Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-27

house has been given rent Tree for IA f,
OCCASION.
Gloom leep, dark, impenolrablo
gl0om-G0ntiuues 10 porvhdo aud Oh.
scuro the theatrical horizon; II IN
doubtful whether In this whole range
Of trades and professions there IL
one that shows no high n percentage
Of the unemployed, M tue theatrical.
This IN due Of course 10 the fact that
heatorgolng Ia a luxury, and ia hsrl
times IL one Of tue nfst luxurious habits
that eau be- Topped oil, The existiug
situation " we'll portrayed In the FOL.
lowing extract from New York letter
written TO tue San Ftanclsc Music agd
Drama under date Of the l0lh instant:
New York show news Ia pretty dull, l
can assure you. There was never bsiOfc
known such bad business, not ouly IN
nearly every theater In the city, hut
all over this county II il the same.
Some Of the largest and best organize.
u0ns that "road II" are experiencing
terrible tlmol. Many are coming In,
while quite "A number ON the roai ara
existing, aud thAt Is ALL l know Of
pretty good company whose mauag or
Tor the past two weeks has teen Civ.
ing the artists $3.50 day 10 got
along with. Salary Ia an unhtari of
thing, anu the poor players are glfd 10
get enough TO pay their bare living.
Ol what USE would II DO them 10 re.
fuse this aud come 10 New York?
Here they would md hundreds walk.
ing the streets glai 10 get one square
meal day anu sleep wherever thry
eau. The Actors Fund 1. about 10
feed many " these actors by Issuing
meal tickets on some Sixth Avenue
Restaurant, where they eau get sub.
stanial meal. Th' next thing tnty
propose doing IL furnishing acuUmml.
cations for sleeping them, A. the
weather " too cold 10 uke TO the parks
ana tue Hiauon.hOuses are over.
crowded svefy night.
Ihe Professional Women's League
has adopted a capital plan; For twonty-
hNe cents tht poor aud deserving ladies
OF the profession can 20 TO IL rooms
every noon anu get iirsl- class dinner.
Nearly everything Ia given 10 the
league ny the ladies OF the profession
VINO arc ~ easy circumstances, such
hs Mrs. Barney Willum,, Rachel
Macaulry aud several olheTs. There
IL more suffering among the laiirs OF
OF. l know several VINO have gone Tor
two day. without morsel VI food. ami
they are not ballet Airs or utility
lalies either, but Juvenile aud lrading
lhdics. They are TOO proud 10 make
known their wants amt suffer in
silence.
II would astonish you u you heard Of
the talaTy many Of the most prominent
leading ladies ami gentlemen are not
only receiving, but those that are idle
hre willing % take. IL n not allow
much do on Wau,2n but "How much
viii you give" / know ~ au instance
where perfectly responsible manager
-One who pays just what he arreus %
wanted 10 make up u company lately.
He did engage iiisl-clhss company al
less than 5000 week, aud tho same
people last season easily Ohlaiuul
$500 week. One party was u
star few years ago and is
recognized leuding.mau now. lie
received 500 a week last season; bat
through enforced ldleutss, WAS glad
enough 10 engage for lees than 800
weekly. This is "A ialt sample aH To
how salnrlea are running. Many OF
The Old smia are getting litUl OF WORK
log Tor nothing -the pleasure OF scciug
their names in b & type not Hning tnrif
stOmachs.
Frank Mayo told me ono day las,
week that he had thrown ny the spoug,;
be hat all no wanted OF suu(v)ng
aud wanted stock engagement.
He closed his tour rhauksgly.
ing anu comes home, not hay.
Ing made one dollar all season.
Gus Williams is one OF tho tired once
VINO would Like 10 see salary once
more, anu no goes back 60 the musio
hails next season To 40 his specially.
u iuls James says tue luhlic do not
want tragedy, anu he quits the roai
anu settles dow u into the stock. know
he refused big salary u 90 with
Fraucis Wi!son this season. lie cDl .
linuts with Freu Wardc, who owes
hlm great many hundred dollars. In