The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-29
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taking ABOUT the arduOuS LIE IN
circus, and explained that it was not
all joy by any means He said in sub
Sta=oa:
Although our circus grants more
liberties to the performers-men and
women-than any show on earth, they
are obliged to sign contracts which are
not exactly pleasing to the great ma
jority of them. All of the things I'm
going to tell you are not connected
with our show, but I'll give you a
sample of what most employees have
= stand.
The reason there are SO many re-
strictions on the circus people is be-
cause there are SO many different
classes an nationalities employed and
the character of life in a circus makes
every limit easy to break through.
In some shows the man or woman
performer who joins the organization
is obliged TO sign a contract to the
effect that even if he or she be dis
charged the show may use his or her
name in advertising until the end of
the season. It's a cheap show, though,
that does a thing of that kind. Lithos
are made before the show starts out
and the expense would be too great to
change them when an acrobat was re-
moved.
In q large number of circuses the
management reserves the right to hold
hack two weeks salary until the end
of the season. I've been on the road for
big shows for years now, and I've sell
dom seen a contract that does not con-
tain this provision. Why? Well, be-
cause several employees every year get
tired of their work, and II particularly
unpleasant want to quit.
THE management may always dis
charge any one employed-if it SO
wishes, when the person does not prop
erly conduct himself. For instance,
fighting, stealing, disobedience of or
ders, using profane or vulgar language,
drunkenness and gambling, are ali in
cluded.
In our circus there are about fifty
rules in regard to which the manage
ment is firm but kind.
Fines are from 81 to $40, and some
of the most singular rules are, in sub
stance, these:
"Porters in sleeping cars are paid
q small fee weekly, and porters taking
baggage to hotels get a slight tip also.
Chairs and stools are noe carried, al
though folding camp stools are taken
around. In most cases, however, per-
formers are expected to sit on their
trunks, but elephants are not included
in this All employees who board in
camp-and nearly all do-must be or
derby, wash and comb their hair before
each meal and the men are not allowed
to eat with their coats off. Employees
must take their clothing and boots off
when they go to bed in the cars. I'm
less q performer is i'll, he is always
fined if not exerting himself to his best
ability, and fined so much extra for
every trick he leaves out.
"MuSiciauS or. in fact duy employee
will not be allowed to associate with
disreputable characters about the
grounds, nor will MASKING be allow
ed in the tent or its environs.
Employees are not allowed to carry
spirituous liquors on the cars, and
neither may they borrow or loan money.
You know they say that if a man
! does not look out for himself no one will
look out for him. Well this last rule
was made to sort of give that adage
a black eye. You see the more crafty
employees would loan a little money
at such terrific interest that they
would keep their less crafty brethren
poor, and in consequence the latter
would leave the show broke.
'since this new rule has gone into
effect, however, nearly all the employ
ter.
/ W. ]. Bryan, John Mccullough and
a funny looking man, are the stage
names of Gus Holmes, McKinsie and
Boswell.
/ They all look like the prominent
/ characters first named, having parted
with the fuzz on the upper sides Of
their osculating apparatuses. Monday
afternoon a gang of clean shaver COM
mercial travellers were in the Knuts-
ford bar, and the above three walked
| in. Someone suggested that they have
! their moustaches shaved off, and hand
some little Holmes begun to sprint, but
a wiry traveller nabbed him, he was
grabbed by several more, and kicking
and sGuirming, midst the screams of
laughter from the crowd, he was taken
! to the tonsorial artists next door and
his lip was enameled.
! The c-her two were served in like
manner, and created a. great laugh
walking around where their friends
were congregated.
! Since Holmes has been told he re
sembles Bryan he. refuses to let 1t
grow, and McKinsie is seriously con-
templating going on the stage-to
Brighton. Already he is strutting
around with Hamlet stride, stroking
his chin, and whispering ITO be or not
to be; that's the question
MiHs Lily Woodward, Miss Whitney,
her guest, and Mrs. Nelden, left last
evening for months visit among the
snow and ice of Alaska. They go from
here by the Oregon Short Line. return
1 ing the same way, not touching Cali
! fornia. On her return Miss Whitney
will be the guest of Miss Macintosh
J. Barnett, cashier of McCornick's
bank, and his son, William, sail for
England today and will reach home
about the middle of August.
] Arrivals yesterday were:
TemDleton-H. NJ. Hanes, Ogden; P.
L. Markell and valet, Omaha; Miss
Maud Hayes, Kentucky; H. c. Tavey,
Chicago; ]. c. Gleason, Kansas City;
J. A. Wright and daughter, Ogden; B.
Outcault, Plymouth, Ind; w. E. Gil
bert, San Francisco; Miss Nellie Midi
leca, Portland; NJ. Atchison, Omaha
Cullen-Mrs. j. Mckee, Caldwell,
Ida; ]. F. Young, ogden; j. T. Bird
and wife, the Misses Bird, Chicago;
E. o. Armstrong and wife, Fort Madi-
son; q. Hartman, Baltimore; c. R.
Tuelle, Denver.
Walker-C. ]. Bassett, Beaver Can
yon; R. r. Hammond, Attulla; j. Har-
desty, Montana; ]. F. Gibbon and the