The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-19
BOOK SHUBERT ATTRACTIONS
Kenosha Opera House With Twenty
six Others in Three States Joins the
Open Door Movement in Milwaukee
Wednesday.

Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
Theatres so far as the one-night stands
are concerned, have practically gone
over to the Shuberts.
Twenty-six theatres including all of
the one-night stands of that district,
known as the Northwestern Managers
association, declared themselves for
the "open door" Wednesday.
This action was taken at the annu-
al meeting of the organization, held
in the Plankinton house, in Milwau-
kee. While members declare that they
intend to be impartial, that they favor
neither Shubert or Klaw & Erlanger
attractions, and will book either in
discriminatory, those cognizant with
results that are bound to follow, de-
clare it another victory for the Shubert
forces
In taking this action the associa-
ton has allied itself with the National
Theater Owners Association, formed
by John Cort, the Seattle theatrical
magnate, owner of $50 theatres
throughout the country.
By thus joining itself, the associa-
ton has completed a string of thea
tres, which have withdrawn from the
syndicate, representing practically all
Of the one-night stand houses of the
west and middle west, as we'll as the
New England and other eastern cir
cults.
The resolution by which this action
was taken by the Northwestern AS
ISOLATION, was couched in the follow
ing language:
"Resolved: that we, the members
of the Northwestern Managers Asso-
citation, ally ourselves with the Ma
tional Theatre Owners Association,
and declare our theatres open to the
booking of all reputable attractions. -
The resolution was adopted by man
ayers of theatres located at Appleton,
Beloit, Calumet, Duluth, Eau Claire,
Escanaba, Fond du Lac, Green Bay,
Hancock, Ironwood, Ishpeming, James
vile, Kenosha, Madison, Marquette,
Menomonee, Oshkosh, Red Wing, She
boygan, Wis; Sault Ste, Marie, Mich;
Superior, Wis; Wausau and Winona.
Hibbing, Iron Mountain, Merrill and
Sault Ste. Marie were not represented,
as the managers from these cities were
unable to attend. They will stand
with the majority, however, and open
their doors, too.
The National Theatre Owners Asso.
citation, formed ten day sage, when
John Cort declared himself against
the syndicate bookings, includes thea.
tres in Winnipeg, central states, Du.
luth- Copper and Iron, Chamberlain,
Harrington and Kindt, southern thea
tres. Refs, Coleman, Halfway and
Philley and Zehrung circuits, covering
the central southern states and Can
ada; the Calm circuit in New Eng
land, the Weis circuit throughout Tex
as and Oklahoma, and, since this morn
ing, the Northwestern Managers AS
ISOLATION.
More than 1900 theatres with their
affiliations are covered by this circuit.
Cort himself is owner of 148 theatres,
extending from Bismark, N. D., in the
east, to San Francisco in the west;
and from Vancouver, British Columbia,
in the north, to Bisbee, Arizona, in the
south. This circuit is conceded to be
the strongest single circuit in the
world.
Preceding the open door movement,
election Of officers the following OF
ficers were elected President, G. A.
Marshall, Superior; Secretary, P. B.
Haber, Fond du Lac; Board of Direc-
tors, John D. Cuddihy, Calumet; John
E. Williams, Oshkosh; G. D. Mason,
Eau Claire; Marcus Holman, Madison,
and John D. Arthur, Green Bay.