New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Five Theatres
Rc-opened as
Strike Ends
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Nv. . Ar E~ark Cil'ncl, and taesc
rus.u. Sheffield fo'mer
", riarcelor Dare oi New te''.
-, n T~r~cr Trc mansEcff wNI.
~o.'~'s,rt.a ~ Sam Harris president
a. ,he pro.ucinE Manage, AS '' ~
ton. Henry V Ssrars. ara Nteins
Rs;rb,idge Colby. Levy Mayer VIII
;o,, x ~ and lcsorf Autf ttc'.
The settlement Of the STRIKE 'al'e" "a
RAJ, on ali Of the amusement enter
,yees fa.herci by the eot'rs EQUITY
a.Sociation. shows Wv running ."+
o. direction ave their las: perform
!, .cs ~ last night. snd those planned for
,h;s week have hcc" cancelled So
Past Battle Forgotten
xov tba, he way is over. and actors
i - r,anacc-s have .urncd again TO CO.
sners,ion. many showed reluctance yes
,sraaV 10 discuss 'he settlement. inc
hstchet was buried they said and 1t
WAS best TO lc. II remain so. Is IN s'a $
n the late conflict. though recently
1 hiring fighting words at each other,
| YESTERDAY were inclined to pay tribute
! TO their opponents.
William A. Brady remarked .hat
they were "the finest gentlemen ever
dealt with"
Bntn SIueS SdtieuNu
eve are satisfied" said Arthur Hop
kins. The actors are satisNed. Now.
let's forget il and see If we can IND
some plays that will not cause the puo-
lie 10 regret the reopening OF the the
stres.'
Frank Gilmore said;
The meeting last night was most
interesting. Everybody was anxious 10
a.
A.. fed and friendly
I;,tle celebration attended the an
rouncement that the strike was over.
for mos, of the actors had gone home
70 bed by the time the decision was
made public At Equity headquarters
later in the day q belated jubilation
WAS held.
The status of the Actors Fidelity
League. of which George M. Cohan is
president, did not enter into the dis
cussion that preceded the settlement
of the strike. Augustus Thomas said.
Closed Shop Not Asked
"There was no attempt by either
,ar,v 10 get the better of the negotia-
tions.r he said The Equity will be
recognized as acting for the actors.
There will be no closed shop The
status of Fidelity did not enter into
the discussion Ii was a general arm
is.ice and a general agreement to take
back actors and actresses and no de-
msnds were made TO dismiss any actor
or actress.
Nr. Cohan announced that the de-
cisiOn was a victory Tor everyone, IN
GLIDING mis- organization.
"As see IT," he said. "it is a victory
for all concerned. The Actors Fidelity
League is a permanent and secure or
ganization and has accomplished eX-
actly the thing which it set out to do
namely 10 save the theatre from the
closed shop.
"As president Of the league | am
clad 20 announce that we are proud
and happy to be in the position we
hold .o-day-free to act as our own
agents-free 10 put our signatures to
contracts and feel and know that no
affiliations, no outside forces can ever
have control over our future IN the
theatre
ave bear no malice, we condemn no
man, but we shall always demand our
rights.
Musicians and stage hands who went
out on sympathetic strike with the
EQUITY returned to work both here and
in all other cities affected by the walk
out. The boycott of the Shubert en-
terprises called Saturday by Charles {.
Shay Of the stage hands also was re-
ecinded.
Stage Hands Go Back
"The strike is over" said Mr. Shay
"The part Of the stage hands IN this
has been TO help support their fellow
members Of the theatrical profession
We have received no benefit from the
strike We didn't ask any.
81 have wired ESQ locals of my union
to 20 back TO work. | have ordered all
my men in New York to go back to
work | cannot make any statements IN
regard 20 the Fidelity League. Organ
lied labor does not make policy of
recognizing an organization that has
been formed in opposition TO one af-
flated with labor. AS far as we are
concerned, the Fidelity League is a
private club"
Chorus Girls Are Gamers
Marie Dressler, president Of the
Chorus Equity Association. smiled
broadly when asked about the strike
settlement. and said she had nothing to
say except that she was "supremely
happy"
Colonel Earle Boothe, chairman Of
the Equity's entertainment committee,
said that although all of the union 5
amusement entersrises had been can
: celled, there was a possibility that
some profits sharing scheme whereby
actors would benefit more fully for
their work might be worked out IN the
future.
"Our enterprises have met with as
tonishing success" he said. "Our finan-
cial Offices have been handling more
than $4,000 daily. | believe the profit
sharing theatre will become perma-
nent part of the theatrical industry,
whether operated BY an organization
or by private interests"
Those who met at the st. Regis
Friday night and Saturday morning
sented the managers, the Equity, the
stagehands, the musicians and the play
wrights. They we're:
Managers-Wiliam A. Brady. Ar
thur Hopkins. Sam II. Harris, Henry
W. Savage. David Belasco, A. ii. Woods
and John l.. Golden.
Equity-Francis Wilson. Frank Gill
more. Marie Dresslcr, Ethel Barry
more, Lillian Russell.
! Muscians-Joseph n. Weber. presi-
dent Of The American Federation OF
Musicians.
Stagehands Charles C. Shay, presi.
dent Of the International Alliance OF
Theatrical Stage Employees.
Piaywr. .ghts-Augustus Thomas and
\ EEugcnc Buck.
:. BainDridgc Colby and William
Kline represented the interests OF the
managers, and Paul Turner, W. Il.
Rubin and Justus Sheffield. the Equity.
Dir. Thomas presided.