Complex sentence: At Hearst's orders, reviews of McCay's shows disappeared from the "American" s pages; shortly after, Hearst refused to run paid advertisements from the Victoria Theater, where McCay performed in New York.
Split into simpler sentences: At Hearst's orders, reviews of McCay's shows disappeared from the "American" s pages. Shortly after, Hearst refused to run paid advertisements from the Victoria Theater, where McCay performed in New York.