The sun., 1894-12-12
THE VAUDEVILLE TR UsT.
A struggIing Performer Asks Managers "a
Consider the State OF His Profession.

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Consider the State or His Profession.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: write in
response TO an article in your Sunday issue re-
garding a trust formed by vaudeville managers
10 do away with continuous entertainments.
which are no benefit to good performers. This
we all know.
But what would a good many performers do
without them, owing TO so many so-called yario-
ty companies on tho road, which are COMPOSED
of living pictures prize fighters, bunco steerers.
and bridge jumpers. These are drawing attrac-
tions for managers nowadays, and have taken
the place OF good vaudeville artists. And then
the manager states he wants to elevate tho
variety stage 10 the standard OF Booth and
Shakespeare. To do so, let managers omit such
attractions as the above.
The managers say there Is strength In union
that is, providing you stick to the right colors.
It is time that managers and performers should
unite and make the vaudeville stage an honor TO
the ladies and gentlemen OF our worthy proies-
sion. and give the American performers the nrst
privilege. Certainly we cannot all play Pastors.
Miners, GllmOres, dc. Therefore good many
tinuous performances throughout the United
states, such as museums, which Is torture 70
any first-class artist who has seen better days.
Such places are u harvest TO managers and new
performers. At many time does an artist
stand before the footlights six and eight times =
day. and sometimes the audience ignore the
artist and say il he was any good he would not
be there. hut many OF us have wives and fam
lilies and are compelled 10 make living. That
is what GOd has placed us on this earth for.
Now, IL all frst-class managers will remove
these evils and follow tue footsteps OF former
days what glorious profession this would DO
for both.
We ali know Mr.. Pastor 10 be an old time
vaudeville manager, with his assistant, Mr.. San
dersOn. and no doubt every old-time performer
has a kind word to say for the veteran manager.
We all know in years gone by that the performer
could do all his own booking with the manager
from thirty-iye 10 forty weeks without the
assistance Of the middleman, who only lives on
the sweat OF the performers hard earnings. The
Importation of foreign talent should be omitted
by managers. Our own talent should be appreci'
ated first. Now piece OF advice 10 managers
III a performer writes TO the managers who
formed this trust for a week S engagement, dc
not reply by postal. stating that the date he de
sired is filled, or please write later, &c. Ger
tainly we cannot all be stars; we all have tC
creep FIRST before We can walk. such answers e
good performers are diScOuraging; and hnAllJ
lie has 10 fall back ON some One-night agent
medicine shows. freak shops, and continuous
performances. There are so many artists in thi.
profession that you cannot get into seveTa
houses. and thereby they are compelled 20 waste
their talent at such places. Now, II managers vii
only book with the performers as in by gone days
IL will DO To their own benefit and advantage
The time has come when united We stand anG
divided Ee fall. "ON THE ROAD"