R. B. WHITE
PRESIDENT

WESTERN
UNION

NEWCOMB CARLTON
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

1220

(24)

J.
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

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1940 APR

22

AM

Let 28

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NS 59 153 DL= TU NEWYORK NY 22 1027A

LAWRENCE LANGNER, THEATRE GUILD INC=

245 WEST 52 ST=

DEAR LAWRENCE: I AM TOO BUSY IN OTHER DIRECTIONS TO BE LOOKING FOR TROUBLE BUT HONESTLY THE LACK OF IMAGINATION IN SELLING THE FIFTH COLUMN TO THE PUBLIC MAKES ME SLIGHTLY ILL IF YOU WILL ASK FOR PRESS CLIPPINGS FOR PAST SIX WEEKS YOU WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO IMMEDIATELY FIRE THE PRESS AGENT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PHRASE "FIFTH COLUMN" IS FRONT PAGE NEWS TODAY BECAUSE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN EUROPE, WE MAKE NO USE OF IT. I WOULD SAY AS A FAIRLY EXPERT SHOWMAN THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT WE ARE NOT DOING IS COSTING A MINIMUM OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS A WEEK AT THE BOX OFFICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT MISS WINSTON'S PERFORMANCE AS UNDERSTUDY FOR MISS LOCKE IS DISGRACEFULLY BAD. I ADORE ALL OF YOU AT THE GUILD BUT SINCERELY I THINK I AM GETTING A BUM RUN FOR MY MONEY. AFFECTIONATELY=

BILLY ROSE,

THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE

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WESTERN
UNION

A. N. WILLIAMS.
PRESIDENT

1209

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SI NEWYORK NY APR 9 1946

WEST 53 ST NYK

I HESITATED TO ACCEPT THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE AMUSEMENT DIVISION OF THE UJA BECAUSE OF MY INEXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD. THE BIG BOYS OF OUR BUSINESS PROMISED ME EVERY HELP AND COOPERATION. LET'S SEE IF IT WILL BE FORTHCOMING. BARNEY BALABAN, JACK COHN, MAJOR ALBERT WARNER AND MYSELF WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN US FOR LUNCHEON, AT THE HOTEL ASTOR NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 15TH AT 12:30 PM. WE NEED SOME ADVICE AND LEGWORK IN ARRANGING A BIG DINNER PARTY IN HONOR OF MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. MR EDWARD M.M. WARBURG, CHAIRMAN OF NEW YORK UJA, WILL BE AT THE LUNCHEON. PLEASE TELEPHONE CIRCLE 5-5200 AND TELL MY ASSISTANT, SCHRANK, WHETHER YOU WILL ATTEND. CORDIAL REGARDS

BILLY ROSE

1155P

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