The evening world. Newspaper, May 24, 1919, Page 12

; X Spe Wipe oe ale ‘any attempt fo bring about unconsid- ‘ered innovations as the result of self-|ty-five years’ service with that trac- our failure to accept the demands & —— By BIDE tion and the Actors’ Eaulty ‘po you keep flute trimmings here?” Association has reached such a stage | ‘Flute that it may result in the unionizing | Donley, E Of <= actors and the severing of all |™eam bugle trimmings? Felations between the two organiza- | some sort of a musical instrument.’ ” Uens. In fact, a statement issued by the managers says they will not deal with actors who may try to put into| Numer bee effect the closed shop plan. The | gor Equity will meet Monday afternoon | Wei . &nd consider the ultimatum issued by | of sellin, the managers, and at the same time take up the closed shop plan, for dis cussion at icast. The statement of the managers, |/.%%, eon. Prepared after a meeting of virtually | gate of sale and $250,000 three years all the producing interests in New | from date of sale.” York theatricals hold at the Hotel Claridge yesterday, follows: name “Frenk Gillmore, Secretary Actore’|Mr. Harris certainly does hate that Equity Association. “Dear Sir: Referring to the pro- poet contract on behalf of the Act- ors’ Equity Association, I am in-/that he once decided to try to in- structed to say that, after careful |crease bis practice by sending out Sensideration, it has been deemed im- #=sdle for the producing managers came into the Gottlieb office and con- t accept the same, involving as it | tracted for foes so many departures from estab. | Ut of the chair he asked: Washed and tested practices of the |», Profession. "I am instructed to say further that the prevailing and accepted con- ditions, which exist in the present contracts, have proved fair and, in|wich Avenue car at the New York the main, satisfactory in operation,|¢nd of the Williamsburg Bridge re- We cannot, nor will we acquiesce in interested agitation, which really has “< he fot In mind the well-being of the pro-| mani fession, nor the helpful co-operation |in the war.” of its members, “Your declared purpose that, upon the Actors’ Equity Assoctation, it will Dot consider, proposal ft 90 us ‘with the nature of an artistic profes- gion, and involves such an wes ne Peat eo tae ciate os tis end nn ailment ‘ganizatto the idea of formulating a new con- tract and discussed numerous points, This one, according to Mr. Stewart, proved the only insurmountable ob- ‘The Equity will do nothing until the Monday. If it then decides ‘Seoome affiliated with union labor put into effect the closed shop, may mean a lock-out of Equity by the managers, or a these actors. The Equity bas 4,- members, and haggle ten times that many actors in erica, The} "believe they oan keop thelr they may. It looks like @ theatrical fs im the offing. ACTORS’ FUND ELECTS. ‘The thirty-ninth annua! meeting of the Actors’ Fund was held yesterday Daniel was re-elected President; R. Grismer, First Vice Prest- ¥. Mackay, Second Vice t; Sam A. Seribner, Treas- , and Gus Hill, Secretary. Mrs. Yarwin Arden was chosen a trustee succeed the late Hollis B. Cooley. Frohman made an address urg- better support for the organiza- It was shown that the Fund Faicnea the year with a deficit of about 000. A vote of thanks for thetr thirty-odd years of service with the organization was tendered Mr. and Mr, Mackay. HOW DO YOU VOTE? “Give a Thought to Broadway” ittes, at a meeting held yes- y, proposed calling the plaza on y between 46th and 48th Streets Globe Square. Mark Luescher gmuggests that the committes go a Ittle further and place a statue of Charles Dillingham in the area. Readers of this column who are in fayor of such a plan will please stand up. CRUEL MYRON SELZNICK! “Myron Selznick received a letter from an ambitious youth the other day. It said the writer had been truck on the head in a football me, pronounced dead by the doc- fore ‘but came out of it just in ume to escape beine buried. “All this he put in a scenario, which he sent yh Ms BQlong, stating he'd like to act in it.| After reading the scenario, Mr. Selz- mick is convinced the doctors were Tignes NO WONDER, INDEED! George Broadhurst, while in Atlan- City recently, grew reckless and @ genuine sirloin steak at one When the check the big i Piece of meat, from the shock, M: to the wi hotels. % ted for $7.20 just for tha: OUR DRY GOODS DEPT. avi ” writes M. + vel How; / About Plays and Players | They are so pure, without taint, When he recov- ing read the little yarn the Moe Epstein pulled in your d, of a big ge COMIC PAGE Saturday, May 24, 1 DUDLEY VA Hey! vo vee » Guo { TAPTA FUT A A PouCEMAN ) Bot my wT / Jost war a TS BREAK BRoTHER store. A woman shopper approached MUZZLE ON THAT OH-H-HE BROTHER 13 WEARING MinoTe To oun OF asucKiNG HIS Miss Donley, buyer of the lace and . embroideries department, and sa! , Doe Towser's MuzzLe Stow You repeated Miss yo ‘Perhaps you * “That's