New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
CATHOLICS PLAN
 PROTEST MEETING
Do Not Want Film Shovn- Barrett Says It Is InoifeSiIe

A storm of protest over the con- templated showing of the film The Callahans and the Murphys' at the Capitol theater in this city, starting Sunday night. has arisen among the Catholic societies. and committeee nave been appointed to meet tonight to file formal protest against tt. Plans have also been made to call the entire Catholic population of the city out in a mass meeting at the Y. M. T. A. & B. society hall on Main street tomorrow night.
 Rev. w. A. Harty Branch. A. OH, at spirited meeting last night. ap- pointed committee to communi. cate with the owners and manager of the theater the feelings of the organization over the showing of the film in this city. This committee will meet with similar appointees of Catholic soci. cities in this city tonight, but the huge mass meeting will be held to-. morrow night as . general protest against the showing of the hlm. This will also serve notice to the owners and management of the theater that the Catholic people in this city do not want the picture shown here.
 Carlyle G. Barrett, manager of tho Capitol theater, feels that the Cath. ollie people of the city are taking action on hearsay alone. He viewed the picture about three weeks ago. and he stated today that there is nothing in the film which he could term objectionable to any race or creed. Referring to claims that the picture was an untruthful caricature of the Irish people in general and a travesty against the Catholic church. MT. Barrett stated that tho6s making these claims surely could | not have seen the production or else they could not 90 object
 i The committee appointed by ths Hibernians consists of: President John Quinn: vice-preddent Philip McKeon; Secretary Thomas Donlon: Martin J. Kelley and State VicA- president Lawrence P. Mangan. | Daly Council. K. of C.. at . meet ing last night. discussed the picture and appointed Deputy Grand Knight Edward J. Daley and Thomas F. Crean as members of committee te confer at the meeting tonight. The Ladies' Auxiliary, A. O. H., will have representatives at the meeting tonight, as will the Y. M. T. A. & B. society and various Polish societies.
 Carlyle Barrett. manager of the Capitol theater, in speaking of the protest which has been voiced by several Catholic societies and var ious individuals over the showing here of the motion picture "Calla- hans and Murphys," stated today that he, in company with the own. CTS of the theater had viewed tho | production and. in all fairness to everyone concerned, that he could see nothing objectionable in it.
 T wish to invite members of the Catholic clergy, members of the press and a representative commit tee from the Catholic societies in New Britain to attend . private showing of the picture before 1t ii put Ion the screen for the public to see," MT. Barrett said. 'I believe that this will be considered fair to those who have entered protests against the film. Then. If there is any objections to the production and am sure there will not be. I will immediately transmit them to the owners for action.' st | MT. Barrett stated that 1t was re- ported that there were parts in tho picture which were objectionable but these have been cut out of the film. He believes that 1t is because of these parts that the present ob- jections have arisen and in order to dispel them. Manager Barrett has offered to show the picture private ly.
 Tn speaking of the reported scenes in the picture which cast slurs on the Catholic religion. Manager Bar rett stated today that there was nothing of the kind in any scene in the film which he saw. The private showing will be held Friady night about II o'clock or on Saturday morning.