The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
lH.EOPERA
COMP AlvY'S
TROUBLES / !: |:
Nine Members Stranded.
in This City.
MANAGER is. FINED
BY SQUIRE LEWIS.
Magistrates Court Held at Mid.
night, With Girls as
Witnesses.
YOUNG WOMEN ARE LEFT
HERE IN POSITIVE NEED D
Four Men and Five Girls Claim.
That tllcs Management Is in
Arrears for Salaries Due
Them Box-O ficc Re
ceipts Attached
sistancc Asked,
Magistrates Court Hclds5at Mid
night, With Girls as
Witnesses.
YOUNG WOMEN ARE LIEF
HERE IN POSITIVE NEED

Discord reigns in I he chorus Of the Inn
5perial Opera Company, 4 which during the
past two weeks has dlscoursed sweet mel
ody at the Casino. II n II 81 rs Ss@s
+ Differences between certain members
OF u the company and the management
have been developing for some time, and
eliminated yesterday In personal en-
counter between MI. Harry Linke, one
OF the chorus, and Mr.. Thomas s. & Gore
mana ger OF the company. in the course Of
which Mr.. Gore struck NJ Linke, and a
rough ana tumble encounter seemed immi-l
snent, when the belligerents were sepa-
rated. II y II t55y
# THE sequel to the fight was the issue OF
a warrant against Mr.. Gore, on COM
plant OF Mr.. linke. charging assault
and battery. The case was tried las E93
night fore Squire James r. Lewis ia Z
his home In Henrico county. within the
jurisdiction OF which I he melee occurred. L
Tho trial was had "a t Just before mldnig b,
after the cl oslngs peri ormance Of ST..
After hearing the teattmo my theT Justice
fined ore $40 and costs " chSwass
AID.
Chorus Girls N oW Witnesses.
N rho, testimony developed the fact that
the fight occurred on the Ice OF the
Casino Just tier the close OF the ma tinee
performance yesterday. SS y ok
s several ssof the chorus girls were Wit
snesses and testified q to the assault as
charged. The encounterais said to have
grown out I'll OF the ton OF Il NJ r.Sg Ltilkei
and others In twice attaching the box.
office receipts Of the ompanys for sal
aries alleged by them to be due them for
1 This Id
sincensed Mr. Gore that he struck ~
SLinke .s NJ s .s:f -,
stegrating according to the statement OF
some OF the mem bers, for! several weeks
past. d The chorus, they say, originally
consisted Sof sixteen girls a nd NAG OWN
died to six. s@ ST Il; G.5 s. 7.
D IL II seems q that Nessrs. Harry Link.
Harry Dale, Miss Callie Pope and two
OF the other male member Of the CLIO i.,s
rus, and three young women q Q Line
company, last week attached the, box
Office receipts for salaries claimed to
be due them. and employed an attorney
to prosecute their claims, i !.
Reach a Compromise.
y The seeding members OF the company
claim that the management owes them
for two we ks' salary, the figures rang
ing from Sc and 81 per week to 4 $40 or
have beer, necessary to remain here un-S
I'll! the october term Of the Henrlcos
County Court, and ather than do this
they reached an agreement with Mana
ger Gore whereby he promised to pay
them a, week IS salary to-day, and to pay
them the remainder Of what they claim
IL. due them after he. reaches New York.
Those members OF the chorus and o.
the company uniting In the attachment
were secured some timcaago from the
Thorn Baker Opera Company, which
was then playing IN MOBILIZE
Whatever may be the merits OF the
claims OF the seeding members OF the
company as to their agreement with tho
management, some Sof them stated plti-
fully last night that they were strand
ed here without the means E TO reach
New York or to pay board loneer. h In
this city. They are endeavoring to reach
their homes aud Will have to 81 solicit
assistance in this city In order 10 pro-
euro the requisite means, Mr.. III 1lnkq
and other members OF the company
asked that 1t be stated that they were
lii need OF assistance and appealed to
citizens OF Richmond for funds Il; 55s5} "a
Is Tie seeding members OF Inc compa-
ny are stopping at ciilberts Hotel
Eighth and Franklin Streets, and other
places In the city, I. u & Is