The sun., 1919-08-24
2 MORE THEATRES
CLOSED BY STRIKE
Continued from First Paos.

nate Mr.. Conan. whether any one else
could hear him or her do 1t or not.
Mr. Cohan will nor even receive the
committee to notify him Of his election
until after Monday when he will resign
from the managers association. He
was asked whether this meant that the
firm of Conan q Harris will dissolve
and that he will entirely withdraw from
managing and producing.
II don't know yet" he replied. ~1'll
do anything my people, the actors. want
me to do"
Incidentally Mr.. Cohan's offer Of $780,
900 to finance the new organisation was
turned down by the organization COM
mittee. They insist that the new BROTH
erhood must not be known as a child OF
the managerial bosem in any way. They
say that they are going to finance their
own way out OF actors money and the
organization committee subscribed 800
apiece yesterday with which to defray
the expenses of the new headquarters at
122 West Forty-third street, and other
expenses until dues begin to come in.
Omcers Are Elected.
Louis Mann was elected uce-president
of the league, Allan Dinshart, secretary
William Collier, treasurer and upon the
lTSI DObTu Oh ulTeCLOTS were CuOSen La
vid warfield, Mrs. Fiske. Holbrook Blinn.
Wood, Lenore Ulrfc. Frederick Carr,
Janet Beecher. Arthur Ashley. Zelda
Sears, Jose Rubin. Gladys Hanson, w.
II. Gilmore, Otis Skinner. Willard Mack,
Lester Lonergan, George Barnum.
George MacFarlane. John Halliday and
Julia Dean.
Most of those named were present at
the meeting, Mr.. Warfeld.. Miss Wood.
Miss Uric, Miss Beecher and Mr.. Ash
ley sitting on the platform. kilograms
were read from Otis Skinner, Mrs.
Fiske. Laura Hope Crews and others
well known.
When Howard Kyle read the constitu-
ton and bylaws there was but one
change inserted. AS originally read It
provided that two blackballs in the board
or directors would be enough to reject
an applicant for membership. This
reused the democratic ire OF Jose Rubin
I'VE will welcome all the members OF
our profession" he said. After this Is
all over you know there 10 going to be
much acrimony. We ought not to limit
the choices for membership to the win
OF two men,"
After 1t had been explained just what
Mr.. Rubin wanted Mr.. Mann got some
one to make n motion and It was
whooped through. A majority of quo
rum will elect any qualified one to men,
bership.
The only other change proposed was
one that would require referendum
vote before a strike.
There never amt a-going to be no
strike" cried Mr.. Mann. and the change
was lost in the applause.
| Instead OF mechanism for a strike the
| constitution provides permanent board
| Of arbitration composed of two actors,
| two managers, and an umpire selected
by these four.
RehearsaIs Are stopped.
| The only move in which the strikers
were successful yesterday was in stop
ming the rehearsals of whats the
| Odds" a musical version Of Checkers "
under the management of Shannon
| Bennett. Billy Meehan. Charles Mckay
\ and Mabel Withe, with thirty-six other
| members Of the cast, had told the man.
| agement they would rehearse but would
not go on with a production. Yesterday
| they were called out of rehearsal by the
F, Equity Meehan and Mckay were later
at the meeting Of the Mann organization
| and 1t was limited that they would be
among the joiners.
The Equity also yesterday received
renewed assurances of support from tho
English Actors Association. The Eng
lish thespians cabled that unless theil
American brethren and sisters won rec
ignition for the union they would not b.
| worthy citizens of free country.
Before Justice Hendricks yesterda!
morning the attorneys disagreed as t
| whether the Justices decision when II &
rendered on Monday will AFFECT tn,
strike itself. Attorneys for the striker
insist that whether or not Justice Hen
drick decides the Equity and Its officer
conspired to injura the managers ant
may be restrained that cannot alter tn
right of actors to strike.
81 believe the decision will settle tn
strike" Justice Hendricks remarked. re
ferring to a similar proceeding In tn
cloak and suit strike of 1913.
Martin w. Llttleton of counsel for tn
actors insisted that the managers asso
citation was an illegal conspiracy. an
that they could not come into a court O
equity with clean hands and ask a re
straining order against the actors
When Mr.. Mann finally adjourned tn
Fidelity League meeting yesterday
was to permit the organization com
mittee to inform Mr.. Conan of his cleo
ton as president and to bring him t
the next meeting on Monday night.