A DISHONOUR TO WOMANHOOD.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 92, 31 March 1911, Page 11

A DISHONOUR TO WOMANHOOD.

THEATRICAL POSTERS CRITICISED.

Auckland, Mar. 29.

A rather unusual communication: - has been forwarded to the Mayor 7 of Auckland pertaining to the nature of certain pictorial postmm with which Mr. f George Marlow's company has billed its first production, “The Bad Girl of the ' Family.” The letter is as follows:

His Worship the Mayor, Sir, —In the interests of tha

students and pupils of both sexes attending our respective institutions we desire to make a* emphatic protest against the pic-' tures that are at present exhibited on a hoarding close to the Public Library in Wellesley Street, as purporting to represent scenes for a play now being staged here. In our opinion they are a dishonour to and have a demoralising influence on the young people of Hn* city. We think the time ha» come when all such pictures should be submitted to a public censor, and w.e ask you to use your influence with the proper authorities to have steps taken that will prevent such exhibitions in the future.

The communication is signed by Messrs. J. W. Tibbs (headmaster of Auckland Grammar School), CL George (Director .of Technical Education, Auckland), H. A. Milnes (Principal of the Training College), and H. C. Cousins (headmanter of the Normal School). The pictures in question are shown on most of the* hoardings in the city and suburbs. They depict a number of girls in night attire attacking with pillows two or three policemen who have entered the dormitory to arrest one of the female characters.