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CHRONICLE AND COMMENT OF THE STAGE
The Case of the Public
In the Actor's Strike
By Heywood Broun
We have read all the statements by
either side in the theatrical strike, and
it seems to us that the one point at
issue ?s recognition of the Actors'
Equity. Undoubtedly, the managers
;-ecl that the existence of a strong,
recognized actors' association such as
the Equity would be detrimental to
iheir interests, and, believing that, they
lure an undoubted rig^tt to tight. But
when they appeal for public sympathy j
Hid support the grounds of their op- ?
position must be broader than business I
interest 'They must convince the pub- J
?ic that the estate of the theatre and ,
the quality of its productions would '??
be lowered by the existence of the ?
Equity.
On this point, it seems to us, no ;
manager has as yet spoken convine- ?
jjjgly, Mr. Belasco has said that it is
artistically essential that each man?
ager should deal with each actor in
jfridually as in the rast, but he has
not left us entirely clear as to why
he thinks this arrangement essential. :
It must be r meml ered that "John ;
Ferguson," one of the most artistic j
productions of the season, was made '
by a cooperative coi pany in which |
each number of the ist belongs to the j
Equity and work .;??' r an Equity
contract. Personally, we think that j
s?rne of irrers confuse the po- j
lition of the i- tor in his i usiness re- ?
lations a I work. These may be
ent rely distinct For instance, we are
qu::e willing to agree that no man?
ager could produce a play adequately
if he were constantly beset by the cast
cor;.::-..: to him in a body and saying:
"We think this scene ought to be
played n this, way rather -han as you
have told us to do It." Hut we cannot
see thai stic .standards of the
-? impaired if the
actors a e privileged to come to the
say: "Wo want
extra y. y any matinees which ex
tei time to more than
? . - i wi ek "
In ' is not necessary
be a bad business man
il I ai ti; t. Certainly,
the ac( ? Ivantageous b???i
as he must bar
- is so generally
recognized ' t th< right of collective
won in almost
in the United
... objection may le?
sions may not be
inioi re. One may say
? . ??' . : isters and college
. organized. That is
'?"'-' nol seem to us to
. city of the law
and the c?
coi .
ig? very much worse
than tho ?? i : printers and o1 her
n who have profited
Mary McArthur, the
? ( c ni ly pointed
out in an ad ? the janitors of
schools - few higher pay than
Vuu may use
an argument
'on of janitors.
rpret it a ai
n of
:, . id bi tween
?: or -' - trike,
a! u los: :<? un
: jm tion the or
y 1-.. ',:. Sothern
.lann would
ff< : i an organization
?gainst ever
eapon, we do
or requests
? ou ?1 have any
seem to us to be
m Nor do
? ; ' ion of the
? om the
? i logical
, enough ive r<fused to
e, but that does
. I at the pres
: er, l'or instance,
p< i lonal reasons for
: lid:
ne is thai the associa?
tion di p As a
. : ould be obliged
?1 would deny.
aii?; liberty of
In ?use to de.
o any one as long as I have
power to struggle for their retention."
of c mri ?-, a logical position
if Mr. Skinnei had never belonged to
- : man ,s ho joins an
';, i : ifice
Bomel I ig < reed m of choice
Mr. Skinner's freedom of ac
? libi rty ? . choice are compro
? very fact of his bCillg n
?; : , which may
in taxes arid his
a selective service act. It is
urse, that Mr. Skinner nnd
:< > nee do not need
?> n m ? i of the actors who
Id i b ? enefiyted per
hould recog?
nize tin ' : ? heil erv ces
are unique arTd much in dpmand, and
they are pqw< rful enough to look after
their inter?s ? help from their
comrades. On the other hand, not all
actors are equally ii dispensable to the
theatrical business. Few are powerful
enougo to oppose their individual wills
against the will o!" a manager in any
?ltspute in which they think they have
met less than justice. They must ac?
cept the manager's ruling if they stand
alone.
