Show BLACKLISTING OF ACTORS ALLEGED NEW YORK Feb Peb The 4 4 The federal l trade commission began an investigation tion lion here into charges that the Vaudeville Vaudeville Vaude Vaude- ville Managers Managers' Protective association an organization comprising a majority of or the owners and operators of the country's vaudeville theatres is a moI monopoly monopoly mo mo- no poly in restraint of trade and that it oppressed and blacklisted vaudeville I actors who violated Its Us regulations Charles B. B Moore of Washington D D. C. C presided at the hearing at which witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses testified Patrick Casey general manager of the defendant organization identified a alist alist alist list of or actors as prepared at his direction tion This list was sent to various honking booking agencies Casey testified to advise them that the persons named W T irresponsible and could not be he l' l depended upon to fill any contract I they might enter into |