The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-26
Pact XIV.


Desperate struggling i had man-
aged JUST 70 Keep my head above water
THAT was al. Z not only had failed
70 eer ahead by so much as q single
dollar but had never had really
enough OF anything. we were skhuped
on clothes. sEimped on f0od-indeed. i.
we were skimped on everything except
work ana hope--deferred. When lot a
starring tour was proposed TO me. AZ
ter n1y hrst fright was over L saw a
E possibility in earaing IN that way
something more than 10y mere board. 7
though truth to l5tl i was not enEaD-
tufed with the prospects f s9ioing that
eFef-moFInB caravan OF homeless Wan- +
derers who barter home. happiness and /
digestive apparatus FOX. their percent
age Of the gross. and the doubtful
privilege Of having their own three
sheet posters stare them out of cOun-
1enance in every town they visit. Yet
Vituott the Drazen poster and an oc-
casio1al litaoBraph hung upside down
1n the Nlna0w Of q German beer saw
loon, one would lack the proof o. star
dom.
30. had watched stars TOO long ana
too closely 30 believe theirs Was.s very
joyous exist uce, besides 7 feltI had
much 70 learn. yet and THAI New York
was che place 60 learn it IN, SO, true 70
any promise, on 1 went and lai6 Che
matter before Mr. Daly@and he aid
take on. but for such an odd reason.
Ffc though he paid ms the valued
compliment Of saying he could not at
terc to lose me, mis- greatest anger was
aroused bv zrhat he called the de
mOralizanou' my act would bring into
his company.
You put that bee in their bonnets
and rs buzzing viii drown an com
mothers son and daughter of them
win demaRd the right to start Why,
confouud it, Jimmie Lewis. VIM has
had onS try 20 IL, IS twisting and
4 aaH U u
and as for 3liss DaYenport sfe VIII
Simply raise the dead Over her effort
- break OUT starring, AND Ethel Oh,
welt -she's free now to do as she likes
now Quick sha wiz take the Chenille
Miss-0h. it's damuablei You can { do
it, Tt VIII sen every one on end
+If You VIII give me salary equal
to tEat of over people, Who Go much
less worN thsn i Dc 1 VIII stay with
you i said.
But ne wanted me to keep to the
snaH salary and let him make If up
stage costunles AND 10y occasional gifts,
etc. But that was not only unjust
ness lie and tinsstt - actors ~ though
he undoubtedly weul2 nave been gen
atiug since it made me dependent on
his N-hims. and Wcr5t pf an l opened
the door 10 possible scandal. and 4
had 5ut one tongue to deny with whlle
It was q queer whiin-but he insisted
that he could uouFgiVe me the really
modest salary I would reme.n for
''thUeA times its value Finally we
agreed that j should give him three
months OF thet season every year as
long as he m-ght want my services,
free to make az much money as could
starring. he told me- 70 60 ahead and
make pnEa-eueuts ar once go produce
article '47' or Alike ~ % pay hlfn q
heavy nienJly F"yalty lof eaen plaSf
and when my engagements were CONT
uIeted to bring him the list and that he
rufeTt not produce Alike with his
company before me in any city that j
was to visit. I did as he he'd reaueS ad
me- was bond in every. cQntract %
Alike" in that city was to open
jn Philadelphia- ] had been announced
as Comiug attraction when II re-
ceived sterling telegralns and THREATS
DAYS. Fifth Avenue COMPANY was
ANNOUNCED to- appear the week before
l1e iu Alixe' 10 au opposition house.
Thus Mr.. Daily had most etuelly broken
faith with rae- z went to niw ct once
] Reproduced him. i Sad .These pe0-
-rf,s .giH stee mct"
Bahip he sueerod. They cant take
What You have nog got
over my ngagement-
HIis face Elf uu with undfSglised
pleasure He thzust his iIand into tns
Open desk draw err al, he sniled
"F have q uart here that might have
beeo uri-ten for You &c IS great hon
>stly eaf and aith the s. aIEtng busi
1iess disposed of we can get ats y
done nm uuwortli5 rhing4-yol haFe
broken fa5th With one. 81 Won prodUce
-AfEe next week VIII never play for
yoe again.,
You win have tos" be tbteatened.
"F have broken the yera>al paft Of our
can YOU break the written part of the
contract
repeateds 7 7hau play for you no
And he holly answered. gven don't
y0u -'y paying for anyone else A
rivc YOU fair w5rnipg-I'H enjoia You
if YOU dO- Ihes@w is on my Size, re-
nember,
"afy dear sir. sedd "tbe law was
MOI specially created for you to have
fun with and Ii has an odd way Of
protecting women at times 7 snau at
aii events appeal 10 1r tomorrow
morning.
NaXt morning my saiafy was sent
~ iue. took from It what was ~
me fCc -Wo NIGHTS work ] had done
early the week and returned the
--.--~t rayinE; CASH vas rot a mem Der
2 ~ the contrary no salary need De sent
9nc. and ~ oclocb found me IN the
Office OF eN-Judge william Fgllertone
He declared Chat my mind showed q
strong legal bent end he ceug1atulated
me upon my refusal of the proffered
salary 'If said be. you receive 3
desirable oier IN the way OF en- enc
gagement, take q al 6nCs and withcut
fear. Mr.. Daily WI tnre atsn yOu. of
course but ] can't believe his lawyers
VIII permit him to take this matter
into court iu attacking you he Will
attack every younE self-suUpotSing
vfoT1an in sew York in your person
THE New Yorl1 man VIII sympathize
with you. Public opinion IS q great
power and no manager wishes 90 see
ST arrayed against him.
And thus it happened that YVES not
legally quite oa with the ola ntsnager
when ] was on With the neW4Ip the
person Of Mr. a. III. Palmer, my s0me-
time manager ana sin my hop9red
friend. our relations were always
kindly. set ~ this hour j sQuirn men
tally when recall our frsts meeting
was taAlng some chocolate 1T q woe
mans restaurant on Broadway and q
conuman friend brouBht The Onion
square manage ia aud introduced
him simply IS frieud. Tor Whatever
ToY secret hope there had been no aopen