Felix Cherniavsky - Anderson V Allen, Sydney, AU, 1914

Added 18th Mar 2022 by Beth Dobson (Archives and Programming Assistant, DCD) / Last update 18th Mar 2022

Maud Allan 625 51 2008-1-34.jpg
Maud Allan 625 51 2008-1-34.jpg
(No description added)

Felix Cherniavsky - Anderson V Allen, Sydney, AU, 1914

Discover Placeholder
Description
The description of this Item
Collections
The collections that this item appears in.
Maud Allan Research Collection
Tags
Tag descriptions added by humans
Identified Objects
Description of the objects in this Item

Auto-generated content

Auto Tags
Tag descriptions added automatically
text letter photo
Auto Objects
Auto-generated identification of objects in this Item
Auto Description
An autogenerated description of this Item
Text
Face count
Auto-generated number of faces in the Item
0
Accession Number
DCD's accession number for this Item. It is the unique identifier.
51.2008-1-34
Original Filename
Extracted text
( MAUD ALLAN SUED . 1 The Angus Oct20 1914 . WEST - AUSTRALIAN THEATRICAL LAW CASE . 24/10/14 ( EX PERTH huisS ' MAUD ALLAN SUED LIBRARY ALLEGED BREACH OP AGREEMENT . Harbourae , Oct. 23 . la the Banco Court tonlay Mr. Justion Ferguson had before huu ine case in whicis 10m Anderson , theatrica manager , pru tried against Miss Maud Allan , toe wel knum daocer , to recover £ 100 dallage , on account of alleged breach of agrees ment in tailing to pertorn for a season of threr weeks 4 : the Palace Theatre . For the defence , it was contended that Ming Alan head been prevented from play : ing by wrious illnous , of a nature which , under one of the coadiuous of agreement . would reador the agreement puli and void . In the siate.nent of the plainune cose it was submitted that under the agreta mest Anderson undertook to pay Mis Allan and the artista appearing with her . apd it we extinrated that Anderson's gepén ral espeases would be about 250 Mis Alian , whepaid foć the orchata . corting $ 200 par want , under the agreement to receive 60 per cent of the grosa takings , and Anderson w per ceui . In order to make a profit , it was nooretary that the gross taking shouba 2000 per The Sydney scadon lasted for three nights , for whi ) the total takings were 8 . Op the third might the recipta were £ 140 . Miss Allan dy ! not appear thereafter , giving s * ter reason that she had injurai one of her knees while paru forming . Anderson contended that potbing of the kind bad occurred to prevent Miss Allan from performing . The cosa alaods part hoard . ALLEGED BREACH OF AGREE MENT . SYDSEL . Jonday.- Amongst the cases Lusted to day for air . Justice Ferguson in the Banco Court was an action brought by Wilmann Anderson . theatrical manager , to rerover 1.00 from Hirs Mand Alian , the well - known dancer , on account of alleged breach of agreement . Mr. Power , who appeared for Anderson said that the latter was at present in Me ! bourne A telegram hari bern fent stating that the case was coming on , but Anderson might not have received it . Mr. MacArthur . for Miss Allan , asked that the case be heard as soon as possible , in view of Miss Allan's ear's return to Eng . land . Mr. Power said tbat he was willing to undertake that f the case was not heard on Thursday next the proceedings would be withdrawn The case was a journed until Thursday . W 2.8 wou ve Torte harvest . 291 DANCER SYED . syed : 4 de s DANCER'S AGREEMENT . The MANAGER ALLEGES BREACH . 119 agus 24 oct 14 VERDICT FOR MISS MAUD ALLAN SYDNEY , Wednesday . - The hearing was concluded to - day , before Mr. Justice Fer guson and a jury of four , of the case in whuch William Anderson , theatrical proprietor , sued Miss Maud Allan , the well known dancer , for £ 1,000 damages , on ae count of alleged breach of agreement in not performing for the full season of three weeks at the Palace Theatre , Sydney . Miss Allan maintained that she was absolved from giving further performances by an injury to the knee , sustained in one of the dances she gare at the Palace Theatre The jury , after three and a half hours ' de liberation , decided in favour of Miss Allan . 3 . a RTR TO NT PR £ 1,003 ) DAMAGES CLAIMED . SYDNEY , Friday - In the Banco Court to day Mr. Justice Ferguson had before case in which William Anderson , 11 theatrical manager , proceeded against Vis Maud Allan , the well - known dancer , to ra . - cover 1000 damages on account of allrard id breach of agreement in failing to perform at for a sensoa of three weeks at the Palace Thestre , 3 For the defence it was contended that it Bliss Illan had been prevented from play ing by a serious illness of nature which r.mader one of the conditions of agreement 3 would render the agreement all and von In the statement of Anderson's case , it was stated that under the agreement Anderson tool to pay Viss Alla ant the 1 artist pearing with her . mnate that Anden general ex would be about At a week . Miss Mans who paid for the orchestra , costing 100 week was under agreement to receive its per cent of the cross taking and Ander son ferty per cent . In order to make proet , it was necessary that the rest ins should be a week . The Sydney season last three nights for which tse tot thing we * . On the thin ! nicht the recents were £ 140 ) . Miss Allan did not appear thereafter . giving Teason that she had injured her knee while performing . However . Inderson wontended That nothing of the kind had oturredo present liis Allan írot performing The case stunds part heard THEATICAL LAW CASE , WEST AUSTRALIAN ALLEGED BRÁCH OF AGREEMENT . tax PERTH LIBRARIAN ) Sydney , Oct. 2 The bearing was concluded today , before Mr. Justice Forguson and a jury of four , of the case in which Wm . Anderson Theatrical proprietor , suod Mins Maud Allan , the well . known dancer , for £ 1,000 damago , onam eoant of allrged breach of agreement Dok performing for a foll ocason of three weeks at the Palace Theatre , in Sydney . Mies Allan muota jued that she was adved from giving further performanons by an injury to one of her kores , sutsinod in one of the dance that she gare at the Palace Theatro . The jury decided in fe vour of Wisa'Allan . The Oegan DETAI BREACH OF AGREEMENT ALLEGED . Ox + 28 SYDNEY , Tuesday . Further evidence was heard to day by Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury in the case in which William Anderson , theatrical manager , claims £ 1.000 da mates from the dancer , Miss Maud Allan , on account of alleged breach of agreement in not giving performances for season of three weeks at the Palace Theatre , Sydney . Vixs Alian contends that she was relieved of the obligation to give further performan us.wber , at the third performance . she received a serious injury to the right knee . She attributed the nary to the unevenness of the stag : tioor at the Palace Thestre . Today's evidence or Miss Allan's bebali Ilincinded statements by Sir Alexander Macformich and Dr. Dawson to the effect tha : Miss Allan's injury tecessitated com plete rest for a time in order to avoid . recurrence of dislocation of the cartilage of the knee . The caxe stands part heard .