The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06

Pollocks plays. has paid his re.
Hpects 10 Mr.. COrt and the lattera
alleged partner IN crime. sDlck'
sutton. he VIII journey on to estab-
lish more agencies, appoint other at
torneys and make still harder tho
life OF the drama embezzler
The American Dramatiats club.
compoHed Of the leading members
of the craft IN the United States,
last year raised fund OF 10000
which was spent in having passed
through cOueyegH "a law making u a
penalty 10 pirate any copyrighted
production.
Prior to that bit Of national Iegis-
lation. the piracy Law covered but a
few states. among them being
pennsylvania, New York and Ore
gon.
VIOLATES NATIONAL LAW.
But
With tho passing Of the national
law. every person in this country
plratlng a play has been subject To
imprisonment under d penal charge.
such an ordeal evidently faces NJ.
Cort the local impresHario. unless
the dramatists clubs plans go awry.
dr. Eelwyn, who has "a very de-
termiued jaw and a Il wiz np-
pearanco. even II he doesn't come
from Chicago. claims that Uncle
Dick" sutton's company. playing in
Butte. recently produced The
Wages OF SIN a copyright play
which they had no right or permis-
sion % produce.
"Air. tort IL financially Interested
with Ar. sutton IN the lafters
company declared Mr.. Seiwyn.
He may try 10 wiRgle out OF IL.
but he'll have 10 do "A lot Of tall
explaining. And hereafter he will
receive a letter each week from our
local representative. Graham Taber.
giving him a list OF the companies
playing pirate productions. And IL
he. or any other manager. books
these pirate organizations. the best
known agencies. such as Klaw a
Efianger and Stair & Hanlon. viii
refuse. hereafter. 20 book their plays
with such local managers.
The play pirates are as thick as
bees In honey pot In the west
nowadays, and all Of them. who
have piratcd plays since congress
passed the law | referred 10. viii be-
vigorously prosecuted aud forced
either TO pay the royalties they
should have paid. or be hustled into
court A fund for this purpose II
now being raised by the club.
Even the big successes are being
bodily stolen. For instance. Merely
Mary Ann was pirated and pro-
duced a week after its initial ap-
pearanee. the same was done with
Arizona The pirates have short
hand men stationed throughout tho
audience on the first night who cop
the lines.
THE LAW TESTER
William A. Brady. the New York
theatrical magnate, was the first
man TO test the recent law. The
Avenue theater III Chicago stole Mr..
Brady'a Way Down East Mr..
Brady went to Chicago. closed the
show In "a hours. had the man con-
vieted and he r. now awaiting SEN
tence.
Attorney Hahn VIII be our local
legal representative. / am going TO
establish similar offices IN Spokane.
san Francisco and Los Angeles. In
Tacoma we win prosecute Manager
Allen. Of the star theater. in Port
land. Flood a Heating: I'm waila
Walla Manager Redmond. and the
Seattle subject Of our attack will
probably be John Cert
OF course, l understand Mr.. cort
IL your leading theatrical man her~,
and that he IN very strong in the
profession. However. that makes it
more necessary for US TO prosecute
such men as he. who SET a bad ex-
ample 10 the small fry"
Mr. Cort is now i'm the east. and
therefore could not be seen TO ex-
plain his present enlargement.