The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-09
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seventy-five Owners, Represent
ing 1900 Houses in
Deal.
ENDORSED BY sHUBERTs
Jake Wells One OF Directors in
Great Open-Door
Syndicate.
ENDORSED BY S HUBERTs

New York, May s.-A new theatrical
syndicate, to be conducted on the
open door" policy in opposition to the
present syndicate headed by Klaw &
Erlanger, and to be known as the Ma
tional Theatre Owners Association
with headquarters in New York, was
incorporated yesterday.
Some seventyf1ve theatrical owners
representing. 1t is said, about 1900
theatres in the United states and Can
ada, and involving capital amounting
to about s5o.O00.0OO. are behind the
new scheme. The officers of the new
concern include John Cort. president
Nose Refs. vice-president; j. j. Cole
man. secretary. and Albert weis treas
urer.
The directors are Charles T. Mindt,
II. l.. Dedive, C. A. Marshall, C. r.
Walker. ]. J. Coleman, John l.. Kerr,
l.. NJ Crawford. Calvin Heilig, Jake
Wells, John cort and Albert weis.
House, Grossman s& vorhaus, OF 116
Broadway, are the attorneys, and the
local Offices are to be in the Knicker-
booker Theatre Building.
The formation Of the new syndicate
was decided upon after the seventy
five theatre managers, many represent
Ing small circuits in the South, West
and Northwest. had daily sessions in
New York for more than week. They
took the ground that factional fights
among certain big producers during
the last few years had resulted in de-
priving many cities and towns of a
majority Of the stars and high class
productions. with the. result that they
were in danger of being driven out of
business.
1t is said that these managers took
advantage OF the fight that has been
going on for nearly two years be-
tween lilaw & Erlanger, representing
the syndicate on one hand, and the
Shuberts, on the other. and had de-
cided to throw their theatres to the
Shuberts. Although it was denied
that the Shuberts had anything to do
with the formation Of the new syndi
cate, Lee Shubert tonight gave the
plan his hearty Endorsement.
To obtain membership In the new as
ISOLATION, according to the official an
nouncement of the company. each APP
plicant must stand for independence.
The large circuits which control the
situation have been divided into dis
tricts, each one of these circuit repre-
sentatiyes having been elected di-
rector in the organization. Each cir
cult represented is to have it's separ-
ate booking office in this city. where
all producing managers may secure
their time.
Those In Association.
The officers and directors Of the new
association comprise the following
Wcll-known circuits:
citation. covering all the principal cities
IN Montana, Idaho, Washington, Ore
gon, Utah. Arizona. New Mexico. Cali
fornia and British Columbia, and in
,luding the cities Of Butte, Spokane,
Tacoma, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle.
Portland, San, Francisco. Los Angeles.
Salt Lake and Denver: Walkers Win
1ipeg Circuit. comprising North and
south Dakota. and Manitoba, of which
he rand pra nls Sties sn age
Iarshalls Copper and Iron Circuits in
Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota.
With HEADQUARTERS in Duluth: the
chamberlain Harrington and Kindt
Vest between Chicago and the Mis-
ssippi River; the Crawford, Philley
md Iehrung Circuit operating from |
Nebraska into Texas, including the
titles of Lincoln, st Joseph, Topeka,
Wichita and FL Passed.. j, Colemans
'ircuit In Kentucky. Tennessee, Louis
ana, Arkansas and mississippi: the
Albert Wets Circuit of Oklahoma and |
Texas. embracing the entire Southwest; \
he Jake Wells and Henry 1, De Give
heatres, embracing most of the princi-
,al cities in the South; the Nose Refs
'lrcuit, In the States of Ohio, PenN-
ylVania, West Virginia and New. Work;
he 9. 7; Hathaway Circuit, which in
ludes Binghamton and other cities in
Northern New York, and the julius
aim Circuit, throughout New Eng