The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
BETWEEN DEVIL
AND DEEP SEA
Deseret Dramatic Syndicate Is
Puzzled Over Corianton TangIe.
WHO IS THE REAL MANAGER?
THATCHER IN POSSESSION. BUT
IMHAUS WANTS SALARY.

With Manager L. A. Imhaus de-
manding that he be reinstated as
director of affairs of "Corianton'' OF
paid for the unexpired term of his con
tract, and George w. Thatcher holding
lne Office OF manager and enough mort
cages on the properties to sink it in
Great Salt lake, the Deseret Dramatic
syndicate is between the frying pan
ana the fire. whole lot of sizzling
Is the result and unless some kind OF
an amicable settlement is made, still
warmer time is promised.
Mr.. Imhaus says that things are not
what they seemed when he left New
York to take the management of Corr
anton" Instead of the syndicate own
ing the play and properties, as lie
claims he was led to believe, he finds
that Mr.. Thatcher holds a mortgage
on the scenery that he can foreclose
at any time an effort is made to put
him out of the managerial chair. and
thus stop the procession. Now Mr.. I'M
'haus says that two men in a pilot
house would run any ship aground,
especially on a theatrical sea. and he
must handle the wheel alone or he
wants his pay, and then he is willing
to clear the deck. The syndicate has
to play checkers to keep from being
jumped on both sides and they are
holding daily sessions to study their
Dt5t move.
When Mr. Imhaus came to the city
a few days ago he placed an ultimatum
in the hands of the syndicate. and
since then things have been develop
ing rapidly. They threaten to develop
still further. The situation is this:
When Thatcher Butted In.
When the company met with fnan-
cial distress in Butte because, as Mr..
1mhauS claims, Mr.. Thatcher refused
to send money that belonged to thecOm-
pany and was on deposit as an expense
fund. Mr.. Imhaus came here to pre-
sent the matter to the syndicate, and
Mr.. Thatcher went to the company and
assumed the management of it. Mr..
Imhaus holds a contract with the syn
dictate as manager of the company I'M
til June, but Mr.. Thatcher is doing
the managing, and Mr.. Imhaus and
the syndicate are trying to figure out
what is to be done to keep peace all
around.
When I took the management of the
company" said Mr.. Imhaus, Il made a
contract with the syndicate to act as
manager until June, with the option of
renewing the contract at that time
should it be agreeable all around. A
clause in the syndicate's contract states
that they are the owners of the pro
duction and the properties. accepted
the management with this understand
ing. Since coming here, though. I have
learned that Mr.. Thatchers mother ad-
vanced so much money to the syndicate
that she had to be secured by a mort
gage on the scenery, and Mr.. Thatcher
holds this mortgage, which virtually
makes him owner of the scenery, for he
could fOreclOse the mortgage at any
time and take the scenery away and
say, Now go on with your play He
has taken the management of the play
and as l told the directors today, If
they reinstate me as manager he will
simply foreclose the mortgage. and
what will 1 do with the company and
no scenery
Yesterday the board of directors of
the syndicate held two meetings to con-
slider the affairs of the Inflated Corr
anton" but up to last night no definite
action had been taken. 1t is probable.
it is said, that Mr.. Thatcher will be
called before the syndicate to explain
his side of the affair.
The directors last night promised to
give Mr.. Imhaus a final answer Thurs
day. II developed during the meeting
that several kilograms had been sent
10 Mr.. Thatcher in regard to the stu
alton, but that none had been answered.
The directors will make an effort to
communicate with him before giving
their final answer to Mr.. Imhaus