NUDITY ON STAGE: NEW BID
New moves to deal with the growth of stage nudity are being made by Trade Unions, who feel that the con- ditions and status of theatrical work- ers are being undermined.
British Equity, the actors' Trade Union, and the National Association of Theatrical Employees have asked the L.C.C. to arrange a further conference with the Lord Chamberlain, at which their views can be discussed. A memo- randum setting out Equity's views was before the meeting with West End managers drecently.
SKILLED ARTISTS HIT
Mr. T. O'Brien, secretary of N.A.T.E., said that the tendency, particularly in the provinces, was for these nude shows to attract audiences from the theatres putting on normal pro- grammes.
Wearing the uniform of a lieuten- |· ""Theatres which do not exploit ant in the Royal Naval Reserve, Mon- nudity employ skilled artists; those tague Patrick Kingston Fyrth, twenty-showing strip-tease rely mainly eight, of West Allington, Bridport, nudist appeal," he added.
Had these talks been possible some months ago there is very little doubt but that Holland would still be hold ing out, except in the Eastern pro- vinces, which were never expected to do more than delay the Germans until the flooding was complete, and that the Belgians would be securely hold-not neutral and hopes for a Nazi vic-Dorset, stood beside his civilian bro-theatres may have to close down if this
tory.
ther, Hubert Fyrth, in the dock at continues, with resultant unemploy Exster charged with offences under ment the Official Secrets Act.
ing the entire line of the Albert Canal. In the absence of these talks the French had more or less wiped Belgium and Holland off the balance sheet.
This is in no way whatsoever a criticism of the army of either coun- try. It is merely the recognition that a political factor-the fear of offend- ing the German neighbour by the least | appearance of "un-neutral" be- haviour has of necessity greatly re- duced the effects of Belgian and Dutch resistance. Each hour that they have been able to hold the German advance, and each gallon of petrol that the Germans have spent on attacking them is looked upon, as a gain in the preliminary skirmishing for what may well be one of the decisive battles of the world. ·.
Refugees of non-Dutch nationality who have arrived in London all tell the same tale of Dutch gallantry in face of an attack more varied and full of surprises than any attack that had preceded it. In particular, they have had to deal with large-scale para- chute warfare and its demoralising consequences. Also the Germans have been dropping very much heavier bombs than any used hitherto.
BELGIAN DEFENCE
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PEOPLE AGAINST WAR
Against reports that Italian inter- vention is now inevitable can be put the fact that Italian shipping seems to be following its normal programme except as far as one line to Istanbul is concerned. Also the popular feel-
ing is still against war.
Whatever happens in the next few days it can never be said, in any countries but Italy and Germany, that the British Government has let pass eny opportunity of reaching an under- standing with Italy, even though, by this policy, it has greatly hampered the work of its own Ministry of Blockade.
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Mr. Llewellyn Rees, Acting Secre- tary of Equity, said:
Montague Fyrth was charged with having in his possession information
"At present lower paid chorus girls to which he had access owing to his
are often faced with the problem of position in the Service, and communi-having no work at all or having to do cating it to Hubert Fyrth.
nude work.
Further charges against him were of having in his possession at Nantes, France, information which he used in a manner prejudicial to the interest of the State, and of communicating to Hubert Fyrth information which might be useful to the enemy.
Hubert Fyrth was charged with receiving information and also with having in his possession and com- municating it to the proprietors of the "Dally Worker" Information obtained in contravention of the Official Secrets Acts.
DEGRADING SHOWS
"In many cases they refuse, with the result that our dancers and singers fication is that they are prepared to are replaced by girls whose only quali-
undress.
"That is not good for us as a Trade Union. It increases our employment. The girls feel the work degrading and likely to lower the status of the stage.
"We are not concerned with the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
stars who can get £100 a week for LESSON SERMON
this; our concern is for the girls being A third charge against Hubert expolited by this nudist craze. That SUBJECT: ANCIENT AND MOD. | Fyrth was that he attempted to com- is true particularly of girls giving per- ERN NECROMANCY, ALIAS MES- municate information to Ronald Kiddformances at bottle parties, where they MERISM AND HYPNOTISM, DE at Exeter.
appear within a few feet of the au- NOUNCED.
Hubert Fyrth was described as adience.” The subject of the Lesson Sermon in twenty-two-year-old student lecturer, all Christian Science Churches to- of City Mansions, Exmouth Market, morrow, June 2nd. will be: "Ancient | London, E. C. and Modern Necromancy, Alias Mes- The Chief Constable of Exeter, Mr. merisme and Hypnotism, Denounced." | F. T. Tarry, said:----
The golden Text will be: "Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers." (Jeremiah
As for the Belgians, they still have întact a large and highly efficient army fighting with a stubbornness worthy of its predecessor in 1914.20: 13). Its existence is of the greatest im- portance in view of Germany's mark- ed preponderance in man-power over the French and British Armies com- bined.
It is for military experts to ap- praise our prospects in the present Battle. But economically one can also put on the credit side the fact that the Dutch Fleet and Mercantile Marine will have escaped the disaster that has overcome the Dutch Army and civilian population. Also a part of the Army has crossed into Belgium, where it will continue the struggle.
There is, of course, still a possibility that even the battle now developing will not be the only, or the main, Ger- man attack. Germany has a large army concentrated in the Black Forest, once so popular a holiday re- sort, not far from the Swiss frontier. I hear also that the flat-bottomed boats which have played a considerable part in the invasion of Holland have made their appearance on the shores of Lake Constance, the northern shore of which is German and the southern shore Swiss,
ITALY MOVING SOON?
An invasion of Switzerland, would in all probability coincide with Italy's entry into the war, and there are in- dications that this has become almost a certainty.
If the anti-British campaign in | Italian cities is designed to provoke the British and French into action, it is not likely to succeed, for it would obviously be unwise to give Signor
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"Yesterday Superintendent A. E. When the Chief Constable asked Rowsell and Sergeant Turner arrested for a remand Montague Fyrth asked Fyrth at Southampton. for bail, "because I am not guilty." Montague Hubert Fyrth was arrested in Exeter. His brother made a similar applica- "The arrest of the naval officer 'tion, both of which were refused.
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