The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22
STOCK COMPANY
At GRAND QUITS
Walks Out Because the Ghost
Failed to Matcrialize or
Give Guarantee.
STRIKE TAKES PLACE JUST
BEFORE CURTAIN RISES
Biz Audience Present Is Dis
missed and Money Returned
by Box Office.

There was a ~alkout at the Grand
theatcr Tuesday evening. The members
of the company declined 10 play unless
the management O: the Grand would
guarantee their salaries mp To the first of
January, md on refusal 20 do this. the
members of the company. through Mr.,
Alien. who was spokesman Tor the other
members. refused To go on. and the big
audience present was dismissed. the box
office rcfunding the money rs the auditors
passed out.
\ week ago Willard Mack, who has
controlled and directed the Grand Stock
company. made A deal by which he Sc
cured control OF the Bungalow theatcT.
and sunday evening. January :, he VIII
open at that playhouse with several mem
bers OF the company who have been with
| him at the Grand. Mr.. Mack having been
given fifth interest in the Bungalow
the management Of tho Grand theatcr
was 10 be paid as bonus to move with
| his company 10 that theater.
Ghost Failed to Walk.
THURSDAY Is payday at the Grand. and
on last Thursday, when IL was time for
| failed To materlalize Inquiry as 10 the rea-
| son why was made to the medium, who
| heretofore had been enabled To cause his
| ghostship 10 walk. and the information
| was impaired, indirectly, Of the deal with
the Bungalow. hut il was intimsted that
| later some coin of the realm would he dis
on with the play
! Sunday night notice was posted upon
| the stage by Nh Mack which read thus:
| Circumstances compel me to close the
! company, This is all the notice that Will
| he given In View of the fact that Mr.,
| Mack. under his contract with Pelton &
| SrnutZcr, the lessceS. had absolute author
| ty 10 do this as he also had the select
| ing and asng of the plays. the lcssees
paying tho bills and giving Mr.. Mack one
| half of the net receipts, the members Of
| the company became anxious about their
| salary.
Ultimatum Submitted.
| Tuesday evening. just before il was
| time for the curtain To go M. ihe MEM
/ bers OF the company submitted q demand
I TO Mr.. Pelrou. one of the lcSSecs. that nc
| guarantee their salaries until tho end Of
the wear. when the company would close
! IN accord with the notice Of Mr.. Mack.
| This Mr.. PeiCon refused TO do, and the
result was Il wa!kout. the company re-
fusing to go on, This IS the version oi
| The strike given by Mr., Pelton-
The company's 5 Side OF the story IS tolG
above. As one member put it. they could
not work for charity, hence, the only
thing to do was 10 quit, and this they
did. The Grand will, therefore. remain
dark for some time.
Mr. Mack. Miss Leone and company
are talking or giving q performance ON
Christmas afternoon and evening at the
Grand. but II this is done notice will ap-
| pear later.
Regretted by Mr.. Mack.
Willard Mack. the manager of tho com
hpany when seen Tuesday evening. re-
| gUetted the closing Of the Grand, but he
! was helpless in the matter. He was
! happy over one thing. however. and as
| he put it: II was not due 10 nc that
! the Grand was compelled 20 dismiss the
audience tonight Heretofore ] could MOI
| always say that, but I'm not responsible
| in this instance. We shall open at the
| Bungalow on sunday, January ,, in
! Polly Primrose.
| What will be done with the Grand is
problematical, now that the stock COM
pany is through.