The sun., 1919-08-12
.SHUDERTS BRING
SUIT FOR 100000


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ployees to leave the Shubert services
by threats. intimidation. coercion or
abusive and violent language" and from
deterring others who seek employment
with these managers. Tine complaint
also asks that the strike resolutions of
the defendant association. passed last
week, be declared illegal and void.
Defendants Are Lfsted.
The shuberts state that they spent
more than 100000 on each production.
and many thousands mere on advertis-
ing. The defendants whom they seek to
enjoin, In addition to the Equity officials.
are. the following:
Barney Bernard, Jefferson de Angels,
Arthur Byron. Thomas A. Wise, George
Nash, Walter Jones' Herbert Corthell,
Grant Mitchell. Joseph Santley. Frederic
Santley, Norman Trevor. Harry Browne,
Frank Hatch, Lumsden Hare. Sam Ber-
nard, Ralph Morgan. Ernest Truck.
George lie Guerre, John Charles Thomas,
Louis Simon, Robert Gray, Morgan
Conan. Robert Kelley, Harrison Hunter,
Eddie Toy. Carl Hyson, Hazard Short.
Harry HARDWOOD, Cyril Scott, oliver p.
Hoggie. Richard Gordon. John Stokes.
Richard w. Tucker, Cyril Chadwick.
Willard Boyd, Francis X. Bushman,
Richard earle, William p. Carleton, Ed
ward Mcrdaunt, Pedro de Cordoba,
Harry Conor. william Courtleigh, Doug
las Fairbanks. William Courtenay, Will
lam s. Hart, Henri de Vries, Allan Dwan,
Denman Maley, Laurette Taylor, j.
Forbes Robertson, Cyril Maude, Wallace
Hddingep George r Platt. Frank Reicher.
ha In To
ertson Forrest Robinson William Far
mum, Dustin Farnum. Elsie Ferguson,
Max Figman, Trixie Friganza, Robert T.
Haines, Sam Hardy, Ben Hendricks, De
Wolf Hopper. Cyril Keightley, William
]. Kelly, Joseph Kilgour, Wilton Lack
aye, Sheldon Lewis, Thomas j. MacGrane,
Frank Mcintyre. George MacFariane, An
drew Mack, George q. McQuarrie. ].
Hartley Manners. Robert Mantell. Eddie
W.. Matheson, Fuller Mellish, Antonio
Moreno, John DAILY Murphy. Mary
Nash, Florence Nash. Conrad Nagel.
William Norton. ALA Nazimova, Fred
Niblo, James L. Crane, Eugene O'Brien.
James O'Neill, Frederick Perry. Francis
Byrne, Guy Bates Post, Tyrone Power,
Edwin ]. Radcliffe, Thomas W. Ross,
George Probert, Ernest Lawford. Henry
Kollxer, Frank Keenan,. Julius Tanner,
Fred Stone, Emily Stevens, Hilda Spong,
Otis Skinner, Julia Sanderson, William
Sampson. Charlie Ruggles Orrin John
son, Henry Jewett. De Witt c. Jennings,
Margaret Wicherly. Russ Whitan.
Walker Whiteside. Scott welcher. Harry
B. Warner, Charles Waldron. Brondon
lyman, Julian Eltinge. Edgar A. Ely,
Herbert Yost, Leo Ditrichstein, William
b. Mack. Louise Mcintosh. Montague
Love, John Emerson, Philip Merivale,
Dodson Mitchell. Frank Monroe. Edwin
Nlcander, Chauncey Olcott. Eleanor
Painter, Florence Reed, Charles Nc
Naushton. Colin Campbell. Henry War
wick, Edwin Taylor, Olive Reeves Smith,
Sydney Jarvis. John L. Miltern, Richie
Ling, Vincent Serrano. c. Aubrey Smith
Herbert Standing. Jr., Henry Stephen
son. Charles A. Stevenson. Willis p.
Sweatnam, Jessie Glendenning. Ernest
lGlendenning, Billie b. Van, Henry Il
twalthall, Dallas Wexford. Charles B.
welles. Will West, John Wesley, Nal
colin Williams. Forrest Winant. Oswald
| Yorke, Lionel Adams. Maclyn Arbuclsle
| Roy Atwell, King Baggott, Byron Beas-
| ley, Richard Bennett. George Beban
James Bradbury, Donald Brian, Edmund
| Breese, Frederic Burton, Frank Kemblt
Cooper. Frazer Coulter, Frank Craven
Maurice Costello and Frederic de Belle
! Vile
| Inc suit Dy LleBIelu annotated
that of the Shuberts, so he has the dis
tinction of being the first theatrical man
| aser to resort to the customary expedi
ent Of an Injunction in a labor war. II
his complaint. which was filed by his at
| torneys Dittenhoeffer Fishel h,
names as defendants Francis Wilson. in
1 dividuany and as president of tn,
| Equity; John Cope. Harry Mountford
James Fitzpatrick. Paul r. Turner
Harry c. Browne and the following
members of the Equity. who also appea
in the "Follies":
Eddie Cantor. Gus Van. Joseph Schenci
Johnny Dooley. Ray Dooley. Eddie
Bowling and John Steel Eddie Cantor
| according ito the managers, resigned
from the Equity yesterday. Mr. ziegfel
obtained the injunction from Justic,
Richard p. Lydon in the Supreme Cour
on an order directing the defendants q
show cause on the morning OF Friday
August 10, at 10 80 O'Clock, why the,
should not be permanently restrained
from interfering with the ZiegfelC
forces by threats. intimidation o.
force" or from marching upon the side
walks IN front Of the theatre or in tn
rear of the theatre Mt which the plain
tiff's production 10 being precented." TIL,
Injunction pendente lite was obtained oil
allegations Of conspiracy.
ziegfeId Feels Honored.
Earlier in the day ziegfeid made thi
statement: IT feel honored to be abb
to announce that I have to-day becom
a member OF the Producing Manager
Association"
Another producer who Joined thei
ranks yesterday was Walter Wanger
who has been producing John Fergu
son" at the Fulton Theatre by arrange
ment with the Theatre Guild. Thi
drama has hitherto been granted ex
emption by the Equity, as all its mem
bers have their form of contract MI
Wanger stated last night that he pal,
a lump sum to the Theatre Guild 70
their services and the use of st. Johl
G. Ervine's play. John Ferguson
was played last night without inter
ference from the Equity.
One of the designations from tn
Equity which the managers body elaine
yesterday was that of E. Lyall Swett
the English actor and stage director O
His Majesty's Theatre, London who sen
a cablegram to the secretary Of tn
Actors Association of Great Britain urg
ing that organization to think twice be
fore taking further steps to ally them
selves with the American unit.
sOthern Has Organization.
E. II. Sothern was busy yesterday en-