The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-03
BOTH STAND PAT
IN 7HEATER STRIKE
Neither Musicians Nor Manager
Will Give In--Lonergan Blames
Outside Interference.

With a big blackboard In the
Musician club Haunting In white
chalk letters the two words Stand
Pat" and the serenity of the local
theater managers undisturbed az they
repeat the same words, there seems
little hope Of the striking orchestrs
men In the Detroit theaters and their
employees getting together. The Tenn
pie theater will continue to get along
for the present with its one-man or
chestra of a grand piano and good
pianist. the vacant seats of the
mighty" being filled with green bay
trees and palms. II Is likely, however,
that the Temple management Will
have a non-union orchestra 40 soon
as suitable men can be brought to
Detroit.
The Garrick. where the Bonstelle
Stock Co. IL now playing, has an or
chestra OF Ave men under Prof. J. j.
Meurer. who, the management claim,
will be able to play all the entr'ac
selections and music necessary for q
company presenting only drama. The
Detroit Opera house has already
made provision for outside musicians
for the engagement of the Sheehan
Opera company, which opens at that
house, Monday evening Aug. 8. The
Lyceum management says II will have
an orchestra ready for the formal
opening of the house. Aug. Fl. The
burlesque houses, the Avenue and
Gayety, say they have no reason to
worry over the situation as they will
have men ready for the seasons work
also.
1T 10 interference from outside and
wrong influence working upon q few
Of the local men that have caused
the trouble" said Manager ]. M
Lonergan OF the Lyceum. Most OF
the men In our employ and that OF the
other houses, notably the Detroit
Temple and Gerrick, have been with
us for years--our leader, Henry Luck
or has been here Is years--and there
has always been the best OF feeling
between managers and men and ID
today, for that matter. The boys
would be quite willing to accept the
increase in wages we offered II II
were not for the outside influence to
which they are, ill-advisedly, listen
ing. The managers were willing ia
give them 30 per cent of the increase
they asked. but are not willing To
concede other points at ISSUE"
ufttmatum sent forth TO the
managers by the union, in addition
to the wage scale. demanded that not
less than ten men should be employ
ed in an orchestra; season OF 80
consecutive weeks guaranteed. with
half pay for those weeks In which
lay-off might occur owing to the pres
ence Of a company orchestra with q
musical show; extra pay for re-
hearsals lasting longer than three
hours, one rehearsal for a show. and
several minor details Of similar ma
ture. The former wage scale ant
scale now demanded II ~ follows
Lyceum, $1S per week for the men
and $50 for leader with 10 perform
ances, with q demand for &22 pei
week for the men and $31 for the
leader; the Garrick and Detroit, run
ming eight and often only seven per
formances q week had scale OF III
for men and SCI for leader, the dc
mand being for $40 and S2S respec
lively; the Temple, Gayety and Ave
nue., running II performances q week
were paying $22 and $40, and the
demand is for $26 and 336.
The Temple 10 the only theater IN
town running q 81 weeks season, but
the others average from IS to 40
weeks.
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1893. or City 1888.