New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-17
STRIKES IN FIVE THEATRES.
STAGE-HANDS DEMAND MORE PAY.
NO SERIOUS TROUBLE AT ANY OFF THE PLAY

NO SERIOUS TROUBLE AT ANY OFF THE PLAY
HoUsEs-soME OF THE MANAGERS YIELD.
The Limited Mall at Niblos Theatre. was late
last night, and all account of the Theatrical Pro
tective Union. AS told in The Tribune yesterday, the
stage carpenters and sceneshfers who belong to this
union have made demand all the theatrical
managers in this city for increase In pay from 81
TO 81 so for night work, and refused in all
cases except by T. Henry French and J. NJ Hill. The
executive board Of the union held a secret meeting
yesterday at 80 p M, and decided to order strikes
in five theatres. The were at once informed and
when the time came for them TO go to work in the
theatres they refused The theatres where trouble
occurred were the Columbus Theatre and Harlem
Opera House, Oscar HammeIstein, manager; the
Academy OF Music and Nibo's Theatre, f. G.. Gilmore
manager, and the Peoples Theatre, II. C. Miner
manager.
The strikes In the Columbus Theatre and Harlem
Opera House were short ones. When Mr.. Hammer
stein learned that his stage hands, to the number Of
about thirty eight had quit work he and his Henry
went TO them and after talking the matter over granted
the demands of the men, and they returned to work
At the Peoples Theatre there delay of only
ten minutes. At the end of that time Mr.. Miner
granted the demand of his and also agreed TO pay
them the difference between their wages and the scale
demanded for the last two weeks.
The only real trouble was at the Academy Of Music
and at Niblos Theatre. Mr. Gilmore refused to en-
teftaln any proposition FOR settlement ana tne scenes
were set by the members of the companies in those
theatres with delay of about half an hour. The
strikes in these theatres will be continued.
For some reason the Lyceum Theatre has been made
conspicuous point in the story of the present
troubles This probably because the meeting OF
the managers last week held there, and because
Daniel FrOhman was the chairman. and F. D. Bunce
the business manager OF the theatre the secrc-
tary. But these accidents Mr.. FFohman was
no more a leader among the managers than any one
Of several others. Mr.. Frohman said last night
that he did not think his men wanted to
strike lie would be willing, for his own
part, to give them pay, if he did not
think that they were getting enough already. but he
thought that they were. lie believed, 100. that this
was the sentiment Of most OF the managers. lie
showed table of the sums paid to his stage hands for
last weeks work. There were about ten men, The
lowest sum paid was S13. Only three men received
less than $40 each and received $40. These sums
were due part the fact Of the change of companies
at the theatre the unusual moving Of scenery and the
rehearsals but Mr. Froman said that additional sums
were often paid for one reason or another and the 80
a week to which the men objected was not Il fair est
mate of what they actually received. lie had some
men waiting around the corner last night 10 come III
and work if they should be needed.
Henry c. Miner said yesterday that he wished TO
make correction of the published statement that no
had promised to pay the advanced rates 70 Ms stage
hands and then had not done He found on III
vetieaton that the extra payment had not been MADE
through mistake Of some OF ms emplQyes anu NC
at once ordered il paid for the two weeks 1or Wlch
he agreed with the union 10 pay II. ME- Miner :
own proposition. made through his representative at
the meeting of managers last week, was that %
hour should be paid, or 81 % Tor eaeh per
4 committee from the union will call on the mana
gers who have not vet yielded To-Day anu lahe 49,, Io
more attempt TO ehet se'ueineh'' @'o "o'o '"-A''
Will begin 0day.