The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-31
HARRISON GREY FISKE
SAYS HE is BANKRUPT
Sudden Closing Of Lydia 1opo.
kOva Explained by Nolun-
tary Petition.
LIABILITIES ARE SoLloa

! Tho reason for tho sudden clos.r- n,
the engagement of Lydia Lopoko.. In
Just Herself at the Playhouse Ti,.,r.
Tuesday night was Unexpectedly explained
yesterday when Harrison Grey Fisk. lie
producer. filed petition in baukrup,,y ,
| the United States District Court Nil. t..
bilities OF s9i,19s and assets Of $1N7,t
According to Robert Muzct OF ..-
| Broadway, attorney for Mr. Fisk. tie
| failure was due to strong comp,tit..,
from the motion picture field, the Euro.
| pean war and consequent poor business
| in the eatrical world.
"Mr Fiske lost considerable money ,
some OF his plays that have recent, been
on the road-notably kismet.' which h.i
| to be taken in after a short run" , %
Mr. Mazet But his friends are dong
everything 10 alleviate the situation and
are displaying much sympathy and GOOD
feeling. There IL no way OF telling Just
yet what settlement can bc mado There
is nothing for tho company to do but be
resigned to the situation"
Some OF the liabilities mentioned ir o..
petition are money loaned to him asi
royalties due on plays. Also a CLAIM .or
sj,674 loaned him by his actress wife.
Minnie Maddern Fiske. Klaw q Er.arrcr
with whom Mr. Fiske was connected IRE
creditors for $500. Edward sheldon has
si,335 due him for royalties on salvation
Nell' and $2.99j in royalties for The
tIghroad." There is $50 salary owed
Lydia LopokoNa.
other liabilities are $4,000 to Edward
Knobauch for royalties on "Kism,t" and
S66l to Margaret Auglin iu connection
with the production Of Lady Betty Mar.
tngalc."
In the assets If claim for a. eno
against the Hans Bartsch Producing Com
pany for expenses in the production =
the play Where Ignorance Is BIS:
one-half share in "kismet" valued ~ Sl1.
4i2, with theatrical prope rites worth Sa2,.
IA. The total value of plays owned md
controlled IL put at s2l.122 and Mr.
Ftske's country place at Pine Point IN
the Adirondacks IL listed in tho assets AZ
IS. 900
Harrison Grey Fiske Is ono Of the h,.
known theatrical producers IN tho bus
ness. He has an office At ! > We; Fo--
tieth street He is a member az 80
knollwood Coultry Club OF White rlu0s
the Players Cub the Manhattan cub
and the Society OF American Drtwd'.'s
and Composers
From 1850 to 1911 Mi F.ske was ..i.,or
and publisher OF tho Dramatic VUyor.
IN zoos. due to trouble with Henri W
Savage .yr production OF The pD'"
charges Were preferred by Savtr" lat
Fiske Was putting on an unau'hor lod var.
sion of the play which the Savage com
pany was producing AT the same 'mA
After trial by the National AsSo. .a' IN
of Producing Theatrical Manages Fi~ts
was expelled. The affair created such
feeling among other managers and p o.
ducers that David Belasco among others
handed in his resignation.
In connection with the present faI'urA
Mr. F.Ske Is indebted for due, 10 som. ~
the clubs to which he belongs and $50
owes about 500 to Sarony. the Wn'-
Studio ana Marc, aux for photographs used
with the production of Just Herself
Iic had nothing to add in tho Wy ni a
statement to yesterdays developments
Miss Lo3okova In her apartment ~
l3o West Fitty-SeVouth street WIS .'uus'
htarthrukcu over tho closing u| '..
play, M which she had hoped to b,.or', Z
dramatic star OF 'hc first mgruilUs
Miss LppOkoNa Is nov cons deririE '.r,e
offers to appear on the vaudeville slga
II is thought probable that she W'I Zee
signed Tor a tour at the Keith circuit lat
she has not made M her mind d,tiuG.I,
Joseph Mtndolkcrn, her personal M n.
drer. said that arrangements were %. a.,
made to have Miss Lopokova 20 back n
her dancing, but IA" would not Say wNI;
agencies had offered her contracts Ia
said the rest Of tn, company htd .
handed and wo'ild hat, t. wait the Ui.'.er
outcome Of tn. case.