HC Deb 26 November 1936 vol 318 cc534-5
6. Mr. DAY

asked the Minister of Labour whether the application made to him for permission for Miss Barbara Vernon to appear in pantomime at the London Hippodrome was in order; and will he state the reason why it was refused for this particular theatre?

Mr. E. BROWN

The application to which the hon. Member refers was refused because I was not satisfied that the part in question—that of principal girl in a Christmas pantomime—could not be filled by a British subject.

Mr. DAY

Does the right hon. Gentleman set himself up as an authority as to what artists should fill certain parts?

Mr. BROWN

I only know that since the decision the part has been filled by a British subject.