St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-11-22
Producers Join AVG. In
Fight Against Washington
Theatre Ban On Citizens

my mind that Washington would
support a non-discriminatory the
ater."
Commenting on Mr.. Heiman's
statement that he must be assured
no serious incident will take place
before he opens his National The
alter to colored people. Miss Fox
said she has written a letter TO
Oscar Chapman, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior, asking him TO
cite instances where the federal
government has mixed the races
without incident in Interior De-
partment theaters and auditori-
ums.
Thirty Playwrights Join Fight
Thirty-three Of the nations lead
ing playwrights announced their
intention to sign no contracts with
Washington theaters, so long as
they maintain a policy Of race dis
elimination.
PIaywrights whose names ap-
pear on the Dramatists' Guild list
Of signers include:
George Abbott, Maxwell Ander-
son, Philip Barry, Irving Berlin,
Edward Carpenter, Edward Cho-
dorov, Jerome Chodorov, Marc
Connolly, Owen Davis, Arnaud D.
Usseau, Dorothy Fields.
Also Herbert Fields, Ira Gersh-
win, Ruth Gordon, Morton Gould,
James Cow, Paul Green, Oscar
Hammerstein, Moss Hart, Ben
Hecht, Lillian Hellman, Carson
Kanin.
Also Anita Loos, Charles Mac
Arthur, Elliott Nugent, John o.
Hara, John Patrick, Elmer Rice,
Richard Rodgers, Robert r. Sher-
wood, John Van Druten, Jurt WE'LL,
Tennessee Williams.
Text Of the dramatists' state
ment, follows:
1--WE American dramatists wish
to join in effective protest against
the practice of racial discrimination
in legitimate theaters and auditori-
ums in Washington, d. c.
1--WE believe that this practice is
not in accord with either the senti-
ments or the principles Of a large
majority Of theatergoers and lead
ers of the press in Washington.
Racial discrimination is as ana
chrOnistic as II Is offensive in this
great, cosmopolitan capital city.
Recently, there has been increasing
protest from Washingtonians and
we support this protest even II it
leads to the boycotting Of own
plays.
"In view Of the above, we state
hereby that in future contracts for
the production Of any Of our plays
we will require that the play shall
not be presented in any theater or
auditorium in Washington, d. c.,
our National Capital, from which
any persons are barred because
Of race, creed or color or in which
segregation is practiced on either
side Of the fOotlights."
Thornton Walker, author of the
celebrated "Our Town" and many
other stage successes, said last
Thursday night that he had not
signed the protest because he was
not asked to do so. II am entirely
in agreement with the statements
aims, however," he said,
Railroad Mileage
The United States, which has
more miles Of railroad than all Of
Europe or Asia. Is not in top place
for railroad miles per population.
Canada has 45.4 miles Of railroad
for each 10000 inhabitants. Ar.
gentina and Australasia have SO
miles each; Newfoundland has "a
miles; Bechuanaland has 27.s miles
per 10000 inhabitants, and then
comes the United States with 81.
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