Liebelez
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„OBSERVER
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WIEN, I., WOLLZEILE 11
TELEPHON R-23-0-43
Ausschnitt aus:
ThellewVorkTimes Newfork
2. MRZ. 1935
vom:
SSchRAN CALESETE
O TEA TReSSSTISNS
London Manager Halts Plans
on Future Plays Because of
Clash With British Equity.
HIS ’STREAMLINE‘ CLOSINGI:
Decision Follows Plea to Cast—1
Actors Stand Firm and Hope
That Hie Will Reconsicer.
Wireless to Tur Naw Yonx Tniss.
LONDON, arch 1.—Charles B.1
Cochran, ons of London’s leading
producers, made a dramatie move!
today in his dispute with British
Equity, announcing that he hadi
called off plans on six new produs¬
tions.
Thave abandoned all my produc¬
tion plans. Beyond that I wish to
say nothing,“ he declared.
The canceled productions include
three planned for earl) presenta¬
tion. They are Beverly Nichols’s
Mesmer“: Dalllance,“ which is a
musical version of Schnitzler’s fa¬
mous Liebelei,“ and the American
musical comedy, Anything Goes.“
Later he had planned to stage
A. P. Herbert’s revue, Jubilee“;
Barrie’s new play, written espe¬
cially for Elisabeth Bergner, and a
spectacular Continental musical
comedy.
Mr. Cochran’s decision, which fell
like a bombshell on the London
theatre, followed an exciting meet¬
ing between the producer and the
cast in his current revue, Stream¬
line,“ which is closing tomorrow.
He summoned the entire cast, ap¬
pealing to them for a decision as
to whom they owed their loyalty—
himself or Equity—and asking them
to appear in Dalliance.
As soon as he learned Mr. Coch¬
ran’s action, Godfrey Tearle, pres¬
ident of Equity sent telegrams to
everyone in the cast of Stream¬
line,“ warning them not to sign
contracts in future Cochran produc¬
tions on penalty of expulsion from
membership in Equity, without
which, according to the London
theatre council’s recent agreement,
it is impossible to act here. Equity,
replying officially to Mr. Coch¬
ran’s decision, stated that Equity
believes in constitutional govern¬
nent of profession. We hesitate
to believe that Mr. Cochran pre¬
Equity also
fers dictatorship.“
expressed the conviction that he
would reconsider. We have no
doubt at all jn our minds that Mr.
Cochran soön will be p#oducing
plays agafh. The pull of the thea¬
tre willbe too strong for him to re¬
sist and the profession can ill afford
to lose such an excellent showman.
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box 13/7
„OBSERVER
I. österr. behördl. konzessioniertes
Unternehmen für Zeitungs-Ausschnitte
WIEN, I., WOLLZEILE 11
TELEPHON R-23-0-43
Ausschnitt aus:
ThellewVorkTimes Newfork
2. MRZ. 1935
vom:
SSchRAN CALESETE
O TEA TReSSSTISNS
London Manager Halts Plans
on Future Plays Because of
Clash With British Equity.
HIS ’STREAMLINE‘ CLOSINGI:
Decision Follows Plea to Cast—1
Actors Stand Firm and Hope
That Hie Will Reconsicer.
Wireless to Tur Naw Yonx Tniss.
LONDON, arch 1.—Charles B.1
Cochran, ons of London’s leading
producers, made a dramatie move!
today in his dispute with British
Equity, announcing that he hadi
called off plans on six new produs¬
tions.
Thave abandoned all my produc¬
tion plans. Beyond that I wish to
say nothing,“ he declared.
The canceled productions include
three planned for earl) presenta¬
tion. They are Beverly Nichols’s
Mesmer“: Dalllance,“ which is a
musical version of Schnitzler’s fa¬
mous Liebelei,“ and the American
musical comedy, Anything Goes.“
Later he had planned to stage
A. P. Herbert’s revue, Jubilee“;
Barrie’s new play, written espe¬
cially for Elisabeth Bergner, and a
spectacular Continental musical
comedy.
Mr. Cochran’s decision, which fell
like a bombshell on the London
theatre, followed an exciting meet¬
ing between the producer and the
cast in his current revue, Stream¬
line,“ which is closing tomorrow.
He summoned the entire cast, ap¬
pealing to them for a decision as
to whom they owed their loyalty—
himself or Equity—and asking them
to appear in Dalliance.
As soon as he learned Mr. Coch¬
ran’s action, Godfrey Tearle, pres¬
ident of Equity sent telegrams to
everyone in the cast of Stream¬
line,“ warning them not to sign
contracts in future Cochran produc¬
tions on penalty of expulsion from
membership in Equity, without
which, according to the London
theatre council’s recent agreement,
it is impossible to act here. Equity,
replying officially to Mr. Coch¬
ran’s decision, stated that Equity
believes in constitutional govern¬
nent of profession. We hesitate
to believe that Mr. Cochran pre¬
Equity also
fers dictatorship.“
expressed the conviction that he
would reconsider. We have no
doubt at all jn our minds that Mr.
Cochran soön will be p#oducing
plays agafh. The pull of the thea¬
tre willbe too strong for him to re¬
sist and the profession can ill afford
to lose such an excellent showman.