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NZ Truth, Issue 568, 6 May 1916, Page 2

Last woek "Deadhead" had a par In thin column concerning tho war pUty "Under Klre" wherein it wnu mentioned thin tho numerous "»upt»r«" employed m the play are ull returned New Zealand aoldlers. During iho week we received an application from a returned Aitxac. diuchanjed from the rorcea, but nol yet lit for work, enquiring after one of these "«»uper" j«»b». We pa* Bed )>l.s lott««r on to Mr, "Moll" Wllllamfion, manuywi- for Mexwrit. J, C. i Wllllumson. and thut 8-ontletnun at once engrtired the applicant. If txuy more of our heroes wunt to be "actors" with Jullua Knlyht 4n ''Under Fire." they should write direct to Mcnars. J. C. I Williamson, When "Under l^re" wfts ilr«t produced ttl the, Hudson Theatre., Ne\v York, it waa expected that ihe OeroiaiiH und pro-Germun element would muko itxoir strongly fell at the performance. n« broad hlnUr had been thrown out that tho first night per* formanco would be trr<H?U'd by a »eric* of diNturbuuc<sn lendln«r to a ttfueo. But the mnnaKement of the Iludnon Thc«tro were prepared. They Intimated thtti they wera reAdy for any contingency, and that no threat would intimidate them. At lh« opening- performance. Secret Service nml pluinclothoii men were di«ir(ljute.d m *v«ry pidri or the ih*»trift, but the pro-Oej?-mnn demonstration ttld Oot maierinli»e. On tho other hundr th« entry of ih« CermuuH In ihe play, was th« itlirniU for n «torm of h !««««, and when tho little Itoiffian pdMWAat elrl »tal,b*d »he brutal CJennan capiwln, the rv«»r .of nppl«»«« that followed iho act xhowed «hnt the audlenco bed ftmple nymp«« thy for the Belgian* method of dofoDdlnjc hor home and country.