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La 100-18124 . CONFRFENTIAL There wos on sgreement ested Octeder 18, 1644 rofleecting that EANNS EISLER was to write tho music for a picture,ontiticd "Jeslousy", being preduced by GONG PAGDUCTIONS, INC., 7324 Santa fehicn Boulevard. Eo Was to receive tho sum ef $2,000 for this sorvico. Lu There wes olso o contract dated Decerbor ll, 1944 reflecting that EISLER was to write the music fer the picture entitled "Tho Sranish tnin" being preduced by RkO Radio Fictuwres, Inc. This agrocment made reference to the fact thet EISLER head written the music fer tho picture "None But The Lonely Hocrt ."9 y There wme also a scries of correspondence dated in 1945 sencerning HANNS EISLER's participation in the production of BERT ERscints play, "the Frivate Life of tho inster Race™ in New York City during Juno 1945. Qnavcf these letters, dated april 4, 1645, wos addressed to HiSiikrt bj on the stationsry of the "Thester of 41] Nations, Inc.", Froe Werld Housa, 144 Bloeckor Strect, New York 12. This lettor advises that the Theater of all Nations, wrose aim it is to promote better international understancing experiments) production. It was stnted that efforts wore beans mcs ic have Wr. PISCATCR direct it. It was further stated thet it was undsrs I Qo rogueste standing that EISLER had clregdy written music for tho plry. poriaission to “use the music. %-Yy anothor ictter from aa... ELSLIM, dated Jpril 20, 1245,. again discusscses BISLIR and the music for the play. In this leticr it is stated b; hat "we bolicve that BRECHTts play ean help cnormously in bringing the reel Germain preblem closer to the tmerican Feople an tale "vo" believe in BRECHT as ene of tha groeetost writers of our timc. clesed by stating that it wos the genoral belicf that the music written by “EISLER for tho plsy would mcoko the production porfoct. 9 Further correspondonce wns corried on until it vos agreed that EISLER would be sont 3300 to make thp round trip to Now Yor to cenduct the musiccl accompaniment to tho play. “ scurceff advises that ,en-hey 19, 1945, Hanns =ISLER and PIRT PRECHT deported from Ices angeles for New York City aboord the Union Pacific Challenger. Frurthor tcorrospondencto ide available by both Sourccs GBB cficct that on ify 21, 1945 Irs. DISLER endcavered in various woys contact HiNNS DISLIR in order to instruct him to return to Los angoics immedintoly. It appears from this ccorrsspondonce that the studio required somo rewrite work and that unless DLSLiA returned tg 3° it his contract weuld be cancelled. The cerrcespendenco reflocts thet MAYER (crobebl: ceonnectcd With the KUSIC CORPORATION OF -MAICa), CLIFFORD ODITS «ne BakaLENIxC7, 211 urged EISLOR'S roturn, gu ns - 20 - 7 ONGENTIAE” 2 re