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U.S. Supreme Allows Ban On Actors/Actresses Smoking

Washington : DC : USA | May 24, 2010 at 6:32 PM PDT
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Any smoke better be coming from medicinal marijuana

The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a Colorado law that bans actors and actresses from smoking while performing their roles on stage.

In December, the Colorado Supreme Court had approved the law 6-1 on the grounds that it did not violate the First Amendment right of free expression.

The law is part of the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act.

It will apply not only to plays but also opera. Carmen, one of the world’s most performed operas, is set in a cigarette factory and the lead is a cigarette seller.

Several Denver area theaters had appealed the decision, but the Supreme Court declined to take the case in a Monday decision.

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Fiona Harrison won't be able to smoke a cigarette if she sings in Carmen in Colorado. All smoking in theaters has been banned, including by performers.

Robert Weller is based in Denver, Colorado, United States of America, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.
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Posted By bluewall bluewall | almost 2 years ago
gee I guess we'll be seeing more passion in acting?
Reply By slydog Andy Mathisen | almost 2 years ago
Or more nervous figetting? :-) Good for some method parts..Like Billy B..b..b.Bibbit in "Cuckoo's Nest"!

(as an actor I am not FOR this ban!..How will I ever play Ed Murrow or Sherlock Holmes with panache?)
Posted By robertweller Robert Weller | almost 2 years ago
curbing cigarettes is a grand idea but now its has become an obsession, ad nausea.
Posted By heroesrox heroesrox | almost 2 years ago
Hm. I didn't even know people smoked while doing plays. I always assumed you did it outside for real and faked on stage...

Thanks for posting. This was an interesting read!
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