Show Stock Act of Today Has Holiday Compared to Requirements in the Old Odd Salt Lake Dramatic Company The overworked o stock actor ot of today has a veritable holiday compared to the work of the members of the old old Salt Lake dramatic company compan In hr 1870 1570 according accord accord- In ing to Jolla John V. V Dunn ono one or of the four living members or of that historic company who appeared In the Sail Lake Latta theatre under the patronage of Brigham ham Young I recall one stretch ot of two solid months sal said Mr 11 Dunn this morning when I did not leave the theatre sa sae C perhaps perhaps to walk t to the corner of First South louth for n. n breath or of fresh I. air As soon as I arriVed from California I took up m my residence In the theatre and there I 1 stayed Mrs Bowring was then wardrobe mistress and she too lived JIved In the theatre with h her r three daughters daush- daush terse A cot was fixed UP In m my dressing room and Mrs frn Bowring m my meals meal and let Jet me tell you ou they were ml mighty fine meals I 1 remember I paid 5 5 a week for tor m my hoard board anti and lod lodging ln and andI I did but study rehearse and play a all 11 the tone time One week I recall I studIed twelve twel parts Wo t played a farce and a drama with a change ot of bill nl nightly As I recall H. H I lived In a I land or of stupor and how I ever JOt got through remains a mystery to this da day It seems to mo me that I must have been stalling for forlines forlines lines and groping for business aU all the tho time e I was on on the stage Ir Dunn Is In Salt Lake and this week Is appearing In the role ot of the Bur Burgomaster omas- omas ter In The Land ot of presented present b by Sam Chip and Mary Marble Marblo at the Orpheum Incidentally he Is a 11 brother of J. J F F. DlInn assistant general mana manager er of the Oretan Short Line at whose re resl- resl l- l denee dence on Third be Is staying Of the tho company tn In which he appeared at the tho Salt SaIl Lake theatre tre In for tor two seasons there are arc but I Cout four survivors Phil Philla Margette la tho veteran veteran vet vet- eran com comedian dlan Harry Horsley Mrs Irs Annie Adams mother of Maude Adams and himself Mr Dunn came to Salt bait Lake as a youth ot of 18 to play the juvenile parts and with the exception of George orge B Waldron the leading man who brou brought ht him here he was the only non non- non Mormon In the crowd But thc they all called me Brother Dunn and J called the rest of the company compan brother and sister and we were In every sense ot of the word ono one big family In those days das Hyrum B B. Clawson and John T Caine wore the mana managers ot of the theatre and between times the they respectively re- re the Z L C M 1 I 1 and edited the old Herald Let me tell you yon I said Mr Dunn they the looked after th tint comfort of their people In these dar days An All we had to do dowa wa was to learn our parts The war wardrobe robe mistress looked after our costumes which were laM laid out In our dressing rooms for us for each There was wasa a man employed to take cure of oUr oUrI wigs I s sand and another to look after repairs and see that an all th the shoes were shined Then we had a a. green reen room something you never or see sea now and In every overy Va way possible possible ble the little burdens of the tho stock actor were lightened Those were great old days g BI Big stars like John McCullough l Jorn Jom Coul ock and others camo through h hand and played In repertoire Mr Ir Dunn Is spending his spare parc time UmA this week weel looking up old friends and ng humorous reminiscences The first call ho made was on Phil Margetts etts and the two spent n a couple o or of hours talking over the halcyon da days 8 when I there were no moving picture houses one night stands and bl big salaries |