The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-13
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The aght between the theatrical
syndicate and the independents ID
WaElur warm 600 Portland whore
Calvin usIliF manager at the Mar
guam Grand opera house. haH gone
the length 1T posting an Offer 70
forfeit 10 Manager WEIGH uf the
HaW Columbia theutrr t1HH for the
actual appearance oft each uf the els
attractions announced Geo play Inc the
independent houses ou thr coast cir
suit
Manager Howe. OF The Seattle the
afef. who d. also president Of tie
Pacific Coast Independent danaE
err association. was lutfrfIeaea
this morning aa 90 the meaning II
IlsIiIEH bet
That D. nipple enough said Ir
Hove. anybody sho understands
the Ifuauuu would know Do q min
ute that the sensational posting va
done for the purpose Of iutlmldat
Ing the MANAGER who are begin
uIHE % have confidence 100 tie IN
dnUaHffHfH Tho theatrical trust II
compelled 20 t0 something Ike That
eYrr1 uuN and then The only hope
tHe truHt has for holding ont
against the growing sentiment
aHaIH#f n among mauaErrH and a.
tor folk r. Iu trying 90 destroy the
faith that the independents are
building up among those manager
eHa are not Boa position to under
stand the inside deals that are -.
iuE un SIT UeiuE wishes to create
the impression that the independent
attractions are not gulnE 10 make
good 80 that Dc can scare the heuz
tfal thsatrfH away from us Hha
Tighten them into tying ihcmHelfHf
up 0Y long contracts With the trust
people iIIf game. however iH get
tIur rather old. and most u the
manager are beginning 90 know
What II means when n bolts up IN
q uev place or Doe "a new form. The
tIust has just about lost out in Cal
IfafuIa n can't play in any Of the
larger towns. not even ia sasra
menta. and IL compelled 90 bin tt
attfaH tons a. such places 90 AarYa=
vile This season the trusts at
fractions we're barred out 81 a laf
~ the best paying towns In tie
Northwest. such o. spokane Bell
lnFham. Victoria and Vancouver
This shove the necessity for the
trusta henrhmsn 90 Eet busy IN or
der - keep any kind OF a fifeati
open 81 all and the meaun they
have adopted O. simply 20 tfY 70
throw a aearer into an the man
HFeHs Who DO not understand The
situation This. however De- getuuE
u BE- rather d hard thing for them
- 10 for the manager are getting
pretty AIee. and Mr Heillg bonn
haaiIf offer { am thlnklnf vii fsIl
some Lat fiat
WHsu asked about the attitude q
TIE independent stars who have al
ready PLAYED in the West this Hs1s
aon Sir Howe spoke cnthuHiasfl=
eally
They are an more than fatia-
fed said he and every une 81
them are strong trust fEhtfra par
tfeulaHIF Mr tlssiie Garter Hha
tod ne that the results o. tsf
her ekpeetAtions. and that nothing
could keep her away beat ssasaH#
NJ FIake va equally as positive
In her statement about returning
ard aid that she had been greatly
FFafIfrd - her Western auresaHEH
We have Blanche Bates HtiH 20
come and she o. one % the hard
80 fighters we have With ua Il
il amusing 90 hear tho local pres
agents for the theatrical trust tsfs
Ing 10 helitils the splendid successes
Of the Independent stars In the
Wesf Why. ever body knows that
the seattle thentor vas erhmmea
full and running over a. every one
q the four Performance 81 hTH
Caftefa .nu Barry and that the
same Vas true Of Mrs. Fiake'a
MAY 81 MaEdala' OF course. II
IH anlF natural that tho CALLED JADE
should uiuee." concluded the reniai
enemy % the theatrical syndicate
dFauuIuR into Shakespeare but
one would think that the Jade miEht
do HH winding in some less palpa-
bic waY. 50 that every body wouldn't
know vhyt+
Eafhsrn and Mariowe will make
their first appearance together In
Romeo and Juliet this season.
Mrs Carter played "nu naut@
lis times and BrlAsco o. authority
for the statement that the box office
receipts vere 81 200 0Ou.
Although the theatrical Trust
made every effort '1 keep David he
Iasea ont Of ST. louis De has leased
a fheafsr tn that city Tor four
months blanche Bates iu The Oar
ling Of the Gods. ' will play there
Frederick Wardc and Kathryn
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