While the battle against racial discrimination in Washingtons National Theatre continues, Tennessee Williams sends word from Key West, Fla., of his displeasure at having his play, The Glass Menagerie, performed in the nations capital where it starts an engagement of two weeks tonight. Asserted the playwright: I want to state that I have protested bringing The Glass Menagerie into Washington, but have no legal power to prevent it. I can only express my humiliation that a play of mine should be denied to Negroes in the nations capital. Any future contract I make will contain a clause to keep the show out of Washington while this undemocratic practice continues. Apprised of Mr. Williamss statement, Louis J. Singer, co-producer of the play with Eddie Dowling, said last night that he regarded the situation as unfortunate. I feel badly about it myself, but the contracts were signed nine months ago and there is nothing one can do now, he declared. (From the New York Times of February 3, 1947.)
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