The sun., 1919-09-05
ACTORS BRIGHTEN
AWAY PEACE DOVE
81 Producers Assert When
Equity Spurns Their
Concessions.
WAR TO THE FINISH NOW
Theatre Owners, Declare They
Met Every Demand Of
the Strikers.

p-osnect of a speedy amicable settle
-. NJ the actors strike took wings
-, risht when the Producing Man.
,,.r. Association announced that the
,,,ors Equity Association had fatty re-
,.,,.a an offer which had practically
.,,csded all of its original demands.
rnus frustrated in their attempts at
..,os the managers declared that they
mia again take up the sword; would
r,ooen all theatres in the near future
.rs would stapd their ground until the
.,,ors should cry Hold. enough"
The contract which they submitted to
a, Faulty included, according to the
r.nasers, provision for recognition Of
N. association and clause which would
,rovide for settlement of future differ
.Dcss between producers and actors,
sage hands and musicians by aroitra-
ton.
,rs-ad the actors individual contracts
.sicb would invest the Actors Equity
association with full power to represent
.nd arbitrate for the individual actors.
mis- contract would also have provided
q, notice before any future contem-
Mated walkout should be put into effect
sns for efforts at mediation. 1T was
proposed that it run for a period OF hve
years.
According to the managers. the actors
refused to be bound any longer than. IN
m January /, 1921. Both sides are said
10 have declared that they have taken
their final stand in the conflict, and
each expressed an unwillingness to make
further concessions.
Bitter War Now Seen.
The theatrical war foreshadowed BY
he managers announcement promises tC
be bitter, as the Equity has just an
nounced a plan by which they profess
10 be able to fight the managers al
their own game. This is a scheme fol
independent booking by The Equity, by
which that organization would route
. productions of any friendly producer OF
q percentage basis. taking no part II
supervising the show presented. Thi!
. Undertaking. which is distinct from thu
| understanding arrangement already un
Der way, would have 500 Independent
l theatres, including large motion pic
. lures houses, available throughout tn,
country for it's accomplishment.
. The following statement from the
. managers was handed out late last nigh
| W Arthur Hopkins:
The Producing Managers Association
trough its attorneys conveyed to tn,
| cuncil of the Actors Equity Associa
ten an outline of conditions under whicI
hey believed the present strike coul,
Be terminated and a recurrence of strike
IN the theatre be made reasonably re
| note
AS TO form of individual contrac
they offered the members of the Actor
Equity Association a better contrac
han they or their council had ever con
tnded for.
As to the protection of the actor Il
f1lhlment of contract. they conceded tn
Actors Equity Association full powe
to represent and arbitrate for the in
6ivdual actor.
AS a means of prevention of futur
sympathetic strikes on the part OF tn
actors stage hands or musicians the,
submitted a proposal OF notice and arbi
ration.
This was rejected by the Actor
Equity Association.
"As assurance that the actor woul
be free to fulfil his contracts in tn
future clause was proposed by whic
neither the actor nor the manager coul
be permitted a violation of contrac
because of any action taken by an
association to which either belonged.
This was rejected by the Actor
| Equity Association.
The Producing Managers Associate
proposed five year agreement with tn
Actors Equity Association.
The Actors Equity Association re
lected it, and refused to be bound b
any agreement beyond December 81
1921, meaning an agreement that woul
expire at the height of the theatrica
season. When this was pointed out t
me Actors Equity counsel, they reptile
mat any agreement made would hav
terminate on the last day of tn
calendar year
The managers agreed to abandon a
carnage suits against actors who ha
violated their contracts, to establish n
blacklist to discriminate In no wa
against any actor becauseI of his men
oership In the Actors Equity Associa
ton
IN desire to insure against close
"op me managers required that men
gers OF the Actors Equity Associate
Eolld work with members Of the Actor
Ilaelity League, or any other organ
'Aauoh' or no organization.
Inc Actors Equity Association r,
League.
Inc Producing Managers Associate
ouy sought reasonable guarante,
ssalnst closed shop and strikes. TT
.uglors Equity Association refused an,
+. ing mat thu Producing Manager
'' ..r, eonstrue as reasonable guarantee
Inc Producing Managers communics
~ was civil and in no sense one
sy The Actors Equity Associate
S terminated with the followin
paragraph: we add, however. that II
Lse OF the word unacceptable" in tn
Ter means that those whom we rel
r ooeut nave taken, with reference to ii
referred to. a position whic
a. oppressed In our letter is defini
me Producing Managers ASSOCIATE
aires" 0'ei'i"s Vi All III
Answer Sent to Managers.
answering the statement of the Pr
SS.ms Managers Association Just
Fi'eiu, an attorney for the Acto
Equlty Association issuad n statan,a