The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-16
BROKE Up THE
ARRAL CONCERT
Papers Served on the Singer
Just Before Her En-
trance.
Chas. Clark.

That Madame Arral's farewell con
cert at the Young Hotel was an ar
tistic failure last night was entirely
due to the work of deputy sheriff
with more zeal than consideration.
This officer waited until Madame Ar
raj was about to make her entry on
the stage for her first song; then he
waylaid her and served process papers
demanding payment of board bill.
1t may well be imagined that the shock
was sufficient to upset the nerves of
the sweet-voiced alva ana sne burst
into tears and was unable to make her
appearance for many minutes.
She pulled herself together after
time, however, and sang for the rather
slim audience that had gathered to bid
her farewell, but she was not herself
and kept from breaking down only by
a supreme effort.
1t seems that Madame Arral and
her husband, H. Bassett, came to Ho-
nolulu under a misunderstanding ex
pecting to gather in good receipts from
series of concerts. The concerts
were failure and they found that
their board bill at the Hotel Pleasanton
was getting ahead of them.
After two months without being able
to pay, Mr.. Bassett talked with Mrs.
the proprietress, so he
says, and arranged with her to give a
note for the amount due, which was
two months board for two of them at
5000 month, with 1925 for extras.
The actual signing of the note was
delayed until yesterday morning, says
Mr.. Bassett, but early in the morning
he saw Mrs. Macdonald, handed her a
sight note for the amount and assured
her that it would be taken up when
he reached the Coast and made ar
for money which was com
ing to him.
According to Mr.. Bassett this ar
was quite satisfactory to
Mrs. Macdonald and he then made his
own arrangements to leave on the Ala |
media this morning. Thinking that ev- |
.rvthing was settled satisfactorily he !
vent about his business as assistant ,
icket agent at the Orpheum.
About nine O'Clock last night a
,ailiff or other officer, whose name can .
Tot be learned, presented himself at
he box office of the Orpheum and serv-
d papers on Mr.. Bassett, stating that
e had already done so on Madame
Arral. These papers were served IN
he name of Harry T. Mills to whom
he account had been assigned yester- /
av, evidently after Mr.. Bassett' s
micable settlement with Mrs. Mae
Donald.
After the papers were served on
Tadame Arral she was advised by a
riend to go down to the office of the
'oung Hotel and take what receipts
here were. She did this and the
loney was paid over to her without
ny question.
At a late hour last night Mr.. Bas-
att asserted his intention of going on
le Alameda this morning and also said
hat. if efforts We're made to stop him
fter his settlement with Mrs. Mae
onaId. he would willingly stay here
nd fight the matter out.
Inquiries round town go to show
lat the BassettS have been perfectly
Iuare in their dealings and. having
cen thrown into hard circumstances.
their expendi-
ire and went to all their creditors !
1enIy with desire to make a settle.
ent as soon as possible.
Just how the transfer to Harry T. {
ills was made is not known but, from '
hat Mr.. Bassett says. it must have /
zen made after he had given Mrs. Mae
onald the note and, according to him, {
Vt really with that lady's sanction as |
e spoke very kindly to him on part I
Q and wished him the best of good '
elk when he reached the Coast I