The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-07
A MERRY ROW At
ORPHEUM BETWEEN
COHEN AND COOLEY
(From Sundays Advertiser.)

The audience at the Orpheum last
night was somewhat startled by the
announcement from the stage made by
Frank Cooley, the manager of the
company. that this performance might
be the last at the Orpheum. Coming
as IL did on the same day as the an
nouncement authorized by Mr.. Cooley,
through the Advertiser, that the sea-
son of the company would be extend
ed. it caused some surprise. Although
the announcement by Cooley was
coupled with statements blaming ]. c.
Cohen. the manager of the Orpheum,
for this abrupt termination of the en-
gagement, there did not seem to be
any great apprehension in the audi
ence, and certainly none at all among
the employees and attaches of the the
alter but that Cohen was all right and
the house would not be closed by him
unnecessarily.
The announcement from the stage
was as much of surprise to Cohen
as 1T was to anybody, and was made
without any conference with him or
any charge against him except that
inferentially made in Mr.. Cooley's an
nouncement from the stage, that he
was to blame for the termination of
the engagement or the closing of the
theater.
While the extension of the engage
ment," said ]. C. Cohen last night
after the performance, has been in
contemplation for some time, and was
in large measure determined on, the
final determination was TO await the
arrival of the Alameda. by which we
expected word from Mr. Elleford in
regard to the matter. or to any other
plans that he might have. 1t was
therefore agreed between Cooley and
myself that nothing was to be said
about an extension of the season until
after we heard from Elleford. or at
least until after the Alameda arrived.
by which we expected to hear from
Elleford. So thoroughly was this the
understanding that on Friday, when a
reporter for one of the papers came
to me and asked me If there was 20
be an extension of the season, I told
him it had not been decided on. AL
most the last thing that was said by
me to Mr.. Joy. the press representa-
tive of the company, was not to say
anything about the extension of the
engagement until after the arrival of
the Alameda.
Judge of my surprise. therefore.
when 1 read in the Advertiser the an
nouncement that the season had been
extended. 1 spoke to Mr.. Joy about
1t as soon as 1 could find him, and
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nouncement in the Advertiser when I
had expressly told him not to do so.
He replied that he had done so at
Mr.. Cooley's express orders. I asked
him if he had told Mr. Cooley that
had asked him not to. He replied that
he had.
Well, we will just close up the en-
gagement tonight 1 said. Under our
contracts l am in control of the local I
advertising, as I have to pay for II |
And 1 felt that this was a breach of !
faith and an intrusion into my affairs /
mat could not be tolerated
L suppose that Mr. Joy told Mr.
Cooley what I had said. I naturally
that he would. I also ex-
pected that Mr.. Cooley would make an
:, i VI why he ndu insisted on !
the announcement of an extension of
the season before we had heard from
MI Elleford or had an opportunity to
near from him. But though Mr.. Cooley.
On every other day the company has
oeen here, has spent a great deal of
MS time at the box office, he did not
come around at all today. He did not
even come for his mail He avoided
me-
ms evening I received note from !,
hr' Cooley asking that this bill be
paid and that that one be paid. and
or settlement of accounts with the