? We are willing to admit that many
managers are scrupulously fair. We
might even admit, for the sake of
argument, that there had never been a
case in which an actor was unjustly
treated, but this would, by no means,
reassure the actor that there might not
?rise, at some time or other, a manager
kin? might be unjust. The condition
of the actor to-day is, on the whole,
very satisfactory. The average of sal?
aries is hign. The present strike, for
? instance, has nothing to do with salar?
ied. Certain hard conditions have been
modified or removed wifhin the last few
eeason?, but if the Equity cannot win
recognition- for itself the actor may
hot1, feel sure that the things which
he ha? won may not slip away fron^ htm
without, his being able to make any ef?
fective protest to protect himself..
It may be, as the managers say, that
some of the leaders of that organization
?re hot of the highest calibre, but like
the United States Senate, the Equity
should have the privilege of passing
judgment on " its own membership. It
does not seem to us that the person?
ality of any Equity leader should be
made an issue any more than the per?
sonality of any manager. If the Equity
is to be -supplanted, it is clear that
from the point of view of the actor it
must be replaced by some organization
of exactly the same sort. Moreover, il
is well to bear in mind that up to now
it is the managers who have refus?e
arbitration.
? i ?m i
Actors9 Strike Brings
Ethel Barrymore
Her Desirt
It's an ill s'trike which blows nobod;
good, according to Ethel Barrymort
who will continue her appearances a
the Actors' Equity performances at th
Lexington Avenue Theatre next weel
The strike led to the benefit, sai
Miss Barrymore yesterday, and th
benefit will give her an opportunit
to appear for the first time in "Rome
and Juliet" next week.
"At last I shall do what I have d<
sired to do all my life," said Mis
Barrymore as she received news froi
the entertainment committee that tl
Shakespearian play would definitely I
on the programme. "All my life
have wanted to play Shakespearia
roles, but the managers have said 'N<
Now the Equity Association is helpit
me to realize my ambition next wee
"Mr. Conway Tearle and I are goit
to do the balcony scene together. Th
is the ultimate desire of every act
and actress. I've never played Juli
before, and, needless to say, 1 am ve
happy.
"livery actress knows what a stim
lant to fine work a great r?le can I
One remembers the hundreds of oth
actresses who through the countle
yesterdays of the theatre have giv
their best to Juliet. It is throu
this inspiration that I hope to ma
Juliet one of the greatest parts of i
career."
Conway Tearle admitted that it w
be the first time he lias played Rom
"Frankly," he said, "1 would be scat
to death were it not for the knowlec
that I am to play opposite. Miss Bar
more."
A complete change of program
was a. nounced for next week's p
form: nee by Earle Boothe, chairn
of the entertainment committee, 1
night.
In addition to the balcony sc<
from "Romeo and Juliet," the 1
will include the Dolly 'Sisters i
Harry Fox, Carl Randall, I'eVV
EJopper, the Duncan Sisters, Carl 1
son and Dorothy Dickson, Mi
Dressier and her chorus, John Chai
Thomas, Doyle and Dixon, Marie Nc
stroni and James Burton. "Equi
the one-act sketch conceived by F
sard Short, written and staged
Percival Knight and Mr. Short,
delivered by Brandon Tynan, will
continued next week. Dodson Mite
Charles Waldron, Hugh Came
Henry Mortimer, Edward Poli
Cooper Cliffe, Ritchie Ling, Gee
Howard, Harmon McGregor, Gee
La Gu?re, Frank Nelson, Gil
Douglas, Bruce McRae, Rogii
Mason, John Miltern, Otto Krue
Ernest Glendenning, Robert Ai
Henry Dixie, John West-ley, Perc
I Knight, Marie Dressier, Mabel
Edith Taliaferro, Marion Abbott
hundreds of other famous actors,
! pear as supers in this piece.
! -"
?New Burlesque at
The Columbia Thet
?
