Show DEFY COMBINED COMBINED I THEATRICAL INTERESTS 1 j I J New York May 1 IThe The i I today toda defied tho tIre combined forces of or Klaw David Delasco and Harrison Gray Fisko Fiske in the Interest InterestIng I I lug Ing In fight which Is promised for the tire theatrical business next season Re He Regarding Regarding I garding the Iho agreement which Delas Behas Delasco co and FIske reached with Klaw Erlanger Lee Shubert hud had this to tosa toEn say sa En Whatever Belasco and Klaw Kia Erlanger may do tb does doos not affect me tire as aa tho tire matter mattor is absolutely indifferent indifferent ferent to us The are arc strong Itron enough to go it alone without any an 13 as a from anyone antI and wo we certain certainly ly I aie aro going to lo do It This move moO on time the part of or the syndicate could not have found us better prepared With sIth our New ew York theatres and the ones wo we control throughout time the country wo we will be able ahle nub book our own attractions attractions without the time least difficult dl Our main strength however lies in the large number of attraction anti and stars DUll we control These are aro keys to the tire situation and the managers ot or orthe the time one stand theaters throughout hout the country uso our attractions or om close chose I thuir theaters I admit that the tire move was a complete surprise to me nrc but bul I repeat that it will not have havo the least effect on any an of our plays |