The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-06
Maude" Adams Hilo Amuse-
ment Venture Collapses When
Fair Creditor Attaches the Box
Office Receipts.
lMlIaqil sPeeeiaI % The Advertiser. J

Mail Special TO The Advertiser. y
HlLo, February 2.--Tragedy was on
the boasd Of the Gaiety Thcater last
week, Tho Muses. wept while the man.
ager w. d.. Adams sailed 10. Hone.
lulu in the Mauna Kea, and Miss Gro.
zter rattied in her pocket the box office
receipts which she had collared to hold
herself safe, wherein she did better
than several others who are now fond.
ly awaiting the return of Adams. =,
Phis is not the w. ID. Adams Of the
Bcrgstrom Music Company Of Honolulu.
Originally Adams did..a nice little
business with moving picture nInchine
outfit and an automobile, with which
he gave shows at various points along
the line Then he became ambitious.
and in December he entered into a
contract with Eddie Fernandez, where,
BY he agreed TO take over aud run the
Gaiety Theater for four months. He
was 70 pay the rent, amounting to six.
ty dollars a month, and in addition
70 this he was TO pay Fernandez $3.50
q month for the use Of tho theater
equipment,
Adams took hold with a win and
started TO make a number Of improve.
ments, including direct current ar.
Engagement and other things. Business
did not improve, however, as matter
of fact, il appears to have fallen on,
and finally the. automobile, by means
Of which the sinews Of war had been
supplied in the main, was attached by
the Hawaii Garage Company on a debt
Of about 1928.
This was a knock -out blow, and
Adams was beset with many and varied
'difiicnlties for the next few days. These
were not lessened when Miss .-Grozier,
who represents Feynandez, and who had
advance Adams some money, invaded
the theater last Thursday night and
took possession Of the box Office re.
eeipts. She held on. 10 them, too.
In, the mean time, Hil0 was getting
on Adams nerves, and he tried TO make
arrangements by means OF which he
would be enabled to make his depar-
ture, After considerable negotiating.
he made arrangements with Adam Bai1-
er and John Kai, both OF whom have
had theatrical experience, SO that they
took over his contract, paying Adams
$40 for what was left thereof. Still
Adams did not keep the entire $751;
for another creditor took $52, which
was owing to him, out of that, and
when Adams left he had the sad but
symbolic and most appropriate sum OF
twenty.three dollars in his pocket.
SIT V possible that Adams may start
another show business here, and his re-
turn will be greeted with no small en-.
thnsiasm. Among those who will be
enthusiastic is The Won Hamm- Young
Company, which holds a mortgage Of
s425 on the automobile. A touch of
humor Is added by the fact that an.
other eelebrant in tho event of the re-
turn OF Adams will be II. w, Breck ons,
the prosecutor, who holds d 5000 sec.
ond mortgage on, the same machine.
The, Electric Light Company is report.
ed to be interested because Of sundry
amounts owing " and the rent bill
is also reported 10 be outstanding. Other
accounts are mentioned. ts.A
3 Last Friday Kai aud Baker took over
the Gaiety with the understanding that
Baker, should run 1t. The other credit.
ors are wondering where they will get
their money. some claim that Kai and
Baker will fhayeI,to pay, holding they
have assumed Adams responsibilities.
but this kai denies absolutely. AS a
matter OF fact, he took over the con.
tract merely to save himself froh a
greater loss.