Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-11 | Page 2 | ater, Union Fight is Aired

THEATER UNION FIGHT IS AIRED Efforts were made to iron out wage disputes with orchestra members at atthe atthe atthe the Capitol and Paramount theaters bet before ore the musicians were dismissed ed recently managers of or the declared Monday A substitute cannot fit into a symphony symphony sym sym- phony orchestra one day a 3 week without without without with with- out the quality of the music suffering suffering suffer sutter- ing J. J D. D Marpole manager of at the Paramount said in answer to claims of oC the union that the theater management man man- dismissed cd the orchestra because because be be- cause of a six-day six union rule We are more than willing to abide by wage scales and other union demands demands de de- de mands but such Interference is going too far We had to keep up the thc qualIty quality ity of the music and believe the union could have made an exception if it it had so desired James Foley business agent of the union said the six day rule is to furnish fur tur nish employment to musicians needing needing need need- ing work by means o of orchestra members members mem memo bers donating one days day's work a week Ray Hendry manager of the Cap Capi Capito Capi- Capi I tol to said the theater would have continued continued con con- stage shows had the union agreed to the orchestra playing for 28 shows a week at a wage wace scale of 55 We had another show ready to appear appear ap ap- ap pear if the musicians had granted our request he declared The union claimed the orchestra was dismissed when the management asked the musicians to play at 28 instead of 23 weekly shows at 55 a week Union officials said they had offered a compromise com corn promise of although the union scale is 63 for 28 shows We gave the musicians a two weeks protective notice on November I 23 and on November 24 asked the union board of directors to grant a request that the wage scale continue at 55 for five more shows r The board denied our request and ter offered the compromise The manage manage- I ment has just so much to spent for stage entertainment and cann cannot g go over that figure