Show COMEDY OFF THE STAGE laughable entertainment in a justice court ACTORS WERE WITNESSES eddie foy and other thespians culled called upon to support actor bas sets claim against manager mc garvio for transportation to yew new york custom of at the profession as toU to iding or walking home when stranded the point POin tat at NU berous amusing passages occur the otho mulching mulcting ting of mcgangle McG anle a 0 co comedy m edv with an allstar all star aggregation in the tha cast held the boards yesterday in justice sommers court standing room only was ivaa available aral arai lable nhen the he play began and the audience mostly protes a tonal was select and critical the plot of the piece Is as aa old us as theatricals but the various situations were brought a strictly up to date the issue banged binned on a pink contract made between a local manager and a now new york actor and the scene acene 0 pens opens in a justices co court urt dis sc judge and jury seated be bc laughs heartily heart when they anva ily 0 ell out t th thi parts for the social 1110 rayman there was no part for me then I 1 was given a ani spans part pad and cann chanced ed it into a mans a p part acting a german n n spiritualist it made a lut lilt olid I 1 sot got a c curtale call put but 1 ws was a lie not t enraged to play old wornon women spectators hehe he lre he lic did tiny any com companies compari pami tile dla hand while you alth aith thim them Bai seit ot WE till uie end of oc the he sea aea son eon do you hank think tho the managers would have paid your return fare bassett from their style I 1 say bay they would changing the topic who revolved your reports for to duty at the grand after Octo october ixer sard dr nobody they were afraid of f me and you yo U were afraid nf t them hem and c called 1 ae d for police pro protection yes yen trad cally when tat fiat rn man ahr threatened ea toned me with til his six alx foot frame 1 you you acted on stron g legal advice yes xer lr the strongest in tile ciar 11 zane blushes now lg 14 it not lint IL a fact that the mr f fo in manco 0 of claire and the las ter I 1 was s ralso rable zane interrupting I 1 It t might be it I 1 they had an asre gallon of actors that m vituld stop 8 clock the papers roast tho the company to a Dl blissett IsSett yes with one exception i myself 7 and he bowed with modest pride crowd murmurs sire mrs babbett B a a s et t takes tile hie end cyb or Ys manag agers L r s nevor bent her burband home a exit ACTORS AS enter J G peaks announcing his connection mith ith the in gay vew new york company wid bern been in the business thirty four cour years zane ls la it tile the custom ftc peaks it Is unless the company Is lun fun I 1 compelled to sit elt here and let this man ridicule mt me ilia 1118 honor you need not answer QUESTION OV or zono zane so bassett lias Belt Is id incompetent in m hat way McGarv lc in levei several at ways aya ile he nna his 0 a bad alea too ob alj zarie what other ways hotly I 1 tried jitni four weeks nna and to found und him incompetent I 1 d donl ont the lines and wont went KO go I 1 lal nto emalls I 1 dont believe the iho judge and jury would understand tile mo it I 1 tried zane aso no thoy they tire are not dumb specify some other incompetency dad acting Z xana zall wore were you ever ev r in odor actor carvle no I 1 thank hank god J arvio repeats his trial of four lines linen zane lf it aull lot let your attorney ar gue iru your race cae hell do better thui you Is a curtain call in the grand theater any inai caim ut lt IL 0 competent actor Ale Garvie I 1 should sa ay riot not exit I 1 IS if 6 G witney whitney starts to give KV a critics opinion of Bas bassetta bassetts competency clemp HH no nailer matter it hes hea the t acton actor in the horld the deter rest with mcgarvic Me Garvic anne ive want irant to show how that lie he fg 19 0 competent 11 J it 11 were edwin they say he was incompetent it they left it to this man vito know w an actor from FL A texia texas meer htwe whitney bays bassatt li 14 a kod good actor and the attorneys argue at cue before the jury jurors return a verdict for r W 25 and costs for or plaintiff and defendant lefenda nt and his attorney go s oat o 0 at to prepare re pare for the execution on finale rlyn L V AIX A E clie by lee rr 0 henry lez I 1 S 1 1 R 1 I fa R e ir 15 to star actors in the justice court comedy hind bind a bench listening to the trial of 0 a suit bult for or damages facing tho the jury sit plaintiff plaintiffs atter attorney noy defendant d defendants attorney tind and defendants defendant ps partner r aner loy boy busies tel telephone e phone and witnesses spectators an and d 0 are arc grouped without the bar CAST OF THE COMEDY following Is ig the cast of 0 characters party of the fret first part a theatrical nia manager nager 11 F r McGarv mcgarole McG arvle Je party 0 the S second cond vart an actor tor for thirty years yeara rua russell a ell basat Bas Mt s attorney ir plaintiff nUM john 2 M Z zane no attorn attorney e y for defense a legal understudy D B hempstead the silent martn r M E Ti fulvey ills honor morris sommer mer jurors R K kvan van dyke 1 1 W V gamm gambl C wagner W whitridge expert rt witnesses I 1 thes allin a and d critical J G peaks edwin S tarr E edward dward fitzgerald allas alias eddie FO fol lee IIan lson harry alee john arancis cosgrove Coe grove jay rogers and 11 II G whitney HI ill kronor raps tor for order and ana calls the cane caa e 0 f Ball balliett sett vs va Me Garvie attorn ter tor for plaintiff plaint lff in appealing tones r a the complaint ecI tinor ane tie signi ins na 0 the tha pink contract art in the rear of f fl f a no new york theair theatrical pal scent agent U t ti ip 11 td t salt jal balce c e the five weeks a tan in all tha non neu grud grand antl and tho the final i adrift of the party of tile the second part without the return ticket to N york ilch it Is ellered