The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-07

TRAVESTy
TROUBL

lnUUULCO
The San Francisco Chronicle of Jan
uary "A gives some additional light or
the troubles of the TraveSty stars. es-
peciaily family row in which Man
ager James and Wife and Miss Violet
Arthur INDUCED. The Chronicle says:
kolb. accompanied by live kanga-
REQ; Dill smiling as usual and Barney
Bernard looking none too happy. and.
in fact, all the members of the Amer
lean Travesty Stars" who could get
| back are again in the city. They came
| in on the Australian liner Sonoma
yesterday afternoon, and to quote the
| comedians there was something did
ding from the time the aggregation
left here until the day before their ar
rival; in fact the last day or so
seemed by far the most exciting. for in
addition To the financial troubles of
the company and its management,
there crept in domestic disturbances,
OfIlCerS
of the steamer.
Another interesting bit of news
circles around the fact that Winfield
Blake. Maude Amber and Richard
Goodall are not with the company, but
are at present in Melbourne, Australia
and very sorry for it. Blake is said to
feel so bad about it that friends of his
state he will kill somebody before
q ha
is the man who is said to have sent
him a letter asking Blake hew he liked
to be THE Man Behind which was
the title of one of the songs in which
Blake made hit in the antipodes.
HAD UPS AND DOWNS.
The ups and downs of the American
Travesty Stars have been many since
they sailed away from here less than
year ago, principally downs. Harry
James, who was musical director at
FiSchers just before that combination
broke up, having behind him an IAN
GEL in the person of Captain w. E.
Mighell of the California Navigation
Company, took the company to Aus
tralia, chorus girls and all, and with
him also went his bride, who at the
time of his marriage to her was a
Mrs. Gladys Gardner Mcpherson,
young widow reputed to be worth at
that time 100000. Beginning at Ho-
nolulu, the particular brand of humor
supplied by Kolb. Dill and Bernard
did not take, and fearing failure
Kolb and Dill signed fresh contracts
and We're assured their salary. but not
so the other members of the aggrega-
ton.
4, A
Winfield Blake and some other mem
bers began legal proceedings to regain
back salary due. Finally Miss Amber
from the company and
James threatened suit for breach of
contract. Then, after several months5
of trouble, the American Travesty
Stars were no more. 4
With the decision to return there
seemed to be some difficulty as to who
could and who could not return, as
there were suits pending in court,
brought the members of the COM
pany say against Manager James for
back salary, but James states that
it was he who brought suit against
Blake and Goodall for breach of con-
tract. 1t was the intention of Miss
Amber to come along on the SonOma, !
but just before the departure of the
steamer she was served with legal
papers which apparently threatened
suit, and this forced her to remain. !
The papers were from the attorney of /
Manager James. Everybody thought !
James was going to remain and con- |
-inue his legal proceedings, but this |
notion was dispelled when the steamer !
vas one day out and James, to the +
surprise of the company, made his APP |
Dearance at the lunch table. What /
Miss Amber. Blake and Goodall .
hought on making the discovery that
James had come on here can better
De imagined than described.
Il did nothing but what I had
perfect right to do" said James yes
erday. Il did not bring suit against
Hiss Amber though I did ask my at
orney to write her and ascertain who
would accept service of papers in pro-
eedings against her. Then 1 decided
rot to and came away. 1 do not know
whether they knew I was coming or
lot I do not owe any of the mem
ers of the company money, as L made
n arrangement with them to accept
pro rata of the receipts. and this is
ow We finished the last few weeks of
he season.
JAMES HAS TROUBLES
Manager James, according to mem
ers of the company, passengers and
ficials of the ship, had other trou- /
les. which eliminated in a fistic en-
ounter, in which Mrs. James, Miss
toilet Arthur and the manager him
elf took part. But each denies this
However, this is what
told of the affair: James had been
aging attention, it is alleged, to
ome of the members of the chorus,
1cIuding Miss Arthur. Mrs. James
said to have objected. and on Sat
rday afternoon last, upon seeking
k.Lsha,a found him in Miss Ar