Show R I I II IS ISIT IT I f lm IF J ACTORS I By ey Associated Press HINGTON Aug 29 l 29 The The e ac- ac and theatrical strike closed theatres in New York Chicago go spread l last st night to toi i it Stage hands and musi- musi I. I at the Shubert-Belasco Shubert theatre calked ked ed out just before the pernee per- per nee 0 of Up tip From Nowhere was 5 ds of the tIle stage hands and at a meeting ordered the u ston n the grounds roll that th the thea- thea i tre was Voas owned b by the Shubert and Belasco Belasco Be- Be lasco interests which as members of the Producing Managers l Protective as asI association association as- as are involved in the strikes I called by the Actors Equity association n nin in New Chicago I i Members of the Up From Nowhere company did not join in the strike as I their contracts with the producer had hadI been approved by the actors I tion Leading members of the cast castI said however that they t would join Inthe in inthe inthe the walkout if necessary to make the I strike effective Managers of other Washington theatres theatres theatres thea thea- tres expressed the belief that the the strike I would be limited to the one theatre NEW YORK Aug 29 The The New NewYork NewYork NewYork I York Hippodrome the worlds world's largest playhouse which thus far had been unaffected by the actors stage hands I and musicians strike was closed last night when stage hands walked lOut out Left high and dry by the strike of stage hands the entire cast including two eighty-two principals chorus members members mem- mem mem mem- bers ballet dancers ninety-four ninety specialty artists and clowns downs sixty- sixty nine swimmers four forty-four animal i trainers twelve equestrians four forty-four I musicians ushers and members of the house staff quit the theatre and flocked locked In large numbers to I of the Actors Equity association where many enrolled as members i The Hippodrome management said that the strikers had been treated royally royally royally roy roy- I ally and were vere receiving wages rangIng ranging ranging rang rang- ing from 50 to a week which were higher than the scale Asserting g that they are absolutely I independent and have no affiliation with any other theatre in to America the Hippodrome owners issued a saying they could not account for the strike The management said the cast numbered 1132 persons Charles R- R Dillingham managing di director director director di- di rector of the Hippodrome whose stage stagehand stagehands stagehands hands hand and musicians Joined the strike of the Actors' Actors Equity Equity association last night because hews he w was s a member of the Producing Managers' Managers association today to today today to- to day announced his resignation from the big playhouse rather than keep 1000 per persons ons out of work Mr Dillingham Dillingham Dil DIl- lingham sent his resignation to a real estate concern which he said really owns and operates the Hippodrome |