New-York tribune., 1919-12-01
Actors Start
Fight Against
Sunday Shows
Confined from page I


the vaudeville branch Of the Associated
Actors and Artists Of America
"Mr. Chairman" shouted Mr. Shcri-
dan, "Mr. Gilmore is misleading this
party'
He was interrupted by cries of "Sit
down" and "That's no way to talk
about Frank Gillmore." Some Of the
actors began TO groan and hiss, so that
to make himself heard Sheridan had to
raise his voice to its full power. He
cOntinucd:
"Mr. Gilmore talks about legislating
when we are not making any rules.
This is simply resolution"
Ban Includes "All Performances"
1t was all cleared up when the ESQ
lution WAS read before the vote .nd
MIR. Emerson asked if it would be
satisfactory if made to read "opposcd
to all Sunday night performances" and
Mr.. Sheridan said:
That's what wanted all the time"
SO it was adopted and everybody ap.
peared satisfied.
The treaty Of peace that ended tho
actors strike contained a clause gov
erning the Sunday night performance
proposition and many of those Who
discussed the situation yesterday
agreed that it would have to be IN
terpreted by the courts. Paul Turner,
counsel for the Actors Equity Associa-
tion, was appealed to during the DIS
cussion yesterday for an expression on
the question. Among other things he
said:
"The authorities in New York have
the power to stop all of these Sunday
,..f,t
illegal including these so-callcd con-
formances. The authorities can close
them any time they want to-
The actors authorized their council
to develop plans for building for
their organization. This building Is to
include theater. and Francis Wilson
explained after the meeting that the
Equity members hoped to produce their
own plays on their own stage.
Politics Barred, Too
Another resolution adopted instructed
the officers of the organization to keep
the Actors Equity Association out Of
politics. In the last municipal cam
paign Mr.. Wilson was criticised for
sending letter to all the members
urging them to remember their friends.
1t was an appeal for votes for Irwin
Court. His father, Samuel Untermyer,
had championed the cause of the actors
when they were striking.
Frank Bacon ended discussion Of
the Actors Fidelity League, of which
George NJ. Cohan is president, and
which was brought into eXistance dur
ing the strike. Mr.. Bacon, employing
the voice Of "Lightnin' Bill Jones" "
said:
-,
useless as anything in the world. /
don't see what good they are They
are as useless as giass eye at key
hole
There were cries of "move we ad-
jouln' along about 5 o'clock, but
George LeGuerrc managed to get nod
of recognition from Mr. Wilson by
walking down an aisle and waving
frantically.
There are 100000 workers strug-
Cling the same way we struggled last
summer" he said "W @ must not for
get that we are labor organization.
We should aid the steel strikers -
I'VE have aided them" said Mr.. WI
son. eve sent $3.50 to Pittsburgh"
Defeat $1,000 for Steel Strike
That was spent for relief. We've
got $4,000 IN our treasury. | move
we send them $1,000 for the same thing
that won our publicity. The
steel strikers can't get their stuff in
the newspapers. Down on the East
Side the garment wokers'---
Kisses and groans greeted mention
Of the needle workers for the Actors
Equity members, as we'll posted mem
bers of the American Federation of
Labor know that the garment workers
ars usually at swords points with A.
+. of l..
Chairman Wilson put the motion in
this wise;
ut is moved and seconded that We
send $1,000 for publication purposes
TO the steel strikers, to whom we al
ready have sent some money. All in
favor j."
Many voted favorably, but when Mr..
Wilson called for the votes of those
opposed the loud shout of response
left no need for him to announce that
the motion of Mr. LeGuerre had been
defeated.