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Marie Lloyd, one of the highest paid Music Hall stars of the day was passionate about this cause, and as the first president of the Music Hall Ladies' Guild, elected in 1906, called for a meeting of the Variety Artistes Association, the National Association of Theatrical Employees and the Amalgamated Musicians’ Union to form an alliance to resist plans for Music Hall performers to perform extra matinees without extra pay. She and other highly-paid stars could dictate their own terms but were fighting the injustice to lower-paid performers on a weekly wage, and succeeded in getting the pay and conditions the performers demanded.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Flyer headed <i>Music Hall War. IN DISTRESS</i> showing two top-hatted men on the prow of a pitching steamship named SS MUSIC HALL, one looking through a telescope to the horizon. With the legend beneath: FIRST MUSIC HALL MANAGER: 'It's the roughest night I ever experienced. How is she pointing?' SECOND MUSIC HALL MANAGER: 'I can't make out. There's not a \"Star\" to be seen.' FIRST MUSIC HALL MANAGER: 'In that case we must lay to till the clouds roll by.' [The performances at many of the music halls in London and neighbourhood have been brought to a standstill through a strike among the 'stars']. The legend at the bottom entreats: 'Support the Stars who are supporting their less fortunate Fellow-Artistes!!'","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Roy","id":"AUTH322670"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Co-operative Printing Society","id":"AUTH322675"},"association":{"text":"printers","id":"x31107"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"J. B. 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