"Step Lively Girls" will occupy
Columbia Theatre for the second
. of the regular season at that h
commencing to morrow afternoon
new burlesque, called "Stand at E
will be presented. It is in two
and twelve scenes, with dances and
sical numbers arranged by Earl ]
I say.
Thurston9 s Return
Revives Oldtime
Entertainment
With a guarantee from both the
striking actors and the producing man?
agers and from the stagehands and
the musicians that his performance
will not be affected by the strike,
Thurston, the magician, will com?
mence an engagement at the Globe
Theatre to-morrow night. Thurston'a
appearance is in the nature of a nov?
elty to the present generation, it is
the first performance of its kind in a
quarter of a century. Not since Herr?
mann played a supplementary season
annually at Daly's Theatre has a ma?
gician attempted to give a full even?
ing's entertainment.
A company of twenty-six people as?
sists him in presenting his spiritualis
I tic mysteries. Some of his magic
feats are "The Vampire," "Gravitation
Defied" and "Ghosts." Thurston car?
ries elaborate paraphernalia, much
larger than did the greatest of old
time magacians.
For years Thurston was associated
with Keller, and succeeded the latter
upon his retirement from the stage,
! fourteen years ago. To-day he has
J what is virtually a monopoly in his
particular field of endeavor.
-.-1
Greenwich Follies Move
To IS ora Bayes Theatre
"The Greenwich Village Follies"
will make its belated removal to the
i Nora Bayes Theatre, Forty-fourth
i Street west of Broadway, beginning
to-morrow night, where it will con?
tinue the prolonged run which it has
enjoyed at the Greenwich Village
Theatre most of the summer.
AMUSEMENTS
AMUSEMENTS
Mut. Daily at S
?Sri, 50, 75e
S.Oito (flinch
SKATS, flOf.
Except Sat.
untl Holiday?.
'1 ?n Hi? Concert
I liin.ifc.'iii. i.; 1'Jxii
Sunday, fe and H r. M."
ordinary , Secoiid Big Week"
EVERY NIGHT
86,50.730, Sl.Sl.50
1,000 OUCH.
SKATS. $1.00
Exeept Sut., Sun.
and Holiday?.
He?;ii?ninfc Monduy, August 25
Feature Extraordinary
LEWI S GLEE CLOB; GRAFEWIN
The Oreat Jasq. Dancer, and 35 Formerly Enlisted Blue
Itip Wonderful Jazz Band In ?Jackets from Hampton Roads
an Up.to.the:Secona Pro- Nava.^Stat.on, Or^kjU.a
gramme of Dances and Jazz; Leader. Dlr"Ctlon W. Q.
Tunes. .Newman.
.Supporte?! by
ANNA CHANCE,
In tin? Hi.artoiis Farce Comedy
The 2nd Episode of The
"Poufflikeepsle" Serial,
"Jed's Vacation."
EXTRA APDKIJ ATTRACTION
ERNESTINE MYERS & PAISLEY NOON
Bxtra Added Feature
J. C. NUGENT
In a New Monologue, Characterlstlque
THF. GREAT JOHNSON
Hazuiiiou?i Contortionist,
an Art, Oranl MoKay at Hie Piano,_
I . . Added Attraction
LILLIAN FITZGERALD
w'.th Clarence Senna, Imitating?Imitated
Harry & Grace ELLSWORTH
Smiling Smattering of Sony & Daace.
KINOGRAMS
EXTRA ATTRACTION
GEORGE WHITING & SADIE BURT
in- a m?- EdltUm *t Their gongaaylnga._
.JjT6?3& Q??
rfSQ37
J3&??e> Story-?ri^?ipjvy-J?cgr?
M ont auk Theatre to
Open Brooklyn Season
The Montauk Theatre, Brooklyn, will
; open its doors to-morrow with a niat
' inec for a two-weeks' engagement of
'? Mack Sennett's Original Bathing
: Beauties, who will appear in person, in
conjunction with Mr. Sennett's film suc
' cess, "Yankee Doodle in Berlin." The
performances will be the same as in
i New York, and the engagement is lim?
ited to two weeks.
