The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-04
Hub Censors Oppose Play
By JACK dAVER
United Press Stan COrrespOndent)

United Press Stan COFrespondent)
 New York, Oct, { - (UP,) -- New dlarus, Wisconsin town of 1000 population settled by Swiss iinlni- grants 100 years ago, established what may prove to be Q strong link with Broadway last night. one of It's native sons made his debut as e playwright with Q provocative drama about wartime lnfidollty that recently caused the Boston censor to wear out Q sheaf of blue pencils and that contains many things which probably would seem strange and shocking to New dlarus.
 Men Co the Sea" B the play and Herbert Kubly, under 90, 0 reporter for tho New York Herald Tribune, iS the author. He is q graduate of the University of Wisconsin and worked on Pittsburgh newspaper for i've years before coming here in io42. Attorney Dave Wolper Is the producer
 The problem of inhdellty among the wives Of gerVieemen, specifically those of Navy men in this case, is Kubly'S concern, ft has It's sensa- tional moments without being merely c drama of sensationallsiTi. In fact, it is replete with spiritual oVertoneS.
 Kubly does not want to Do ms. understood. There are flVo Navy wives in hls play, all living together near tho Navy yard in Brooklyn be-. cause thoir husbands are members of the same destroyer gun crew, and oil but one gets involved roniantieal- ly during tho long absences of their spouSeS, But Kubly does not try to say that such golngs-on are tho general rule. His thesis is that there iS such q problem, a8 witness the public prints from time to time, and that it b on important one that should Dc brought before the public because it will have strong roper- eussionS during the post. war re.ad- justment period,
 Forgive and forget" seems to bo KublyB solution. Ills philosophical, biblo--and Villon.quoting hero, q gun crew chief named Duckworth, tells his mates the story of Hosea who was commanded by tho Lord to take to wife c harlot. She did not mend hor ways but when her lover abandoned her Hosea took her back. This is the solution followed by ono Of tho sailors whose wife Is about to have an iliog!tima.a child.
 Boston's censor objected princlp- ally to the ending Of tho first scene of the first act, when tho wives and some sailor friends climax c drurks on chrstnas eve party by swing. ing" Silent Night" and to the on. suing scene aboard a destroyer in which the names Of Jesus Christ ard Francois Villon are mentioned and their relations with fallen wons en contrasted. Duckworth points out that Christ was the greater man because no loved them simply as he loved everyone who twas up against it" and then cites the ease of the adultoross who bathod Christ's feet With her tears and wiped them with her hair, thus being madO whole again,
 For those who might argue that the plays problem is not widespread enough to warrant airing iil public, Wolpor pointed out that while men to the sea" was trying out on the road Inst month c National News magazine printed c comment by ai army chaplain about his concern over tho disillusioninent nc has found among American fighters who have rpturned 0 broken homes, M6 said thor0 was little ho could say Co such mon t0 convince them they Should forgive and forget"