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Show BIG VAUDEVILLE AGENCIES SUED New York," April' 27. The leading vaudeville booking agencies of tho United States aro mado defendants n two'shermnn act suits for $000,000 damages Hied in tho federal district court hero today In which conspiracy in charged In their refusal to hook certain nets and. attractions offered them by tho plnlntlffs. Tho suits nro brought by Charles Bornhnupt, who maintains theatr'cnl agencies In this city, London ?nd Brussels, and Clifford C. Fisher who hns similar ofllccs In London and Paris ngalnBt tho United Hooking Offices Of-fices of America; tho Central Vaudo-villo Vaudo-villo Promotion compnny, C. H. Mnr-inelll, Mnr-inelll, Limited; A. Paul Keith, Fred-, erlck F. Froctor, Edward F. Albeo, John J. Murdoch, Morris Moyerflcld, Jr., nnd Martin Beck. Tho petitioners allego that thoy havo suffered damages of $100,000 each and under tho Shormnn Uw, seek troblo-dnmages, or $300,000 each. It is alleged that since tho withdrawal with-drawal somo tlmo ago of a $3,000,000 dnmago suit brought by tho MarlnollI company against tho United Hooking company and others, tho solo right, prlvllego nnd llcenso to book forelgt acts on tho Kolth or Orphoum clr cults has been vested In tho MarlnollI Marlnol-lI concern. This compnny It Is charged, conspired with the other defendants de-fendants in October nnd November, 1914, to lnjuro tho plaintiffs by refusing refus-ing to book their nets. |