New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-20
ALL UNION MUSICIANS
ORDERED TO QUIT WORK
"The Rose Maid" Performed
with Fourteen Non.Union
Men in the Orchestra,
DRUM AND PIANO IN USE
Performers Thereon Strike IN
One Households, Restau.
rants, Dance Halls May
Be Affected To. night.

AT the close OF meeting Of union n,u.
sicians in their headquarters, at Thru
avenue and S6th street. announcement wa,
made last night that all union musician.
had been called out Of theatres and 9TH,
amusement places. One union music,a,
went so fas as to say that the federation
men would walk out Of every restaurant
dance hall and even the hotels.
But the Great White Way is dark :,
front Of most Of the theatres, for IN.
houses have not yet opened for the sea.
son, and so the musicians had IIt,l.
chance to strike in that district. At tho
Globe Theatre, where The Rose Maid" Ia
playing, the management heard rumors
that a strike was contemplated, and n.
s o'clock seated fourteen non-unlon men
In the orchestra. The audience sided with
the management and cheerfully applaud.
ed the non-union men, who footed and
sawed away merrily, considering the fact
they lad only q short rehearsal.
The Columbia Theatre management
said union musicians were still at work.
but 1t didn't matter anyway, as the house
would close tonight. At the Moulin
Rouge Frank Darling, once leader of thu
musicians who struck, played the piano.
while a loyal comrade Justify pounded
the bass drum. 1t was promised that on
Monday the orchestra would be filled
with non-union men. At Marcus Loews
six theatres non-union men were working
in most cases, and the American was the
only place where the strikers went out
Harlems theatres are largely given to
moving pictures in the silly season and
pianos tlnkle the accompaniment TO the
quivering films. At the West End Il was
said FIVE union musicians were still play
ing triumphant strains when the stock
company hero appeared and shiver music
when the villain crept I'm. At Proctor's
East Side theatre the orchestra, composed
OF a pianist and drummer, struck.
The manager at FoX's City Theatre. IN
The Bronx, would not comment on the
proposed action OF the union men but
union musician said the federation men
would walk out OF every one OF Fox's
theatres tonight
Joseph NJ. Weber, president of tn.
American Federation OF Musicians, made
the statement yesterday that the increase
lor musicians was only 70 cents for mu-
steal shows. 10 cents for dramatic and
p cents for burlesque and vaudev.
shows. Mr.. Weber said the managers
took the stand from the very first that
there vas nothing TO arbitratc and forced
The musicians 10 take q scale Of prices
that they would have been willing to
discuss
Tho musicians were induced by the
managers to submit their propositions as
the managers said, to enable them TO Sc.
lect their committee" Mr.. Weber con-
tinued. THE musicians asked for per.
sonal conference, and finally submitted
their propositions, with the understand
ing that a conference would follow.
Instead OF the managers using the
as a basis for discussion. they
Informed the press that the exorDitant de-
nends Of the musicians had been respected
No conference was held up TO that time.
Finally, after efforts of William Germ
good TO get the managers 10 agree, a
conference was held and the managers
themselves OF the ultimstum
that they would not discuss any increase
In wages for any kind Of work, no matter
IN which class of theatres.
He added that the musicians rad M
the question open for months, hoping the
would consent TO arbitration.
The increase for travelling musicians
had nothing TO do with the New York in
crease, said Mr.. Weber. but was designed
10 present managers from dlsHlacing local
house orchestras all over the country
with travelling musicians. The managers
said Mr. Weber, advertised for 100 union
musicians TO work for last years prices
when they found that the travelling mt
slClans' prices were TO be raised. AccoTa-.
Ing 10 Mr. Weber, the federation mas
about sixty thousand members Throughout
the country.