Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
All the Result Of Mr.. MayaIl Fore
ing Mr.. MaCLean to a
"ShoW Down.
POPULAR PLAYERS STRANDED
Story Of How Two Bingham An.
gels" We're Drawn Into Backing
From Which They Reiterated,
MacLean and Mortimer said Ia be-
Booked for Ten Cent Turn on
The Bon Ton Circuit.

The stock company which played TO
such splendid business at the orpheum
and later AZ the salt Lake theater IS no
more. The members Of this aggrega-
/ ton Of talented players or perhaps 90
be more correct all save two met yes
terday and Officially dIsbanded. The
company can now be- said to be
stranded for the time being. although
both as a compsny and as units, offers
are being received by w'se FOR en-
gagements ald dates
In the meantime p. O.. MacLeau aud
Gus Mortimer are seriously consider
Ing an Offer from a lQ-ctDt vaudeville
circuit which has a house in this city
to 20 on with a turn by way ~ a pot
/ boiler until the clouds roll bv and the
regular theatrical season opens up.
MANAGER AND MAN CROSS.
Behind this statement is "a story OF
| dissension, alleged misrepresentation
| and a general muddle. Some of the
| members OF the company have not re-
| Ceiyed their salaries in full they claim
| Z, q. MacLean accuses Herschel May
an. the handsome and popular leading
/ man. OF undermining him an spite OF
/ contracts he holds Mr. Naval. on
the other hand AYERS that MacLe8n
cannot produce the contracts. and 10
back his claim has documentary evil
dence In support from theatrical man
| ayers who aver that MscLean Is over
straining the truth when he says that
he holds contracts TO appear in their
/ theaters.
MEMBERS CUT MACLEAN OUT.
The members Of the company pre-
fer 10 believe Mr. Mayal and decline
TO have anything whatever 20 do I'm
any shape or form with MacLean.
:Had II not been for the action
taken by Mr.. Mayau" declared one
member Of the company with en-
phasis this morning I'VE would all
now probably have been stranded on
the Nevada desert somewhere around
Goldfeld We have that confidence
in Mr. NAVAL that We win abide by
anything he says. II he says he has
an engagement we viii follow him
anywhere, but MacLean. no thanks
THE NEVADA BOOKINGS.
It VIII be recalled that Il was an
/ uounced with a great flourish of trum-
pets az the close Of the engagement
/ Of the company az the salt Lake Thea.
f ter that the euire company was going
/ 90 Reno this week and would play
/ there three nights. then 90 on 20 To-
nopah and Goldheld and work their
/ way % the coast by the time their cu-
/ Fagement az the McDonough theater
/ oakland. opened
MAYTLL STEPS IL.
This was the announcement made
/ by Manager MacIean and Mr. Dewey.
I q member oi he company. was come
/ missioned 90 80 ahead as advance
agent Handsome paper was struck
| on on the presses in this city and
| everything even down to the securing
/ Of transportation Zone way was $50
cured Tor Mr. Dewey Al this stage
/ OF the game Nh Mayall stepped iu
/ and emphatically asserted that that
boy Is not going 20 Goldheld. or amy
other place unless the money is put
up so that be can get home again"
MacLEANs ANGELS"
This was the first rift In the lutte.
/ and MacLeau apparently then went out
l 10 rustic some backing. Finding no
/ angel" m Salt Lake he went 90 Rlng-
/ ham. where he encountered two gentle
| men who were so entranced with the
/ visions OF wealth 10 be plucked as
/ bacBers Of a theatrical company that
/ they consented 10 put up the necessary
money to see the players through until
they arrived IN Oakland. and entered
. uron their long engagement secured f0r
/ them through the untiring efforts Of p,
] o. MacLesn.
TELLTALE TELEGRAMS.
I'm the meantime Mr.. NAVAL started
/ the wires working and telegraphed e..
y. Han. manager ~ the McDonougn
! thsater Oakland, Cal.
Here are me kilograms that passed
between Messrs. Mayall and Hall
Has Maclean bose me with YOU.
/ n so wire Fun PARTICULAR
Important letter awaiting MscLean
/ az Reno. declining date here Eliefori
] continues HALL
ASKS FOR SHOW DOWN
Then II was that Mr. Mayau ape
| preached MacLesn and insisted that
/ something definite about the future
movements ~ the company be forth
coming MacI.ean insisted that there
{ had been a mistake. a. he held a cone
tract from Mr. Han 10 put the come
pany On his thtater IN MacLesn's
presence Mr. Maysl there and then sat
. down and wrote the following to.c-
gram.
According n letter from you IN
MacT.esn. be considers you have booked
Mayall company for August g. Wire
fully what YOU consider
The answer came. and the disruption
] ~ the company followed. n read.
"MacLeau's Reno letter explains
everything. Have no contract with
him"
ANGELS BACK DOWN
Armed with this. Sir Mayal IN duty
bound showed ihe answer 20 the mem
bers of the company, and 90 the two
hackers from Bingham. And now the
I local Rialto Us threatened with a de-.
iuge ~ gore Maclean Is sore and
the company Is run ~ gratitude 10 Mr
Mayall
An sorts - law suits are threatened
over the muddle The members 81 the
company deny their allegiance So ihels
/ former manager. while he threatens ~
bring the Law agin sundy and divers
persons.
NAVAL MAKES ANSWER