The evening world., 1919-08-11
PRETFIEST STARS
INVADE WALL ST.
IN STRIKE PARADE
Leading Ladies--in LimousineS
-Cheered Along Fifth
Avenue.

In the actors strike the talent from
broadway didn't play to the galleries
to-day. but they get great hand
from lhs .kropnd up when they
pasadsd in autos down Finn Avenue.
the lower part Of Manhattan. and then
invaded Wall Street.
Stars OF great magnitude and lead
ing ladies' rode in limousines., The
prettisst girls the musical comedies
could produce shared seats vita them
and were cheered down the avenue
shs siSSs the niOf6aEHfkfes of lesser
pfutensfon. und' I'm Well. street the
parade. was the BIG. HIT. Steel for
the moment was forgotten and the
market 81 might 60 hang From the
broker to I he messenger boy the mar
ket was a memory in the blessed pres
ence OF so much beauty.
Hammers and, streRmsrs and Tags
and gay sibbons festonned the nov
ing .thrones.Os- aha kings Ind queens
OF the stage. The banners bore in
scribtiuns as follows; .we Are, Mem
bers OF the Actors Equity Associa-
ton" watch Yoar Step. II You Buy
I Tickets To-N Night" I'VE Are Willing
to Arbitrate, but the Managers Are
Not" I'VE Are Not After More Pay
but Fair Play"
REHEARSAL OF "eoLp oloeERs'
''.H CALLED OFF.
Tho Relasoo rehearsal Of 1.-THE Gold
Diggers" was called OFF. Pickets ana
picketesses were on the job but their
solicitations we're not needed. Word
was sent to the Belasco company that
Nr. BelaEco was i'll and had been
for five weeks. The rehearsal was
called only yesterday. The girls
were told to go home and that they
would be cared for and sent for In
good time.
The advertisement for seventy five
girls at the Lyric Theatre Building
proved to be an ad for a new pro-
Cuction. The lady pickets were very
adept in the handling Of this situa'
tion. Instead Of tearing any hail
or Iadyhnndling any Of the sisters
they themselves were applicants fol
the Jobs. When they learned wha
1t was all about they all went laugh
ing down to the street and said' "Oh
fudgel"
At the head OF the auto parade wa
Ernest Glendenning, star Of "A ReEu
= lar Feller," which was to open to
r night. Mr.. Glendenning said ther
= would be no opening and also state'
that his sister Jessie, leading womal
I in ''The Challenge" would not appea
{ tonight The members Of Hitch!
a Koo" Joined the Equity and 1t wa
l said that 200 new members had beei
a gained since Saturday.
= A vigorous denial was made At th
r actors headquarters OF the claim q
Howard Kyle that he was the founde
OF the Actors Equity Association. ]
= was stated that he was the Presiden
d OF another actors society which wen
= "bluey." Miss Sophie Tucker is nor
: among those present with the Equity
q MUSICIANS AND STAGE HAND
h REACH DECISION.
y Representatives OF the musician
q and stage hands decided at a con
70 ference to-day on the actors strjk
: to take some action, the nature
- which they could not make publ
until after they have reported
d their respective unions, but whio
A Secretary Gilmore Of the Actor
p Equity Association said was moi
ls than satisfactory.
Id About thirty chorus girls SHOVE
=, up at the meeting at 200 o'clock IN
o- afternoon TO form a branch unio
OF but that was pretty early for mo
l. OF the girls and there will prooab
ie be a big meeting at 400 o'clock. X
as plying 10 the warning that the unit
ne was liable to damages for brok.
~ contracts, Jeff de Angelus told q
RS Equity meeting this afternoon Tn
the managers themselves hrst pro