The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-03
ORPHEUM GUESTS
seized BY PANIC
Ex-Night Clerk Goes on a Ram
page at an Unseemly
Hour.
UNDRESS PARADE FOLLOWS
SMASHING in OF DOORS
Heavy Man of Stock Company
Finally Clubs Dis
turber.

a night CLERK, previously in the employ
of tho Orpheum hotel. early yesterday
morning took possession OF the premises
and for brief space of time was lord
OF all he surveyed During his reign he
most successfully succeeded In raising q
panic among the lady guests and put
three glass doors out of commission
Filled with ambition and forty-rod he un-
dertook to clean out the premises and
raise rough house generally.
Two Doors Smashed.
1t was o'clock In the morning when
he cheerfully entered upon his self-im-
posed task with abandon. BY tho time
he had gleefully smashed two doors there
was an undress parade In full marching
order marshaled in the Railways, with
Ielnforcsments romping down stairs. AT
nrst some OF the guests were somewhat
ha2y as TO tho origin of the unseemly
racket and imagined that some body had
turned In fire alarm. Their fears were
somewhat allayed whom they found that
IL was a mere man who was responsible,
but when he charged in their direction
they discreetly stampcdcd.
Comedian Takes Hand.
At this juncture Gus Mortimer. the
young comedian who plays engagements
IN the theater. down stairs. appeared on
the scene and tried to pacify the irate
rolsterer Very unwisely he unburdened
himself OF some of his choicest selections
in tho way OF humor. This verbal attack
sions OF the inebriated gentleman who
was standing In the full glare OF the
spot-lSht. and the next instnnt Mortimer
Joined the crowd and tried to hide under
piece OF furniture.
Heavy Man on Deck.
In all probability the members OF tho
Orpheum Stock company would have
been shy OF their star comedian and
would now be chipping in on an appro-
Lean, the 6-foot Pinch heavy man OF the
company, appeared. clothed in about
eight yards OF the cutest pajamas imag-
Never argue with a drunk" he re-
marked, IN his best stage tones. and ad-
yanced. With the roar OF palned pro-
contract to wipe the carpets with Mac
Lean. What followed was extremely ed
flying, MncLean hit once. that's all. and
nc heard the cherubs call Then silently
all adjourned to their respective rooms
Awoke nn Hour Later.
II was apparently an hour later when
the ex-hotel clerk awoke. When he did
he undertook to see that everybody elso
on the place awoke also. Once more
he sought to enter rooms that wero the
private castles OF tenants by right OF
prior lease,
Climax Of Last Act.
Then 1t was that MacLean, pajamas
and all, appeared on the scene for tho
climax of the last act. To cut a long
story short. the actor carried the scream.
Ing nuisance to the head of tho stairs
with the humane object in View of throw
suaded to think twice, and eventually
carried the fellow bodily down to the
street and presented him to policeman
who happened along.
Promised to Be Good.
AS MacLean did not care to go over
to tho station to lodge a complaint
against the fellow In his airy costume
a compromise was reached and the rolls
terer was eventually tucked into bed
after malIlng all kinds of promises I'm
the direction OF reformation and the Ii
quid9ti ton of GLACIERS bills