The World : W. German Play Canceled

A theater in Frankfurt will not perform a controversial play by the late Rainer Werner Fassbinder that has been denounced by Jewish and other groups as anti-Semitic. Theater manager Guenther Ruehle said all performances of “Garbage, the City and Death,” have been canceled “to preserve the inner peace of the city and to maintain the possibility of the work of the theater.” Jewish groups forced the cancellation of the play’s premiere Oct. 31 and had vowed to disrupt future performances because of objections to the portrayal of a Jewish land developer.