The Washington times., 1923-04-08
STAGE NUDITY
. ST|RS CENSOR
/ TALK IN PARIS
Government, However, Fears
to Discourage Tourists and
i. Thus Anger the Merchants
HARVEY SEES WHITMAN
Queries American Orchestra
/ Leader Concerning British
Unionists' Fight on Him
By SINE STLvERMAN.

:. BY SfME SLOVENIAN.
written Expressly for Universal Service
NEW YORK, April IA play
censor for Paris is imminent.
Some Frenchmen got shock
along with the idea, but have
given it serious thought through
the agitation by the police over
q few nude dancers in a Partisan
musical revue.
The French authorities, in asking
pertinent questions Of undrapcd
dancers appear to have constituted
themselves commercial censors only.
They do not presume to draw the
line where the artistic runs into
the pornographic on the French
stage. The police know both are
there, and also they ARE aware a
swarm Of summer visitors is looked
for.
t The government is reported to
have inspired the latest cleanup
Crusade against aesthetic dancers
au naturel. A renewal of cabled
comment on the unlimitations OF
the French stage might send Amer
leans to other resorts in the hot
spell. With the first boat load
ifrom New York. the open season
Tor Paris shopkeepers is declared
on. Their government does not
want its merchants disappointed.
y Now the question arises: Does the
Wickedness of Paris draw Amer.
cans or scare them off?
Louis Verneuil, husband of the
granddaughter OF Sarah Bernhard,
has assumed the management of
the Theater Sarah Bernhardt in
Paris.
Il Ambassador Harvey this week
sent for Paul Whiteman, who with
his orchestra is termed the biggest
hit ever scored by an American act
In England, to ascertain If any OBJ
Stacie had been placed in his way
by the English ministry of labor.
Hhe ambassador informed the bands.
man 10000 British had been ad.
United to the United States last
year and if discrimination is being
lexercised against Americans over
there, our Government should know
IT. The ambassador asked White
man to forward him all the CORE
epondence in the matter. The
bands scoring sent the Revue at
the Hippodrome in which he plays
TO a huge success. Appearance out.
side the Hippodrome is denied
Whitenan while the musical revue
rs on. 1t is extended so far the
union refused permission for White
man to play at private dinner
party in the Hotel Savoy.
At the premiere Tuesday night at
the Empire, London. of THE Rain
bow Revue, including several Amer
leans in its cast. a demonstration
followed the final curtain. Jack
Edge, an English comedian in the
show, after a speech of acRnowledg-
ment by Alan Foster, the American
who staged the piece. rushed to the
footlights. saying: az was engaged
as a low comedian for this show
and given but one scene" when
the curtain was lowered Edge at
tempted to continue. but a hand
reached through the curtain and
yanked him behind it. One of the
management stepped forward with
an apology when cries came from
the audience: why don't you give
English artists a CHANGER" among
other comment. Seeing the hope
iessness of the situation the man.
ager retired and the house peace
fully filed out. The play is account
ed success.
Roscoe Arbuckle is reported hav-
Ing arrived DON the President Adams
In England under an assumed name.
Leonard Wood, jr., son of the
governor general of the Philippines,
ts opening and operating next week
q stock company in White
Plains, n. Y. Theater.
Two brand-new plays are Sim
mering Sioner with DeBeck's SEN
sational comic cartoon hit, Bar
ney Google" as its subject. while
the other will be a drama with
lightweight champion fighter,
Benny Leonard, as an actor with
speaking lines. Much of Mrs. Leon
ards stage experience is contained
within a loss of $4,000 he sus-
tained in a Broadway show invest
nnent. Harry Thomashhefsky, Of the
Ytddish acting family group, will
manage the champ in THE Champ"