The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-29

only difference hard times makes with
scamps Of this kind is that instead of
being on the road five or six weeks be-
fore leaving a company of actors
stranded, he will be limited to one or
two weeks. This will be of advantage
to the actor, as he will not have so far
to walk before reaching New York.
Some people think actors and actresses
have been paid exorbitant salaries, far
beyond their worth, and that natural
reaction has set in, and that salaries
may never reach the high marks of the
past few seasons. I do not think so,
thought it may be in individual cases.
but it is true that all classes of work
and business have been greatly cur
tailed during the past years depression,
and there is no good reason why actors,
and managers themselves, as for that
matter should not work on lower mar
gins than in the prosperous past When
flush times arrive again. the salaries
Of professionals will once more go sky
ward, and the ubiquitus manager will
once more sport the gorgeous diamond,
now in safe keeping with his father S
/ brother.
The reaction from the disappoint-
engagement had chilling effect on the
attendance at the Lyceum last week,
where Forgiven was presented by Mr..
| O'Malley's stock company. This week
ought to put things into great activity
at this little playhouse, as it witnesses
the advent of the first travelling organ
iZation since Mr.. O'Mallay gathered in
the managerial reins. The Swedish dia-
lect comedy, "Ole Olson" is booked for
the entire week. The "Ole Olson bill
ing is quite attractive and the engage
ment will doubtless make things very
enjoyable this week for the patrons OF
the Lyceum.
Not few Of the hardships of the past
theatrical season were due to floods and
the strike. After long and disastrous
season, these misfortunes, coming al
the end, seemed to increase the burdens
greatly. However, it is interesting to
know the opinions of those who were in
the trouble and who experienced the dis
agreeable side of it. Charles Jehlinger
manager of the Lady Winder1nere'
Fan" company, writes the Mirror the
following account of their experiences
in our midst.
For the past ten days we nave been
living under such a strain that it has
a letter | will try, however to give
you a brief synopsis of our eXperien-
! ces. We remained in Salt Lake until
July 8, everything very quiet there
| The general passenger agent of the
Union Pacific railway assured me the
train leaving go p. m. would &c
right through to Boise City. 1t was
the first train out that we could reach
Ogden at 1880 p. m, where we were to
| change cars. There was crowd OF
over 1000 people at the depot. l want
! ed to get Pullman berths, but the
| ladies said they were afraid and pre-
! ferred waiting until the train pulled
out, so we went into the passenger
coach.
1T became time to couple the en-
CINE but the strikers got between ii
and the cars and refused to allow them
to attach it. They then rushed and
uncoupled the Pullman and cut the
air brakes. There were only few
United States Deputies to guard the
less, so the strikers had it all their own
way. We remained in the car al
night, thinking the train might pull
| out. We stayed at the station until
the afternoon of July 4 and then, real
| izing the hopelessness of getting away
returned to the hotel.
1 discovered that the railroad people
/
eat, so 1 went down and saw them and
! they furnished us with meal tickets
so we merely had our lodging to pay
! for. All Pullman passengers, first and
second class, lived in the cars. There
was any amount of suffering and
| three passengers died
while we were in Ogden it was
simply terrible, and we felt that we
would remain at the depot as no one
could tell when traffic would be re-
sumed. We accepted the situation as
to enjoy ourselves, but it was gener.
ally pretty sorry work. The day:
were intensely hot, the nights pleas
ant, and the twilights indescribably
beautiful.
Our prospects eliminated Sunday
at 4 a. M, when there was concerted
action to burn down the town. Sever
fires were started in less than an hour
in different parts of the city. Our no
tel was in great danger. l aroused al
the people, and we quickly removed