The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
BALLET GIRLS CANNOT AGREE.
Fail to Decide Who Shall Be
Let in Their Union.
Some Of Thorn Want Fifth and Sixth
Line Girls Ruled Out.

The rehearsals Of the ballet for the
Liliputians was transferred this morn
ing from Clarendon Hall In East Thir-
teenth street to the Fifth Avenue Thea
tire.
Steve Brodie's troupe" was holding
down the few boards that make up the
Clarendon stage when a young woman
or Amazonian proportions. bearing q
bundle wrapped In newspaper In her
arms. entered the hall and stopped stock
Where's the Lilipewshesr she de-
,nanaed IN voice That cut on Mark
Lynch. the heavy man for erodie. in the
After the first shock had subsidized a
Mayer from On tho Bowery" descend
ga and informed the young lady Of the
Liliputians' change Of base for re-
Sure, remember that now. I've been
walking In my sleep. this morning."
she exclaimed. and sailed out, stopping
the Arrangement of her bundle. She
shook out waist, pair OF ballet shoes
Of much worn kid, a pair of long stock
ings and nondescript garment that Is
bifurcated and designed to reach from
the waist to the knees. and, except for
the avenues of Ambulance and exit, is
very tightly sewed and rivetted. She
then gathered them up and rolled them
into a tighter bundle.
This young woman H. one of the lead
about to organize into labor union here
and her name y not given. because 1.-THE
Evening World" reporter viii not violate
You can Just bet we're going to have
union she said on the way to the
Fifth Avenue Theatre. I'VE need IL bad
y enough, IL for nothing else than to
agement have been making S& a
week for a number OF seasons and can
stand stand i, but some Of the poor girls are
mean trick OF the Eldorado people.
Schwartze promised to come over yes
terday afternoon, when we met at Clar-
endon Hall and pay us for the week and
TWO DAYS that he owes US Instead of
coming. he sent word that some of the
costumes had been taken. and IL these
were returned he would pay the money.
tunes. The only thing that actually
covered us enough to keep us out of
!ail were the tights and slippers, which
me girls furnished themselves. All that
TN. me- manager gave us was piece OF
chinon. which we wound around us like
Kind of cloud. As for the rest OF a
scenty attire. he didn't care. So that's
for the one reason, at least, that they
are not worth stealing"
| AFTER yesterdays meeting the 150 girls
| Of the Eldorado. who had gathered in
Clarendon Hall, expecting to get their
wages. decided to meet again to-day and
perfect an organlzatlon under the pro-
te Thot , or the Central Labor Union.
out squabbie is already certain. IL
is necessary to understand the profess
s sEs. ,S Sia,sifcaton X baIlet,grs to
READY brewing. Girls are classed and
WI W., see S,n line, $2Ii third line, SIS;
tIH line. si6; NTH line. $l2; sixth line,
The scale of wages given has been the
standard ST. m for years, but recently the the
particularly among those already poorest
paid. The lines refer to their places in
the ballet; The first line is the one
Immediately facing the audience and
prettest na firis Pc composed Of the
and SO on towards the rear in the order
| of looks and proficiency
The girls in the first three lines ara
usually veterans. who have been en-
aS%fss by R Rsture with good faces and
larry the NTH and sixth lines, the girls
| are collected more to produce the eject
OF numbers than for their Individual
appearance and skill. Little or no
The leaders regard these Interiors
from two points OF view. One side. and
the noisiest and first to speak. Is OBJ
posed TO having any thing to do with
ne NTH and sixth line girls The other
| these poor girls need protection more
| than their expert and better paid sis
| tiers, and that II they We're brought
into the union they could be taught the
shamefulness of working at beggarly
| wages.
AS the question who shall constitute
| an association is one OF the first en-
countered in forming any organization,
the ballet girls will strike this almost
Immediately when they meet to organ