Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-30
THEATRICAL
The Managers Association Recently
Organized in New YOEk-The
West and south Fully Rep
resented.
Purposes of the OrganizatiOn-COmPe
tttiOn and Not OpPOsItiOn-A Free
Highway for Authors and
ActOrs-Etc.

Many managers of American thea
ters, looking with concern to the future
Of their business, have united together
in an association, having in view the
advancement and protection OF theatre
cRl interests in the country. In circu-
lar recently Issued the members Of the
association explain its purposes and de-
scribe it's constitution as follows:
With full consciousness Of their OBJ
legations to the public, they desire to
make dramatic art worthy OF higher sp-
probation, by increased general excel
lence in the representations; to foster
the composition and production Of new
plays; to purchase, for general use, the
successful works of foreign dramatic au-
thors, and to secure their proper presen-
tation in America; to endeavor to re-
move r avoid destructive opposition in
cities where two or more theaters are in
active management, and to substitute
friendly competition in its place; 10 have
sharing terms with stars graded accord
ing to their attractiveness, and the IA
cilities, capacity, and the expense Of the
house, and to make the weekly income
Of the theater, in all star engagements,
at least equal to the weekly outlay.
With such an explanation Of purpose,
the undersigned agree to form Theat-
Iicsl managers association, which
shall consist of a president, q vice.
president, q secretary, q trea urer, and
directory of five (of which the president
shall be one). The association shall
meet annually in New York, on the
first Monday after the fourth day Of
July, in each and every year, to elect
officers and to transact businG SO relating
to the purpose Of lis organization. The
directors shall meet once in every sixty
days, either in New York or in some
other more convenient city, as their ma
jority may determine, or the president
decide, to arrange terms for future al
fractions either in stars or plays, as far
as it may be mutually desirable, the'y
shall also be empowered to purchase pew
plays, with or without costumes, seen.
cry, etc., for production upon the COM
mutation system by the American chain
of theateIs, for which they shall FIX
equitable rates. In all their acts in the
mutual interests OF the association four
shall concur. The board OF directors also
shall have power to correct all rnisunder-
standings, settle all disputes, and to har-
monte, if possible with equity, all an
parently antsgonistic interests for the
common good; they shall grade sharing
terms when difference exists, in expenses
and seating capacity, between two or
more theaters in the same city, managed
by members OF this association. And
when they fail, the cause shall be report
ed at the annual meeting, with
such recommendations as they
may deem proper as to the
manager or managers who refuse to
carry out their decisions. The board Of
directors shall consider the population of
the various cities, the location and ca.
paclty Of each theater, the travelling ex-
pense between each place, and endeavor
IN all arrangements for plays, stars,
companies or other attractions to make
the terms equitable, the travelling con-
yenient, and the expenses as moderate
as the circumstances will permit. They
shall, with the consent of the managers
interested, advise, make, or aid to make
star or other engagements for all ses-
sODs after that of 1878 ~. The secre-
tary shall act at all the meetings of the
association, and, when convenient, at
all the meetings OF the board of direct
Ors. On or abeut the first Of January Of
each and every yesr the members shall !
pay into the hands OF the treasurer the /
sum of one hundred dollars, to be used /
only In legitimate expenses, promoting /
general interest, as may be authorized |
by the board OF directors. The treasurer |
shall deposit his receipts in a national /
bank subject to the order of the presi. 1
dent, secretary and treasurer combined. |
All reputable managers who may have |
theaters or first-elass dramatic compa-
MES under their charge are qualified for /
to be voted for at the an
nual meeting OF the association, after
being recommended by the board Of d.
rectOrs. Five negatives will be equiva-
lent to q rejection. The members of the