Show ACTORS A T Will ESTABLISH H THEATRE Strikers Launch Cooperative to Produce Plays and Vaudeville Vaudeville- By Associated Press NEW YORK Aug 25 25 The The rescue ship which Is Is' counted on by striking members of ot the Actors' Actors Equity association association asso asso- to bear them safely over the stormy seas attendant upon closed I theatres and uncompromising producing producIng producing ing managers was launched Sunday night In the form of a national co cooperative cooperative cooperative co- co operative theatre organized by the actors' actors association to produce vaudeville vaudeville vaudeville vaude vaude- ville and legitimate shows for road tours Play reading and casting departments departments departments depart depart- ments and a booking office will be established es established established es- es at once it was announced and a profit sharing sparing plan worked out by which many idle actors and actresses actresses actresses ac ac- ac- ac I tresses may go out on the road and earn their keep until the bright lights shine once more for them on the gay White Way COHAN GETS BUSY In the meantime the new Actors' Actors Fidelity Fidelity Fi Fi- Fidelity delity League with George M Mr Cohan as its president started consideration of ot ways and means to effect a settlement settlement settle settle- ment of the strike settle settle-I Intervention of ot the American Federation Federation Federation Fed Fed- of ot Labor in the strike was confidently confidently confidently con con- predicted and the arrival of Samuel Gompers president from irom Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope is awaited eagerly Charles C C. Shay president of the International Alliance of ot Stage Hands and Motion Picture Operators announced that members of his organization had voted to stand by the Actors' Actors Equity association association association asso asso- to the finish CHICAGO SITUATION CHICAGO Aug 25 Striking Striking actors I with all legitimate theatres closed planned to begin rehearsals for a benefit benefit benefit ben ben- production to open with an allstar all allstar allstar star cast in Chicago probably at the th end of the week with one-night one stands in various cities to follow If It produced as planned the play would Include all the stars of ot the productions stopped by the strike ten days ago I |