The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
Dillingham; Quits Hippo
drome, Which Expects to
Reopen on Monday.
GoMPERs's AID IS SOUGHT
Equity Told Transfers Are
Ready to Help-Fight
May Cover Country.

-. lllliHBHdiu yesterday as IndnaS ING
director of the Hippodrome and a
conference with union representatives
from the stage hands who walked out,
the owners Of the huge house expected
to reopen Happy Days" on Monday
and save their box office from any
more unhappy days ladling out dol
lars to ticket holders. The Producing
Managers Association. 1t was said,
also had plans afoot to bring other
productions out Of the strike either
next week, and a statement on these
REVEALS is likely to-day,
In addition the managers have made
their first acknowledged attempt to lay
their side of the strike situation before
Samuel Gompers. with the hope that the
head Of the American Federation of
Labor. having heard the actors side.
would be able to put two and two to-
gether and make It equal twenty-three
reopened theatres on Broadway. 1t
was announced by the Producing Man.
ayers Association last night that Ar
thur Hopkins. head Of the managerial
publicity works, and George NJ. Conan.
as president of the new Actors Fidelity
League. went to Washington on Thurs
day night and spoke their pieces to Mr.
Gompers with view to settlement Of
the Broadway brawl
Hint of National Movement.
4 copy of the statement on the man.
>sgerial attitude. as explained to Mr..
Gompers, was given away free last night
with this Information Mr.. Hopkins said
that while the labor leader had said new
light had been thrown on various phases
for him and promised to present the
matter 10 the executive council of the
a. +. of L., his reception of the man.
agerial bill of rights was nothing to
grow enthusiastic over.
On the other hand the members Of the
Actor Equity Association. who crammed
the Lexington Theatre full with abou.
1000 bits of talent yesterday afternoon,
received further inklings OF the extern.
10 which the A F. Of l. was willing
temporarily to make this a theatreless
as well as dry country. One speaker
who gave an indication OF this to the
mass meeting was Frank Gilmore, en-
ecutive secretary of the Equity, who told
OF MS WISH 10 tne capital IN company
with Joseph N. Weber, head Of tie
Musicians Union. and a representative
of the stage hands. and the ASSURANCES
Mr.. Gompers gave them that the fedora
tion would support them like brothers.
The calling out of the Shuhert-Be-
iaseo Theatre in Washington" said Nj.
Gilmore, 'is only a continuance of our
policy. The managers will be hit here
and everywhere 1t would be foolish to
fol xxha WA infand n do q
would be giving away our plans to the
enemy
Mr. Gilmore added that at the same
time President Toby of the Transfers
Union told them they had only to say
the word and the teamsters would trot
in any direction desired. Along the
same line Charles c. Shay. president
of the stage hands organization. had
this little hand grenade for the man
ayers:
IF they intend to place before the
general public their performers as now
by the actors alleged
Fidelity League they had better settle
up pretty quickly. because IL they don't
they will not only have to employ nom
union actors. non-union stage hands and
mechanic and non-unioD musicians. but
the will have TO sect to 1t that they get
a non-union audience.
$1,000 Added TO Fund.
Others on hand who received the long
rebel yell were Wilton Lackaye, who
declared himself for the Equity; John
Emerson, who said the big idea which
had been intended for submission to the
meeting for action wasn't ready; John
Drew. Frank Bacon, William Farnum.
who donated $4,000 to the Equity fund
and was ready with several times that
IN Cd hal Re
who said in an interview that she in
formed the Frohman Company she
wouldn't rehearse her new play by Zoe
Atkins until the trouble was settled. and
Hassard Short. who announced that tie
ball at the Hotel Astor on Thursday
night Melted $4,000.
While the Equity was scooping to
gether this amount yesterday the Hip
podrome box office was parting regret
fully with about $4,000 as the first
days refund after the show had the
shades pulled down on 1t. OF the $40, 900
advance SALE s11,000 was returned yes
terday. largely to addresses in Philadel-
phia, Milwaukee, Raleigh. N. c.; Waco
Tex. and as far West as Laramie
Wyo., and San Francisco. Out OF
Thursday nights sale OF $500 a
refund OF $4,000 was made. while pri-
vate cops stood outside and lean ed
against a sign announced as the cur
rent Hippodrome attraction: Nothing
doing twice daily until further Lotice y
why Dillingham; Resigned.
Announcement from the office OF Marx
Luescher, house manager, stated thai
when Mr.. Dillingham; was unable to con.
vince the labor union that the United
States Realty and Improvement Com
pany was the actual owner of the Hip
podrome-which mas valuation of $3,-
Oo0,000-and that the stage hands
walked out because he belonged to the
p. NJ. A, Mr.. Dillingham; resigned. say
Ing that rather than keep LOO good
people out of work 1 will strike myself
Marie Dressler claimed all the credit
there was for this peculiar walkout, say.
ing she led the chorus girls out on heI
own initiative and the stage hands fol
lowed as an answer to George NJ. Cob.
ans offer OF 100000 to the Fidelity
League The management however, den.
led her this glory, saying the stage
hands were the sponsors for the walkout
With Dillingham's name OF the Hip
podrome signs. conferences were held
yesterday afternoon between Paul Star
rett. president OF the corporation own
ing the house II. o. Winsor. vice-preH
dent; X. G.. Babbage. secretary; C C
Shay and S. d. Newman. representing
the 412 stage hands who went out
Harry Moupfford and Iapnaa Eifzpa