Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-27 | Page 27 | Famous Actor is an Ardent Fight Follower

Famous Actor Is an Ardent Fight Follower Nat C. C Goodwin who Is now In Florida at the he head d of a a. company company for the Mirror Films inc Is under contract with that organization to star in pictures for the next few months Incidentally that contract contract contract con con- tract which he signed with the Mirror company contains a clause which Is unique In the history of or motion picture contracts The clause In question provides that he shall not be expected to work on an any da day or evening when there Is a a. good pugilistic bout within reach of the studio or where- where ever he may be working in a a. picture Goodwin is known up and down Broadway as one of the most ardent fight tight fans on the stage The clause in his contract with the Mirror company brings to mind minda a story of the veteran actors actor's younger days on the stage He was to open In Sacramento Cal Cal In Ina ina a a. new play and the piece had been advertised advertised advertised ad ad- to the coast and back The afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- before the first performance Goodwin who was In San Francisco te telegraphed tee tele graphed that he could not be present as his throat was so hoarse he could not speak It seemed that two young fighters fight fight- ers ens one of them a friend of Goodwins Goodwin's were to mi mix it up the evening of the Sacramento Sacramento Sac Sac- opening The manager of th the opera house was infuriated and sent an n attorney to San Francisco to verify th the story of the sore throat The lawyer arrived ar ar- ar rived at the golden gate and went at once to Goodwins Goodwin's hotel He found the actor hoarse in bed and his throat swathed with cloths He reported back to his client that Nat had a real sore throat but he did not know that it was acquired b by shouting for his favorite at the prize liZe tight light I