New-York tribune., 1919-08-12

women who spoke in the strets the pre-
vious night had toured the downtown
financial section, appealing for SYM
psthy for the actors and their cause.
Mrs. Shelley Hull was directing the ef-
forts of many of the actresses. The
automobiles used by the women speak
crs were driven by well-known actors.
Jed Prouty one, another being driven
by Herbert Corthell.
Stage Stars on Firing Line
At Martcra's restaurant, where the
principal activity was the organization
Of the chorus girls, it was announced
that every actor was doing some kind
of strike duty. Sam Bernard was max
Nash was "persuading" a recalcitrant
who had declined to strike; Ernest
Glendcnning (who is scheduled to open
Wednesday in "A Regular Feller" at
the Cort Theatre) was pursuing in an
automobile actor-friends who hadn't
declared themselves; Marie Dresslcr
telephoned to say she had hurried home
from the Canadian woods and was
"awaiting orders" from strike head
quarters; Bance Ring came in ana
volunteered for any sort of strike
duty; Sophie Tucker telcphoned to say
she wasn't going to work during the
strike even though She, as a cabaret
singer, was not eligible to join the
Actors Equity Association; Pearl
White addressed a gathering of strlk-
ing stage folk and assured them that
organization, and not the play, was "the
thing"
1--WE just gotten my ticket from
Equity" said Miss White. Pm.
union laborer, if yoW want to call me
one They try to tell us we are artists.
Yes, we're artists. but-we work"
Reports on DisloyaI Asked
On the walls Of the restaurant din
ing room where the stage folks are
holding their rallies are number of
large signs. One of these is headed:
"Disloyal List" 1t reads: ave want
volunteers to make them see they are
wrong. We want reports, on those who
are rchearsing and those who have
taken the places of Equity Members.
Report to your captain"
Amalgamated Street and Electric Car
Workers Union, also spoke during the
afternoon. He said:
"I'fn a motorman and 7 was born an
Englishman. For years you people have
been saying an Englishman has no
sense of humor. That may be, but this
strike of yours is the funniest thing
in the world to me. Who'd have
thought you'd be SO vulgar?"
One of the strikers shouted
"Thats what Sam Harris wanted to-
know"
"If New York were little, Bolshevik
Paterson. N. j." continued Jones, "the
managers couldn't persuade people to
come into their playhouses if the
actors were on strike. Union labor
would put the theatres on the unfair
list
CAS- one motorman to his fellow
union laborers, let me remind you to
follow Shakespeare advice-stick"
Chorus Girls Signed Up
David Bogart, an official of the
Grand Opera Choral Union, a branch
Of the American Federation of Labor,
also spoke. hen the chorus girls were
called in and told that 73O of their
number had signed up with the auxi-
iary Of the Equity that is being organ
lied for the members of the chorus
Then Ed Wynn climbed on a table and
told them:
so help me, Hannah, don't care if
neve: play on the stage again so long
as we win this strike. believe Pm
going to be made the goat by the man
ayers"
Here there were shouts Of "No, no."
eve won't let them," eve won't go
back until you do" Mr.. Wynn con-
tinued:
81 can afford it for a few years, but
| didn't make my money in the theat-
rical business, at that. have just
bought a home, and my home is open
to six people of the stage who may
not be able to stand the strain
"For you girls of the chorus there
is not going to be any more rehearsing
for twelve weeks without pay; nor any
$50 shoe bills"
When Sidney Jarvis appears in the