Elimination of Jews from Theatrical Profession Proceeds

Paul Barney, superintendent of the Loebe Theatre here, was carried off in a motorcar by five uniformed Nazis. He was taken to a neighboring wood, where his clothes were torn from him, and he was flogged for one half-hour with rubber batons and dog whips. On the approach of police the hooligans disappeared leaving Barney half naked. As has been the case in other places, the Nazi leaders at Breslau officially condemned the attack. At the same time, however, the “Boersen Courier” announces that the Nazi headquarters of Breslau had taken over the management of the Loebe Theatre, dismissing all Jewish employees, including Barney.

Suggesting that the incident at Breslau is part of a regular plan, the Theatrical Exchange, the actors’ employment agency, has forced the withdrawal of all Jewish artists, including the provincial districts, where the process of expulsion of Jewish managers and actors is proceeding with the utmost vigor.