The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-01
ROW AT LBW FIELDS THEATER
MARIE OAHILL WOULDN'T SING
-BLAMES VICTOR HERBERT. z
says she'll Not Go to Boston With the,
COmpany--TrOuble started Over Her
InterpOIatinE sOngs-Threatens -,
Break 81 900 week Contract

InterpOIatinE sOnEs-Threatens -
Break 81 900 a week Contract.
The trouble which has been brewing for
several weeks between Marie Cahill, one
OF the stars in 1t Happened in Nordland,'
at Lew Fields's Theater, and Victor Her,
bert, who wrote the music for the show,
came 20 the boiling point on Saturday
night, when Miss Cahill refused to continue
her first song. -
She declared that the orchestra made Dis
cords and in other ways prevented her,
from singing. She walked on the stage
Later the difficulty was patched up for the
time being and the play was continued. 3
The trouble broke out anew yesterday.
The company closed its New York run on,
Saturday night and is to open two weeks,
engagement tonight in Boston. Miss
Cahill has refused to go. Mr.. Fields was
at his wits ends last night There was no
undeTstudy for Miss Cahill, he said, and
without her the play couldn't 60 on. He
said that he wouldn't give up the hope OF
getting Miss Cahill to change her mind
until the last moment.
The trouble, according TO Miss CahiH,
arose rignally becaL 70 Mr.. Herbert didt't
want Miss Cahil TO interpolate songs; Of
her own selection. She had that right,
she says, by a contract made with the late
Fred Hsmlin who was a partner Of Fields
and Julian Mitchell. Herbert size de-
clared tried in every way TO spoil tie effect
Of her singing until things got % such a
pass recently that Mr.. Fields had another
conductor lead while Miss cahill was
singing,
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when Miss Cahill started 70 sing her first
song, ANY Old Tree" She didn't like the
way the orchestra played the accompani-
ment and stopped. Then she began to cry
and stamp her foot Finally she begged
the audience TO excuse her, explaining that
she really couldn't sing TO such an accom-
paniment.
When Miss Cahill left the stage Joseph
Carroll, the comedian, jumped in and kept
things going. In the meantime Fields, who
was in his dressing room, hurried to the
angry star. He had a talk with her and she
went back on the stage.
"You are very kind she said 10 the audi
ence. i will try to sing this song, but with
out the orchestra-it is so Intentionally
bad
Miss Cahill sang with no accompaniment.
Before she had another solo the trouble had
been fixed up for the night. Henry Burck.
the concert master, led when Miss Cahill
sang a. he has done on one OF two previous
occasions.
After the performance Miss CahIl an
nounoed that she was through, and that
she would not go 20 Boston. Miss Cahill
It was said last night, has been receiving
81 600 a week She told Mr.. Fields that
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her engagement was for twelve more weeks,
but she couldn't stand Mr. Herbert and
his orchestra.
Lew Fields said last night that unless
Miss Cahill changed her mind he didn't
see how the company could I'll the Boston
engagement. He was inclined to think
that Miss Cahill didn't want to go on the
road and had made her difficulties with
Victor Herbert an excuse 70 break her con-
tract. He was particularly put out, he
said, because he had paid her s. 900 for
doing nothing while waiting for the initial
performance when the other members Of
the company didn't ask or get any thing.
Miss Cahill, who lives at the Nevada,
called in DR.. J. Eugene McMichaels yes
terday. She said that her nerves were all
unstrlng, and that her physician said that
she must not go 10 Boston.
They can get along without me all right
she said, There is an understudy-Billie
Norton-she can take the part. I'm not
going TO Boston. That Is all there 10 to it,
Victor Herbert, seen last night &C the
Majestic Theater, where he was conducting
q concert, said that It was all rot about
the orchestra not doing it's best when ac-
Miss Cahill. The trouble, be
said, was that she couldn't always sing In
the key, anyway. She was the one who
made the trouble, he said.
"She didn't like the songs written for
her and interpolated others that wouldn't
GO She got a song Business IL Business
from man named Edmunds. IL cost 5000
and she sang it but two days. That got
me into a legal controversy with Edmundas
publishers who claim right TO all his songs.
The 1t Happened in Nordand' company
started for Boston yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Herbert and Lew Fields left at mid
night last night. Mr., Fields spent most
Of the night trying to get Miss Cshill TO 60
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