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The Theatrical Fight Between Independents and Klaw & Erlanger
The rival camps in American theater feud as 1500 theaters drop Klaw & Erlanger and a coordinated independent booking push forms. A national telegram warns managers to join loyal circuits or lease new venues, listing major producers and stars aligned with independents and signaling a broader reshaping of touring circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klaw & Erlanger Syndicate
Klaw & Erlanger
New York
Charles Frohman
David Belasco
Henry W. Savage
Henry 8
8. Harris
Joseph Brooks
Cohan & Harris
Florenz Ziegfeld
Augustus Pitou
Charles Dillingham
Joseph M. Gaites
Wagenhals & Kemper
Frederic Thompson
al H. Woods
Joseph Weber
Henry Miller
Daniel Frohman
William Harris
United States
Standard
Richard Lambert
National Theater Owners’ Association
Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger
Messrs. Shubert
William A. Brady
Liebler & Co
Daniel V. Arthur
F. C. Whitney
John P. Sl
Maxine Elliott
Mabel Barrison
Harry Connor
Lulu
William Faversham
Wilton Lackaye
Walker Whiteside
Dustin Farnum
de Wolf Hopper
Marie Cahill
Max Figman
Sarah Bernhardt
Forbes Robertson
H. B. Warner
Jimmy Valentine
Sam Bernard
Weedon Grossmith
Mr. Pardee and
George Forsyth
John Granton
Walter Jones
James H. Hackett
Andrew Mack