11
Zeigen
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men they will give a full criticism of
the Llay as read.
Then we shall let the public judge
whether the play is clean, as we have
stated, and if the public as a jury
is convinced it is not obscene or im¬
moral a private performance of“Rei¬
gen,“ for club members and guests,
will be given the following Sunday
night in the Belasco Theatre.
IWe have decided to cancel the
presentation first scheduled for Sun¬
day night in order to avold Involving
Mr. Kahn er David Belasco in any
Iegal controversy that might arise, in
view of#the opposition that has de¬
velcped.
Has CRun“ in Courts.
And that’s that, but “Reigen“ has
had a great run here this week, and
the club’s announcement includes
nothing about a final performance
even next weck. Testerday the play
was “running“ in the Supreme Court,
a. Magistrate’s Court, the District At¬
torney’s office and all up and down
Broadway, where it was tlie topic of
topics.
The first announcement that the
play was to be given here appeared
exclusively in The World Wednes¬
day. It was deseribed as a series of
intimate episodes, in each of which
a man and a woman appear. The ar¬
tigle set forth that the, play had
caused rlots in Berlin, but is consid¬
ered a classic by many critics.
Action followed quickly. John S.
Stunner, Secretary of the Soclety for
the Suppnession of Vice, wrote to Po¬
lice Inspéctor Bolan, called the play
Vvile“ and suggested 'drastic action.
The Rev. Dr. Henry L. Bowlby,
Secretary of the Lord’s Day Alllance
declared he was going after Reigen
and those connected with it, and
added church people had complained
to him about it, objecting to its pres¬
entation in public or private, before
men, or women, or both, for admis¬
sion fees or free.
Mr. Kahn, replying to a letter from
Mr. Sumner, said he would not attend
the performance. The Green Room
Club, through Harry S. Hecheimer, its
counsel, asked Magistrate Ryttenberg,
in West Side Court, to issue a sum¬
mons for Mr. Sumner on a charge of
eriminal libel. Magistrate Ryttenberg
refused and asked Mr. Hecheimer to
present written argument,
Mr. Hecheimer obtained from Su¬
preme Court Justice Mullan an order
to show cause, Monday, why the police
and Mr. Sumner should not be ro¬
strained from interfering with the per¬
Actress Bucks Out.
This cleared the ring for “Reigen“
Sunday night, but¬
It was reported and not denied at
David Belasco’s offices that he woule
not permit use of his theatre for the
play, and Miss Norma Millay, one
of five women in the cast, sald she
would not appear.
Meanwhile Mr. Hecheimer wrote to
Assistant District Attorney Pecora
asking that the libel charge made
against Mr. Sumner be presented te
the Grand Jury Monday, and Mr. Pe¬
cora replied any action by him would
depend upon the decision of Magis¬
trate Ryttenberg.
Then followed the postponement.
But maybe when the play is read
to-morrow night and the newspaper
men have“fully criticised'' it, maybe,
it vou're a good public and read it
vou can sit on the“jury'' and vote
and be happy and everything
maybe.
RLAINE ELKINS IN DEFAULT.
WASHINGTON, March 9. — Blaine
Elkins, brother of Senater Elkins of
West Virginia, was adjudged in con¬
tempt of court to-day by Chief Justice
McCoy of the Distriet of Columbla Su¬
preine Court for failure to obey an order
te increase from 8250 to 8500 a month
Lis payments to his former wife for
Support of their son. Sentence was de
kerred.
Whit
W1
Grand,
polit
Grandp
dead.
Children
tan Avenu
mer will
ful boats
wood.
Grandp
seventy-te
he small
a cap mi
ago, used
lown-and
Avenue w:
Miss Cec
Eighth St.
Christmas
thought o
Miss M
Thursday
pet cat w.
heels, as 3
Mortzach
where the
he put the
PETITI
ON
United
Would
Whose
The On
which res
Vice Pres
of the 8104
pany, an
noted int
atest dev,
News w.
Woodburz
Mass.,
founder 5
ompany,
Court the
is drand
flve, and
The child
ton Ong,
senting t
tained a d
On
ago.
Before
Ong’s nat
was expe¬
in-law as
Company.
aver, for
Penfleld
n1920.
The ado
up for he.
WOMANT
Miss Dor
90 Pinehur
second-sto
No. 535 Ea
died in th
She was
lost her b
Zeigen
box 18/3
men they will give a full criticism of
the Llay as read.