French Company in
Belmont Theatre
The Theatre .Parisien, which is to i
| take permanent, occupancy of the pr?s- ]
; ent Belmont Theatre this season, will !
i begin its season in October. The corny
pany, which embraces representative
' artists from the leading Paris thea
' tres, sails from that city September 15.
AMUSEMENTS
-AMLRICA'S FOREMOST THEATRES &
WINTER GARDEN
HVaj k 30 III SI I'll Circle --.?.i'!. Ev3. at 8.
.Mu- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at ?.
Tf?f? ^ri<?9w???f)i ^!!W^?f$ t\\
SPECI.li-.DDED ATThAC.LMS
TO-NIGHT cA?S TO-NIGHT
ALWAYS THE BFJKT SUNDAY EN?
TERTAINMENT IN NEW YORK.
' AMUSEMENTS
HITS, DIRECTION LEE & J. J. SHUBERT
THE HIT!
Owen Davis' thrilling melo?
drama of mystery, inarrinire
and murder, in which I.AV'tillS
ALTERNATE WITH THE
THRILLS.
NOTABLE CAST
West 48th St.
Eves. 8:30. Mats.
Wed. & Sat., 2:30
33th & B'way. Evgs, 8:16.
Mats. Wed. & ?--at., 2:15.
WE ARE
POSITIVELY
OPEN
and w?h Entire Original Cast
"THE (JAY OLD P.?>\ "
In th? great' si
hit of his career
A LONELY
ROMEO
"Enough l.ailghN for a Do/en
Mlltdei? Comedies."" Globe.
Most Beautiful Chorus in New ?ork
POP.WEP. MAT. gg?SI,60
COMEDY Thea"418t st ' s<'ats
Near B'way. |Thur?.
Mii.ll
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ .Order?
^? LIL.. OUI lall Now
. EVE., SEPT. 1
mmoH
HABBYLEOKWllsoK
wih NORMAN TREVOR
tiikatrk..ih.
St., V\ . of B'waj
Phone Bry. 343?
WEEKS ONLY ^ Sept. ?
GALLO ENGLISH
OPERA CO.
1ST WEEK:
;;JHE MIKADO"
JEFFERSON OE ANGELIS,
HANA SHIMOZUMI
IDEAL CAST AND CHORUS
SKAT SALE OPENS THURSDAY.
GREENWICH
VILLAGE
with Battle McfJoy Davis. C"^\i I |CC5
James Watt, aii.1 20 | V/avLalaLw
Famous Artists' Modela.
EvR3. S:45. -Mats. Wed, & Sat.. 2:30,
GREENWICH Village Theatre
4th St. Ac 7lh Ave. Phone Spring ?409.
]6th THR THE>ATRE <".UU.n. Inc.. Presents t6ih
WEEK THE GREAT PLAY WEEK
JOHN FERGUSO
WITH ABSOLUTELY ORIGINAL OAST
AT'THE FULTON TMEATfcE
West 4bth Street. Eves. 8:30. Mats. Wed. & Sal., i:JD.
Mrs, Chauncey Olcott to
Appear as Playwright
"Lusmore," a new play by Rita Ol?
cott and Grace Heyer, will be pre?
sented by Rita Olcott, wife of Chaun?
cey Olcott, at Henry Miller's Theatre
Monday evening, September 1.
This is Mrs. Olcott's first produc?
tion, and is a play the thame of
which, founded on the legend of
Knockgrafton, has remained in her
memory since childhood.
The play, which is laid in Ireland
in the thirteenth century, is a roman
tic one, which brings into view
glimpses of Irish folk lore.
In the cast will appear John McFar
lane, who played the part of Captain |
Hook in "Peter Pan" and Corpora!
