The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-15
OPPOSITION TO
THEATRE TRUST
Lee Shubert Breaks Away From the
Syndicate.
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Al EW YORK, July H-Annomcement
IN of a new combination of actors in
America against what is known
the theatrical trust, was made today by
Lee Shubert. The leading companies in
the new combination are those headed by
David Eelasco and Mrs. Minnie Maddern
Fiskc. Lee Shubert will manage the line
of theatres which will be placed at the
disposal of Mr.. Belasco, Mrs. Fiske and
Noted Actors in 1t.
The new combine will back fifteen com
pauips Oh the road and such actors as
Saran Beruhardt. Ada Rehan, Jefferson
de Angels, Henry Miller. Lillian Russell.
GaIlaud. Robert billiard. Mrs. Fiske and
Mrs Leslie Carter. The actors under the
new indi.is,lil,iiL 100, - , sro,itll 80 tho
week TO have a separate numoer OF me
aires on their own circuit IN America 10
play the year round. Mr.. Shubert an
Eouuced that as this company now mas
fourteen playhouses under its control, IN
GLIDING theatres in New York, Philadel-
phia. Chicago. St Louis and LONDON,
England. and that within a week no
would be able TO omen a dozen more TO
his attractions. Besides these places the
new continuation is counting on the sup
port of independent houses ali over the
syndicate's Contract.
The amendment by the theatrical syndi-
Shubcrt says ne made with them, agree
Ing To pay them p per cent of the profits
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booked at his theatres was the cause Of
his break from the trust ranks. His
fritudUueSs toward David BelascO during
the last two months, he said, was a fur
Thcr cause Ct the new combine. we
signed "a contract with the theatrical syn
Glcatc which Is headed by -Elaw q En-
hanger agreeing that tES-Syndicate could
boo, their ATTRACTIONS in our houses for
~ ,i,c years" Ssfd Mr Shubert. "Afte=
- E9d. sTEnea this contract a letter was
49,: 10 us by the syndicate asking us to
b. al he ri nv a
more theatres to our own cir
Was Not Prepared.
~ Shubert says at this point he had
,,,.i,,tt Irht theatres in his own circuit and
l9idsS,o1 feel strong enough TO make fight
,",in~i the syndicate.
nod ~ by ms new amendment was re,
C1fired u was told that our company had
tIs,,iiettIr'a y it's contract with the syndicate
- 80 fsing to accept some of their at
fToctiots which they he'd booked at our
houses, 4 said this was a violation Of our
.,,,,tt,niSS,l with them. though that document
ce,,ti D. the provision that the syndicate
ottroctiI ns were NJ all times subject to
80 Ter After t1is conversation the
- 81 Twas allowed TO rest for A time
TseenytI ElC the Lyric theatre company was
s ss1ena & Is IL s~" circuit ana ACQUIRING
Belssco Was Barred.
..u-, kn our company was building the
,-.,,rsJk theatre in St Louis. the syndi-
800 fold us that we would not be allowed
- D, Sok our own attractions in our own
bc,sls IL we pursued our policy. And yet
- tlkeir convenience they always filled
~ theatres with our attractions.
oh my return from Europe last June
As met by Mr.. Erlanger and had A
~ with him about patching up our diff
81 fltieS- He told me that If ] did not
10, bk BeiaSco in any Of our theatres /
- Ild have anything ] wanted. Because /
n {oked BelascO i'm one Of our houses. the
Cfarriek. he said that the tours of '"The
,1RoyaI Chef and of ''Fanta" already
' booked. weSC~off.
Let me SS-~-hat in the present move
d VIC are not attempting to fight the syudi-
cate. hut merely, i'm self protection. trying
to find place for our own attractions"