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Show PACES A SLIM CHORUS Conried Has Trouble on Account of the Urion. NEW YORK. Jan 3 -Gounod's "Fausf was sung at the Metropolitan t por(1-house. por(1-house. tonight without n chorus, the result of u strike of the recently organized Chorus union The union on Monday had demanded that salaries he rained nearly 50 per cent Dlroctor Heln-rlch Heln-rlch f onrlcd met the representatives of the union and told them If members of the choi um would come to hm as Individuals he would use his best efforts to better their condition, but would refuse to treat with them ;i.i member-. .f a labor union. Abbreviated Chorus. Tonight when the usual hour for reporting re-porting cuiiio h,,rr f ttlM , 11)r,JH ,,,,, n an appearance The opening of the opera was delayed until S 25 o'clock, when the m.mhefs of the ballet were grouped on the stage to milk- the scenes nn effective as possible under the dr. umslances Mr Conried appeared and addressed the audience, telling hrl-n, ..f hN deuimgs with the Chorus union s reprsnMBtath and .stating that a n. w chorus would he organised as speedily as possible, no performance per-formance being omitted In the meantime Warns the Members. Mr. f'onrled told the members of the hot us that no one who went on strike In violation of an Individual contract would be re-engaged for a Metropolitan chorus The chorus numbered about 150 persons. |