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Show 'u. S. AND BRITISH ACTORS IN RUMPUS I NEW YORK. Feb. 17 Threatened : "labor trouble' because English actors ac-tors now hero refused to Join the Aciors" Equity association may be settled before tonljfht Samuel Gomp-I Gomp-I era was expected t call today and have tea with Albert de Corvel, EnK-llsh EnK-llsh producer, and there were prospects pros-pects that the two would reach an agreement. Mr de Corv.-l. whose London play is having n run in Manhattan, brought .'.5 Englishmen and women here fpr tbe musical comedy a month ago. He complains tli.it the fust rehearsal brought members of the equity association asso-ciation to the stage. If n tbe demands thai the English players affiliate with their body, they declined, ;im! according accord-ing to the producer, '"drastic- action" was threatened. "I suppose." he said, "that Mr Gompers' dish of tea with mo today constitutes the "drastic action." " Officers of the equity association declared that they had an agreement with the English Actors' association whereby both countries' visitors would join each other's organizations. iondon Follies." one of de QcT---' English productions, plaved In Ogden at the Qrpheum theater on Fob- j ruarj 6th. WkmW |