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Show AUGUSTUS THOMAS, playwright, play-wright, who announces the settlement set-tlement of the actors' strike. 5 I ; 1 r l';"w! ACTORS' STRIKE CK5T0 El All Theaters Affected by Players' Walkout Will Reopen at Once. NEW YORK, Sept. 6 The actors' strike, which began about a month ago and, after closing the majority of "legitimate" theaters in New York, spread to other cities, was settled early today. All theaters affected by the strike will be reopened at once: The settlement followed a four-hour conference between producing managers and representatives of the Actors' Equity association and other labor organizations or-ganizations of the theater workers. Augustus Thomas, the playwright, chairman of the mediation committee of tho Authors' Leagua of America, announced the settlement of the strike. Francis Wilson, president of the Actors Ac-tors ' Equity association, said all differences dif-ferences had been settled to the satisfaction satis-faction of both sides. The new contract with the equity will run for five years, terminating in June, 1924, and all existing agreements between be-tween managers and actors are to remain re-main in effect. All actors whose places were not filled during the strike will be reinstated and those whose places were filled will receive parts in new plays, a cash settlement, or may arbitrate arbi-trate the question of adjustment. All law suits resulting from the strike, including the $500,000 in suits brought against tho leading members of the equitv bv the Sluiberts are to be withdrawn. 'There will bo an .''open shop;" no "blacklists," and, recognition recogni-tion of the equity. There will be three ortns of contracts con-tracts with nctors-yft "standard," equity contract fojr'etiuity members, an Actors' Fidoli.ty' league contract for members of .that organization, formed during tho strike: aiul an "individual". (Continued on Pago 3, Column 1.) ITOBS' STRIKE j ; COMES TO BID (Continued From Page One.) ;ract for actors not affiliated with er organization. I he C'horua Fidelity association, or-ized or-ized during, the strike, will be ree-ized ree-ized and a new set of working rules vu up for members of tho chorus, I a minimum wage scale, he state hands and musicians' ins, which aided the equity in the lie, agreed to the settlement and !ed not to call equity members in event of a possible strike of those inizations. ettlcment of the strike came direct-after direct-after officials of the International a nee of Stage Employees and Mo-If Mo-If Picture Operators had ordered 'Sbcrs employed in 169 theaters ugliout the country where Shubert luctions are being played to strike ediately. Both the stao hands" or-Uatinn or-Uatinn and the actors' association .affiliated with the American Fed-inn Fed-inn of Labor. ho new Actors' Fidelity League, or-ized, or-ized, since the strike began, by rge "M. Cohan, i?i an attempt to force equity association to a settlement, no pfrt in tho final conference anil lenient. It. was intimated that the lity would soon disband since the ting actors refused to recognize it. tITCAGO. Sept. 6. After being : for nearly a month, two theaters icil tonight and three more were an-icod an-icod to open tomorrow night, ending slrike of actors, stage employees 'musicians. l' in Mabel's Hoom." at the As, and ' ' Cnppy Ricks,'' at the , were presented to big audiences, j o Passing Show" at the Garrick, ko Tt From Me," at the Stude-1 r, and "Three Wise Fools" at irs are additional attractions to re- to the boards tomorrow night, her houses still dark will be opened on as their easts can be assembled. |