New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
THE SHUBERTS RESIGN
MUTUAL JOY At PARTING.
Managers Association Erpl@ns At
titude an Statement.

The present controversy among theatrical man
ayers (and some firms has resolved itself into a
personal quarrel. The Theatrical Managers As
sociation put itself record yesterday as oeihe
glad TO get rid Of the Messrs. Shuoert- ana Lee
Shubert expressed himself rejoicing that ne had
squared his accounts with the association The up
shot Of it all that in due time the Messrs
Klaw & Erlanger and Lee and Jacob Shubert might
the wisdom of a unanimity Of opinion Inc
so-called independent managers do not nsHe III
the plans of either firm.
Lee Shubert anticipated the meeting Of the man
ayers by several hours He made a personal set
tlement with daily paper which entered into tne
dispute Mr. Shubert assured a reporter for Tne
Tribune that the newspaper had made advances
toward reconciliation, while the statement from the
Managers Association positively declared that the
Shuberts were wrong" The statement Is signed
by many leading managers Of the city. lncIudinS
Daniel Frohman. A. Dippel for the Metropontah
Opera House, Charles Frohman. All Hay ynlah'
KIaw & Erlanger. Henry B. Harris, Henry w
Savage, Joseph Brooks. Charles Burnham. Frank
Mckee, Keith & Proctor the two Hamnerstelns
and H. ". Dingwall. The association says:
We desire to make clear that this association ion
HIaTo m go ssocfs tion of Greater New York It
IdIIseIS <AsSoclatloiI Vi - +,ie e-rea ter
city. The so-called theatrical syndicate cannot
cast one-tenth of the total vote of the organlza-
ton The association represents forty-one theatres
including vaudeville houses. burlesque houses pop
priced houses. Yiddish and German tneaLnss. -
in fact, interests that could not be allied undeF
syndicate banner. any other banner except
for purposes of mutual benefit IN local ma tiers
This was the specific purpose for which II was
formed and it has never deviated from tnat puI-
pose, as its minutes would prove, and cannot
therefore oe controlled by any one group OF men,
Mr. Shubert after he had been Informed that the
association had accepted his resignation. made
statement in which said his principal reason lor
resigning from the association was to resume ous-
ness relations with a daily paper
'I do not care belong to a society Whicn
obliges me to take up the quarrels OF others ne
said This Is especially true, as am olrecIor
NJ the New Theatre and the association might eA-
meet me to take part IN action which wouId noI
meet with the approval OF the other men associated
with this enterprise. DO not believe IN nslls WIN
nevspapers Ny interests are too large ana FaTleo
for unnecessary disagreement with the papers ne
said newspaper had approached him last NoHoaS'
and It's representative had agreed 70 treat MN JUST
as II did other managers
Mr. Schubert emphatically announced that ne
was not out "for a fight but that he purposeA
conducting his business enterprises as he saw NJ
Marc Klaw said all his firm sought was square
deal" and above all he wished the puOLc "
know that the so-called syndicate did not conuo4
the Managers Association The ShuoerIs' u -
understood have NO grievance against the syIloI-
cate managers as such; at least, they VIII not
confess 10 auv and the so-called Independents are
NOT inclined TO be pugnacious. ACCORDING 10
commemorative of a large booking agency, the cheI
star in one of the ''inoeLendent nrn1aInenls Il
.booked straight through for next season II mas
heen intimated that while the Shuberts may not
force a war on their business friends Messrs- Ma"
and FrIanger they will shortly establish a BOOKING
agency of their own accord.