New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
agreement Reached at 3
AM. To-day After Long
Conference by Man
ayers; Result a Surprise
Open Shop Is
Agreed Upon
Musicians and Sta g e
Hands in 100 Shubert
Houses Had Just Quit

The actors strike was settled before
dawn this morning. Augustus H.
Thomas made the announcement
little before 3 a. m. at the Hotel st.
Regis. The open shop had been agreed
mon. Mr.. Thomas said, and the strike
was off. Francis Wilson, president of
The Actors Equity Association, said
that the settlement was reached with
satisfaction to both sides.
Members of the Producing Managers
Association had been in session for
about seven hours at the st. Regis
with members of the Actors Equity
Association. Mr.. Thomas, when he
entered the hotel lobby to make his
announcement, came from the room
where the conference had been held.
Fidelity Not Represented
George M Cohan's organization, the
Actors Fidelity League, was not rep
resented a. the conference. Mr.. Cohan,
whose organization was having a meet
Ing at the Hotel Biltmore at the time,
knew however, that managers and
striking actors were meeting together
although ne thought the meeting was
at the Hotel Astor He declared EN-
phaticaliy that any agreement that was
reached would extend recognition to
the Actors Fidelity League.
Members of the committee of mana
gers at the Hotel st. Regis included
Henry W. Savage. John L. Golden,
Samuel Harris, All. H. Woods, William
A. Brady, Arthur Hopkins and David
Belasco. They departed at once for
the office of Cohan & Harris, whittier
had been summoned all producing
managers, who could be reached by
telephone.
A Rush for Peace
Managers were summoned even from
their country homes, some of them far
out on Long Island. The committee
OF the Producing Managers Associa-
tion was determined to lay the terms
OF settlement they had agreed to be-
lore the entire body at the earliest
possible moment in order to facilitate
'ae reopening of the theatres.
lhe agreement followed on the heels
OF severe blow dealt to the Shuberts
0y the International Union of Stage
hsnds and Motion Picture Operators
and by the Musicians Union. Charles
v Shay, head of the former organiza-
a0n and Joseph n. Weber, head of the
after, telegraphed last night to their
"Fious locals throughout the country,
sdvising them that the Shubert houses
were unfair"
Inc kilograms were responded to at
0ace with strikes. Lee Shubert said
"s mad received messages from his
managers indicating that the stage
asnas had walked out in 100 theatres.
:" addition to sending the kilograms,
"e union leaders sent out a circular
''''e' 10 sO0 theatres booking Shubert
p'0ductlons, advising them that the
'auoerts were "unfair.'
Fidelity Has Urquiet Meeting
me meeting of Mr.. Cohan's organ
s. .s','on at the Biltmore earlier in the
sns although non-members were
.i'fsd, d developed the customary amount
."sckiing, and in the course of
d,,,' '~o members walked out. The
IN was Charles Hilton, who got
Va, :" inquire whether the league
Quar- union, and proceeded with other
At shs. amid a storm of booing, until
as woman accused him of coming
mace .; his exit. ~ ' ''''o"
,sm;s %s second incident occurred during
ss,;la ss,;lminiseence of the early days of the
M r., related by George NJ. Cohan.
10 s;'n Sonan had said that he had decide
h,Is Isse up business for a year and
Sat...a an automobile tour of the United
.-s. and had got as far as New
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