New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-18
ARNOLD DAILY EXPLAINS
DEBTS UP At HERRING.
Viii Haze TO Stop York, Says
Actor. if Annoged.

Arnold Daily, actor and manager. appeared yester
day the Office of William Lesser. OF Lesser
= Brothers. No 1913 Broadway. at a hearing OF
Z creditors object5ng Days delivery from bank
ruptcy The hearing assigned TO the oflc'
q some time ago by Judge Adams. in the United
States court. when DAILY asked that he be released
from the tolls Of the bankruptcy court by discharge
Lesser is counsel for Frank Platter. scenic arust
= who advances claim OF SIS.
DAILY says that If they viii let him out OF oank'
ruptcy he will pay his debts; that he cannot now
rs he is working salary; that he has lost
E money and that the play IN which he is now ap
pearing is not very successful financially II TINS
e annoyance does not cease shall have TO stop my
= work How can 1 go harassed as am2' was
r enc OF the ways in which Daily stated his predica
g Tnent Lesser I have for the last few years
: been engaged in proving that my judgment as &c
what the public wants differs from its opinion
/, 1t appeared that Daily now owed Senator Reyn-
olds $500.
How did that debt arise?" he asked.
Il don't recall. The money lent to me on
o form of contract
You don't recall or you don't want to recall?"
"I don't
Have you any memory. Mr. Daly?"
MY memory IS not very good. All sorts Of
things that have do with figures turn over
10 the treasurer of whatever company may be
: with My work is staging rehearsing and produc-
ing play and I DO not bother with these details
These things are in the hands OF the company's
: treasurer, you see"
what, in your opinion. is the value Of the
scenery" asked Mr. Lesser.
''What?-' asked Mr.. Daily, supposedly.
what Is It WORTH pressed the lawyer.
Pardon me for laughing" he said ''but that
IS very. very funny, you know; for if you really
want thing like scenery, you know. it's worth
much 10 you-s10.oo0, perhaps. But, you
know, If you really have use for it, you can't
throw IT away. for you may it awfuly at
time and then you haven't it. And all the
while Il is costing you much more in
storage than it is worth particularly if you never
: do wish it again; and you can't throw it into
the street It may have cost five or ten or fifteen
/, thousand dollars don't know what?"
Where is your contract7'
Really. don't know. may have kept It for
: O. while but Il is gone now
What point did you differ on?' he was asked
regarding his trouble with Senator Reynolds
-ReaIly, can't recall I have had so many dis
agreements, don't you know, that cannot re-
member
Have you paid him any money in the last
sesr?"
NO. I have been losing money for two years"
''How much7
OF don't know"
Doesn't an actor keep books7"
II don't know about the others. I don't" Again
sIr. DAILY laughed aloud. Then he said to Lesser:
Pardon me- the thought that they should amuses
me-"
Have YOU a bank account. Mr.. Daly?"
at really is quite time since 1 had And,
DO you know, 1 think that it very great
nuisance, indeed that that bank, what was its
name? closed its doors Oh yes, the knickerbocker.
II was so good there, really had no bother
when the account was overdrawn. as 1 believe it
was much of the time, some one would say: Mr..
DAILY will you please seno a check TO the bank,
and that's ali there was CT 1t heard the bank
was closed and really have not paid any atten-
ton since. It such good place, for know
nothing about money
IT was getting Oh well" continued Mr.. Daily,
land I went to Chicago and. do you know, that
tust because Regeneration kept on for SIX weeks
that We were rolling in wealth
They came out there with some sort of a PAPER
or other for the Shuberts. and under the laws
of the Stasrof IiHois. they cap take that sort Of
action they entered my room and levied, believe
you cali i'll am perfectly uniformed. you know
as 10 legal affairs-upon my things They wanted
!. some such SEQ
N Were you playing in Chicago in June?"
VI June, June! Why that's Just like asking one
= where were you that night?' June, When was
June?'
How about the stock Of the Arnold DAILY Com
pany?'
'fUm-that is vaIueicss.
1.-The shuberts formed that company" he said
specause they had a sense OF humor.' and that 1t
ceased business because il continually asked.
What did YOU do with that two cents You were
given for a stamp?
Have YOU any legal claim against the shu-
bertsg'
THAT depends upon the temper of the judge
You see. take the stand I am wrong in every
thing
You do?"
Yes it saves me annoyance
Did you ever sign notes.
Il don't know
How about this claim for s6 on the part Of the
Knickerbocker?" asked the questioner.
That's really not relevant, but III tell you il
jf's amusing. You see, IT happened this way; one
night George AIDE. Henry Blossom and I started
uptown. and We thought would stop in at the
Kntckerbocker for little cordial before going on
The cordial came. and then cigars, and then
check for s47s That I said, is a joke Of Bios
sou's' But do you know, il was not, and that
check came along in earnest Then got pencil
and the best could do for the hotel was thlnk
something like Sc. And then. when I could do no
f,etter FOR the hotel laid down $ 80 the table
with 80 cents for the waiter, and walked out
had not expected find Jesse James in real life
7,eeve MI Regan took 1t up; there were some let
x.rs exchanged and ! turned the letters TO
sore one with instructions TO carry on this very
amusing correspondence. It was very unjust