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cast were individually free TO do as they
saw ne. They did II by walking out.
Eddie Cantor, one Of the principals, said
a~fterward that he had no complaint
against Florence ziegfeld personally. but
felt tina as long as he was freed from
the restraining order his duty lay with
his brother actors.
mo n can say anything against MIR.
ZiogfeId,'' he said. ITO show YOU on
what good terms we are I went to the
box office this evening and drew $3.50.
But as long as Mr.. Ziegfeld allies him
self with the managers. / feel 1t my duty
to ally myself with the actors"
Cantor denied that he had don IN
picket duty. He said that al the priD-
cipals went to the theatre last night,
but that they had decided they should
quit. The plea of Mr., zlegfeld with the
chorus n been more successful and
none of the animate background was
missing when the show closed.
ZieEfeId Talks to Chorus
Mr.. zlegfeld assembled the women Of
! the ensemble this afternoon and prom
ised them $40 a week more than any
contract the Equity Association could
give them. He called to their attention
the fact that he had never charged them
for shoes or stockings. and said h a
many Of them had several hundred
dollars worth of wardrobe in their dress
Ing rooms which he had paid for.
Furthermore. girls" he continued,
~ have never called you for rehearsal
before IL in the morning. Every one
of you has always had you beauty
sleep. The girls in the midnight frolic
have never been called before 2 in the
afternoon. ] fnave given girls hits
ard have made them principals as far
as possible. Remember, young ladies,
my companies have made the American
girl the most popular factor on the must
cal stage of America"
mr.. Ziegfeld's remarks" says his
veracious press agent. were greeted
with cheers" At any rate the Follies
girls stayed.
The other casualty Of the day, the
closing of "39 East" produced CON-
muniques from both sides of the usual
mutual divergence. From Miss Rachel
Crothers, who is Ill In a Westchester
hospital, came the announcement that
the closing was In violation of every
principle of right and justice. A repre-
sentative of Miss Crothers, however, as.
serted that she had personally mad an
Equity contract with every member oil
the company when the play opened
weeks ago. She said she is the owner
| and producer of the play She charged
that the players nae walked out In re-
Spouse to a call signed by Burton
| Churchill of the Equity Association ir
violation Of their Equity contracts while
| the orchestra was playing the overture
Yesterday afternoon and the house wal
| filled.
This is a sample of an Equity con,
tract" said Miss Crothers's statement
Miss Crothers does not belong to the
Managers Association.
Think shuberts own II.
h At the headquarters of the Equity q
was stated that action had been taker
against "39 East" because the Equit,
was convinced that the Shuberts wer'
the real owners and producers of tn,
play and that Miss Crothers's name wa,
being used simply as c~amoufage.
Arthur Hopkins was moved to tax,
UP this phase of the situation in &
statement yesterday in which he in
sisted that the managers were perfect,
willing to treat with the actors collec
i lively as soon as they bring forward al
organization In whose contracts tn,
managers can a faith.
"A member of the Actors Equity AS
ISOLATION" he said, can 10 longer freel!
enter into any contract with a manage
which he liz certain of fulfilling. HI
first obligation is to the Actors Equit!
Association. He signs an oath ant
gives a bond nat at all times he viii
abide by the dictates of the association
"If he is ordered to break. a contrac
he will break II or be expelled from tn
association and called a scab.
THE contract between actor and man