The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-16
PAY STOPS;
HOUSE DARK
Engagementin NeWportNeWs
Cut Short.
REPORT LEADING LADY ILL
But if Her Salary Had Been Paid She
Would Have ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tions for the State Council
Meeting.
REPORT LEADING LADY ILL
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)

(SDeCial to the IlmeS-DlSpatCn.)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, October 10
"There will be no show this evening"
said Manager Harry Bernstein. Of the
Academy of Music, this afternoon, al
though the Adair, Gregg and Adair Com
pany, which has been playing to good
houses all week at the rate Of ten, twenty
and thirty cents, was billed to play Ne
vada." The Academy will be dark all
the rest of this week.
TIE Adar, Gregg and Adalr Company
played Monday and Tuesday nights and
became favorites with the gallery gods.
although the few people in the lower
part of the house refused to take the per-
formances seriously.
Last night, after the first act Of THE
Belle of Richmond Southern comedy
drama, by. Sidney j. Toler, the stage
manager appeared before the curtain and
announced that the leading woman, MISS
Pauline Geary. had been taken seriously
i'll, and that the company would not be
able to continue with the perform
ance. He said that first-class
vaudeville bill would be given, however,
and that those who We're not satisfied
would receive their money at the box
Office Most of the people remained in
their seats, and probably thought that
they were getting off easy, but about
eighty-five applied for and were given
their money.
HER SALARY UNPAID.
To-day it developed that Miss Geary
"nlness'' was brought on by the failure
of the company to pay her salary, which
was due Tuesday night. After the first
act of '"The Belle of Richmond' she an
nounced that she would not SO on again
until she got her money. The other
members Of the company said they were
willing to play and wait. but that II Miss
Geary was given her money. they must
have theirs. AS the result, the show was
cut and the vaudeville bill rendered.
To-day Attorney C. Aylett Ashby en-
tered suit for Thomas G. Leath, lessee
OF the Academy, against Adalr, Gregg
and Adair for $500 damages for breach
of contract, and attached the scenery and
effects of the company. Mr.. Ashby also
entered suit for $3.50 to cover damages
and salary for Miss Pauline Geary.
The company has not yet given bond,
and the effects are in the hands of the
constable. The members of the COM
pany are still here, and 1t is expected that
nearly all Of them will enter suit for
their salaries by tomorrow.
PREPARE FOR STATE COUNCIL.
The Joint committees of the local Hamp-
ton and RiVerView Councils, Junior Or-
der of United American Mechanics. met
tonight and completed the arrangements
for entertaining the State Council, which
will hold its annual meeting here next
Tuesday and Wednesday,
A large party of business men and city
officials went over to Norfolk tonight to
attend the big mass meeting held In the
interest Of the jamestown Exposition.
Judge Hanckel, of Norfolk, will come
here Monday. october 26th, to try the
| case of Isham Drake, colored, charged
with felonously assaulting negro wo-
man. Judge Barham, OF the Corporation
Court is witness in the case, and has
asked the Norfolk judge to sit for him.