MUSIC HALL ETHICS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1836, 23 August 1913, Page 5

MUSIC HALL ETHICS.

THO CEUSADE AGAINST JOHNSON. By Telegraph—Proas Association-Copyright • London, August 21. Tho executive committee of the Variety Artists' Federation has strongly protested against the tendency of music halls to engage people who had earned unsavoury notoriety in the Law Courts or elsewhere. It added that Johnson's engagement was a question of public decency, and deeply regretted that time did not permit of drastio action. The music halls employing- Johnson offered to cancel or postpone tho contracts of artists not wishing to participate in in which Johnson appeared. ; * V . ("Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables.) fflec. August .22, G. 15 p.m.) London, August 22. It is stated that the London County Cdunoil, although in recess, has still power to make representations whioh will deter- the licensee of tho suburban musio hall, owing to the fear of his-license not being renewed, from persisting with 'the presenting of Johnson. The head of the Musio Hall Syndicate (Mr. Peaving) 6aid Johnson could decide the question for himself.

Mr. Jenkins (Johnson's manager) says that to prevent him making a living on such private grounds would establish a standard which would be very prejudicial to variety performers.