The sun., 1919-08-14
OF ACTORS
STOPS MORE SHOWS


attend. No are among the
number.
Mr.. Sothern says his lawyer has ad-
vised him that the have the
right to attach the bank accounts and
other property of the actors connected
with the Equity, whether they have or
have not been active in the strike.
Hence Mr.. Sothern Is distinctly worried
about the whole situation.
1T is my simple desire to bring about
a settlement satisfactory and honorable
to both parties he said yesterday. AS
a neutral mediator l am damned by both
sides. Of course But 1 have twenty-one
contracts with managers for next season.
and I have thirty contracts with men
and women of the Actors Equity
Equity contracts. II these contracts
can't be enforced where do I come out
But more than for any personal
reason I want to see the trouble settled
Turner's Talk With Gest.
The other report of possible concilia-
tion between the two warning factions
arose early In the day when II was
whispered in the streets of Gath that
Paul Turner, attorney for the Equity
had. approached Morris Gest with an
offer of peace and that Mr.. 'Gest had
made the same overture toward Mr.
Turner. According to the latter state
ment Of Mr.. Turner he met Mr.. Gest
outside police court-police court bids
fair to rival the Lambs as a gathering
place for the profession-and asked Mr.
Gest how Mrs. Gest Ia.
Mr.. Gest had been a friend of mine
for many years." Mr.. Turner explained
But, Of course, Morrie and 1 hadn't
talked very long before the subject of the
strike came up. / told him 1 had talked
to lots Of managers, and / couldn't fol
the life of me see What was keeping the
strike going. / told him the actors had
long g gone on record as willing &c
settle things. All the I'd
talked to old me they believed the
actors demands to be Just, and I couldn',
see why a conference shouldn't be ar.
ranged.
Then Morrie rambled Off into a reel.
tation Of his own troubles. And Of
course that made 1t hopeless.
Morrie.' said I to him. do You wan'
to see this thing settled?
Before the Lord|I do he answered
but look at me with s25o,0oo tied up
and didn't I always treat everybod,
right, and
! And that's the way II ended. 1 tolt
him finally that the position
would result In general labor turmoil ant
trouble for every man and woman In an,
way connected with the theatre. And W,
parted. That's just the way 1t hap
pened."
Injunction Is Dissolved.
The closing of the Follies was brough
about through the dissolution by Justic,
Lydon Of the Supreme Court OF the in
junction he had granted on Tuesday re
straining the Actors Equity and tn,
individual performers in the Follies from
closing he show. Yesterday Justui
Sheffield. as attorney for Eddie Cantor
Gus Van. Joseph Schenck. Ray ant
Johnnie Dooley and Eddie Bowling, wen
before Justice Lydon and asked that tn,
Injunction be raised so far as his clients
personally were concerned. After send
Ing for Morris Gerber. counsel for tn
Follies. Justice Lydon granted Mr.. Shelf
fields plea.
Justice Lydon told the Follies a~ttorne.
that he would not give him %injunctiv,
relief against the breaking of contract
by individuals but only against person
who might induce or cause others t
break their contracts. The injunction
against the Equity Association and it
officers still stood. but the players in tn