Daly v. Smith

This is a motion on the part of the plaintiff for the continuance, during the pendency of the action, of an injunction, heretofore granted, preliminarily restraining the defendant Fanny Morant Smith from performing as an actress upon the stage of the Union Square theater.

The papers on which the motion is based show, among other things, that on the 11th of February, 1874, a contract, in writing, was entered into between the plaintiff and Fanny Morant Smith by which the latter covenanted and agreed, among other things, to act, to the best of her ability, in theatrical performances on the stage…