The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-17
NOT ALLOW PLAY
TO Be GIVEN HERE
Production Not to be Permitted
Unless it is Made Entire
ly Decent.
LYNCHBURG TAKES STAND
Determined to Follow Example OF
Raleigh and Not Allow
Show.
IYNcHBURG TAKES STAND

GFcfy ihuIChtton ID tnat Inc Glrt
From Rector's' will not be presented
at the Academy of Music in Rich
mond Saturday night The local
police authorities, backed up by
Mayor Richardson, declare they will
not allow the play to show unless
1t IL relieved of its alleged immoral
features.
Word from Lynchburg Thursday
says that Mayor Whitaker, Of that
city. Is determined to prevent per-
Torrance OF the show there and will
call out the entire police force, y
necessary, to enforce his orders. The
same message also states that Man
ager Shields Of the Academy OF
Music in Lynchburg Is In receipt Of
= letter from Manager Wells, of the
production would be expurgated Of
all Objectionable features and in
structtng Manager Shields to continue
the sale Of tickets and to produce
the play In spite of Mayor Whitakers
orders.
The following dispatch from DAM
vile Thursday speaks for itself:
The comedy interdicted by the
mayor OF Raleigh will be presented
surance OF the theatre management
that there will be nothing improper"
Refusal In Raleigh.
With the exception Of the serving
Of summonses in the suit brought
by the manager Of The Girl From
Rector's" company against the mayor
and chief Of police Of Raleigh for
refusing to let the play be presented
Ia Raleigh Wednesday, there are mo
Anx. los ca fvS fhA a 90
the capital Of the Old North State
Is concerned. II 10 said. however. that
Manager Upchurch. of the Raleigh
theatre. will bring suit for damages
against the two city of1icf4ls,
With reference to the Raleigh sttu-
alton a special dispatch from that city
Thursday has this TO say:
The suits are not taken seriously by
City attorney wafter Clark, Jr. Who
regards them as mere bluffs. Sheriff
Sears warmly commends the mayors
action, sayinsa that last night he and
his deputies were In his Office. ready
to aid the chief of police. IL needed.
Nine-tenths of the people heartily
commend the mayors action"
Suppression OF the play in Raleigh
was In spite of the plea of the COM
pany.s manager that the troupe be
allowed To put on the play subject to
censor. Earlier in the day Many
Upehureh had sought To mandamus
Mayor Wynne In the courts to allow
the show to appear. but In this he
xas unsuccessful.
Sale of seats for the show amounted
to Inward OF $1,000 before The Acade-
my WAS seized by the authorities.
Mayor Wynne says he suppressed the
show on the strength OF press notices
from other cities
Great excitement prevailed incident
TO the seizure of the playhouse.
vast crowd gathered In the vicinity
and II Is eaid that many Of those pur-
chasing tickets were without difiiculty
prevented from entering the play.
house, noiens roIens< Iaawless people
began sending In false tre alarms
from widely separated sections Of the
city thus causing the fire department
much trouble and annoyance
May Depend Upon Norfolk. ~
so far as my present plans are
said Manager Wise. Of the
Academy of Music. In Richmond.
morning. the play will be
presented here Saturday night"
Mr. Wise said he WAS not in po-
sition TO state whether the play would
be presented here in expurgated form
or not.
Manager wise HaS iHAtrucuoH& from
Manager Neal. Of the Leath Theatre
cal Circuit. not To pay the company
THE Girl from Reetor's'
company a cent of money until after
the performance IL over. providing, OF
course that the police allow the show
to be put on. The money will be held
back. Manager Wise says so that II
may all be refunded To the patrons
in the event the police interfere after
the curtain goes up.
Mr.. Neal says he has instructed his
manager 70 inform him as to
the situation in that tity when the
play Is presented there Friday night.
and he will be largely guided by the
from Norfolk.
May BE Given In Norfolk.
Especial TO The Richmond vtrEsnian.l
NORFOLK. VA. Feb l7.--Chief Of
Police Kixer will not forbid prcsen-
tation here Of The Girl from Rec
tors" barred last night In Raleigh.
He will. however. order the show
stopped II there Is anything Offensive.
Manager Wells, of the Academy here,
Ia in accord with him.
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