PLAY BANNED.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19894, 25 May 1936, Page 5

PLAY BANNED.

HERR HITLER’S RISE,

FRENCHMEN NOT AFRAID. ”.\'qu LITTLE \\‘.-\li" URGED, United Press hum—Elem Tet. Copyright. (Received May 25, 11.0 am.) PARIS. May 25. As (i sequel to protests from the German Embassy the Minister of the interior has banned a ploy entitled "Hitler,“ in which the author. .\i. l’aui tiuiiiet. asserts that his intention was to show iierr lliller that Frenchmen are not afraid of hhn. The play trot-es iierr Hitler‘s rise. i.u\'e interest is provided by llerr Hitler's reputed fiancee, who is represrnteii as u non—Aryan. and deserts him after a some in \\hich ilcrr liitier shoots iioehm during a purge. .\i. Uuiltct introduce-,- uh idealised Frenchnmn, \\’hu attempts to persuade lierr iiitler to maintain pence. despite General Goering urging that "he ought to have :1 nice little \\ur with France." The curtain fails when the Frenchman cries: " You want war. You are going to have it, but you'll lose. Any Frenchman can light. imit-mdozen Germans." whereupon llerr Hitler ausriiy telephones ordering the re-occupa-tion of the lthinetand. The German Embassy resented I Xlitler-liindenburg interview in the play, in which Herr Hitler. in demand~ ing the Chancellorship. says: " God entrusted me with a mission to restore Germany." ’ Yon tilndenburg rctorts: “ You have excellent connections." !_.————