The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Nev. Elizabeth Neumann is well-known Viennese actress. When the shadow of the swastika fell over that city of drei- viertel takt, she fled, leaving all pos- sessions behind, and arrived in New York with a total of $6.
 She had 8 fair command of Eng fish, an unsuitable longing to go on with her career in the theater. So did many other artistic refugees she met in exile over here.
 Facing a new life in a new world these gentle Viennese confronted the future with hard reality. Re- yelling in the nations hospitality, il. Manhattari's sincere warmth, these fugitives from city which aband- oned Strauss waltzes for the harsh Horst Vessel song, united to put their talents to the fullest use. Miss Neuma1n was the pudding hand. She formed the Refugee Art Theater. In 1t are non-Sectarian actors, actress, authors, painters and directors who fled Nazidon ano came to settle and work in the United States. A tutor was engaged to instruct the group in English and the improvement of their diction. ,,It is friendly night to see these cul- tured exiles grouped around theii teacher many hours day, so the speech could approximate. the Americans. s Hope in Mid-Iife,
 But over all, these hopeful people Gall are determined to become citi. zens of this country) have resolved that they must server all theii artistic ties with the Old World The Alt Wien flavor of their plays is being forSaken by them. For they have no desire to celebrate that which they consider dead, in the city they fled. They would rather cultivate a taste for American music, as a matter of fact. since mild and mellow waltzes no longer reflect the spirit of their native country.
 We met Miss Neumann and some of her fellow exiles the other day Our impression was that they were folk of fortitude, challenging the future at midlife instead of in youth. That they were lookint squarely ahead instead of forlornly glancing back.
 Yet some of them are bankrupt financially, although they left for tunes behind that rightfully belong ed to them. There's the case of Kurt Weill, who win cooperate with the group. Weill's tunes are the fine ones in the Broadway success
 ''Knickerbocker Holiday" He was popular composer in his native country. So popular that his records sell 100000 dies year in Germany Every three months, regularly Weill gets two statements in the mail. One from the recording studios in Berlin giving him and audit ot sales for the quarter period and the total of his enormous royalties. The second note is from the Nazi government, informing him that his royalties have been confiscated.
 
 Scotch Playwright
 Paul Vincent Carroll is back in New York, hiding away in his old room at the Algonquin. After setting up comfortably in his own Glasgow house. with a brand-new car, phone and radio, the little schoolmaster who wrote one Broadway hit Shadow and Substance" has re- turned with what he hopes will be another one, But. rich as he is now, the Scotman pedagogue isn't being reckless. He came over tourist class And he wasn't overly social with his fellow-passengers, for that would have meant expensive soirees at the bar. Until his next play goes into rehearsal, the Glasgow playwright is catching up with the sights of the town he missed the last time. And he is enjoying the luncheon and
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