1
box 18/3
igen
DIAA
Taf. 10 Sir
REISEI! EITEN
United W
Play Fought by Vice Society Is
West
Read Before the Green
Room Club.
WASHIN
Though the performance of Arthur
ators of n
Schnitzler’s“Reigen“ br the Green
Room Club was postponed last nighi
mines in W
and the play was read instend, an¬
coal const
nouncement was made to-day that the
Workers of
Dostponement was ouly temporary.
ment flled
The plan in the first place was tc
produce the play before a select andi¬
nission. (
ence in the Belasco Theatre, but the
West Virg
Society for the Suppression of Vice
ump coa
objected. John S. Sumner, secretary
ing from 5:
of the society, said he had read th
play and it was filthy and not fit to
ment madt
be seen.
buyers in
At a dinner in honor of Otto H.
bus, and
Kahn last night, which preceded th
week of Fe
reading of the play, the toastmaster
read a telegram from David Belascc
were papir
in which Mr. Belasco said the elul
ton.
could have the theatre ang time they
A Dropo
wanted it for the production o
be notec
Reigen.
screenings
"In dealing with this play of Arthur
ormally
Schnitzler’s we have found nothing
roduct.
but art, said the chairman of the
There
committee on arrangements in the
cost of Dr
statement concerning the postpone
the union
ment of the performance.
ompanies
The reactions of the general public
Iny higher
to a play of this character is no con¬
a Fear ag
cern of ours,“ the statement went on
piling up 8
Dur onlg concern was to insure the
Coal pric
absence of the general publie—per¬
Oostod
11
haps not so much to protect the pub
country alt
lic as to protect Arthur Schnitzler's
even appfe
The public would debauch
West Virg.
play.
Reigen'—this occurred in Vienna and
But sailors and others who regard
this play as a pornographie effort
were not included in our list of guests.
Whère we failed—and our failure is
but temporary—was in our ingenuons
assumption that Reigen' would not
be attractive bait for curtain custo
dians of the publie virtuelwho have a
weakness for issuing typewritten
statements.
The decision to read the play to¬
night was prompted by this reason.
VETERAN ACCUSES
ORDERLY OF CLINIC
Man Disabled a7 Chateau-Thierry Says
OR
18
it
GRLEN Room GOESTe
O. HEAR KEIGEN KEHE
Otto H. Kahn, Honor Guest at
Club Dinner, Departs Before
the Reading Begins.
STAGING LATER PROMISED
Telegram From David Belasco Says
rnis
and
Theatre Is at Actors’ Disposal
torz.
at Any Time.
The manuscript of“ Reigen,“ the play
Barred from production before a selected
äudience by the Green Room Club, was
read privately last night to the mem¬
bers of the club after a dinner at which
Otto H. Kahn had been the guest of
hpnor.
The original plan was to produce the
play in private at the Belasco Theatre
äfter the dinner to Mr. Kahn at the club,
but John H. Sumner and the Society for
the Supprestion of Vice protested
against the production on the ground
RS
that the play was immoral and inde¬
cent. It was finally decided to read
the script in private at the club. Mr.
Kahn did not remain for#the reading,
which was held in the small theatre at
the club after the dinner had ended in
the grill.
Atthe dinner Harry L. Reichenbach.
the toastmaster, read a telegram from
David Belasco in which ho sald thaf
the actors’ organization could have the
theatre any time they wanted it forthe
production. Mr. Reichenbach said after
the dinner that thie actors’ organization
never had Intended to open the play to
the public, and that only mature per¬
sons were to have been admitted to the
performances.
In a, statement saying that the post¬
ponement of the performance was ouly
emporary, Rollo Lloyd, Chairman of
the Committee on Arrangements, sald
that“ in dealing with thls play of Ar¬
thur Schnitzler’s we have found nothing
but art.“
The reactions of the general public to
a play of this chäracter is no concern of
burs.“the statement went on." Our
only concern was to insure the absense
of the general public—perhaps not so
much to protect the public as to protect
Arthur Schnitzler’s play. The publlo
would debauch Relgen —this occurred
in Vienna and Berlin.
“ But sallors and others who regard
his play as a pornographie effort were
not included in our list of guests. Where
we falled—and ouf failure is but tem¬
porary—was in our ingenuous assump¬
tion that Reigen' would not be attrac
tive baft for curtain custodlans of th
publie virtue who have a weakness for
issuing typewritten statements.
The decision to read the play tönight
was prompted by this reason.
As the play was read last night by
Hal Crane and Ralph S. Stuart it evoked
nuch applause from the audlence of
actors
Mr. Kahn was lauded at the dinher as
a patron of the arts by Mr. Reichenbach
and other speakers, and he, In turn, sald
that he thought allthe arts in this coun¬
try merited support and encouragement.
He added that he believed the propor¬
tion of appreclation of art in Fifth Ave¬
nue and Avenue A was about the same,
and that America had a great responst
bility to civilization, especially if Europe
agged behind.
