Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-23
DEMAND FOR VACANT LOTS
Sites for Thesters Wanted in All the
0ne-Night Towns.
FEATURE OF MANAGERS WAR
kIaw & ErIanger Promise to build
where They Cannot Buy or
Lease TO Meet the shubert
Combination.

NEW YORK May 22-(Speclal Telegram
The theatrical war between the Klaw a
Erlanger syndicate and Its cohorts and the
alliance headed by the Shuberts John Cort,
Julius Calm and Jake Wells, may result In
an unprecedented era of theater building In
the south and west.
The warfare for the last week has been
waged over the question of one-night
stands. the syndicate" declaring that one
night stands did not pay, aud later an
nounclng the intention of extending its cir
cults through territory untouched. and not
only leasing or constructing new play
houses in these centers. but in the regions
which have theaters owned or under lease
by the independents" Klaw & Erlanger
have sent out announcements to one-night
managers all over the United States, part
OF which Is as follows:
We want to protect local managers who
nave been loyal to our interests, but in
points where local managers cannot be de-
pended upon, IL will be necessary for the
producing managers either to lease or build
theaters, and we have already arranged for
the construction of theaters in several Of
the one-night stands Bear in mind that
We have In all the large cities Of the United
states not only the best, but the majority,
OF theaters that the smaller points de-
pend on.
The new National Association OF Theater
Owners announces that all is now harmony
between that organization and the reorgan-
lied National Association of Producing
Managers. The directors OF the two organ
izations met and established a Joint board
OF national arbitration, which shall have
power to adjust differences no matter in
what part of the United States they arise.
According to the members of the arbitra-
ton board the decisions shall be final and
beyond all appeal
Both sides Claim Victory.
AS result of the developments of the
present, both sides Of the fight claim ulti-
mate victory. The independents" assert
that the Syndicate has shown weakness
and admitted defeat through the fact that
1t sent appeals to one-night managers
throughout the country asking their sup
port. On the other hand, the syndicate
gives out word that the independents
have been deserted by the major number
of their allies.
The southern and western circuits are
the backgrounds, on which the fight will
be threshed out to a finish. The "syndi-
cate calls attention to it's strength in
notices to theater managers all over
North America through the fact that,
allied with it, are so many of the we'll
known producers. Among them are
Charles Frohman, David Belasco. Henry
w. Savage, Henry B. Harris, Joseph
Brooks, Cohan & Harris, Florence Zieg-
field, Jr., Augustus Pitou, Charles Dilling-
ham, Joseph M. Gaines, Wagenhals &
Kemp, Frederick Thompson. AL H Woods,
Joseph Weber, Henry Miller, Daniel
Frohman and william Harries.
Through fear that the allied forces of
the Syndicate may undertake a gigantic
project of construction through the states
of Washington, oregon, California, Utah,
Colorado. Montana, Minnesota. Illinois,
Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Mis-