Dewey in "The Old Lady Shows Her j
Medals"; Eva Le Gaillienne, Louise
Poe, Regina Wallace, Beth Fox and
John Todd.
Barney Fagan Testimonial
To Be Given at Manhattan
A testimonial performance to Bar?
ney Fagan will take place at the Man?
hattan Opera House on Sunday even?
ing, August 31. Among the stars to
shine in his honor are: Nora Bayes,
Raymond Hitchcock, William Collier,
I Eddie Leonard, Mclntyre & Heath,
| Ned Wayburn and Fifty Follies Girls.
I Mile. Nitta Jo, Sam Bernard, Andrew
! Mack, Irving Berlin, Louis Mann, John
Cort, Clifton Crawford, Murray
Sisters, Houclini, Burr Mclntosh,
Harry Von Tilzer, Bernard Granville,
Charles K. Harris, George Wilson,
I John Henshaw, Willis Sweatman, Lew
j Dockstader, Bert Williams, W. S. Ris
i ing and others.
?W
iCielJ?.
S&steyJ&ffc&r* 2&>se*tftottui
Vaudeville
PALACE?The headliner is Ted Lewis
and his jazz band. The U. S. Glee
Club remains for a second week.
Others on the. bill are Charles Grape
win and Anna Chance, Ernestine
Myers and Paisley Noon, J. C. Nugent,
Lillian Fitzgerald, Whiting and Rurt,
the Great Johnson, and Harry and ,
Grace Ellsworth.
ROYAL -Joseph E. Howard and Ethe
lyn Clark head the bill, which in?
cludes the Barr Twins, Moss and
Frye, Sam Liebert and company, Hal?
len and Hunter, Mullen and Francis,
Franz and La Salle, and Frank and
Milt Britton.
RIVERSIDE?Anna Wheaton and Harry
Carroll head the bill. Others are Wil?
bur Mack and company, J. Rosamund
Johnson and company, Ryan and
Healy, Hugh Herbert and company.
Walter Weems, Sinclair and Gasper.
Jennie Middleton and the Kennedys.
NEW BRIGHTON'?Irene Bordcmi and.
Lieutenant Gitz-Rico head the bill.
Others are The Three Rubes, Frank
Mutlane, Dorothy Toye and Sister,
Robins and Partner, the Flying Mar
! tins and Wilson and Ring.
"Up From iNW/iere,"
At the Comedy
Disregarding the problematical state
of affairs in the theatrical world, John
D. Williams announces that he will
AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS
It s Yours !
BEGINNING AUG.30.
PARK THEATRE
COLUMBUS CIRCLE
ICHT
PIMEW
Produced under the direction of Alien Molubar
FEATURING
Y PHILLIPS
Tlie Giea?es? Love Sioiy ever fold
BEGINNING TO-MORROW NIGHT
Nighu8: JO, 50c ' -52.00. Wed & Sal. Mai., 50c to $1.50
THE /TRANGE/T
MAN0NEARTI
THEFAMOU/
MAGICIAN %
DO /"PIRITjp
RETURN?
THUR/-TON
-TAYT VET
A NE'v SENSATION FOR BROADiVAY
THE WONDER SHOW OF THE UNIVERSE
Daring the ?.ail 10 yean twenty million people have
acknowledged him the mailer of occult icienct.
New thrilli of interne interest, hilled with amaze?
ment, laughter and bewilderment.
NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD
Independent Attraction, No? Affrrird by Ntrlke.
LEXINGTON THEATRE, 51st and Lexington Ave.
2nd Big Week?ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAM
Actors Equity Association
Presents its members in a series of
GALA PERFORMANCES
Jame? Barton
Marie Dreislcr's Churu?
Duncan Sisters
Frank Fay
Kuy Kendall
Robert Emniett Keane
DeWolf Hopper
Mari? Nordttrom
Blanche Ring
John Steele
John Charle? Thomas
Brandon Tynan
T\v?r>ty Equity Dancers
ETHEL BARRYMORE and CONWAY TEARLE in
THE BALCONY SCENE FROM "RO.MEO AND JULIET."
