field, it is claimed, did so against the
advice of the Actors Society of Amer
| lea, dis Mr., Chesterfield was alleged
to have allowed stock company to
break up at Portsmouth, Va, and get
home through the charity of citizens
of that town.
The lending Indy in Through the
Breakers" is said to be the wife of
| Chesterfield, the man who leased the
show. After the matinee ut Akron,
Saturday, the stage hands demanded
money upon threats of leaving. They
were given so, and promised their
full wages after the evening perform
nnce. This quietcd them, and the
show went on in the evening.
Shortly before the show ended, in
the evening, the leading lady, the
wife of Chesterfield, and known on
the stage as May Irving, secured pa
pers from Justice +. II. Hoifman's
court attaching the receipts of the
matinee and evening performance.
She claimed the fun amount of the
companys share, about Sl29.50. After
expenses and costs had been deducted
she had SIT, and 1t is said that she and
the manager. IL. Lampman, imme-
dately left for the depot to catch u
train for New York. The other mem
bcrs of the company got next They
had heard that Manager Lampman
had had check cnshcd for 500, and
believed that he and Miss Irving had
schcmed TO cheat the company.
An effort was made to have Miss
Irving held on Charge of perjury, the
claim being set up that In securing
the attachment she had sworn that she
was in no way related to Mr.. Chester
field, whom she had always ack-
nowlcdged as her husband.
w. g. Hudson, n member of the COM
pany, started man out to ind the
Sheriff, while he FASTENED to the de-
pot to prevent Miss Irving and Mr.,
lAmpman from leaving. Just as he
arrived, "A train for New York pulled
in.
The New York train is Late" said
Mr. Hudson TO Miss Irving, as he
came into the depot, I'm obliged TO
wait This Is a Chicago train"
But the conductor came in and yell
ed Train for New York"
"Sh', Sh'," continued Mr.. Hudson,
approaching the conductor, this wo.
man is crazy, and I'm trying to get
her away from here She has no
tickets, or anything"
Just then Miss Irving screamed for
Lampman, ana said that he had the
, tickets.
Don't you see" said Mr.. Hudson,
that she Is crazy"
The conductor was about to leave
) when Mr.. Lampman came, That set
,, tied it, The Sheriff wasn't ON hand
and the game was up.
: SO all Mr., Hudson did was to
knock Mr., l.ampinan down twice in
. rapid succession, and help him from