Arizona republican., 1919-08-12
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Winter Garden Company Seeks $5OO,OOO Damages from Striking Performers
 Many Screen Stars Are Included in Threat en to Attach Bank Ac- counts
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1I.-Suits for s500.000 for damages alleged to nave resulted from the strike called by the Actors Equity association, were filed by the Winter Garden company (the Shuberts) in the United States district court here late today against nearly 300 of the country's most prominent stage and screen stars.
 The complaint. which charges the actors with conspiracy. follows the general line of the famous Danbury Matters case, in which the matters. members of a labor union. were sued successfully for $22,900 and the work CTS lost their homes through attach ments to satisfy the Judgments.
 Plan to Attach Bank Accounts
 The Producing Managers Protective association, in announcing filing of the suits, asserts efforts will be made to attach bank accounts and property of the defendants unless bonds were posted to cover the amount of damages sought. No statement was forthcom- ing as to whether other managers af- fected by the strike would file similar suits. The Winter Garden company. until the strike began, was presenting "Shubert Gaieties of 1919" and Monte Cristo. Jr''
 The screen stars were named as de- fendants, it was explained, on prece- dent set in the Danburys hatters' case where it was held by the court that in- volved members of labor union are responsible for the acts of its officers although demands may have no con nection with the case at issue
 Stage Fsvorites Named
 <1 I-E~ -l~.- were: Sam Bernard. Eddie Foy. Fran cis x. Bushman, Richard Carle. Doug las Fairbanks, William Courtenay, William S. Hart, Laurette Taylor, J. Forbes Robertson, Cyril Maude, Robert Edeson, Blanche Ring, William Far mum, Dustin Farnurn Elsie Ferguson, Trixie Friganza, De Wolf Hopper, Will ton Laekaye, Frank Mcintyre, Andrew Mack, J. Hartley Manners. Robert Mantell Ala Naziinoya, Guy Bates Post, Tyrone Powers. Julius Tannen Fred Stone, Otis Skinner. Julia Sander son, Julian Eltinge, Leo Dieterichstein and William B. Mack
 Frank Gilmore secretary of the Act ors' Equity association, declared the actors involved were mot caring about l the suit which he characterized as ridiculous
 With ten of the leaders theaters 1 still dark" tonight, both sides claimed gains. The actors organization an- nounced accession to their ranks of several stars. including Jesse Glen denning and Marie Nordstrom.
 Ziegfeld Joins Managers
 The managers announced the election to membership in their organization of Florenz ziegfeld. ..Ir. producer of the '.Ziegfeld Follies and "The Midnight Frolic," and Walter Wanger, manager of John Ferguson" which is playing at the Fulton.
 l F'lorenz zeigfeld also obtained an in. l junction restraining officers of tn, Actors Equitay association from in, terfering with performances of "Zeig feld's Follies" at the New Amsterdam theatre.
 The injunction obtained, zeigfel. skirmishers advanced along Broadwa, armed with imposing legal documents ready to serve them on Francis Wilson president of the actors union Tn search failed, however.
 The injunction finally was served ol Frank Gilmore, secretary of the union who protested no action aiming at in terferenee with the Follies wa planned
 The injunction specifics that tn actors association is restrained iron airterfering with Eddie Cantor an, other members of the '.lvollies' who ar enrolled in the union, which was inter preted along the rialto tonight a. meaning any plan ito call thes unionists out on strike has beel I blocked.