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Show LITTLE C0BP01 OF THE ill LOSES John Cort Declares That Er-Iauger Er-Iauger No Longer Dictates Theater Policy Country. By Leased Wire to Tho Tribune. NEW YORK. May 7. John Cort. who rocently Mwung his chain of 150 western thoators over to the Shuborta, said emphatically em-phatically tonight that the theatrical syndicate syn-dicate power is broken and that the Klaw & Erlanger booking agencies are a thing of the past. While many events have taken place In the pust week In the lie-atrlcal lie-atrlcal world, tho details of which have not been mndo public. Cort says that Ei-langer Ei-langer no longer dictates tho "water policy of the country and that the little corporal of the drama' as ho would have hlmsi'lf called. Is weaker now than tho western managers over whom no oner-held oner-held sway. Cort. who operated his theators exclusively ex-clusively to syndicate attractions for fifteen fif-teen years, said tho -method pursued by Klaw & Erlanger compelled him to Join tho Independent policy of opening bis houses to whomsoever had good snows. Concerning this point he said- "However, I am perfectly frank In saying that the principal reason that I have takon the bookings out of the hands of Klaw & Erlanger and adopted tho 'open door policv Is becauso Erlanger was unable to furnish me with the lino of attractions tlnit I wanted." i |