The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-27
"A BOY WANTED"
COMPANY FAILS
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Last Performance Given
in Brunswick Satur-
day Night
WAS IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE
The Company Was Only Out from
New York Few Weeks But Met
With Poor Houses and Could
Not Keep up.

"A Boy Wanted" company which
played in this city Saturday. matinee
and night gave the last performance
here. The company, as is well known
was in financial troubles when it ar.
rived in Brunswick and the two per
formances were given here Saturday
without several of the players, includ.
| iEg the leading lady. The company
lt-wever. succeeded in returning to
Savannah Sunday, but after reaching
that city decided 10 disband. The
Savannah News of yesterday contain
ed the following about the company:
Dumping along from town to town
with many ups and downs the career oX
i the Boy Wanted" company has come
to an end and the members are in Sa-
vtnnah waiting to obtain the means
t. get back to New York The compa-
ny appeared here Friday night and Sat
urday in Brunswick.
While the results in Savannah were
srch as to raise flutter OF hope in
the breasts Of the little army of youth
| ful Thelespians, when the two per-
f0rmaices at Brunswick were given
o" was lost, save honor. But one
thought possessed the members of the
company, and that was to plant their
feet firmly once more upon the little
island which is the nucleus for the
greatest city in the country.
AS business manager, stage man
aher, advance man aud actor Mr. Wal
ter Hawley the leading man of the
company, had for the last two weeks
been leading the forlorn hope With
all the subterfuges known to the pro-
fession, such as orders on the hox Of
flee for expenses already incurred the
aotor-manager was yet unable to stem
the tide which finally engulfed the
company, and left it submerged within
the gates OF Savannah. which has CON
nection with the metropolis both by
sea and rail.
Out Just Six Weeks.
On bright morning some six weeks
ago the boy Wanted" company start
ct from New York 1t had been in
tended to start the night before, hut
owing to an alleged financial strin-
gency the manager and "angel" was
unable to get tickets for the company
out on the night previous so the
bright morning got IN its work, as
starting point The scenery was lerr
until finances got better and needless
" to say, it is in New York yet.
The first stand was at Suffolk, Va,
where satisfactory audience was on
h nd. Intoxicated with success, the
show pushed on into Virginia, exhib-
ting with more or less results.
AT the end of the first week the
ao tors were paid off, and except in one
instance. the members of the company
permitted their salaries to accumu-
At Gaffney, s. G., the manager tried
t. close the show, but was induced
to keep going. A week ago at Colum-
Ina he finally left the company and
laid off in 4. o. U.s. At a largely
attended meeting OF the creditors OF
the Boy Wanted company held short
ly thereafter 1T was decided to keep
the show on the boards with MIR. Haw-
ley in charge,
Company Was Dlsheartened.
But it was no use. The members OF
the company were thoroughly dis
became ragged. Poor houses ana
lack bills to pay were too much,
| though Mr. Hawley made desperate
efforts to pull the company through.
After the performance here Friday
night meeting OF the actors was held
| III the hotel 10 decide ON what they
VIC uld do. 1t was voted TO keep on to
| Brunswick, and all but the leading
lady made the point
The results not being satisfactory
at that city the company has decided
to give up the struggle and get back
to New YORK. Nearly every member
OF the company has had considerable
histrionic experiences. All hope tc
arrive at Gotham IN time to make en-
gagements for the winter, either there
OF out on the road.
ii is possible that some of the actors
will be secured for performances al
the Casino this week.