The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-24
NEWEST FRENCH ACTOR
INVADES AMERICAN STAGE
Sarah Barnhardt's Leading Man Picks ND English
Bobs Into New York Almost Incog and Makes
Good on Broadway-Other FootIight News

shows and a vaudeville sketch durin,
the current season. Before the 1913
IA era goes into the limbo of thing,
that were, Miss Hajos may have ;
chance to increase her musical score
Unless all signs fail in dry weather.
Those who have seen the remark
ably attractive setting Of the SECOND
act of "Sari" were reminded forcibly O.
the illustrations used in the advertise
ments of the "Johnawalker" stores.
Actor Turns Writer.
For a beginner in the pamphleteer'
art Johnson Forbes Robertson. now
winding up almost a half century's ca
reer on the stage with farewell
American tour, is remarkably com
prehensive as well as modest. An ar
ticle by him in a current magazine is
the first he ever wrote for publication
and appears under this pretentious
caption: 1.-THE Theatre of Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow" Forbes Rob-
ertson says in introduction, Il might
preface my remarks on this subject by
the statement that during my career OF
forty years on the stage, l have neye,
previously contributed an article 70
a magazine or put my name to e. ok,
which is something of record in these
days, when every man is his own
Boswell"
Actors Union Formed.
At last it has come-the actors
union. Under the name of the Actors
Equity association, some of the lead
ing thespians of Broadway have or
,anized for mutual protection, and they
are weekly embracing within their
ranks. the leading players of Amer
ca, both men and women. The stage
lands organized themselves into the
Theatrical Mechanics association and
)y sheer numbers obtained improved
conditions for themselves. They get
more pay and less work. The vaude- |
lille performers formed themselves in |
O. an amalgamation known as the |
White Rats and thereby won Better
nents for themselves in the shape of
more stable contracts,
lore efficient stage assistance from
he theatres and other improvements.
low the legitimate actors have formed
n association for the purpose of in
isting on their rights. Francis Will
On is the president of the new organ
alton. Henry Miller, who is, is not,
have it your own way-going 10
tire, is vice-president; Bruce AIcRae
I'd Howard Kyle, secretaries, and
oward Purdy, treasurer. George Al
IS, Digby Bell Jefferson De Angels, {
ebert Edesen, Wilton Lackaye and /
oh well-known actors foi1n the couE
of the association. Here are few
ings that the Actors Equity asso c
ltiop will work for:
Transportation for actors from New "
,rk when they join road company s.
t Of town and transportation back II
New York when the show stands D
the actor is given his notice. To u
nit the period of flee rehearsals. II
reestablish the two-weeks notice
tuse. To protect an actor who shall X
given more than a weeks rehear- c.
IS, from being discharged without q
To prevent the increase IL
extra performances without pay.
get full pay for all weeks played. 81
seek an adjustment with regard IL
the cost of woman's costumes. ai
csc are reasonable demands say the cs
.ors. AS matters now stand, actors III
quently are engaged in New York to se
west, perhaps so far as the coast