New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Managers Offer
TO Meet Actors:
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row night at the Vanderbilt Theatre as
.cheduled-at least, not with an unim-
JARED cast. Miss Georges husband
William A. Brady, is member of the
Producing Managers Association. Miss
Georges supporting cast includes John
Cromwell, Cora Witherspoon. Edward
Arnold, John Stokes, May Collins, Har-
yey Fletcher and others, some of whom
sre said to be mem bers of the Actors
Equity Association.
sam Harris, of Cohan & Harris, af-
tor conference in his Office with other
members of the Producing Managers
ASSOCIATION. said that they had no in
tention Of attempting to reopen all the
darkened theatres tonight. He did not
say when the attempt would be made
Among those who attended the confer
ence we're David Belasco, Lee Shubert
lawrence Weber. Arthur Uammerstein
and William A. Brady.
Al the Offices of the Actors EQUITY
Association in the Fitzgerald Building
it was announced by Grant Stewart
corresponding secretary, that tcle-
gram had been received from Raymond
Hitchcock in which that comedian
said:
THE rumor that I was preparing to
replace a striking actor is absolutely
false. | am still 4 member of the as
sociation. It can command me-"
Barrymores Stand With Actors
The entire Barrymore family
Ethel, Jack and Lionel-has lined up
with the actors. according to John
Drew, their uncle, who addressed the
strikers from the stems OF strike head
quarters last night. The veteran actor
said his neDhews sent word through
him that they are with the Actors
Equity Association. and read the fol-
lowing letter from Ethel Barrymore. in
private life Mrs. Russell Colt:
while my entire theatrical career
las been associated with but one man
agemcnt. from which | have received
only fairness and nsideration. | feel
that the traditions of my family and
my personal predictions ally me log
cally and irremediably with the mem
hers of my profession in the Actors
Equity Association.
ETHEL BARYMORE."
The actors anticipate difficulty in
getting theatres for a series Of pro-
posed benefit performances, but abso-
iu.ely none at all in getting audiences.
One Of them said
We can stage q show worth SIS ad-
mission for the same money the public
has been paying at the musical shows
around town. Not only that, but we
can keep at least four benefits running
continuously Contemplate. if YOU
please, bill that viii include ed
Wynn, Al Jolson, the Dooleys-but the
list is endless
1t was suggested yesterday that if
the strikers were unsuccessful in rent
ing theatre centrally located they
might rent Carnegie Hall, or some of
the East< Side Jewish theatres. Madi-
son Square Garden was considered too
!arEe for their purpose.
Strikers Seek Recruits
The Lambs Club and the Friars we're
TIE prlrcip2l recruiting grounds yester-
day Of the strikers. There the few
actors o. consequence who are not
members Of the Actors Equity Associa-
ION lave been surrounded by their
friends pleading and arguing with
iacm MOI - "scab, quite a though
hoy were I. group Of striking stroetcar
conductors OF bricklayers Several
actors Wno were reported to have de-
sided 10 stick with the strikers after
being suhiected to q fire OF oratory are
men whose names have gllttered in
electric lights on Broadway for many
seasons
The Shuberts announced last night
mat ka.pn Herr, who on Friday made
Application for membership in the
Actors Equity Association, had with
drawn his application. Herr has been
playing in Monte Cristo. jr"
L. c. Wiswel, representing the Pro-
ducng Managers Association. last
night issued this list of women play
ers who have resigned from the Actors
Equity Association: Zelda Sears Mrs.
WlsweMl, Laura Hone Crews, Janet
beecner and her sister, Olive Wynd-
nam Naill Nalli and Jeanette Lowrie.
lengthy statement was issued last
night b. the Producing Managers AS
ssociatlon setting forth their position.
IN this the history Of the negotiations
between the Actors Equity Association
ana Their own organization was traced
from their first meeting at the Hotel
Claridge, on May ., to the calling Of
the strike last week.
Managers Blame Agitators
IN TINS statement they said:
10 further make forever impossible
any relationship between the MANAGERS
ana the Actors Equity Association Mr..
W lson, president of the A. L. A., took
Into hls councils two notorious apita-
TORS and trouble makers, who before
'neir DOWNFALL had created great havoc