it," knew it was trimmings? perplexed. said the customer. FOR SALE, CHEAP! rous film producers have ter William Harris jr. lately picture rights to “Kast ls Mr, Harris has no intention these rights and the offers bother him. head them off effectually he bas told bis secretary to offer the play's film rights on the following term: ne million dol- cash down; $750,000 a year from of sale; 000 two years from Of course, if he gold on these terms he would give the purchaser the right to use the of Samuel Shipman on the film, play. OUR DENTAL DEPT. Dr. Gottlieb, a dentist, writes us 1TS MY GWEETIE— "IM GOIN’ “To , f MAReY HERT CLL! AN HAVE MY SLIPPERS several thousand circular letters. A READY FoR ME WHEN “Cc middle-aged man, who received one, WELL-WHEN A MAN GET Home AT NIGHT-MY . ty ict of work. "As ue got HAVE ANICE Cozy BO. GISUAOS ANEW AN! wheel HAS A” DREAM" LIKE LiL Home AN! PEACE AN’ CONTENTMENT ‘ “THAT -HE NEVER OUGHTA : y RISK WAKIN' UP? “Doctor, would you mind telling me ow you knew I needed dental work?” GIT SPINS A YARN. Charles W. Gittleman of No, 1638 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, noticed two elderly women waiting for a Bush- You NEVER OUGHTA GET MARRIED! WELL COOKED MEALS! FoR “IH’ REST OF MY DAYS! | cently. ‘They were talking about a B. R. 7. inspector who had five gold stars on his sleeves, denoting twen- mpany. !" gaid one woman. “Poor Five of his sons were killed | Now, listen, reader, if you don’t believe this, Mr. Gittleman can show you the very end of the bridge. STRONG TO LONDON. Austin Strong, author of “Three has been appointed will do over there will be to produce his own play with an English cast. Later he will look after productions and “Turn to tho JOE’S CAR ANOTHER EISMAN GEM. Dave S. Disman, the talented poet, with @ brokerage firm and immediately sat LEMME “TELL You ABOUT THAT CAR— tT WAS OWNED BY'A WELL-TO- dO MAN WHo KEEPS “THREE cars! ONLY LAST WEEK HE “TRADED “THIS ONE IN ON A New car! YEAH! Ue PROBABLY “TRADED \N ~TH' ONE “THAT GAVE HIM “TH! MosT “TROUBLE! JusT STEP THs WAY AND (LL SHow You “H' BEST Buy IN THE CITY’ The poets get their inspiration From a wonderful girl like you, For, dearie, your fascination Ia really marvellous, too. And the artlsts rave to paint Your portraits to be scen, USED CARS You charming little queen, You win everybody's heart, that's true, | With your own original style, And make everybody happy, too, With your million-dollar smile, Ah mel Ra Re Hl Ril > e KK y ak Gossip. Camille Irving has been engaged by L M. Hoyt for a role in a new musical playlot. Amos Bond, master mechanic at the New Amsterdain Theatre, can K > Wy, THE OLD FAMILY SKELETON — “Plenty” Wasn't “Enough” for Grandfather 1919 Press Pub Co Lake's Hospital. pisip Treaty A show for the benefit of the fresh air work of the University Settle- ment will be given to-morrow night at the Morosco. The annual ecleotion of officers of the Friars will bo held on June 6. George M. Cohan will be re-elected Abbot. Marjorie Gateson, it is authorita- tively stated, will be permitted to play in “Bing, Bang, Boom" without 4 wig—positively, Harry Fox of “Oh Look” will not fo into vaudeville this summer, In- stead, he will be assigned a role in Comstock & Gest's musical version of “Brewster's Millions.” Stuart Sage, who wes with Emma Dunn tn “Old Lady 31," has returned from army service in France and wil! de seen in a now edy soon. Ethel Remey has succeeded Regina Wallace and Marie Richards, Mme. Mathilde Cottrelly in “Friendly Ene- mies,” now at the Hudson Theatre. "“NOBopy" HE GETS ENOUGH Money Send a lobody* te Grindstene 6corge YES, BuT HE WAS AWFUL GREEDY! _L HE D1on'T PAVE To WORK Mé HAG PLENTY ~ OF CI0NEY! CRANOFA THER, WAS AVERY ACTIVA. MAM THERE WASA'T a MzrYr AAIR 1 Wé NEVER MISSED A CAY AT THE STORE (ALL THOSE YEARS! HE WAS UA OUSINESS 1 ST wres for S/ary TWe YEARS AN WVEVER Toor A VACATION! WHEN I CET TWELVE ANLLION MORE 146 RET/RE FROM ACTIVE OFEICA WORK AVO BRecr THE CusIMES$ Aifred Butt has cabled Charles Dit- Ungham for an option on the English rights of “She's a Good Fellow.” Mr. Butt asks if the plece would be a suitable vehicle for Joe Coyne HAPPENSTANCES, Chic Sale was seen standing at Broadway and 424 Street yesterday eating radishes, Odd Melntyre suw a man flash a $1,000 bill in the dining room of the Hotel Majestic last night and spilled pes, Soup all over his new checked vest ITS WRONG To FISH On SUNDAY BuG WITH THAT Hook A THOUGHT OF TO-DAY. ‘There's a man with a deep bass voloe and the tobacco chewing habit |who sells women's hats up in Har- jem. FOOLISHMENT. “Hop off—hop off!" he shouted, The Captain, brave and true; “Let's fly to Kopeyooga; Speed up, my gallant crew.” The men who heard him marvelied, They had no aeroplane, And now you have the story That startled Portland, Matne, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “How many young women, if stood up side by side, would reach trom New York to Philadelphia?” Jar eet oop!” of HARLES M* MAMuS