| Show REVOLT VOl T flA FLARES A AIN TAX i ON THA fRt Passage of Bill Would Mean Breaking Up of Many High Class ComI Companies Com Corn I Says G. G D. D r T lIE pas passage by congress of ofA S A the 20 per cent theatre t tax x will be the death blow to higher class theatrical performances performances perform perform- ances declares George D. D perform perform-I manager of ot the Salt Lake theatre I Ido Ido 1 do not believe the public will will pay to see a a E show how which would normally cost them 2 per seat I believe that thai the framers of this bill are making a a mistake be because ause they will not derivas derive as much nuch revenue revenuer revenue eventually in this way as they did under the old rate of ol I taxation News of the action of the United Managers Protective association of 91 New York In Ih sending a cablegram to Berna Bernard d M. M Baruch in Paris asking the intervention of President Wilson to de defeat defeat de- de feat teat the passage of tho bill was re received received received re- re with decided approval by loc local loca l theatrical managers S Salt Lake audiences will be asked askea to sign petitions against the proposed Increase afe Petitions ns will be circulated I soon 5 v I I j I I BAD RESULTS FORESEEN The passage of the bill blU would mean the breaking up of most of ot the high class companies said I believe believe be be- lieve up until this time that the theatrIcal theatrical the the- managers all over the country have been friends of ot the present administration administration administration ad ad- ministration but that tho the passage of this bill woud would turn them against it The theatres have done so much for forthe forthe forthe the Liberty loans and fund raising campaigns for all the different chariles charities charities chari- chari ties les that it seems a poor Joor reward to turn urn on them and load them with this tax ax If Ift jt it was a tax on profits it would be a different thing The theatres have been losing money all over the country with the possIble exception of oC New York The bookings for tor the Salt Lake LaJe theatre for forthe the he entire year ear were paralyzed by the influenza I 1 am positive that the local theatrIcal managers' managers association will join oin in any movement which is general among imong theatre men to protest against the passage of the bill NEWMAN RECEIVES WIRE F. F R. R Newman president of ot the local theatrical managers' managers association has received a telegram fro fro Pat Casey head lead of the Vaudeville l 1 Managers Managers' nager Protective Pro Pro- association In which he said Every theatre In the country must prevail upon representatives at Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington not to double amusement tax Petitions should be issued addressed to the honorable con conference commIssion commission commission commis commIs- sion of ot the tho United States senate fi finance finance finance fi- fi nance commission and ways and means commission of ot the house of ot representatives representatives representatives at Washington which people may sign urging th that t the tax be not imposed S Newman has called a a. a meeting of the local theatrical managers' managers association for tomorrow when the matter will be discussed and a plan of campaign or organized organized or- or to protest against the tax I Speeches will be made In every theatre In the tho city regarding the tax and what it will mean to theatre patrons patons |
