Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31
- ONE comment has been created
~ by the action of Manager.

- ONE comment has been created
- by the action of Manager
&A Eldredge OF the Grand, in
announcing in his house pro-
gram thatShe did not advertise in the
Salt Lake Tribune or Telegram,
Yesterday the Tribune INDUCED in a
long roast of the young manager
4 and his attraction, to which he makes
the following reply:
II am not fighting the Tribune or
tho Evening Telegram, Il nor am |
fighting the Salt Lake public. de-
pend upon the public patronage, and
intend to keep faith With them abb
solutely, by giving the best obtainahle
plays and II good company. Their
verdict for the past three weeks has
pleased me beyond all expectations
8 for business has been uniformly good.
The Tribune dramatic editor states
that because | spent money With them
Z I was seeking to control their edl-
tdrial pages. II have been too many
cal manager to even express such q
thought All I have sought at any
time was a square deal to which as
an American citizen, 7 am entitled.
s When | assumed the management
of the Willard Mack and blanche
4 Douglas company about one month
ago / was thoroughly cognizant Of
what had TRANSFERRED, and took the
company and leased the Grand
theater AZ an investment. pure and
simple, and the public by their splen-
did patronage at the box office thus
far have made the investment profi-
table to me. When began advertise
ing in all of the Salt Lake papers on
July ~ did not announce MI.
Mack as the co-star With Miss
Douglas. as Mr.. Mack was under the
care of DR.. MAYO and I was waiting
TO see If he would recuperate sutli-
ciently TO permit his going on at the
opening. To my surprise Mr.. Mack
did recover and without any prellin-.
inary announcements he took IN.
place at the head of the company at
the Grand on July II. SINCE that
date | have left the verdict With the
public feeling sure that | could de-
pend on them.
Ont of protection to myself and my
patrons after nine days patient wait
s.ing and the Tribune and Telegram
continuing to ignore mentioning Mr.
Mack in my advance press notice,
withdrew all advertising from both
papers and printed the following an
nouncement on my theater program:
especial Notice to Patrnns:--We do
not advertise in the Salt Lake Tribune
or Evening Telegram. The Trihunles
dramatic editor states that ! should
have gone farther in that annunce-
ment and I agree with him. for COM
& nencing next week ! shall add the
following words. we do not adver-
tise in the Salt Lake Tribune or
Evening Telegram on account of Its
unfair editorial attitude towards Mr.
Mack
Mr. Eldredge further says, The
Tribune dramatic critic Is evidently
laboring under delusion when he
states that the majority of the peo-
pie of Salt Lake are readers of the
Tribune, for the recent records made
4 by the advertising men OF Salt Lake
refuted this absolutely He is also
in error when he says that people
were besieging the box office asking
r why no advertisements We're inserted
4 In the Tribune. Two negroes and q
dag" with passes We're the onl.
ones making such an inquiry. In my
opinion the public needs protectior
III from the insane rawlings miscalled
- t.eisrr1s aud L shall continue ir
my efforts to please the public MOI
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