The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-27
HAMMERSTE|N ROW
IS TRUE after ALL,
SON WILLIAM SAYS
Oscar Turned Him Out of the
Victoria and He
May Sue.
HIPS LEFT STRANDED.
Tied, He Declares, of Finding
Money for Father to Lose
in Opera.
HIPS LEFT STRANDED.

- Svs after all. Oscar Hammer
~ has ouarrei,ed with hin son WILL
~ despite his angry deniaaA The
~ has even gone so far, II Is said.
- the great old grand opera i'm
prosario may have an action by his
IN added TO his many lawsuits.
william Hammerstoin admitted the
Srsak to-day. He went further and de-
dared his father had turned him out Of
~ Victoria Theatre. loft him stranded
wirhout business or salary. and was 30
ing to soil the Victoria 20 Martin Beck,
head OF the Orphsum Circuit OF vaude-
vile houses.
All the trouble had come. william
Hammersoein avowed. because he had
demurrsd against finding his father any
mDrs money to lose In opcratio VEN
turSaL william Hammcrstoin has re-
tanned Guggenheimer. Untcrmycr a
MsfshAll - counsel to defend his inter-
sges N the Victoria.
When Oscar came rushing over from
nondon unexpectedly . few weeks ago.
rumors were current that thers was an
sstrangemsnt between him and william
The son Immediately afterward was
ua1as!ng from his place at tho Victoria
nd Oscar was there. obviously on the
rampage and in anything but an ami
able humor.
But In answer to Inquiries. Insofar as
~ would answer at all. Oscar Insisted
ehsre Vas no trouble and that his son
was absent from his old haunts merely
because he was run down In health from
overworl< and had gone away for . rest.
Then came whispers that William had
been thrown out after an angry scene
WHAT WILLIAM HAMMERsTElN
HAS TO SAY.
MY father" said william Hammer
stein to-day. ''may be pleased 10 hAvs
everybody believe ne has thrown M
out Of the Victoria But, In comparison
with the truth. that b rsdicuiouA NOT
an I away because I am IN.
II am ~. I en- tired ont with the
efforts Of making tn viotoria pay the
debts my father has incurred IN his
opera ventures. I have been doing that
Tor ysaru and an wearicd out with It.
tho reason ! am away from the VIC
tsria u simply that have quilted q
Shanisiess task. could no longer stand
seeing the profits OF the business had
isborsd harl to create just 20 to my
father for distribution among sinxsrA
costumsrs and scene painters-aii FOR
nanght.
4 went 10 my father and showed
him my condition and expressed my
opinion. I ended the interview by an
nSuncing that I would retire and ex.
psot at least Q small stipend each weeh
20 Q partial recomDenss for the services
I had rendered.
s'Wsthoue fear Of beang charged WIN
sxaggsratsd ego. can say that Il hal
hen Due 10 No s,one that my fAkhsri
oowN vsnt1res have been po0tbts. I,
% who have earned ne money.
MY Hafher refused to grAnt me- IN
compensakaon I asked and he 10 now
uscotAting with Martin Beck for ths
aeis to him Of the Victoria. So here
ma myself utterly disregarded by m,
hthsr. drawing absolutely no revenue
from the theatre which ! made. An<
chile to % nothing else. I am bount
By contract with the United Boo1ani
Officss not 10 enter into any other the
atr4csi enterprise than the Victoria"
Oscar HAmmsrstsin = on his way 4
Cincinnati n connection with the chail
OF opsra houses he 10 now propo0lnt
10 bu1td eheovsh the country. lie isf
waahfngton last night On route to Pitts
bur9h and Cincinnati.