Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-29
TEMPORARY TRUCE
IN THEATER DISPUTE
Musicians, ProjeCtionists and
Stage Hands Will Work
Two Weeks Longer.

With temporary truce agreed to
between the Musicians Protective I'm
ION and the Motion Picture Theater
Owners Association of the District as
result of conferences in New York
yesterday, musicians, projectionists and
stage hands win continue at work in
all local theaters for a period of two
weeks after the expiration of the much
disputed contracts Of the musicians on
August 81.
A. G. Hayden, president of the local
unit Of the Musicians Union, in max
Ing this announcement today, said that
committee of his organization, con-
sisting of himself, John E. Birdsell,
secretary, and Richard Asl1by, con-
ferred with the heads of the four thea
ter circuits involved in the controversy
at the New York headquarters of the
Loew'S theaters yesterday morning,
with the result that present contracts
will extend pending negotiations.
A. Julian Brylawski, president of the
owners group, who returned late last
night from New York, said today that
negotiations will be resumed in New
York either Tuesday or wednesday of
this week. He intimated this would
mean the showdown" in the controN
versy and the result of this conclavs
would be final.
Theaters Make Offer.
1.-THE offer for an extension of time
for further negotiations was made by
den said. Mr.. Brylawski, who, un-
derstand, was In New York, was not
present at this conference. We talked
merely with the New York representa-
tiveS Of Warner Bros, Loew's, Fox
Theaters and R-K-O.
1T believe, however, that these rep
resentatives we're in communication
with Mr.. Brylawski and he informed
them that the local group would be
willing to agree to any reasonable
proposition that the New York Office
might make. understand, he in
formed them, an extension for at least
a week, probably longer, would be
agreeable"
Continue Summer Schedule.
In view of the fact that the Winter
schedule of musicians, which calls for
the use Of more men in some of the
ensembles, would normally go into ef-
feet September /, an arrangement was
made between the employers and the
musicians to continue the Summer
schedule for the two-week period. If.
however, the musicians succeeded in OBJ
tanning q renewal OF their contract, for
which they are now fighting, the num-
Der of additional men who would have
worked under the Winter schedule will
receive back pay from September /, and
60 to work as per contract.
John Z. BirdSeI, secretary OF the
Musicians Union, issued a statement
to this effect this morning. He said:
Because of the impossibility OF ar
ranging negotiations with the local
managers association, our Committee
was requested to come to New York to
confer with the executives Of the cor
porations involved. No progress having
been made here. the only way left open
to the Musicians Union in order to
obtain any recognition in its fight for
living music in the Washington thea
tiers appeared to be to call strike on
these theaters.
"At the last minute an executive OF
one of the large corporations involved
called his local representative by long
distance telephone and suggested the
possibility Of the preservation OF the
status quo pending further negotia-
tons.
Independents Not Affected.
"T7his was done, and at noon yester-
day a conference was held In New York.
at the oflces Of Loew's, Inc, in the
State TTeater Building. At this con-
ference both of the groups exchanged
views on, the situation, and the final
result was an agreement by which the
four ctrcuits represented would con-