Word: stagehand
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mismanagement, A. A. A. A. tried Executive Secretary Ralph Whitehead of its subsidiary union, the American Federation of Actors (vaudeville and variety performers). When Whitehead, supported by A. F. A.'s sentimental President Sophie Tucker, fought back and A. A. A. A. finally withdrew A. F. A.'s charter, Stagehand Browne stepped in, gave Whitehead and his rebels an I. A. T. S. E. charter. This maneuver threw the actor-stagehand brawl into the laps of the A. F. of L. executive council. But no satisfactory compromise was forthcoming. To touch off a jurisdictional strike that might shut down Broadway...
...done bits in Idiot's Delight and two other recent pictures, was signed to a three-year contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mickey's home lot. Salary: $100 a week, $25 more than he was earning at the Follies. Promptly assigned a bit as a stagehand in Fast and Furious with Franchot Tone and Ann Sothern, Joe Yule modestly remarked: "My ambition is to be as much of a success in the movies as I was on the stage...
...Stagehand Browne was there as a vice president and executive councilman of A. F. of L., sitting with his fellow councilmen and president, William Green, at their summer meeting to review Federation affairs, deal with such inter-union disputes as this. "It is all a headache," said Mr. Green, who enjoyed elbow-rubbing with stars but had a cold and much confusion in the head...
Unhappiest individual in all this was A. F. A.'s oldtime Comedienne Sophie Tucker, 55, who as its non-salaried president stuck by Mr. Whitehead and loyally condoned his switch to Stagehand Browne. For this she was suspended by all-powerful Equity and other subsidiaries of Four As (barring her in effect from stage, screen and radio), pitied by Thespians who concluded that Sophie at last was showing...
When the race was over, 21,000 astonished fans realized that thoroughbreds are thoroughly unpredictable. The mighty Stagehand, a notoriously slow starter, lacked the stretch-running drive to overtake the leaders this time, finished three lengths behind speedy Bull Lea and a half length behind Marshall Field's Sir Damion...