The sun., 1919-08-13
WAROF ACTORS,
STILL ON HERE,
HITS CHICAGO
COhan's Grand and COrt
Theatre Are Closed by
WalkOuts.
MOROSCO A CASUALTY
500 Broadway Chorus Girls
Organize and Pledge
Loyalty to Equity.
HAST WITH REVOLTERS
SOthern Busy on His New Or
ganization to Serve as
an Armistice.
HAST WITH REvOLTERS

The turmoil in Broadway spread yes
teIday and attacked art In Chicago
Shortly after the theatrical managers
met in solemn conclave to plan further
and injunction suits on the
1919 mo .el of those w the Shuberts
and F. ziegfeld. Jr., and to map out
legal strategy for possible trouble in
Chicago, word arrived that the actors
far flung battleline had been extended
to the Windy City and that two thea
tres there had shut.
The theatres where the principals
and other members OF the casts an
nounced they wouldn't go on last
night were the Cohan Grand Opera
House, where "A Prince There Was"
was the attraction, with Grant Mitch
ell, and the Cort Theatre, where
"Cappy Kicks" was-playing. with Tom
Wise and William Courtney, The clos
ing OF the latter production marks the
first time that the strike has hit Oil
yer Morosco in his artistic nerve.
Injunctions Granted in Boston.
Threats that the strike of the act
ors might spread even to staid old
Boston caused the managers to make
preparations to meet that possibility
yesterday. Attorneys representing
Selwyn & Company and Henry w.
Savage obtained intunctions in the
Massachusetts city enjoining Echlin
Gayer. Boston representative of the
Actors Equity Association. from in
terfering with productions under their
management in Boston. The inJunc-
ton obtained for Selwyn & Company
specifically entoined Gayer from ever
approaching or talking to the mem
bers of the 'Buddies' company, a Sell
wyn production playing at the Park
Square Theatre, on the subject of a
strike"
The terrors of New York by night
while this civil strife is going on in
the theatrical district were heightened
by the definite organization of the
chorus girls into their own union. with
an initial membership in the neighbor-
hood of 500 and with a temporary
president composed entirely OF Marie
Dressler. Miss Dressler upon her
unanimous and uproarious election as
a former member Of the pony bale,
was referred to by a labor organizer
as the emancipatress OF the chorus
girl"
Cohan Quits the Friars.
George NJ. Cohan made the atmos-
pbere livelier with a statement that
every dollar he has was in for a finish
fight AGAINST the actors and their
Equity organization, letting it be un-
derstood that II he were placed in q
position where he had to do business
with the A. E. A. his ambition in life
would be to run an elevator. Much
wrought up over the snubs he has re.
ceived In the last few days from play.
ers whom he has benefited In the past
Mr.. Cohan also rendered his resigna.
| ton as abbot and member of the
Friars, following his move in with.
drawing the Cohan smile and ready
b9nk roll from the Lambs.
All the Other members likewise de
c'ded to withdraw from actors clubs
which have been turned into hotbeds o
theatrical revolt. AL Jolson. according
10 the managers intelligence bureau
sent a special courier from Atlanti,
: City to state to the managers that to tn,
best of his information he was not II
New York city, hadn't been here oil
| Sunday addressing striking actors
4 Anff fol ant In,
| the Equity to close the theatres, and de
clined without thanks the Equity's com
mission as a special deputy not feelin,
himself equal 70 the honor
L. H. Sothern went ahead with hi
preparations to form a group of distin
guished actors who shall end the pres
! ent problem play with a denouemen
! that rebounds to the honor OF all con
cerned. Mr.. Sothern denied that he wa
n, tool OF the managers" in this, de
cfaring that his little group was not
rival organization but simply a sort o
! armistice commission to bring both side
together with the aim OF stopping al
Rialto wars forever. though Mr.. Sother,
did not name 1t a league OF nation
for the stage.
Miss barrymore on Hand.
On the other hand. Eshel Barrymor
projected her personality more tina
ever into the dramatic conflict, appeal
ing In person for the first time in orde
to address a meeting of performers a
strike headquarters and also adding a
extra throb of emotion to the alread
overfiowing meeting of chorus girl
Meanwhile touring parties OF feminin
strikers who were generally pronounce
! first rate 40 far as looks uyenf rnada a,
ing expeditions to Riverside Drive al,
Wall street. elocuting for support fror
thousands and virtually walking o
with the show"
Other automobile demonstrations an
the usual elaborately staged spectacl
known as picketing continued last nigh
to be features of the greatest free sho,
that the metropolis has enjoyed in year
and that promises to have a longer ru
here than manyNa pay as you enter pre-
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