Mashenka the Russian, is going to see the Navy, but it was a hard fight. Invited to give a performance of their successful play for the officers and men of the Naval Construction Camp at Davisville, Rhode Island, the company and crew will hit the stage there at 8 o'clock Sunday night. But it was a long fight.
The trouble came when the Naval officers found out through their Intelligence that the play was Russian. The officers knew, right away that it might be subversive, because they knew perfectly well that Russians are subversive and trying to overthrow the government.
An examination followed. Operatives reported that the play concerned a 15 years old girl and her Grandfather. No politics, no perversion. So the Navy said yes, the HDC executive board accepted excitedly, and the show goes on.
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