Show PLAY PAY WITH MISCEGENATION AS HETO THEME TO BE PRODUCED Marriage Between White Woman and Negro Theme of Drama Soon to Be Pre Pre- Presented Presented Pre Pre- Presented in Gotham saw lb Ih IS 1 ELLIS 1 pe Cone Corre- I corre-I Copyright U 1 24 4 by The Tile Consoli Consoli- ted d Press Association I NEW YORK Feb Fob IG The IG-The most t pia Play from a a- racial I MCW ew- ew ewI I I that New lork ork has Seen ceen Is Jis the th course coure ot of preparation It its central contral theme them Is 10 a love affair and marriage between een a 0 oman and a negro I Eugene Eugeno 0 Nelll Neill one on of ot America Americas a olt n successful pla pia who has hasAnna Anna Christie end and The Th The Hairy Ap Ape to his credit and ana Kenneth 1 nn formerly dramatIc of ot the th New lork ork Globe ho ho hoIs IS associated Ith Ith him in the pro pro- pro production expect criticism ot Of their I I I In staging a orama arama that has mIscegenation tom its basis buill but the e belle e that the th artistry of ot the tho play Mill III transcend the th prejudice that may from the Iho th break break- ng Int breah-Int ng do down n of ot racial distinction I N New w York 1 is 19 to have hav Its first Ie new te of tho production All Ali God Gods 8 i Got a in the th little muo Pro n theatre In Green Green- Green 1 Ich Ich leh which borders bordera upon i the section ot of o New ew York where Ii- Ii li It licenses censes ore are r Issued dally daily for tIme th In In- In In of ot the th races rac and where bere here liberalism makes males Its lis stand tand It was wad out of the th n J atro that the God God ot of Ven Ven- Ven seane cau e which th the courts stopped ven-I ven went ent to upper Broadway Mars Mar Blair starring just now In I Is rehearsing the th lend lead Ang ng feminine role She Sh has had a elm simple pIe part In a different trag- trag edy tragedy that has Its It basis In the corn com reveral of ot a moral view view- point viewpoint InThe IrTh and she sas as also alo starred In Ir WilliamA The Th Hairy Ape Ap and In William A Bradys Brady's production of ot the tho th all sa- satire tire lh 1 h Insect Corned Critics pato alo her as a ono one of ot the th best of ot the th YOunger actresses on Broad Broadnay Robert Owens the th negro netro ho cho III take lako tak the th leading male mal rolIs role is only well kno o n in the th I 1 I I I I I I I I t cal circles circle He H played In Taboo a n story based on negro ne ro superstition I tion that had hod n a a short run on Broadway Broad two ears eare aro ao a o and later I wa was wan produced In London LondonI I The Th announcement of ot the th prin- prin oC ot the th cas caste Ie has given elven rise to conjecture as to what th the atti- atti attitude atti attitude tude of ot the th officials will be b to ard ardth th the production The Tho Th liberalism ot of Greenwich village I Is yet to be b test test- tested cd od ed as s tar far as ae a treatment of ot theme the them amalgamation goes but the mem- mem members members bers of ot the th New York boxing com corn commission commission mission huo heo ha drawn the race rac dis distinction so 10 sharply that they th y will DOt permit mixed bouts Th The play play- player player era er are ar under the th supervision or ortho ortho orth tho police and the commissioner ot of licenses The story etory has hae Its setting In one ot of the mixed sections section of ot the th city Ell ElLa Downy Downey plo pIa ed by Ul MI Blair and Jim Harris coiled called Jim Jim Crow because of ot hi color Is a a- decided d black pia ed edby by 0 On enl ens are ar pIa Ing marbles with other white whit and colored chil- chil children children dren dra a as the lIce th curtain rises The OUI- OUI othor oth other er or children tease teas them tor for their partiality toward each ach other rhe They promise to be b each other I e girl girland girl and feller t ll r as a the th show chow moves along Ella disdaIns disdain the th attention of ot the negro until the th white whit man cuts casts cast liar her oft off When he h persists III ii his friendship for hr her Ella tells ith the negro Jim taking his handI hand I You You e been to me m tO White White to iou sou ou Jim responds I Yes All love lov Is I white nhit the th negro n ro re- re replies replies plies piles Iv Ive I've alwais I loved you The profession and It Its Ite I leads to a tL proposal and acceptance the th negro promises to take her abroad where a a man Is Isa isa lia a where man roan It don t make mako mak that shere ber people popl ar are aro kind and wise wis to s see sc the th soul under the skin 4 The couple are ar married and gO abroad but return two years year later latel to tight fight It out and face fac tac It Un- Un Under Under Un Under der the constant strain of ot being snubbed and brooding Ella becomes ill III and loses losea her mental balance balanco with lucid Interval intervale In which she sh shows her love lov tor for the th negro n In her moments of ot dementia sh au abuso him and his ancestry 0 o Nelll Nelli N has ha a avoided close clos con con- con con- contact contact contact tact In tho th love scenes that twIce the th heroine heroin Is called upon to kiss klo the tho th black man S a hand I Sill a Blair Elair refused tOda today to dl- dl dis cuss cues the tho forthcoming play but Mr MacGowan for her I We Ve W don t want to bring brint 1 Mis lIso I Into any sort of racial dl cushion culon h he said eald She Sh She Is an art ut 1st and is playing the role rol i her Naturally Sho he ah Is not averso I to therol the role rol else ele els she ah would not ac acI distaste It She has hu expressed no dis- dis taste tute over playing it I We W are ar trying to keep kep the th racial question out of ot er thinG thine connect connect- connected td with the th production We W con con- I aider It one on of nt 0 Nelll N a 5 best bt plays play and are It as a with th the thought that a Il tIne fine fin play pi I I dt deserves ervel a hearing A whit white worn worn- an I Is ii cast cut tor for the th leading feminine role rol because I it ta is a white whit worn worn- an s a part A negro la Is cast for tor the th leading male mal role ole rol bc us It is Ie a I negro role We W are ar or producing the th play pillY In tile tit only way it should be b produced oO d with a negro and a a whit white woman I We W a expect that It will caus cause i a great deal of ot talk but such luch ansa sensa- Is 10 from our I ourI mind We W are ar concerned with Its artistic values value and nothing else lse I 00 00 I |