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press of little, Brown and Company.
In 1920 Hands around, (Heigen) was published for subscribers,
and in 1926 Reigen, a series of ten comedies adopted from the
German by Kathleen Kirkwood was presented at a private perfor-
mance in the Triangle Theater. Due to a court decision it is
unlawful to sell the translation. There was a contrary which
resembles the one concerning Casanova's Homecoming. k complaint
was filled by John S. Sumner, head of the New York Society for
the Suppression of Vice, against Max Gottschalk for the laelling
of theälleged obscere book, Hands Around. (1) On November 27,
1929 Judge Brodsky Lismissed the complaint against the book,
saying, "although the them of the book is admittedly the quite
universel literry them of men and women, the author here ceals
with it in a cold and anlytical, one might even say scientifie,
manner that precludes any zalacious interpretation. I Rreful¬
scrutiny of the text revealed to a single line, not a single
word, that might be regarded as obscene, lend, lascivions, filthy,
indecent or disgusting within the meaninge of the state." (2)
Son after the decision of the Magistrate's Court, Posky was
h�iled into the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York
for selling Hands around, and the decision was reversed. On
October 24. 1930 the Court ofbringing of New York State by a vote
of five to two affimed the conviction of Pesky. (3)
In 1921 and 1923 "Living Hours" was honored by being included
first in Dickinson's Chief Contemporary Dramatists and then in
Lowing's edition of Ten-Minute Plays: in 1922 "Countess Missie"
was parluded in Moses' Representative One-Not playa by da/c d. Kontinental
Ruthors, and in 1924 Representative Continental Dramse, Revolu-
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1.) Publishers' Weekly, Dec. 14. 1929, p 2758.
2. ) 16lä.
3.) New York Telegram. Oct. 25. 1930.