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OOUdSsa He wne 5¢ . Tae Deily Vorser for April 4, 1941, carried a iensthy review or the recent play written by Lillian HelLun sty a2eca, "Jatech on the shine", The review vas extre.cliy fevorezle. It is interest- inz to note thet the theme of "Vetch on the Rhine” wes the story of an underground fishter working for the overthrow of Adolf Hitler. This article points out that asons Liss Helluen's other successful plays vere, "Chiicren's Hour", and "The Little Foxes". ost of her plays have been producea by Herman Shuzlin, a prominent New Yor: City theetrical producer. The play, “atch on the Rhine" apnears to heve zreat sociél simificane because the said article in the Daily Yorker pointed out thet Liss Hellaan, as the writer, and lr, chu.din, as the producer, ",.ehave given Proadway the first real play basec on 'the third elternative' for the revolutiongery war out", On iiay 3, 1941, there wes hela in New York City the "Fourth annuel Dinner of Coileze Teacners Union, Local 537". The principal sreayver of the evenint was Edwin S$, Sith, mexber of the Netionzl Lavor Zelitions Eszrd who co pared the 22pp-Joudert co.wittee attacks on schools to tne drive azeiust aca eide freedo.. cauitin; the devs of tne Iircst World Ver. The persons attenudin:; the Dinner were also adcressed by Lillian Kellan. In her speech, Liss Helluen declered, any of us on the outside are enorizously L.upressed thet the teeciers stand uw. for whet they tnink at a risk to theascives, whicn risk most people would not take." According to the Daily Vorker for Way 24, 1941, Rockwell Kent on that agate issued a call for the "Consress of Aterican Artists" to be helc in New York City on June 4- 8, 1941. The fellow- treveller character of Rockwell ient has well been de.onstrated by his close association with Couwunist Party leaders and his having identified hiiusel? with the International ‘Workers Order and the International Labor Defense. Tne article in the Daily Vorker pointed out that Lillian Helluan was one of the several writers who were to particinete in the forthcouwing congress. -5- ABO