The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-18
BROKE UP THE
ARRAL CONCERT
tFrom Wednesdays Advertlser.)

(F'rom Wednesdays Advertiser.)
That Madame Arral Is farewell con.
cert at the Young Hotel was an ar.
aistic 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 a board bill.
IL may well be imagined that the shock
was sufficient to upset the nerves of
the sweet.voieed oIva 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.
II seems that Madame Arral and
her husband, II. Bassett, came TO Ho'
nolulu under misunderstanding, ex-
pecting to gather in good receipts from
a series of concerts. The concerts
were a failure and they found that
their board bill at the Hotel Pleasanton
was getting ahead of them.
After two months without being able
to nav. Mr.. Bassett talked with Mrs.
Macdonald, the proprietress, so he
saws. and arranged with her to give a
note for the amount due, which was
two months board for two of them at
5000 a month, with $4.25 for extras,
The actual signing OF the note was
DELAYED until yesterday morning, saysI
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he saw Mrs. Macdonald, handed her
sight note for the amount and assured
her that it would be taken up when
he reached the Coast and made ar
rangements for money which was COM
ing to him.
According to Mr.. Bassett this ar
rangement was quite satisfactory to
Mrs. Macdonald and he then made his
own arrangements to leave on the Ala
media this morning. Thinking that ev-
erything was settled satisfactorily he
went about his business as assistant
ticket agent at the Orpheum.
About nine o'clock last night a
'bailiff vor other officer, whose name can
not be learned presented himself at
the box office of the 0rpheum and serv-
ed papers on Mr.. Bassett, stating that
he had already done so on Madame
Arral. These papers were served in
the name of Harry T. Mills to whom
the account had been assigned yester.
day, evidently after Mr. Bassett g |
amicable settlement with Mrs. Mac
Donald.
After the papers were served on
Madame Arral she was advised by a
friend to go down to the office of the
Young Hotel and take what receipts
there were. She did this and the
money was paid over to her without
any question.
At late hour last night Mr.. Bas-
eett asserted his intention of going on
the Alameda this morning and also said
that, if efforts were made to stop him
after his settlement with Mrs. Mac
Donald, he would willingly stay here
and fight the matter out.
Inquiries round town go to show
that the Bassetts have been perfectly
square in their dealings and, having
Immediately retrenched their expendi.
ture and went to all their creditors
openly with n desire to make a settle.
ment as soon as possible.
just how the transfer to Harry T.
Mills was made is not known but, from
what Mr.. Bassett says, it must have
been made after he had given Mrs. Mac
Donald the note and, according to him,
not really with that lady's sanction as
she spoke very kindly to him on part.
ing and wished him the best of good
luck when he reached the Coast