Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16
Famous Sopranos Appearance
Results in Unusual Proceed
ing Friday Night
PEOPLE GIVEN MONEY BACK
Artist Appears Three Times, Miss Lay
once and MIR. Dick Twice, When Box
Office Hitch Arises Between Miss
Yaw and Mr.. G. e. Patterson-Yaw
Closes With Brief Explanation.

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1t has been ten years or more since
Ellen Beach Yaw, the renowned color
atura soprano, appeared before Mar
shalltown audience, and it will doubt
less be many more before she ever
comes again. Yaw appeared at the
Odeon Friday night under the direc-
ton of Mr.. C. E. Patterson, of this city.
but Cancelled during the midst OF the
concert, and after she and her COM
pany had appeared in just one more
than half the scheduled program. a
disagreement between Miss Yaw and
Mr.. Patterson over the contract was
responsible for the abrupt termination
OF the artists concert.
A summing up Of the situation shows
that the audience is the only class that
benefited by Friday nights attempted
success. Altho there was but a hand
full of people in the house, bare hun
dred. everyone; got his money back and
lk.
heard half of q fine concert without
COST Miss Yaw{ stands to lose her 5000,
the amount Mr.. Patterson guaranteed
her, ana Mr.. Patterson is already out
800 for advertising. theater rental and
other expenses incidental to the pro-
duction. Further than that he will
have suit to defend, as nothing else is
expected, and an attorney has already
been consulted regarding defense.
Both AlIese Observation-Disclosures.
Both Miss Yaw and Mr.. Patterson al
|lege nom fulflllmelit OF contract in Fri
day nights production. Mr.. Patterson
guaranteed the soprano 5000 for her
appearance here, and agreed to furnish
the house, which cost $50. Miss Yaw
agreed to furnish programs, paper and
the piano, and 1t was easy, under the
circumstances, for the promoter and
the star to disagree. Miss Yaw, who
altho under the direction OF her hus-
band, Henry. A. Bray, as manager OF
her tour, manages her own business at
certain points, and was In the box Of
flee during the concert tolsettle up. Mr.
Patterson had certain bills that he had
paid, express on paper, programs that
not arrive until Friday evening and
had not sent them in advance; ana
charges for moving and rental OF the
piano. Miss Yaw couldn't SCI. it the
same way, and insisted on the payment
Of her 5000. Mr.. Patterson refused,
and the show was called off.
Yaw Makes Statement.
The first intinlation the audience had
that everything was not right in the
box office came shortly after 8, after
Miss Yaw had appeared in Gounods
waltz song, "Romeo and Juliette." The
curtain rangsup, but instead Of the ex-
pected pianist, Miss Lay, for the next
number, the star herself appeared. She
was excited, ard addressed the audi
ence in what might be termed a
"coloratura" expression rather than
voice. There was not much trilling,
but plain state ments. Miss Yaw said
that owing to the management of the
house refusing to live up to the con-
tract, the rem ainder Of the program
would not be given. She thanked the
people for their attendance and the
curtain rang down.
Manage Buslby then came near TAX
ing a hand, but he refralned. He didn't
like the reference to the management
OF the house" but decided that it
would be better not to butt In" He
excused Miss Yaw on the ground that
she was woman and was excited. As
far as the management of the house"
was concerned, 1t had nothing what
ever to do with the performance, fur
Their than to see that the theater was
opened, heated and lighted. It was
rented for stipulated sum, and the
concert not a house production.
The audience sat still for a moment,
so sudden did the announcement come,
and Mr.. Patterson arose from the rear
Of the house and announced that, ow-
ing to misund Outstanding Of the con-
tract, there would be no further per-
formance He added that the people
might secure their money at the box
office This they did. and Manager
Busby paid back the money as the
seat checks were presented. There
was $72 in the house.
Yaw Still an Artist.
Despite the fact that Miss Yaw is
not as young: as she once was, her ar
tistic ability does not seem to have
waned in the least. Her numbers, all
from the classics, were grand, and the
small audience was loud in its APP
plause Her company comprises two
other artists equally as good in their
respective lines, in the persons of Mr..
MAMMALIAN Dick, violinist, and Miss
Georgiella Lay, pianist. Miss Yaw,s
initial appearance was in Verdi's "Ah.
Fors lui ,rraviata," which she sang
splendidly: Her second appearance
was in double number, "Listen to the
Voice of Love-" Gold English) by James
Hook: and meath My Lattice" which
Sir Arthur Sullivan composed express
ly for her. Miss Yaw's final appear
ance, just before the bomb exploded,
was in her Gounod number.
Miss Yaw and her company left fol-
the east at II o'clock Friday night.