The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-07

company. With this request I fully
complied. making out the accounts and
writing out a receipt for Mr.. Cooley
to sign which he did. when II was
taken to him. and I paid the accounts.
The messenger whom he had sent TO
me. Mr.. Brown, brought me n note
from Mr.. Cooley in which he skd that
he understood from Mr. Joy Gat I in
tended to close the show tonight and
asking me for a statement of my in
tentions by this messenger.
II replied that Mr.. Cooley had all
day in which to find out from me what
my intentions were and that he could
find out in person. but that I was not
writing letters or carrying on a cor
respondence with him. and thar II he
did not wanttto know badly enough
TO discuss the matter in person. we
would close the show tonight.
He seems to have taken this as
his cue TO make the announcement
from the stage that he did. I was
not in the M ater at the time tie an
nouncemen was made. though I could
hear something of what he said clear
out in the box office. As near as I
couli learn. what he said was that
owing to the peremptory action Of Mr..
Cohen in closing the engagement this
might be the last performance in the
Orpheum; that II arrangements could
not be made for further performances
at the Orpheum. the company would
open an engagement at the Opera
House on Tuesday night: that the
company. expecting a continuance OF
the engagement. had rented a furnish
ed house in which to live: and that
the closing of the engagement would
be hardship on them.
Il will say that it is farthest from
my desire to infiict any Inconvenience
on the members of the company. and
If the closing Of the engagement will
work any hardship on them, I will
rent the Orpheum to them at a nomf-
nal rental, and Mr.. Cooley can thus
have the sole management OF the
company and theater; shall be more
than satisfied without any profit to
myself if employment for the company.
the stage hands. ushers. orchestra and
other men can be continued
Il received no communication from
Mr.. Elleford by the Alameda. though
L nOrnlnE
about what his wishes are. because
Cooley has avoided me all day. and
has said nothing to me about what
Mr.. Elleford has written"
MIR. COOLEY's STATEMENT
Mr.. Cooley says that Mr.. Cohen's
statement to his representative lust
before the last act that the engage
ment would end last night was the
hrst official notice he has received. al
though Mr.. Joy. of his company. heard
words to the same effect earlier In the
day. Mr.. Cooley says: "On my word
OF honor, and 1 have some honor. the
local manager has absolutely no
grounds for his action. I have his
signed contract that VIII hold good In
any court Of law when dealing with
a man that 1t would be Of value 20
hold. l do not intend to go 70 law.
however, unless compelled to by NJ.
However, the closing OF our engage
ment at the Orpheurn theater does no,
mean the closing Of our season in Ho-
nolulu. We have already arranged TO
open at the Hawaiian Opera House on
Tuesday evening next, when we shall
present "A Daughter of Dixie" In
the more congenial surroundings at the
Hawaiian we shall speedily forget the
drawbacks and annoyances we have
and remember only the pleas
ant people we have met and the good
lines we have enjoyed away from the
heater. We have many exceptionally
strong plays left in our repertoire and
'hall present them in good style at
he Opera House. "A Daughter OF
pixie VIII be followed by other pro-
iuctions Of considerable fame"