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Show companies or bogus revues and finding themselves stranded. "I epeclf Ically exonerated the real professional actress, but I feel now, especially In view of the widespread comments my remarks have caused, that It haa .been a esse of fools rush In where angela fear to tread.' "I suppose I had an Idea, not knowing that I was talking to the whole civilised world, as I seem to have been doing, of suddenly and temporarily making myself a reformer re-former Instead of being content to remain a performer. That ended the discussion, and the profession is carrying on as usual. ACTOR TAKES BMHS Retract Statement on Stage Immorality " By CHAS. M'CANN. United Praestaff Correspondent. LONDON. July 10 (By U. P.) "Wee Oeorgle" Wood didn't ' say what he meant when he declared stage Immorality waa appalling, or didn't mean what he said, or something. some-thing. . . Anyway, hs has taksn It all back and fined himself 171 to go to a charity for hia Indiscretion. What ha aald waa: "Don't let your women go on the stage. Us Immorality la appalling. It la almost Impossible for a girl to be what ehe ought to be If she goes OB ths stage. Unless shs has money a man, or a manager to help her through, It Is a terrible difficulty for her to get anywheas at all with her career." Wood is a well known and, until be esld that, a well liked comedian. Hia atatement appeared Just in time for the twelve-star final extras ex-tras tn ths sfterooen. Three hours later refutory statements from actors, ac-tors, actresses snd managers wore burning holes In mall editions of ths morning papers. .. , Only two let Wood off with anything any-thing lighter than Charles B. Coch-ran'e Coch-ran'e the greatest British producer "absolutely wicked rod." They were George Robey and Bransby Williams. Oeorgs Robey. tha moat famous English comedian, aald: INCLUDES EVERY PROFESSION. "I wont aay that I was horrified or that I was surprised at 'We Oeorgie' Wood's remarks. I think, however, he put it rather undiplomatically; undiplo-matically; There Is a lot to be eald both for and against hia statementa It ie not only In the theatrical profession, pro-fession, but In every profession where young, good looking women ara seeking positions that the danger dan-ger referred to exists." And this from Bransby Williams, a leading Shakeaperian actor: "We have good and mostly good hard working, berolo women both on tha variety and tba theatrical stage. Tha prises sre not all won by the beet women. There are managers man-agers who sre great men and honest hon-est In their deallnga, and we are proud of them. There are Borne anyway. I think I know what Wood meant; lots of us do. Ws are not an Immoral proreesion. but we have some black sheep, the sam as other businesses," "WEE CEORGIE BACKS UP. ' "I can only apologise unreservedly unreserv-edly and withdraw all my etate-ments," etate-ments," aald Wood In answer to his critics. "I hsvs fined myself i( pounds (t?& for speaking, out of turn. I wanted to Issue a friendly warning against stage struck young girls drifting Into cheap touring |