POLICEMAN CATCHES
J
FIETI
—
IN
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It w
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but
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box 18/3
igen
DIAA
Taf. 10 Sir
REISEI! EITEN
United W
Play Fought by Vice Society Is
West
Read Before the Green
Room Club.
WASHIN
Though the performance of Arthur
ators of n
Schnitzler’s“Reigen“ br the Green
Room Club was postponed last nighi
mines in W
and the play was read instend, an¬
coal const
nouncement was made to-day that the
Workers of
Dostponement was ouly temporary.
ment flled
The plan in the first place was tc
produce the play before a select andi¬
nission. (
ence in the Belasco Theatre, but the
West Virg
Society for the Suppression of Vice
ump coa
objected. John S. Sumner, secretary
ing from 5:
of the society, said he had read th
play and it was filthy and not fit to
ment madt
be seen.
buyers in
At a dinner in honor of Otto H.
bus, and
Kahn last night, which preceded th
week of Fe
reading of the play, the toastmaster
read a telegram from David Belascc
were papir
in which Mr. Belasco said the elul
ton.
could have the theatre ang time they
A Dropo
wanted it for the production o
be notec
Reigen.
screenings
"In dealing with this play of Arthur
ormally
Schnitzler’s we have found nothing
roduct.
but art, said the chairman of the
There
committee on arrangements in the
cost of Dr
statement concerning the postpone
the union
ment of the performance.
ompanies
The reactions of the general public
Iny higher
to a play of this character is no con¬
a Fear ag
cern of ours,“ the statement went on
piling up 8
Dur onlg concern was to insure the
Coal pric
absence of the general publie—per¬
Oostod
11
haps not so much to protect the pub
country alt
lic as to protect Arthur Schnitzler's
even appfe
The public would debauch
West Virg.
play.
Reigen'—this occurred in Vienna and
But sailors and others who regard
this play as a pornographie effort
were not included in our list of guests.
Whère we failed—and our failure is
but temporary—was in our ingenuons
assumption that Reigen' would not
be attractive bait for curtain custo
dians of the publie virtuelwho have a
weakness for issuing typewritten
statements.
The decision to read the play to¬
night was prompted by this reason.
VETERAN ACCUSES
ORDERLY OF CLINIC
Man Disabled a7 Chateau-Thierry Says
OR
18
it
GRLEN Room GOESTe
O. HEAR KEIGEN KEHE
Otto H. Kahn, Honor Guest at
Club Dinner, Departs Before
the Reading Begins.
STAGING LATER PROMISED
Telegram From David Belasco Says
rnis
and
Theatre Is at Actors’ Disposal
torz.
at Any Time.
The manuscript of“ Reigen,“ the play
Barred from production before a selected
äudience by the Green Room Club, was
read privately last night to the mem¬
bers of the club after a dinner at which
Otto H. Kahn had been the guest of
hpnor.
The original plan was to produce the
play in private at the Belasco Theatre
äfter the dinner to Mr. Kahn at the club,
but John H. Sumner and the Society for
the Supprestion of Vice protested
against the production on the ground
RS
that the play was immoral and inde¬
cent. It was finally decided to read
the script in private at the club. Mr.
Kahn did not remain for#the reading,
which was held in the small theatre at
the club after the dinner had ended in
the grill.
Atthe dinner Harry L. Reichenbach.
the toastmaster, read a telegram from
David Belasco in which ho sald thaf
the actors’ organization could have the
theatre any time they wanted it forthe
production. Mr. Reichenbach said after
the dinner that thie actors’ organization
never had Intended to open the play to
the public, and that only mature per¬
sons were to have been admitted to the
performances.
In a, statement saying that the post¬
ponement of the performance was ouly
emporary, Rollo Lloyd, Chairman of
the Committee on Arrangements, sald
that“ in dealing with thls play of Ar¬
thur Schnitzler’s we have found nothing
but art.“
The reactions of the general public to
a play of this chäracter is no concern of
burs.“the statement went on." Our
only concern was to insure the absense
of the general public—perhaps not so
much to protect the public as to protect
Arthur Schnitzler’s play. The publlo
would debauch Relgen —this occurred
in Vienna and Berlin.
“ But sallors and others who regard
his play as a pornographie effort were
not included in our list of guests. Where
we falled—and ouf failure is but tem¬
porary—was in our ingenuous assump¬
tion that Reigen' would not be attrac
tive baft for curtain custodlans of th
publie virtue who have a weakness for
issuing typewritten statements.
The decision to read the play tönight
was prompted by this reason.
As the play was read last night by
Hal Crane and Ralph S. Stuart it evoked
nuch applause from the audlence of
actors
Mr. Kahn was lauded at the dinher as
a patron of the arts by Mr. Reichenbach
and other speakers, and he, In turn, sald
that he thought allthe arts in this coun¬
try merited support and encouragement.
He added that he believed the propor¬
tion of appreclation of art in Fifth Ave¬
nue and Avenue A was about the same,
and that America had a great responst
bility to civilization, especially if Europe
agged behind.
POLICEMAN CATCHES
J
FIETI
—
IN
BE
It w
the
but
fas
sma
em
Dro
Col
eI)
7
#