Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-07-23
HENRY W. SAVAGE De.
SERTS THEATRE TRUST
Is One of the Nation S
Prominent Producers.

New York, July 22.-The action of
Henry w. Savage in severing all his
connections with the Theatrical Syn
dictate is indicative of the strength of
the National Theatre Owners Associa-
ton and the estimate in which that or
ganization is held by men of the cal
iber of Mr.. Savage.
At first Mr.. Savage entered into an
agreement whereby he would play his
attractions as he saw fit, both in the
Syndicate theatres and those of the
Independents. This seemed for a
time to be the solution to the problem,
but matters developed in such a way
that on July u, Mr.. Savage concluded
the booking offices of the Syndicate
were not keeping faith with him ana
for that reason, principally, he decid-
ed to accept completely the advantages
offered by the "Open door" adherents.
The following is Mr.. Savage's personal
statement in full:
81 have definitely and absolutely
severed all connections with the The
atrical Syndicate and my attractions
will not appear in any house owned
or controlled by that organization. Ny
reason for this radical step is because
claim the privilege of offering my
goods in the places that seem best
suited to my interests and those OF
5he public at large, and because
Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger are unwil-
ling, or unable to fulfill the agreement
recently made with them by me, WhicJ
stipulated that my productions should
play in the Syndicate houses wherever
aey Happened to have theatres, and in
those controlled by the members Of
the National Theatre Owners Associ-
alton elsewhere.
After making that agreement | con-
tracted to play the houses of the men,
)ers of thle National Theatre Owners
Association, laying out the routes in
accordance with the time already as
signed for my attractions by Messrs.
Klaw and ErIanger in the Syndicate
houses. But when it came time to
make detailed contracts with the indi-
yidual theatres booked by the Syndi-
,ate, delay followed delay. although
upon my demand that Messrs. Klaw
and Erlanger declare once and for all
their intentions and position, | was
assured that absolutely no change had
been made and that the delay was
merely an accident of the business.
This was within the past week. On
Monday July ID for the first time the
Further excuse was made that the 9TH
II producing managers for whom they
act as booking agents were unwilling
hat | should have the right to book
where I deemed best, and that such a
course was MT to be allowed. mas
much as my booking arrangements had
always been with Messrs. Klaw and
Granger and not subject to the ap-
prevail of my competitors, it only re-
NAMED for me to simply withdraw
from all relations with the Syndicate
and its allies. By mutual consent this
was Immediately effected, all neces-
sary papers having been signed and
| exchanged
My attractions, however, will be
offered to the playgoing public in ev~
Try city and town of Importance All
over the country, and | shall speci-
fcalIy keep my contracts witLl mem
bers of the National Theatre Owners
Association.
In presenting my attractions I shall
not have to resort to the use Of tents,
barns, lofts or other queer eXpedients,
but shall have the use of the commod-
ious and comfortable regular play
houses in all instances"
Following the severance of his re-
lations with the theatrical syndicate,
Col. Savage signed contracts with the
Messrs. Schubert to present all of his
plays in the tLEatres that are under
their direction in New York, Boston.
Chicago and other principal cities Of
the country.
One of the early productions in New
York will be Madame X which had
such prosperous run at the New AM
5terdam theatre last season. Others
to follow are The Little Damozei, :"
comedy of sentiment, by MOnckton
comedy by Sewell Collins, which haa
a long engagement in Chicago last sea-
son, and The Great Name" a play
Hoffe. that has been successful in Lon
don; Theodore & Co." a farce from
Paris.
Mr.. Savage viii have a new operetta
by Franz Lehar, composer of The
Merry Widow" called in English
The Princes Child" which is now in
preparation, and a revival of "The
Prince of Pilsen Alsom Grape
Girl" a new romantic operetta, ny
Henry Bereny; "The Harvey" The
Divorce Fund" a satire on divorce, by
A E. Thomas; Excuse Me" a comedy
by Rupert Hughes; 'Everywoman," a
drama of modern life, by Walter
Brown; a new musical comedy by Oil
yer Herford Lady Mortimer" a new
play by Major Herbert Woodgate, and
Puccini's grand opera, The Girl ef
the Golden West" which is a musical
version of David Belasco's drama d
the same name. In all Mr.. Savage
will have twentyvfouf attractions for
the season of 1910-191i.