ell i eged custom an usage demanded should hu bunc 0 div n him and in the prayer bassett wk the court to decree and nd rord nord to illyn darmi dunau Wes 8 in the yum eurn of and c E then with contemptuous air S ls 13 CUB reada the answer anser of the de f fai irv denying all except the signing of th tik and terming term ns EASSe tl an inc incompetent 0 impotent and careless actor OP OF alif STAGE ra ea wit kat takes tho the stand bland and declaims 1 I m an a actor c ter by I 1 have b m n in the business f for thirty odd y iri im I 1 brought abrought lawrence parrott barrett to salt halt lake he proceeds eeds to recount numerous companies he I 1 hi us V played with and aal hla his alt roey land I 1 es a 1 I boott ful ut if ra lv programmed Pro grammes then lie ho goes coes on 1 it t Is a custom for manners to rive give tickets actors to their s tart lw jn point mint a company disbands 1 I played here five weeks I 1 was wag en paired to tor rold old pion and charac character ter busl ni n at the he end of the velt mk of october there was 1550 due me me itle carvie had deducted fares advanced to brine brina my wife and boy here zane I 1 Is ait it cu customary tomary tor managers ma to vve give return tickets nhen comp companies wiles disband on the road istead hempstead I 1 object it Is in immaterial what they do oi A the road oad they may walk back zane they may walk back it if their managers manag cra are of 0 Me McGarr Garvies lea stripe spectator p c ila iia ha lila 1118 lionor honor you may answer bassett they give return tickets it if t aliey ley bisish to retain their reputation zane after october iid you report for duty bassett 1 did every evening nt at 71 0 the first time I 1 1 Me Garvio smiled T the he next time he be said very loudly IM ulvey mulvey was there rc 11 1 dont wa want 0 t any of your help I 1 have all the or hoeps I 1 want the next tima bass lias sett e tt gesticulates fiercely lie he said bald 1 I d dont wt want any janitors janitor 3 get out another time the actor sha nume an all injured fajr ho he said if you dont jon t biel c lug here ill tazy throw you on off tile the porch zane zan what then REPEAT THEM barrett baisi another time lime lie he said oh ro go to h get out of her and then lie be majd things I 1 cant it zano zane understandingly mccami violently profane bilat 0 00 o t ors oli ah b busset I 1 excil excitedly edly my lly life being tl e d I 1 tool took blonk the next time I 1 reported out ut of funds then ilion the actors get bet nothing I 1 am an actor but ut I 1 would not like my friends to hear me pay it makes way for lid edwin li in S tarr tarn zane are re you an actor tarr tan I 1 am so termed I 1 leave it to the public and my manager manage r yes it Is the custom etc stands waldo and enter eddle poy foy hearing bearing a 1319 reputation spectators eddlo eddle cranes lili hn neck and sallies sweetly im it a elayer on the stage since 72 yes xer ive been a manager camels zane la it a custom with companies disbanding etc eddle eddie ive never been stranded that way may when I 1 was a manager m ana per I 1 paid the t ho tares fares of a company back to england lints land Hempstead Was it so BO specified in tho the contract foy kesslr but the contract was made in england they have no custom there E england Is small and actors can walk home I 1 would bi ing a company back if it was not in the contract you dont suppose heroically id take em to the middle of arizona and lid leave em cm in hi the bosert there do you excuse me EXIL henry A lee ive been a manager since 1876 and ana an actor since tta 56 ive seen cen both sides and the she custom Is an unwritten law I 1 had bid occasion to send bend a company home from virginia and I 1 tare fares me lee carrlson Marr ajla lson enters ire rot got stage fright ive been an actor for or sixteen cars havo alavo you ever been a mo or hailson I 1 irue gue s P 3 yes ten thousand dollars north ilow how long loner were you a manager Barr harrlson lson just ono weeks go eo any further were you ever left by the wayside A harrison I 1 was m with ith a company once where here the manager skipped ut ul and we got left id send a ointa oni pany y home it I 1 had to borrow money fr t ir it E ENTER THE DEFENSE attorney for dot defense nse opening statement and bajla john granela cosgrave manager of company mho he says say ive been in the business twenty five years As tor for tile me I 1 dont know any custom about paa pa ing return fares I 1 never did it theres no obligation sometimes its done tor for charity jay rogers succeeds him on the stand and says theres no rustom custom but charity ile ho never sent any actors back tile tho curta curtale lri drops two hours intermission and second act finds acne the saine us as the first harry francis Afe Garvio defendant in the action Is 1 called and says its the first time he ever ai alani anid n stock idock company ile he had the now new york agent that lie ho would not par return tares fares to any one Hempstead did DIJ you determine the plaintiff to be incompetent yes sir air I 1 zane xane walt a u moment walt wait a meme ment me rn nt W when you hear me objecting that I 1 Is a leading qu question estlin ilia HIM honor ask him ahat lint he determined mcgardle McG arvle 1 tried him four weeks and found him incompetent mid and careless throws down purer and mutters audibly McGarv lc I 1 pave gave the company notice that it did not satisfy the public zane you advanced anoney to pay tares fares tor for hla hill wife eife and child mcgardle McG ilca arvle arvie I 1 did it vaa as an expense to me zane you let any of 0 it get away amay did you no zane have you paid a license for your theater McGarv lc yes but I 1 rot got it yet zane where m when hen and to nhom horn N did you pay it A mcgarvic McGarv I 1 or a rv I 1 lc c 1 I dont know fowzi zana il m m tn YO you u dont t know knew did you really pay if t I 1 Me Garvie ly your honor |