Show STRIKE CLOSES 2 MORE SHOWS New York Court Holds Player Can Break Contract If He Wishes fishes Br Pr New York Aug 13 13 The number of theatres shut down b by the actors' actors strike was Increased cd to thirteen to- to Mt ht when t the thC performance r ance of fr the Follies at tho the New i dam 1 theatre was abandoned oln owing to failure of several He members of oC the thc cast to appear The strike of oC the thc principals of or the Follies 1 followed Collow d the thc announcement of oC tho the decision of oC Supreme Court Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice tico Lydon that no actor could be re restrained restrained re- re strained from Crom breaking his contract contract- Justice Lydon also aiso sll signed n d an order restraining the officers of oC the Actors Actors' Equity association and members of the I cast of oC Thc They Who ho hoan Walk an In Darkness from Crom interfering In lii an any wa way with performances performances per per- of oC this prO production Tho The publicity agent ent for the Pla Playhouse Playhouse Play Play- house announced tonight that that p performances performances per per- r- r will vill be resumed of oC At H with Zelda Scars Sears In the role Tole of the tho Irish cook and with William Brady Amelia John Cromwell Manc Marie Ma Ma- Ia- Ia rie nc Goff Goft and Charles Hopkins in other other other oth oth- er roles e to Co Strikers Striker r Members of oC the tho Equity a are in great glee over OyeT the the fact that Harry Harr Sothern nephew of C. C H. H Soth- Soth era and his wife had joined the as as- socIa Among AmonS' those who all aligned ned themselves with the tho Equity association today were Lillian Rus Russell ell Henrietta Grossman Crossman l- l Effle Effie Ie Shannon Flora Zabelle and James J. J Corbett The cast of or Thirty Nine lne East Fast playing at nt the thc Maxine Elliott theatre notified the thc management Just before I Ith the tho matinee matin e c toda today that thaY the they would not I Ip p PC perform rio rm Rumors Humors of oC a compromise offer lJ by bythe bythe the managers were current durin during the thc theda da day but met with strong denials The strikers again Invaded In the he he fi financial financial financial fi- fi district today in automobiles carrying se er several l soldier actors andas and andas as 09 they passed along Each ach automobile carried banners rs asking tho tha public to support the strikers strikers ers era and several sc speeches were made Tho The automobiles also paraded up Fifth avenue a and were greeted with wilh cheers as th thy passed along alonE Injunction al against the representatives tives of or the Equity association obtained ob ob- ob- ob 1 In Boston Doston enjoins Echlin Geyer Geer from Crom even en approaching or talking talking- to the thc members of oC the Buddies company compan on the subject of a strike It was announced that Donald Brian Pe Peggy J Wood and Wallace Vallace Eddinger who are appearing appearIng- In Buddies have o purchased e- e ethe the producing rights Chicago Aug 13 D Despite spite reports of oC ofa a 11 truce the Cort and Cohan's Grand theatre rem remained dark tonight |