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PERILS FACING THE DANCE GIRL.

LURES OF THE BOGUS AGENT.

WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC IN LONDON EXPOSED.

Pitfalls that await girls who wish to take up

a dancing career in London-referred to by Sir Ernest Wild, K.C., the Recorder, at the Old Bailey, recently, are described by two of London's leading thea trical agents.

Sir Ernest Wild commented on

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£10 or £15 a week to dance at a The night club dance profes- night club are known in the profession-a recently born branch of the slon na kerbstone agents. The theatrical profession-is still

kerbstone agent' is generally a young that I do not knew of any well-dressed man acting for a rich organisation which exists specially man who románins bobind the scenes. fon the protection of dancing girls. They have no one to whom they an appeal. The leaders of this traffic in London know this, and act socordingly.

He calls himself a theatrical agent. The term has an exciting appeal to the girl who does not demand more information. It also has the offect of casting aspersiona on the character of the bond file

revelations about enrinin sections of night life in the West End, and said there was a danger that young women who followed the calling of public dancers were liable to have agent, members of the Agents' As overtures made to them as a consociation, of which I am a member, dition of employment.

"If that is not white slave traffic I do not know what is," he said.

A variety agent, who has been connected with the stage for more than 40 years, said this sort of thing goes on every day. The men re-

LTD.sponsible, have turned their atten- tions to the new class of girl who have taken up dancing as a career at night clubs. The agent said

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Kerbstone Agents.

"The small, disreputable class of night club which establishes itself quickly and is either closed by the Tow shuts voluntarily after about three months, is the bait now held out by these men.

Men who approach dáncing girls with attractive contracts of perhaps

"Thess kerbstone agents are cunning; they know that the phrase night club is an irresistible at traction to a dancing girl out of a job.

Converted Cellars.

South America.

where girls have been engaged on "I have heard of cases recently a three months' contract and ship i ped to South America after a week. They were told that the for which they were working was tumpany also responsible for another in Buenos Aires, and that their danc ing was of such a high standard raised immediately they arrived that the girls' salaries would he there.

"But the dancing girl finds her self working in a converted cellar or some such place. The night

Another theatrical agent, said:- club, she discovers, has never been

"I know a number of korbstone heard of before. Recognised licensed agcuts in Soho. It was to eliminate agents do not arrange the employ these men that the Agents' Associa ment of a dancer with any night tion was formed three years ago." club'

case for the film industry The One or two, I believe, do busi-I was put by an official of the Film new with the West End night clubs Artistes' Guild. He said: or restaurants, the names of which are world-renowned; but there are no recognised agents for the clubs of mushroom growth.

We have solicitors to give ad- vice to members of the guild who need it, but we have not had n fense to deal with for months."

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (October 30.)

Queen's Theatre: "Rogue Song" Central Theatre: "The Cuckoos."! World Theatre: Heroes of the Wild" Episodes 3-4 and "Taking A Chance.'

Star Theatre: "The Singing Fool."

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Majestic Theatro: "Love Parade.' Whitta's Motor Auction, Sales Room, Cameron Road, 5.15 pm.

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Friday. (October 31.) Queen's Theatro: "The Rogue Song."

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Star Theatre: The Singing Fool."

Majestic Theatre "Love Parade." Hallow'cou Re-union Dianer, Senttish Coy,, H.K.V.D.C.

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World Theatre: Blood Will Tell" and "Heroes of the Wild" Episodes 3-0.

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