Then we shall let the public judge
whether the play is clean, as we have
stated, and if the public as a jury
is convinced it is not obscene or im¬
moral a private performance of“Rei¬
gen,“ for club members and guests,
will be given the following Sunday
night in the Belasco Theatre.
IWe have decided to cancel the
presentation first scheduled for Sun¬
day night in order to avold Involving
Mr. Kahn er David Belasco in any
Iegal controversy that might arise, in
view of#the opposition that has de¬
velcped.
Has CRun“ in Courts.
And that’s that, but “Reigen“ has
had a great run here this week, and
the club’s announcement includes
nothing about a final performance
even next weck. Testerday the play
was “running“ in the Supreme Court,
a. Magistrate’s Court, the District At¬
torney’s office and all up and down
Broadway, where it was tlie topic of
topics.
The first announcement that the
play was to be given here appeared
exclusively in The World Wednes¬
day. It was deseribed as a series of
intimate episodes, in each of which
a man and a woman appear. The ar¬
tigle set forth that the, play had
caused rlots in Berlin, but is consid¬
ered a classic by many critics.
Action followed quickly. John S.
Stunner, Secretary of the Soclety for
the Suppnession of Vice, wrote to Po¬
lice Inspéctor Bolan, called the play
Vvile“ and suggested 'drastic action.
The Rev. Dr. Henry L. Bowlby,
Secretary of the Lord’s Day Alllance
declared he was going after Reigen
and those connected with it, and
added church people had complained
to him about it, objecting to its pres¬
entation in public or private, before
men, or women, or both, for admis¬
sion fees or free.
Mr. Kahn, replying to a letter from
Mr. Sumner, said he would not attend
the performance. The Green Room
Club, through Harry S. Hecheimer, its
counsel, asked Magistrate Ryttenberg,
in West Side Court, to issue a sum¬
mons for Mr. Sumner on a charge of
eriminal libel. Magistrate Ryttenberg
refused and asked Mr. Hecheimer to
present written argument,
Mr. Hecheimer obtained from Su¬
preme Court Justice Mullan an order
to show cause, Monday, why the police
and Mr. Sumner should not be ro¬
strained from interfering with the per¬
Actress Bucks Out.
This cleared the ring for “Reigen“
Sunday night, but¬
It was reported and not denied at
David Belasco’s offices that he woule
not permit use of his theatre for the
play, and Miss Norma Millay, one
of five women in the cast, sald she
would not appear.
Meanwhile Mr. Hecheimer wrote to
Assistant District Attorney Pecora
asking that the libel charge made
against Mr. Sumner be presented te
the Grand Jury Monday, and Mr. Pe¬
cora replied any action by him would
depend upon the decision of Magis¬
trate Ryttenberg.
Then followed the postponement.
But maybe when the play is read
to-morrow night and the newspaper
men have“fully criticised'' it, maybe,
it vou're a good public and read it
vou can sit on the“jury'' and vote
and be happy and everything
maybe.
RLAINE ELKINS IN DEFAULT.
WASHINGTON, March 9. — Blaine
Elkins, brother of Senater Elkins of
West Virginia, was adjudged in con¬
tempt of court to-day by Chief Justice
McCoy of the Distriet of Columbla Su¬
preine Court for failure to obey an order
te increase from 8250 to 8500 a month
Lis payments to his former wife for
Support of their son. Sentence was de
kerred.
Whit
W1
Grand,
polit
Grandp
dead.
Children
tan Avenu
mer will
ful boats
wood.
Grandp
seventy-te
he small
a cap mi
ago, used
lown-and
Avenue w:
Miss Cec
Eighth St.
Christmas
thought o
Miss M
Thursday
pet cat w.
heels, as 3
Mortzach
where the
he put the
PETITI
ON
United
Would
Whose
The On
which res
Vice Pres
of the 8104
pany, an
noted int
atest dev,
News w.
Woodburz
Mass.,
founder 5
ompany,
Court the
is drand
flve, and
The child
ton Ong,
senting t
tained a d
On
ago.
Before
Ong’s nat
was expe¬
in-law as
Company.
aver, for
Penfleld
n1920.
The ado
up for he.
WOMANT
Miss Dor
90 Pinehur
second-sto
No. 535 Ea
died in th
She was
lost her b