The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
''NH|TE RATS
SEEKING PEACE
Vaudeville Performers Not Yet
Ready for War With Man
ayers of Theaters.
FEAR SUNDAY CLOSING
WOULD REDUCE SALARIES
Nav Renew Contest in the Fall,
When Competition for Posi-
tons Slackens.
Bv JAMES GRANT THuRsToN


Special TO The Tribune
NEW YORK July 15.-The lonS-threat.
nnnd strike Of the White Rats agalnSe
vaudeville managers has been called Or
No official announcement has been Ineiue'
but members Of the organization app,s
inre To the booking offices for time ad-
nit that The season Is not propi,iopue ope o.,3 aT
and that II any drastic action is TAKEN AZ
~ II VIII be In fse houses fa seaTeA are open
TSc managers say that there Will be
no strike and that members OF the asSo-
riation who are agitating tor l,i1as striNe
pIlI he the first ones to seek BOOKINGS.
The White Rats made demands .,, uuains
the past week for what they Ierm a
square deal Among these was .ana an e9n,- e6,n-
nission on bookings and that all inc
aters in which they appear be union
shops, NTH the
American Federation Of Labor:
II these concessions were not forthcom-
ing they would join with religious socle-
lies in closing Sunday shows Ihe man.
ayers met this demand with a reply that that
,alaries would be cut accordinglyCthaatt Z
contracts would be based on a week OF
y many Of those who earn their liveli-
hoods by Sunday work came to the con-
clusion that they were sacrificing tnen1,
selves in favor OF aglta.ors ,,ase5 @nJ on y
week of fourteen performances. =
The attitude of the managers IN ar.
swer!ng the demand TO individuals seemeo
10 have brought about change In lrohe ,
among some Of the big members OF the
organization. for when asked II thcTe
would be strike they seemed TO reply
In n single vein,
we would be foolish to go out now
+, would simply give the managers an cN-
.ellent excuse for closing their houses
during the hot term.
An official said that he did not think
There would be n strike now or In the
tuture. despite threats to the contrary
Sunday Question Involved.
The orders OF the organization regard
SUNDAY closing issues as a sr0ns ,,Ils
arc prohibited in eastern states, The
law however Is nor thoroughly enforced
in all places as public opinion seems 10
he that there should be places OF anus
rlent and recreation open on SUNDAY for
those woh have no time TO go To such
houses during the week
II cannot saw that the White Rats arc
unit In the opinion that Sunday shows
should not he allowed. said hlgn OIL
flc!al of the organization: "A year or
two ago, when the church alliance was
lighting The Sunday performances, we
Then YOU would use the Sunday clos
Inc move as n sort Of a club by which
to attain your demands would youT
was asked
Possibly that might be the way to
put it, But. mind YOU. we want TO be
on friendly terms with the managers We
aren't hoping for trouble, We want TO
work hand In hand with them But
there are points which they must con-
cedc to us.
lis this TO be fight to finish?'
at looks that way"
How would you go about stopping
Sunday shows"
receiving suggestions from ministers and
many others that we use our influence 10
have Sunday theatrical performances
done away with. Were we 10 begin a
campaign to that end we would. l be-
lieve. be backed up by thousands, and
among them would be Influential people.
Including the clergy. All we would ask
would be the enforcement of the law"
Bright Prospects Fade,
Blanche Walsh, who for several sea-
Eons has starred under the direction OF
A II. Woods, will not be under his man
sgement during the coming season.
ress Il do so with the kindliest of feel
lngs.
Il have received several offers for next
season. but have not decided under whose
direction / shall appear
Marie Cahill recently underwent a slight
operation for nasal disorder that has
caused her annoyance,
Miss Cahill retires from the cast Of
Pinaforc" at the Casino. AS soon as
she his recovered from the effects OF the
operation she will leave with her hus-
trip.
Harrison Grey Fiske has secured what
is considered u prize IN getting control
ot kismet.' an achievement Tor which
dozen managers have been striving.
Mr. Flske remained In the background
while every American producer visiting
london put in his bid for the piece.
Those WHO have seen ''kiEmet' in
London are curious To learn what Amert-
can actor win be deemed equal TO the
role acted by Oscar Asche. Mr., FIske
has under consideration for this exceed
lngly Important part both Tyrone Power
and Wilton Backave.
The curious feature OF the overwhelm-
ms success of "Kismet' and the eager
ness Of American managers To control It's
rights. now That IL has been produced
abroad Is that IL was written by Ed
"hrd knoblauch. AN American, who gave
!eNeIal local producers an opportunity 10
acquire the rights before he sold them
II London.
Blanche Walsh Makes Change.
Among the recent ventures here was
concern which gave II seat to an oper-
luc performance. admission to a cabaret
'how, q dinner and ride home in Il taxi
:ao-all Tor inc sum OF SIS no more
IN Its place ia a dark stage, q big co!lec-
lon OF unpaid salaries and an earnest
1esire on tho part OF some OF those IN
So.Eed to find a hacker with sufficient