The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-20
GEORGE GOULD SUED
IN OPERETTA CASE
g. N. Lederer Alleges Financ,er
Promised IS, 900 for "Ma.
dame Moselle."
"ANGEL" LONG A MYSTERY
Musical Play Here Only a Week
--Octavia Broske in
Title Role.
"ANGEL" LONG A MYSTERY

suit brought In the supr.re ro,-,
Yesterday BY George W. i.ed.r.. .,.,
known theatrical producer. axa.nst o.o,..
j. Gould led TO gossip among th,s,,,.,,
men on Broadway last night in rers,s "a
the real hacker Of the operetta 'Ns6.u.
Mossils." which spent a week AZ M shu.
bert Theatre In May and wen, on IL, w,,
after the critics had been almost ursr;.
nous In declaring 1t the wor,, nu,,o.,
piece produced during the entire sesso,
Al the time Madame Moselle" was pro.
duced Mr.. Ledersr accepted the re,por,,.
billy for the show a. far as the n,o.
Gramme was concerned. but II was know,
that Mr.. Lederer was Just emerging ,-o,,
bankruptcy and that the funds TO stage
the operetta came from another sourrs
Before the identity of the angel" ~ ,,.
piece. II there was one, had become known
Madame Moselle" was shipped TO Bo,,on
Bveach OF Contract ALLEGED.
The suit nled by Mr. Leeerer sS,,,,,
Mr. Gould yesterday Ia for $1,000. breach
Of contract being charged. The complain,
AYERS that In the city OF New York in inc
latter part OF March last Leder.r ana
Gould entered into an agreement whereby
the plaintiff sub-let to the defendant his
interest and title In q contract with one
Felix Block Erben IN connection with an
operetta entitled Hotel Eva" but there.
after known az Madame Mosells." with
the right TO use tho book and lyric. nv
one Max Moeller, and the music by on.
Otto Schwartz.
Lederer alleges that under his arr,..
ment with Mr.. Gould the railroad rnan.
cisr bought the rights to produce IN.
opersita In Great Britain. Ireland and
the English colonies. exclusive OF Canada,
for which Mr.. Gould was to pay the plain.
til $1,000 as q bonus, and also give him
q certain percentage OF the gross 70.
ceipts.
Ledersr says he agreed TO stage IN.
production for Mr.. Gould when given a
reasonable time in which to do SO He
says Mr.. Gould accepted the terms, bu,
prevented the plaintiff from carrying out
the agreement by refusing TO perform hls
part OF the contract as to the payment Of
me 5000.
Taylor. Knowles 4 Hack OF 1875 Broad.
way. counsel for Mr.. Gould. filed an an.
piication IN the County Clerks Office ask.
Ing that Lederer be compelled to make
his complaint more definite. Mr. Gould
wants to know more about the conditions
Of the alleged agreement with Ledster
tho nature Of Lederer's contract with
Erben. the amount OF the gross receipts
10 be paid by Gould 10 Lederer and all
the circumstances relating to the promise
10 pay $1,000 The case will he argued
on Monday.
Finaaciev's Cosnscl Denies.
Robert q. knowles Of counsel for Mr..
Gould was asked about the rumor along
Broadway that Mr.. Gould had more OF an
interest in Madame Moselle" than the
alleged agreement TO produce the piece In
Great Britain and Ireland. Mr.. kowle'
asserted that Mr. Gould had no financial
interest In the piece, and that his only
connection with 1t was some discussion
with I-ederer upon an effort by Lederer q
get Mr.. Gould TO take the English rights
to the operetta.
Mr.. Gould submitted Mr.. Lederers
proposition to Otto A. Hack OF this Office.
and upon Mr.. Hacks advice Mr.. Gould
decided to have nothing to do with H.
said Mr.. Knowles. Mr.. Lederer said that
the Shubsrts were producing the piece
| here"
Although Madame Moselle" was put on
at the Bhubert Theatre the Shubert firm
! claimed no credit for II. Octavia Broske
OF "Oh! Oh! Dsiphine'' fame was in the
cast, as were Josie Intropodi and Diana
d'Aubrey. while the men players included
Ralph Herr. Jack Henderson, William
Pruette and Ernest Lambert. Diana
d'Aubrey was regarded as the principal In
the cast. although Miss Broske had the
title role.