The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-19

|ssJv him for last week, and VINO We're
booked through the agency OF olson
BROTHERS & Baldwin of Wichita. MI
Raldisvn. the lessee of the theater, be
ing a member of the firm which dld
the booking.
II know nothing of the man Gardell
excepting that he had letters OF rsle +
ence Mr.. Baldwin has not been IN
the city since the park opened TO my
knowledge and last Tuesday re-
ceived a letter from him saying that
he wished to avail himself OF the clause
in the contract which states tnal
either party may terminate their con-
tract at any time by giving two weeks
notice in writing On Thursday
wrote as follows:
IN. s. s. Baldwin, Wichita, kas-;
ST wrote you yesterday acknowledge
ing the receipt of your letter of the
18th, in which you give US two weeks
notice. as required by your contract,
canceling same Very shortly after 1
notified from the park that MI Car
! dell left the day before and his asso-
ciate, Mr.. Cathcart, left yesterday
morning I was much surprised to
learn of this state of affairs, as I sup
posed from your letter that you in
Tended to continue the theater for two
weeks to come. However, l am not
caring so much about this as the fact
that the players whom you engaged
are here in Topeka and their salaries
unpaid. We do not feel under any
obligation to pay these salaries and do
not Intend to do So We insist, how
ever, that you meet these obligations
Miss Mondaine Phillips, one of the
players, claims $40 coming to her.
Mrs NJ. z. Davis, who, by the way, is
a resident of wichita claims $50 due
her 7 have not yet talked to Ring
and Williams, another team, and do
not know what is coming to them. Mr.
Gardeu also hired a piano player,
whose salary is due. He also brought
a party with him from Wichita as
stage helper, Charles Engler. have
not talked to him. but I presume his
wages are also coming to him. Mr..
! GardeIl also hired a piano from some
one here in town and this instrument
/ should be returned.
II also issued to Mr.. Gardell, Mr..
Cathcart and Mr.. Engler books of
| transportation. also issued him
$500 worth Of transportation, but ap-
| parently it was not issued to the play
| ers. I wish you would see that the
three books and also the compliment
tary. transportation are returned to
me-
LAS soon as learned that Mr.. Gar
dell had left the city l had a talk with
the actors and assured them that while
1 had nothing whatever to do with the
management of the theater that I would
do all in my power to assist them in
collecting. the salaries due. I saw Mrs.
DAVIS ana her children and furnished
| them transportation to the park and
return so that they could get their
goods in shape. and told her that I
| would see that they were hauled to the
city free Of charge whenever she want
ed them moved. She asked that they
be allowed to remain at the theater and
I granted the request It was from
/ Mrs. Davis that first learned that
nearly $50 worth Of transportation that
I had furnished Gardell for the benefit
Of the actors had never reached them
but evidently had been appropriated by
him for his own use.
II wrote Mr.. Baldwin to come to To-
peka in person and see about the ad-
justment Of his salaries claimed by the
actors who had been sent to Topeka by
his booking agency as performers for
the theater at VineWood which he had
leased from me as agent. / have not
yet heard from him but trust that he
viii come to Topeka and straighten out
the matters complained of by the
stranded actors. I deeply sympathized
with Mrs. Davis and her children but
could do nothing for them as I had nc
connection whatever with the theater.
The story that their goods were un-
loaded IN the streets is partially correct
and was a mistake on our part but was
occasioned by one Of our men who was
overly anxious to assist Mrs. Davis out
OF her trouble. At first she decided tc
leave her effeets at the park until she
was ready to have them shipped to hel
home. but after recons1dering the mat
ter she decided that she wanted them