Pri?* 50c to $2.00. MaU. Wed. & Sat., 2:15. Nigbts, 8:15.
Seats ot; sale at box office. Do pot purchase from speculators.
A.E.A. BALL? HOTEL.ASTORTlwrs. Aug. 28th It P. M.
pr?sent * new American comedy by
Booth Tarkiagto? an.) Harry Leon Wil?
son, entitled "Up From Nowhere."
Norman Trevor ?rill hav? the chief
r?le in "l'p Front Nowhere*1* and other?
in the cast are t< Yapp. Fre<l
Howard, George Ca??elberry, Ann An
draws, Olhr? Murray, (?race Reals,
Leotta Miller an<l Marg?la (Jilmort.
Before op?nitiir at the Comedy Thea?
tre "Up Fro:? Nowhere" w 11 b? give?
at the Shubert-Belasco Theatre, in
Waahington.
AMI BBMENT8
INCOMPARABLEI
One Critic Sa/d.
"/f sets a new high Stenda>xJ
in amusements. Abt?vnp ever
done before compares wnsh it"
THESE~?RE THE
WS
A Monvrer
? Musical SVcracte
1 ((ft n \l) 10OO HAPPV PfcOPLE
\jl>V> j 100 HAPPY NCVEUIES"
Viilfriru ? l.re;tlv?i Theatre
Abrmllitt'ly ! mlt'!?"'d>?? \
"WHAT WE ALL WANT'
NOW ?'HAPPY ?A Y?~
Ooyteyjpcr 5>r>'ll>p {.ornm?nh
MATINEE EVERY DAY
?1 H?>\ <?1 H< E8
i ?P?-fi r ng ?i 1 f?r mil?
Of seat* for first f"ur ?i h I M 11 urdere
(Hied In ordei
Note: The New Via Ti bun? !.??? i ??
win I- publli i ? v..
THE SEASON'S
SUCCESSES
N0W44'h5U2^I
WILLIAM FOX presents
Longfellow's ?rnmortaf
EVAfM
wiKi MIBIAM COOPER
as EVANGLLINcI
Directed by I? A WALSH
AND
THEDA BARAin
KATHLEEN
MAVOURNEEH
Directed by Char iesJ &rabin
TWICE TO DAY&EVEeYP;y
2 20 & 6 80 P M
Two 5creen Mastt?* pieces
and Symphony Or ?he1-ira
44m$T.THEATRE
LVtNlNG';50<to*2?
KHOOhl V\ WIT IEMF.NTS
NEW BRIGHTON
11- i; hi ,n It. i, h.
M t. I ?a !. . ! Ml.
I ?, H ill
Hr.-l, llrKlunitti! |. morrow \ .* U.
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B O R DO NI
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DOROTHY R () B I N S
TOYE xv"
\\i>>ivint PARTNER
Klylne Martin? Wllaoa \ lin.g
mi-?
"BILLIE" SHAW S W\ \ I I
montauk vr'f;:;;,;,,
stVrt to?:mo* m., "amf'
sol urda) A Randa) Cenllnuou?.
Dlract liuiu ? |/1]
MACK SENNETTS
"YANKEE DOODLE ?n'bERLIII1'
! \'K
MACK SENKET! S
Bathing Beauties in Person
i " \ I'KIM R Till UK ? W
STE?rlECHfiS2
< ?'TCT l?UM) ? I
on* for the seno? :
NKW JERSEY AMUSEMENTS
Ocean Grove MONDAY EVE'NG?
Auditorium Sept. 1st, at 8:15
\ -1*.: K V l'AI'.K L.AB? it DAT)
GALU-CURC.
SEATS NOW AT BOX OFFICE
1 .'.iii Orders ? i Oeean Crrev? ,\ ? ?
PALISADESpark
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