Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-16 | Page 2 | Opera Halted in Middle as Singers Demand Day

Opera Halted in Middle As Singers Demand Pay NEW YORK Sept 16 AP AP-A AP P-A P A Brooklyn audience waited 30 minutes for the third act of Aida Alda last night but finally came in on the backstage drama which caused the delay r. r The singers wanted their pay pay and and got it As the curtain fell on the second act Anna stepped from Tom the title to a practical role and demanded payment of her salary from Alfredo of the Chicago Opera c company Othe Others s of the 1 5 members of the cast joined in her demand insisted there was deJay deay delay de- de lay Jay ay in counting the box office re receipts re- re and reminded the actress that 2500 2600 persons who paid to see them were waiting wailing and that besides that they should think of their art I Two Egyptians stepped forward In n flowing r robes bes and reminded Sal Sal- maggi that they were delegates of ot the Grand Opera Artists Artists' association ti ion tion n and Grand Opera Choral alliance aliance al al- liance Hance affiliates of of the American federation of ot Labor and that it was his hla custom to p pay y ot off between the acts ads The stepped before the he curtain and charged The rhe artists artists' ar- ar tilts tilts' union ruined this beautiful show It is the rottenest thing Inthe in inthe inthe the world He started the pay line with the priests so they could get to the ih-e stage to open the third act Bravos at the end of the opera softened his resentment but not for tor long long long-a a delegate of the stage hands hands' union Informed him the delay meant the stage hands would have to be paid for lor overtime