Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-06
City Rescues Company in Finan-
CiaI Trouble and Honors
Prima Donna

Nine. Marie Rappold, who will be
heard again in grand opera in Atlanta
this season, has just returned to her
apartments in New York. where she
is telling of the distressing expert
ences through which she and the
other members of the Canadian Ma
tional Opera Company passed last
week when their company went upon
the financial rocks in Denver
She related in an interview how
she was able 20 enlist the officials
and business men of Denver in the
work of rescuing the ill-starred ven
ture. She brought back with her
certificate from the city commission
ers making her an honorable cltlzeh
of the city and county of Denver.
"Pve Just been through trouble
she said. such as ! never knew be-
fore-suffering not for myself alone,
but from great anxiety over the plight
of all the members Of the company.
Chorus Goes on Strike.
"Trouble about money matters had
been experienced all along by the
management of the company, and the
climax came in Denver when the To-
cal manager. Mr.. Hawkins, claimed
the company owed him much money.
When we arrived we found Mr. HaW-
kins VINO is a brother law of Dun
stan Collins, had received SlS,OOO IN
advance bookings. We naturally eX-
rected that the arrears of salary LOT
week and a half would be paid.
After the first performance Leo Sic
zal, TO whom no arrears were OWING,
pot his salary and a few dollars We're
doled out to the chorus and orches-
fra. The others we're told they WouI
be paid the next day
"The second performance was Glo-
conda.' We were all dressed to sing
cur Darts. but the chorus quite natu-
rally demanded to be paid for singing
Hawkins stated there was no money
left That it had been used for ad-
vertising. As 4 consequence the com
many refused to sing. and after com
nIaint had been made by some mem -
bars of the company to the authorl-
ties the Grand Jury took charge OF
the affair. The scenery was selzed oy
Hawkins, the local manager, as Sc"
curitv against some claims
Gave Benefit Performance.
"After Dunstan Collins and MI
polrer who was Interested in the con-
corn and Theodore Bauer, VINO was
manager left the city, | took charge'
'Tbis was done at the request or the
rit vcommission through commas
sjorer of Finance Clair j. Pitcher ana
Judge Rathberger. These oliicla q, :
eeeisted me greatly and practicallS
neglected their own business lot l,lree
davs 10 get the chorus and the orches-
ira cut Of the city .,
1--WE gave two performances az
ropular prices. one OF them edIa
performance consisting Of one ac,
Zach Of Lohengrin,' Pagliacci' and
! 'Gioconda.' .,,. oo,,,
ra,y from Denver to New YORK J. re
nerformances realized StOOo' ne
| roi,road representative told me IN
.rai, would not be started unless tne
an amount demanded was In ms
bands Assisted by Mr. Hawley' tht
aoncraI manager of tramways; Mr.
71,,a,et Tietz and others | was aol'
70 raise 81. 500 by using the telephone
% so. ahou, ten minutes. | paid tn'
IoiIroad company, and with the addl-
.ionaI $500 | paid for food and sleep
ors for the chorus and orchestra WAle
On the trip to New York.
wThe sunday concert brought me
The greatest honor Of my lie.
after | had sung the tnal mum
,. was led out upon the stage b'
Judge Rathberger and Mr.. Pitcher
~ represented the Mayor, and &c
W.. W. great amazement, was presented
,ii I'M he honorary citizenship Of Den
ver or I was practically buried in li"W-
ors which / turned to use by selling
tbam TO gentlemen in the audience
Tnis sale realized $3.50"