The sun., 1919-08-12

dignity ana betterfnE the conditions or
the American theefre7"
MIR. sothern stated that he enrolled
sixty members, among them David War
field. Henry Miller and Minnie Maddern
Fislse. Harry Fox's facetious reply to
the inquiry was:
Are we going to have q tank and
banners like the N. v. AT"
Besides laying plans for further legal
attacks. the managers developed their
campaign yesterday by establishing a
publicity headquarters. with William A.
Page and Walter ]. Kingsley in charge.
The actors were not idle either. Early
In the day they invaded Wall Street
with automobiles OVERLOOKING with dainty
but defiant strikera. jefferson De An
gels made speeches. and Ernest Glen
dinning announced that he had Just
Joined the Equity and that his sister,
also becoming q member, would secede
from the company supporting Holbrook
Blinn In Tho Challenge" at the Sci
wyn. Miss Glendinning dropped out in
the evening. her place being taken by
Louise Dyer.
Another production advertised TO have
Its premiere tonight but suffered indeh-
mite postponement was William A.
Brady's presentation Of Grace George in
"She Would and She Did" Mr.. Brady
announced that AT :45' would be re-
instated shortly, with Amelia Bingham
In one of the principal roles and Mr..
Brady himself substituting as the butler.
The Shuberts reiterated their an
nouncement that Those Who Walk in
Darkness would positively come to life
that tho Lyric, where THE Five Million"
has been presented by Il. Ray Comstock
and Morris Gest. would house movies,
commencing on Monday next with De-
liverance." enacted by Helen Keller.
Preparations are being made to revive
"Oh. What a Girr' in the Shubert Thea
ire some time this week, rehearsals be-
binning yesterday with a syncopated
cast. "a Voice in the Dark" announced
for a reopening in the Republic last
night, was postponed indefinitely by A,
H. Woods. "A Bashful Hero" which
was to open at Atlantic City on Monday,
was also called of when Ernest Truck
and the rest Of the cast walked out at
| rehearsal.
1t was reported yesterday that TWEEN
| ty-one road companies which the Woods
Office planned to send on tour have
been held up pending the termination
of the strike. One of the most interest
ing incidents Of the strike was staged
by Mr.. Woods In connection with '-roc
| Many Husbands" Somerset Vaughan
the English playwright who wrote this
comedy. arrived here on Sunday, having
come to this country especially to view
| its premiere
However, It has been put in abeyance
indefinitely during the strike and could
not be shown to its author as a regular
production in any event. since he IL
starting on his way to China in thret
or four days. To soften the disappoint.
ment for him Mr. Woods directed thai
l
| ham.
So in the darkened Hudson Theatre
before an empty auditorium and with
a bare stage, Kenneth Douglas, Estelle
| wildwood and Ernest Lawford had the
novel experience of going through their
parts for a special audience of one
i They were 30 hard up for players that
Clifford Brooke, the stage director. had
to substitute in the part OF woman
But the author was highly pleased--an6
SO was every one except Kenneth Doug.
las who dropped and broke his monocle
The pickets last night rallied prin
cipally about two houses, the Winter
Garden and the Knickerbocker. TIL,
latter reopened with Ada Mae Weeks
as the only principal of Importance left
while George Edward. Gus Shy anC
Marguerite Francesca were the chic
substitutes. At the Winter Garden
WHICH was tWO-tn1ruS nlled. the crowd o.
actors and actresses outside gave suci
an amusing demonstration that man,
patrons decided to stay outside anC
watch the free show there.
Outside strike headquarters on Forty
fifth street several meetings were he'll
to organize the chorus girls into a unio
allied to the SEquity The ladies' O
/. the ensemble were addressed by z,
Wynn. Barney Bernard, Pearl Whit
and various labor organizers. and u
a result $50 chorus girls were said (
have signed up.
"A meeting was held Informally be
, tween officials Of the Equity and rep
resentatives of c. c. Shay, head of tn
stage hands organization, and Josep
NJ. Weber president of the musician:
union. No statement was given out a
to whether arrangements were made I
have the stage hands and musician
walk out on a sympathetic strike, bu
Mr.. Gilmore said afterward that h
was much pleased with the result O
the conference.
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