| Show I F U t U wily WHY WEBER AND FIELDS L COME TO SALT T LAKE u ut t 1 C H h n ti n n r M M M u mm ni LI II u u u u I U People who are ro with tho tIm I a of at tho the theatrical bust busi nesA nt the tho great rca majority of at play playgoers playgoers goers lorA are Iro Included l In tills this themselves to comprehend why tin tIme Weber amid Fields company anna num numbering boring bering upwards of or 10 people and Ind en an nn International reputation should appear at tho the Grand Grond theater In Inthis this city el rather than at It time the larger er house hout And zid well elI this situation might cau cause 9 wonderment It I is II H due dime to tho the theatrical syndicate tho the ruling i spIrits of at which arc nrc lre Klaw and Erlanger and nd tho ho tIght now being waged d against n nn t them by b time the 1 Independents The syndicate has hM long been heen accused of ot dictating extor extortionate tonto temma to theatrical companies It I was wa able n ble to do this after having tied ted up lip by 1 contract practically nil first class houses house In II tho the country Tutu That Is and acted ns as n a booking agency nt nit first for tor these theaters rind Inn they tile thA grow grom gro In iii power they ther dictated moro macro elaborate contracts each ench succeed succeedIng lug Ing until finally they time the were able ahlo to say pay Iny which companies should houll aunt and which not ant play mla In tho the numerous houses house represented 1 by b thorn thor If I a Q house hOUM even oon today desires to book hook nn nit attraction ho he must IU L first obtain the time consent of at the time Having thins thun fortified Klaw and nini nd It Is II charged begun began I nn to apply time the thumbscrews to the com companies cor themselves outlandish for letting the time attractions appear appeal ap nt In their houses Then Timen the tho fight began Mrs I vl tho the first to rebel having tho the support of ot the tho Urn Ur matlo Mirror Miner of ot which her husband Is In mato editor Then hon Henrietta kicked over or tho traces to tn ami n In dollete James K Ie C Hackett Inkot followed Then Isabel Clam Martin Matin Harvey llroy Charles Ieh man Collier Colle Louis Mann Iann and Ild finally Weber unit and 1111 Joining hands M as tin tho Independents Naturally O ana would olM have no relations with any nn of ot II have tilLe none In truth ami 1011 It ViiI WR the tho th easiest thing timing In tine tho world 01 hi for tor them to te ray pay 11 under tinnier the tho un tin unequivocal 11 equivocal terms o or of their dictatorial None Nono of ot you OU shall play lilly In Inan mm any an house houfe controlled by 1 us ins ls It was Wi to Inform mouse simpler l l t II o ii U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U 14 U 1414 LI U U lint BO so long us as lS they Ihl tine desired tho timo thin firm to tn furnish thol with attraction H no ho 11 in iii independent dependent should receive i consideration at nt their Ho So when Weber Seber W her coal deter to make their present tour tOl I of lt tile tt coast const they did dil It 1 with the tine full tul knowledge that they would not net Jt bo lie lot let Into a 1 syndicate at nit lt any 01 place The Salt Halt alt Luke Lake Theaters heaters aro art furnished 1 by I tIme tho syndicate and nad that settles putties It I as lS far II am iw us I that mat house Ii Is I con concerned Cornell Klaw IW l I It If Man Manager ager Ig l allowed to tl play lIla Ilia then thel would merely declare n ii I breach of If con contract tract and all cense business relations Tine The ho result would mould ull be Il that limit Mr Ir could get KC no ho 11 attractions except tine 1020 HO o 0 Toms roma Cabin variety y known as I 11 Independents made Ill n it I nc tic n when hon I 1111 joi tied them recently Thai well ivell Iel known ninn nger ager refusal to give le 11 and amid 50 to O per Iler er cent een t of time llio of mt If 1111 for Cor or tIne the Ihl of ot playing In II their arid and the tIme syndicate It In is Ii charged would not book bk Time Tha ho I on fn in fly other 0 1 her terms t H There Thero hof was wn a it I great Irot in court and ammi 1111 Ho H insco made 1111 tom for hIs is attractions ath rite louis Including i unit I flutes I in II I limo Tho Iho Darling la ru mm g of oe a C the tho t imo OKli to 10 In II i mm the t lie smaller shim I Ion houses th t he In I mm this city rl ton for example Weber anti Fields did Ild tin th name 11 thing thilI I II Is why ihy wh they appear nt itt it time the It If tho time dispatches wo Were Ic tho tio other day Stair and I 11 n who are aru the tie smaller sum maier Ii er house hous syndicate lea La e an aim 11 em t with wih ui t it 1 and a mini Kr Ir Irha I lancer ha n ger In I mm which IV im tin t lii obligated olli gated not to o nilow the III In n their In II return for tor this concession tine the bin big hll syndicate agreed to let tho smaller t 01 11 houses tIm tho smaller shown It If this timia Is 1 tho cn CM case n tho thu Independents are nure Irl shut out omit everywhere hut but him I who timo has been admiringly ad ri termed ho time Patrick Henry of Ut lt llio ito time the I ti fl I 1 profession that hat t lu iii will wi ii I build a I chain nf ot houses housen hiOU for Cor or tIne the mile Inde Independents to ply play In And nd mil If I ho lie cannot do ln this thil he liv pays cays S ho will wil hii fa go ro hack back halt to tl selling In Han fan be ho before fore too ho Inn II will tilt allow time the syndicate to tn run fl him from hamm the tue new l time tho syndicates l It Is II apparent that thai Imd ihn tha Ih contract with wih Managers Jones JonIl and Hammer lammer not nol already been hC n fall fai Luke would not seen scent cel and Fields nt at all 11 It I Is certain that other big hl attractIons In tin tha Ihl Pinks of or orth tine the th Independents will wl Presented 0 ho from hero heru Calso of or this tints agree v i M iJ C |
