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 to 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 citizen
Of the city and county of Denver
1--WE lust 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 10
cal manager, Mr.. Hawkins, claimed
the company owed him much money.
When we arrived we found Mr. Haw-
Lins. who is a brother-i law of Dun
stan Collins. had received $4,000 in
advance bookings We naturally eX-
rected that the arrears of salary Tor
week and a half would be paid,
After the first performance Leo Sle-
Yak. to whom no arrears We're owing
cot his salary and few dollars were
doled out to the chorus and orches-
ira. The others were told they would
be paid the next day.
1.-THE second performance was Clio
conda' We were all dressed to sing
cur parts. 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 adj
vertising. AS a consequence the COM
many refused to sing, and after com
iIaint had been made by some mem
hers of the company to the authorl-
ties the Grand Jury took charge OF
the affair. The scenery was seized oy
Hawkins, the local manager, as Sc"
Curitv against some claims
Gave Benefit Performance.
"After Dunstan Collins and MT
Raker. who was interested in the con-
Germ. and Theodore Bauer, who was
manager. left the city, l took charge.
This was done at the request OF tIe
cit vcommission through Commis
sioner of Finance Clair J. Pltcher anc
Tudge Rathberger These oitlclaiS
assisted me greatly, and practlc"IlF
neglected their own business TOT three
DAYS to get the chorus and the orches-
ira out of the city.
1--WE gave two performances az
ropular prices. one of them a gaia
performance consisting OF one ac,
each of Lohengrin, 'Pagllacch ana
'Gioconda.' ,.i..o. .t,, oor,,
I'VE needed $4,000 to bring me COIL ON
rany from Denver TO New orh' ~, ne
performances realized $',OoV' nc
abroad representative told me thH
. tr,lii would not be started unless the
s,Ii amount demanded was in ms
lends Assisted by Mr.. Hawley, the
a.a,lo,oI manager of tramways Mr..
9ugust Tietz and others | was able
- raise 81 500 by using the telephone
sor about ten minutes. | paid the
r roi company, and with the addi-
.innai $500 I paid for food and sleep
ars for the chorus and orchestra Whlle
on the trip to New YORK.
mrbe sunday concert brought me
,bo Greatest honor Of my life.
'"9 After I had sung the final mum
hor was led out upon the stage oV
Judge Pathberger and Mr. Pitcher
ygusg represented the Mayor, and. to
W. Great amazement, l was presented
I'M the honorary citizenship Of Den
YER ~ / was practically buried in now
crs which / turned to use by S ,'1I
.bem 10 gentlemen IN the audience
Tnis sale realized $500