Actors Equity’s First Strike, 100 Years Ago Today

New York Theater: Actors Equity went on strike for the first time on August 7, 1919 — one hundred years ago today. Stars like Ethel Barrymore, W.C. Fields and Marie Dressler joined hundreds of their fellow unionists, such as then unknown 17-year-old Tallulah Bankhead, in marches, rallies and benefit performances, while the Great White Way went dark.