§ MAJOR RASCH (Essex, Chelmsford)To ask the Secretary of State for War, whether his attention has been directed to the case of a private in the Foot Guards having been refused admission to a London theatre on account of his uniform, and whether he proposes to take any steps in the matter with reference to opposing the licence or otherwise.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) I have had private information of this occurrence, but have not received a report from any of the regiments in London, as the case has not been identified. I understand the managers of the theatre in question maintain that the exclusion was only from a part of the theatre reserved for those in evening dress. Uniform is an equivalent of every dress, and if this principle is not recognised by theatrical managers I shall take such legal steps as I may be advised to secure soldiers against a recurrence of such exclusion.