The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-30
Cost Her Si6,744 to be "Angel''
for 1.-THE Love Wager" 0ar
Tells Bankruptcy Court.
.SHUBERTS ASK 100000.
Assets Reveal She Still Holds
Half Interest in Divorced
Husbands Estate.

Petite Fritxi scheR. VINO starred sue
csssfuiiy In comic opera until she
went to Chicago this summer with .
show that proved a "hvvcr." 10 bank
rupt. In the United states District
Court to-day she Med a voluntary pc
tition In bankruptcy with uts.s6S.N
liabilities and S7A.s23.7s assets. The
principal claim against her. which she
disputes. 10 held BY Lee and J. J. shu.
bert. the theatrical producers. who
aiiegs she owes them 100000 damages
for breach OF contract
The petition also dlscloscs that the
actress was her own angel" IN tho
.musical comedy The Love Wager"
which failed TO win the plaudits Of Chi
cago theatregoers and was closed. leav-
ing fifty New York showgiris stranded
in the Windy City.
STILL SHARES ESTATE WITH
FORMER HUSBAND.
That Miss Schen and her former
husband. John Fox. Jr. whom she d.
vorced last May. have not settled their
property affairs Is also disclosed In the
papers. as she schedules as an asse
half-ownership In an estate at Bis
stone Gap, Va. Mr.. Fox owns the
other half. and the place IN mortgaget
FOR 5000. She owns other properties n
Big Stone Dap. The estate Is valued a
$1,000
Here are some Of the H.. 3il!tics:
\ 4
Co, jeweiry. 1i.574: Henry Banded
gowns. $3.50: w. witmark h Sons
song royalties. 1851. Stern Bros. dr.
goods. Sizes; Piym & Co.. Washington
70 c.. tailoring. soO: J. 4 J. Slater
hosiery. Nls: Mutual Bank Of New York
promisaory note. 500.
A. liabilities OF the Fritxl Schef
Opera Company. which the actress or
ganixed. the following are listed: Joh
l.und. actor. salary. S2D: Claude OF
l,nGwater, actor, t95: c. Morton Horn,
N2l; Alice Gaillard. 1ioi. and ATTY Ne
York showgirls. G.3si.
Win the large outlay for gowns an
wearing apparel. Miss Schin. accord!n
To tho schedule Of her assets. now own
only $50 worth Of wearing appare
Her other assets are:
Lee 4 J. J. Shubert. unpaid salar
on contract for 1sio-isii. s5I5O: Fritz
scheff Opera Company. salary du'
H,37s; money advanced by her. 3tl.sO'
salary and cash advanced to THE Low
Wager" Company. ts,7A half intere'
In $1,000 estate Mt Big stone Gap. whlc
J In heavily mortgaged; haif interest
Other properties. worth 10000.
APPEARANCE IN VAUDEVILLE
10 NOT A SURPRISE.
Attorney 3. w. Tannebaum filed III
pstitlon In behalf Of the actress. AZ
cord,ns TO friends of Miss Schen he
! matrimonial troubles. combined wit
her last theatrical venture. led I
bankruptcy and forced her to abando
tho musical comedy field for an er
gagement In vaudeville.
, when II was announced two week
, AGO that Miss scheff was going to Al
,ear ncxt week In vaudeville. Broat
way suspected something and her pot
, tion In bankruptcy was not q gret
surprise In theatrical circles.
} Miss schen has been married twit
and Il was reported and denied a mont
. ago that she was to wed her manage
, lGeorge Thompson. who was with IN
turing her Chicago troubles When III
q show failed In Chicago some OF Il
i show girls sold papers to get their far,
Z hack 10 broadway. Miss Schen's fir
4 husband was a German army lIeutenan
o Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Carl W
y Rardeleben. from whom she was 4
= yorced In 1909. In tho same year 81
n married Mr. Fox.
n Az an actress she first attract,
n widespread attention when PaderewH
called her the Little Devil Of Graz
opera" She Is living at the Hot
Laicerne. Amsterdam avenue and 81
enty-nintA street.