The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-12-06
CHORUS GIRLS STRIKE
COMPANY THAT APPEARED HERE
LAST NIGHT HAD TRouB-
LES IN COLUMBUS.


peared at the Grand last night and
pleased good audience. They pre-
sented "Said Pasha" in a delightful
manner, there being nothing in the
manner Of the playing to indicate that
there had been an eruption and strike
among the chorus girls at Colum-
bus, the following account Of which
appeared in the Columbus Dispatch:
Once more the Castleton Opera COM
pany Is on the road, but just how
long 1t will be out and just what It's
future will be ia a most uncertain
quantity as its present cast includes
three chorus women and the manager.
Since late Tuesday night a private
car, Claudia" has been standing on
siding just east of the Union station
and as no one was seen about the car
and as there eno@orders for It's re-
moval, its location there was surround
ed by mystery.
MYSTERY SOLVED.
Inquiry, on Thursday morning, de-
veloped the fact that the car formerly
belonged to the Castleton Opera COM
pany which has been playing the
small towns.
1t was learned that the show had
been under the stage management Of
Edward Drexel Castleton, formerly Of
Washington, c. H., and under the busi-
ness management Of II. F. Higgins. of
Chicago. whose father, c. w. Higgins,
also Of Chicago, owned the show.
CHORUS GIRLS STRIKE.
1t appears that Mr.. Higgins. Sr., fur
nished the money to put the show on
the road and had placed his son in as
business manager, Castleton getting
In because of his experience and pos
session, in some manner, of a private
car.
At Chillicothe one night last week
the chorus girls all went on a strike,
alleging that Castleton had been hold
ing out from 81 to $5 each week from
their salaries on the grounds that it
was in payment for their costumes
which had been advanced to them by
the company.
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Higgins had row with Castleton, as
the former claimed that the costumes
were the property OF Philadelphia
firm and that the stage manager had
no right to keep money out Of the
girlss salaries, much less as 1t was al
legged that he was pocketing 1t himself
SPLIT IN THE FIRM.
Young Higgins telegraphed to his
father to come to Washington, G. H.,
at once and there the two Higginss &
and Castleton met. All of the women
were summoned to hall in that place
and the elder Higgins, addressing
them, stated that all those who wished
to- remain with Castleton step over to
one side of the hall and all those who
wished to remain with young Higgins
take their stand at the opposite side.
The result was that two of the girls
cast their lot with Castleton and the
rest of the company stayed with the
money end OF II. The elder Higgins
then turned to Castleton and told him
that he could take his two girls and
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he wished. while his son would take
the others and continue ON the route
CASTLETON STARTS OUT.
Castleton then took his car and two
women and came to Columbus to Sc
cure more chorus women and run In
opposition to young Higgins. He ad-
vertsed for young woman to play 8
plano, an acrobatic team and young
woman to sing and dance, besides
wanting several chorus girls. He go,
just one, girl and with this addition tt
his company he left with his thres
chorus women in his private car ovel
the Hooking Valley at S:45 Thursday
morning for Lima. where he expected
TO sign several more TO fill out hil
opera troupe.