Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-03
ELLIS GIVES US
THE co BY.
No Tabernacle Concert on Satur-
Gay Night.
ATTACIlMENTPAPER SERVED
Rather than be Late Tor Kansas city,
Hills freaks ssis salt Lake
Contract.

Tho maddeat and most disappointed
lot OF music lovers that ever gathered
In Salt Lake throngcd about the gates
of the Tabernacle block ON saturday
evening; the cause was n little placard
posted on tho gates. briefly announcing
NO concert tonight; company has not
arrived" The 600 or more people who
read the notice. therefore, had nothing
TO do but smother their disappointment
and wcnd their way homoward.
the crowd could have known the
real ii!wardncsa Of the abandoned COM
cert they would have been a great deal
angricr still: there was quite u lively
series Of episodes enacted during Sat
urday afternoon. bcforc the concert was
finally given up. \ rumor reached the
News" Just at IN. time Of going TO
press Saturday. that there was a chance
OF the company not arriving; Mr.. j. J.
DayucH. Jr, who had been engaged IA
local manager BY Mr. Ellis. was tclc-
phoncd, and his reply was that while
the comp ny was late he believed II
would arrive In time. 40 the railroad a..
nurcd him lint the train would land IN
Ogden at !, 30. The train dispatcher
being trlephUucd TO. confirmed this ana
stated that 'tc Short Line train was
In ogden all IA readiness to bring the
company 60 Salt Lake 30 that there
was no doubt OF a performance. thcrc-
upon the News" decided 10 say moth
ing OF any chance Of failure.
II IN settled now beyond controversy
that Salt Lake was given the go by
deliberately and prcmcdin,cdiy, aud
that the reason for u was first the dia-
- IA
fear on the part % Mr. Ellis that a
concert here might render him late IN
reaching Kansas city, WHORE the entire
company. with Molha NJ H. head.
gives grand opcru production tonight.
aud whore. II " safe Ia h.ty. the rccoiHth
viii not be irrn than from 5000 "a ~
900. ON Friday last irri. stephens fr.
ccivcd dispatch from SIR. Ellis, dated
at waduworth. ASKING him to telegraph
the amount OF the advance sale I"
Humboldt. the next station. Mr.. Stcph
ems answered. that chc sale was about
1850 but that the receipts would
probably be 1900 more with the nddl-
ton Of the night sale. Saturday noon
Mr.. Dayncs received dispatch from
Mr.. Eiils stating that the train was
twelve hours iatc. and thnt tha con-
cert would have TO be abandoned. ASH
ing him 10 bring the advertising bills
70 ogden for settlement aud 10 mn
nounco the postponcmcnt IN the even
| ing papers air. stephens and Mr..
Dayncr thcrcupon wired III" following
10 the next station ON the southern
Pacific where Eliin would stop. Prom
ontory;
q. 4. Ellla. promontory. utah;--
Southern Pacific superintendent advises
| special viii reach ogden at o'cly.k,
pacinc time, our time, which would
bring you To Salt Lake at o'clock.
| Hoe no reason Why concert should not
/ b. given a. advertised. VIII hold you
Tor rental. local management and adj
Vorsiring expenses: ,,,,.,,,,,.,.,
J. j. pAYNEs JR.
The afternoon wore away with no
answer from Mr. Ellis, though the
operator at Promontory had wired that
the dispatch had been delivered. Mr.
Daynea waited until o'clock. and
then learning that the Union Pacific In
ogden was arranging 10 switch the
Southern Pacific train direct and pull
out for the east. he called ~ Mt. Ellis
| hy telephone, at ogden. that gentleman
was dinincllned 10 allow the claim Med.
and while MIR. Daynca was tickling
with him over the telephone Prot.
tnohment procured By Booth, Leo a
Richie. attorneys, 10 the Hherin In
| ogden: that gentlemnn served the writ
| at once and Immediately the ntmoa-
phcrc around the special train assumed
a cerulcnn hue. that did not turn the
| wheels OF Mr. Ellis train. however. and
| a few minutes later Mr, Daynea arrived
Ia ogden by the G.i0 train. before whose
arrival Mr. Ellis had nnNiuusly hoped
to be able 10 pull out Tor the East. Sit.
Ellis gave himsclf away by demand
ing al once 10 know why the advance
sale had fallen % far below what II
was al the time of Melbn'a visit year
ago. Mr, DnyneS promptly answered
| that II WAS on account OF Melbas alb
Hence. that nobody In Salt Lake knew
anything about GadHh or Ellis either.
| Mr.. Ellis then said he could not be late
| FOR his Kansas city engagement, which
meant two or three times ~ much
money 10 him a. his Salt Lake date.
| MIR. pnyncs rr10incd that the Salt Lake
date was made first ana that he would
Insist on having all bills paid.
The claim made by Mr. Day mes
was 5000, 90, which inclu/d $500, 90
the amount OF the rental agreed upon
for the Tabernacle lin lieu ~ the Gus
iomnry percentage. which goes Tor the
support OF the choir. the advertising
bills and the expenses OF the manage
ment. \ compromise was linally
| reached by throwing on the rental item
and paying the actual expenses In
| Cured Including those for lighting and
| heating the Tabernacle, Sir. Ellis
t0sndered his check for the amount. but
Nj. paynea politely answered that he
would prefer the currency. but when
| SIR. Henry the railroad agent, certified
10 the check. Il WIS accepted, and the
| train was allowed 10 proceed eastward.
The Dnynoa Music companya store
| has been throngod all day today with
| people who came In FOR the refund OF
| their money. Both Mr., Daynca ana
| MIR. Stephens are "a be congratulated
| on the arm way Ia which they took hold
| OF the matter; but for their decided
| stand Mr.. ELLIS would have sailed
| through ogden. and his creditors In
| Salt Lake would probably have had 20
| whistle for their money, Mr. Ellis
may be great METROPOLITAN manager,
| hut IN his action In deliberately break
| ing "A contract with one city FOR tho
| sake OF making q few dollars IN another
| IL something that many of his smaller
| brother managers who handle "ny by
| night" attractions, would have blnahod
| 10 resort TO.
| Mr.. ELLIS first ana biggest mistake
was In not booking the Thcnter and
giving night OF Grand opera here with
| Melba as his star; the Theater could
| have been obtained for Saturday night
| lust MS well as the Tabernacle, and the
| theater- goerH OF Salt Lake We're never
In better condition or mood To pay the
! prices necessary to induce q manager