Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-13
FARCE COMEDY NCOURT
THE WOES OF ACTOR RUSSELL BAssETT.


! the late N,.,, C,,,,.s -,
I1urni,,t.l g.. 'eN company
it.tI. -, '''I'"ohy from inim-
'H"'e Eddle roy and other scintilating
| artists OF the In New York T,ho,t,to,t
/ company. nud c,,,ra,.,,..,
! ,,,,,,,,.... - GU 'u ny the
! Daz2lcr, was presented before n bt.biv
critical audisnc. in rrs,,a, s1. 80
| court b.,,i,,,,t,,.. o.. so 80
! nj. ~ ~ am TO-DAY
'"l occasion or the presentation was
the difference between ATannpar Nc
/ CARVE OF the New Grand ord Actor
] RuesnIi -, '''"u ""u Actur
/ ''"'Sc'V OF the defunct stock
company VINO is suing the former on
| alleged breach of contract c,,i,,t,,r,
| TINT he y,a. .,,,t ,,.,,t,..
! mar Ia, ,,..,.,,.. uiSoiilI geo. ana
nv WAS not sent back to New York
| according to the so-called unwritten
/ law which he claims ,,,,,,,tt, L., -,
I ros,s rat, -, '"' "a S"S"
/ T., ''i,' Every allegation made
/ 10 usnltu ny the defense and the con-
t"'t produced showing that business
associations as between employer and
| employed should only exist SO long ms
"istuaily agreeable.
Mr. McGarvle and his partner. Mr..
I MulNey We're both present and were
! represented by Attorney Hampstead.
| Mhlle Mr. Zane. of the firm OF Movie
| zane u Costigan, looked after the in
terests of Mr.. Bassett Whatever tho
| actual custom is in cases Of this char
| acter 1t Is certain that the rnernbcrs ~
! the profession who testified for The
prosecution remembered n stranded
colleague who finds himself for re-
moved from Gay Gotham. that Mecca
OF theatrical triumphs and misfor-
| tunes.
Mr.. Bussett was .he frat y,it,,as,
| He testified that he had been an motor
| by profession for more than tbirtv
years; met Mr.. McGnrvle I'm New ynrI
early In August OF the present wear.
entered into an agreement With Mr..
MeGNINle 10 come to salt Lake and
/ play In stock organization as long aq
1t should be mutually agreeable to both
parties Mr.. McGarvie paid plaintiffs
rare trom New York To Salt Lake; ar
| rlNtu mere September 9Th and com
menced playing on September goth and
continued for period of five weeks;
we we, urst week he played In Across the
iptvlHac' inc second In the Social
ilshWhymhn' the third in the Black
ElaE' the Iourth in Claire and the
horsetnaSter and the nth In the Eng
isn ho5e' Ills parts ranged from a
uashlhs army officer to that OF a
sPirltunlistc medium, Irish father and
an ,vuIlu oiu man
metz, NY nune hsheu II II was the
/ custom Tor theatrical managers
.nrrousIout the country to pay the
1 30 NUNH IL
ha,,i,,, - =" ncN lork or the POINT OK
tinn s,ni,5, ~ 70 No., VI tHe orsuhiz2-
Mr. Unmnetnod aht,o+,a 60 A. III.
rsss o,s,,,.i,.i,',p upJectea 10 the wit
obiaction ,vas o,,e,r,,i dScs s,5 put Ihe
ssft snId ,bot 49, -, - II III p.iS
,nana,rar do,t-'i %uS P'uNlulns the
lion in the theatr,coi ,,'orId ''' iepu'a-
Witness had rcnn,ted a. 1,,.,, o,,..,.
evening nfter ha yinty bee,, ratyeeG %
his discharge. The ilrst NIGHT he aD-
there To carry ont nnv tnsiI ,ha3
might he nssiirped ia bi,,. NJ Nc
CARVE sImnIv smiled ava ,,,.,aes
went away. on mo .soco,.,i ,l,.,,t,.Ir tl
again renortcd ard Nr N InGlb,.,i Ie
with IA wave Of his hand in , in,,i -,
of voice tnld him ia s,n ' !" ~ toiie
had All The EMPLOYEES he Wont cd m l'o
the third night Mr., McGarvle simply
yelled at 'lim and told him he didn't
want any janitOrs about the place,a
wanted witness to get cut; on the
iourth night Mr. McGarvle said IL
witness came again he would throw
nun on the porch; witness replied
advice and that he would continue to
| report Tor duty, McGarvie then told
nm to 20 to hi and used other Ian
suage so strong he didn't care to re-
peat IL.
Attorney Zane interrupting-It was
.
Witness-lt was: and my life being
threatened | sought police protection,
and afterwards reported with officers
accompanying me.
Witness further said that he had re-
ceived no notice Of incompetencv from
Mr. McGarvie for any Of the work he
had done; In the Social HiEhwavman
il TRANSFERRED that the cast left vii
ness out of the piece; IL was fnaiiv
agreed that 1t would not do TO have
witness out of the cast: Therefore ON
his own suggestion he took n woman's
part and changed the Language and
circumstances to suit the role Of
German professor who made
ciaity ct spiritualistic ne1nccs. ,,It
ness said he made hit in the crsattnr
and received a curtain caIi
PLAINTIFF, Cpoee, r,1.,
DAMNED.
,,, Altnthey Hempstead then put Mr..
Luz SUI unuef cross-eNamination, and
hrst asked witness II Mr.. McGarvie
hau asslsttd IN MS curtain call. This
huBereu witness and he replied some
WIT t'stnE thht Mr.. Hempstead's
NJ Nrd ~ t1Th Ia She lunny' order:
satisfaction or dissati tyl IMPRESSED
cernipr ,vitnass, ,,,G,'tt az. .,, '."u Fuil-
had bc.n rnnnectcd ,,,t,t "u "'Sor' ne
thpn trir1l r,,r',,a,,i,, 49, 500 Hltfy
fessiono1 car.sr ana LaH ms pro,