New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
QUIET N THEATRICAL CA NPS.
A MORE PACIFIC FEELING NOTICEABLE
AMONG THE RIVAL SYNDlCATES.


As Ms Camp might say. There is such things
as theatrical synd!cates, and then again there
isn't" The warriors Of the playhouses We're in
cned TO be moderate in their utteranccs yesterday
ana no great progress IN the line either OF offence
or Of defence was to be reported. Among the man
ayers who it had lately been said were preparing
10 present solid from; to shu; everybody OK ol
all theatres except when they chose to let some
favored actor or company in. there was nobody 10
be found who would avow any such intention. l.
was even declared that anybody could play in Fn'ia
delphi who wanted to, far as the "syndica'"
was concerned on the other hand, the counter
syndicate. formed 70 oppose the oriSlnai sYi'''''
20 the death even Al jhe COS; o. DHlliI'E '"'''e
in PhlIaIelphl If necessary. was not heard Ho'''
Ever the managers Of road companies. who h'h
though, that they were going 70 be able II pH'
,boi, attractions up az auction. began 20 think that
thcjr r. ioicing hal been premature. The general
irnp~esson wac that the manager who was Quo'''
N The Tribune yesterday as saying mat the "n'''
affair was a tempest in a teapot was about 's"-
.Svnllcateo" SAID Charles Frohman. "ho siol
accused of being one OF the prime consprairrs in II,
.ihe syndicate Is all right there's no trouble ahou
the syndicate. there isn't any syndicate" NJ.
Frohrnan went on 10 say that the whole affair wa
merely an extension % the system WHEREBY D" anu
his partner. Al Hayman controlled the Doo"!hb'
for the best theatres all through the West IT was
an Arrangement between certain nahasrT7 "h'''"s
they hoped to get better theatres Tor ih'r "iia'-
better
theatres in many cities would be done here IN N"~
York and all 1t The same time 50 thdt many H"'h-
0! the time OF a company could hc arranged ioI ~
once easily and satisfactorily, ana with less tA-
pense than formerly. As for iciaune 10 " com
pany that II play In certain tnca'r" ana hot
IN another. MI Froiman declared ih.t thefo w ~
such thought. II would be Impossible D" st'G 10
dictate In 81 a way 10 nrst-class atiFa'Nohs ,
The serious With which the "hplr 4ir~,'yh -
viewed by many managers may DE es-4nlatel rom
i inc D0E ast nish oy Henry French not
Ing been invited to join either OF me lIst LNo
trusts Messrs. Eugene Tompkns. Of the Boston
Theatre and the Academy Of Music New ork
Charles H. Hoyt OF Hoyts Theatre. Henry maul-
lin Of the Grand opera House. Chicago and ]. H.
French OF the Broadway and American Theatres,
hsv. decided 10 form trust themselves lhey
don't exactly know what for but II NIL doubt.s-
do as much and be quite as important az the OtieI
Two and last much longer. They have not selected
what Ont-of-town theatres they Will annex or oc-
cunv I'm, ~ possible they Will keep out all tnat
belong 10 the other two or make them pay heANy
booking fee for not playing with them some queer
SHOWS sent out by all three trusts. The rules nave
n' all been arranged but the third trust thinking
that The first two will take all the money nc coui-
ivy managers have expect TO get VIII ODllsihb4y
accept produce for the work done; . .
"ISvcrv out-Of-to~n manager belonging 10 any OF
the trusts when visiting Newly orK is expected 10
give the members OF the third dinner a. the wal
dorf Any member drawing route or da'e DOCK
shall be considered as having displayed concealed
unanous ANY member ret fn.r dates, bat not
fair terms No attention VIII be given 70 the Mon
roe Uoctrine but considerable to JeN rrSOn. AS re-
yards the constitution. tho third trust. not having
time or opportunity % copy those or the other two
has decided TO get along without any. The same
might be regarding the object OF this either
nj no three trusts" Some few other details Of the
nlans OF this remarkable organization are given.
but IL is impossible to reproduce them here on ac-
count Of lack Of space.