Show THE OPEN THEATER Readers of the tho Union will recall the frequent reference in these theBe col columns columns to the theater trust which has hasso hasso so BO long lonE held this coast in its grasp grasli I Union Klaw says saya sa g the tho Sacramento Erlanger had things so BO completely In their hands that they thoy were able to ot of the tho say sa to the theater managers I United States You must take the attractions that wo we send you ou or close your theaters The result was that the theaters were often otten dark Tho The trust while holding up the theaters on the one hand handheld held up the actors on the other othel and thus Only those who would agree to its terms terras were allowed to play pIn on the trust circuit Many of ot tho the best attractions that have appeared in the east cast havo have never nevor crossed the Mississippi Mississippi MIssissippi sippi and of or course even fewer fower ever eer reached the Pacific coast canaL Finally tho the started to fight the trust and now they have won a notable victory victor all over the country Including this side of or the continent The open doors for the theater on the Pacific coast is now established and andas andas andas as a result in less than a week tho the Sacramento theater the has been able to book hook attractions attractions attractions that It would have been impossible Impossible sible to get under tinder the old regime That does not mean menn that the Shu berts berth have a Il corner on the plays p ays It means that all nil tho the attractions of o tho the all the attractions of oC every ever other circuit or of no circuit at all allare allare allare are to appear for the first time In years CarB on this coast and of course In Inthe inthe Inthe the Sacramento theater theater It means frequent performances during luring the en entire entire entire tire season and it means that we shall shaH see the best that the stage has hasto hasto hasto to offer |