Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-06
City Rescues Company in Finan-
claI 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
tionaI 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 i'll starred ven
ture. She brought back with her a
certificate from the city commission
ers making her an honorable citizen
Of the city and county of Denver.
"Ive lust been through trouble,
she said, such as | never knew be-
fore-suffering not for myself alone,
but from great anxiety over the pIlSht
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-
I<ins. VINO is a brother-in-laW of Dun
stan Collins, had received $4,000 in
advance bookings We naturally eX-
pected that the arrears of salary for
a week and a half would be PAID.
After the first performance Leo Sic
Yak. to whom no arrears were OWING
got his salary and few dollars were
doled out to the chorus and orcnes-
ira. The others were told they Woul
be paid the next day.
"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 ad-
yertieing. As 2 consequence the COM
many refused to sing, and after com
n1aint 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 ana 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 the
cit vcommissiOn through commas
sioner Of Finance Clair j. Pitcher ahH
Judge Rathberger. These ohlclalN
assisted me greatly and pracuceIlN
neglected their own business for three
days to get the chorus and the orcAes-
ira out of the city
I'VE gave two performances az
ropular prices. one of them gaia
performance consisting of one acs
each OF 'Lohengrin,' 'PagllaceL ana
'Gioconda.' ,..,.... .,,.. ,o,,,
I'VE needed $4,000 to bring me co on
-on,, from Denver to New York. Inc
performances realized Sf,ooo. nc
,oilroad representative told me IN
,rain would not be started unless the
fnlI amount demanded was IN ms
hands Assisted by Mr. Hawley, me
General manager of tramwayS' Mr..
1uouet Tietz and others ] was able
10 raise 81 500 by using the telephone
eor about ten minutes, ] paid the
roilroad company. and with the add
,ionaI $500 paid for food and sleep
ors for the chorus and orchestra WAlle
on the trip to New YORK.
"The Sunday concert brought me
tho greatest honor Of my life
10 After had sung the final mum
Nov vas led out upon the stage b."
Judge Rathberger and AIR. Pitcher,
who no represented the Mayor, and to
nv great amazement, l was presented
lev the honorary citizenship OF Den
yer I was practically buried in How
crs which I turned to use by ssel'lns
hem to gentlemen In the audience.
RMS sale realzed $3.50.