The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-02
LONG STAGE FIGHT IS OYER
pEbASC0 AND FISKE CEASE
HUNTING SYNDICATE'S SCALP.

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Theatrical History strewp With Aierums
a Excursions Of Belasoo Asainst
:; fhe 'iTtustp- neismciations Hero and
~ Abroad Mrs. Ftske Had Her Hay Toe.
Theatrical politics make strange bed
fellows. Here's David Belssco and H8rv
rteon Grey Fiske announcing that in future
they will maintain business relations with
ths theatrical syndicate upon whose men-
berusthey have in past years lasished q
vpshh OF denunciatory adjectives.
-sIeesrs. Klaw 4 Erlanger and Messrs.
EiAke and Belasco.7 reads the abatement
gtysn out. by Mr.. Fiske. will hereafter,
Whenever mutually q greeable. play attrao-
tidps in each others theatres aim and
dispassionate though the terms in which
this announcement is couched, 1t never
thelees means the end of a long and acri-
uapnious fight which for sustained bitter
nSss has had no parallel in theatrical
history. =.
mp to something like two months ago
not sven those persons best informed
regarding the inside doings OF the bust
nSss side OF theatrical management In this
country would have hazarded the proph-
coy that either Mr.. Belasco or. Mr.. Fiske
would ever bury the Ratchet which they
hASe so long aho 81 osvehe'Is9 49,
waving against tns synoicaVe. Ml. rieA'
~ heen snoSn u ". "F,A"hh' ,uuepen-
oent OUT MI neiasco mas peen 'he n,oie
outspoken. About two years 9 when
the Shuberte, who are now the only
Important nVais OF tne syhuica.e nn-'u'
DOCKING OF pays eheereo mo pun'ness
Alransonheh' ~ nc" An
the eynoicate' ar. beiasco' WIZ" X" ''an"
booking agreement WIN the ShuDerts'
which has not yet expired. was quoted IN a
published interview TO this effect:
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ooun"i'
In 1904, when Mr.. Belasco was planning
"a present Mrs. Leslie Carter in Conven-
tion Hall | n Washington because. he said,
he could not get into any Of the other
thsstres on account Of the syndicate
owning them. there was some difficulty
made about the license Of the hall. Be-
laeco; blamed this on the syndicate, say
ing in q published interview:
1T makes no difference to them 1.-THE syn
dioatel that ! am spending 8 small fortune
~ the hall to make 1t ut for my purpose.
Before l have nnished expect u VIII COST
me*esoV': sno" .he
ssnk OF cut.nroas stu ~
IY~iH eor,in,. 70 asht them a. long as I
rvs which won't he long il some of those
eutthroats have their wsy. am NO MUIR
derer and I am nc crook. I have no past
and ! II never shot q man. am giving good
productions q 1 wont pc downea Ihey
won ieave a stone un.uhheu snu VA re.
80 sSssrs 80, nsa ~ IN W.shinas
~ h,,, ,hsr ron.t sucnead Rv n 7
yviu nl, y In washington If I have to take NV
company 10 the White House and make a
personal appeal TO the President Of the
United States, fh tell him how ave
been bounded by a trust, ana WIN parade
ms peop,e smas
'ssno' 'u' Wv. -
IN APrn, TWO, Hr; naSro anu no
nam Il. rliAnseI " u syhuieese ~
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"ust,oe nlu.u
Gay 'ne,taio 'ne asa'n
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zoe Prones oi :. erason nu
tioneer, III "nnoh Jaw" ""in "a'
starithe nhsn ooul' ao2ou'neo hi,
neiaseo eppeu up nee anu
snahihg hs hhsel ~ .eoe enou"o,
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nase hoio'eo 10, er"a' eohspi'a az,
ana II lano gov Jan us,o,e se.
.nrousn WIZ you
tnab' We oeeh "hi''ns !ea.s ="
~ snow y31up y os'9,e ,pe peopie'
eS,oence 'hat "i' "eeoo 'eie'fo
q reiateo 10 .he .e'ns upon WINCH 'he
synoica'e- Mss 'oHrvo oon'. .
vas proouced oouI. ~ ~ ,tH
ne mempe,s VI nc "',w 'ia'o
Nav n L. rhiaiser re, "'e'' ,'"E
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zimmerman. .Po" '"' ""hese e'a"u
NJ, D~eiae:ofa'u
,-tnihk aprdh"'u ~ rilanser ~ '"e
mpetaonoiIe man u 'le Hno'e ouuuy.
hP also Sdln- ' HHNe II pret'y RoOu Hlcii-