Beijing News Express (reporter Pei Jianfei Dai Xuan) Yesterday (July 2), the original Broadway musical "An American in Paris" completed its Beijing premiere at the Poly Theater. The reporter saw at the scene that there were 6 smoking scenes in the whole performance, and several actors "swallowed clouds and spit fog" on the stage. The staff of the Poly Theater office responded that the actor smoked "e-cigarettes" and did not violate the Beijing Municipal Regulations on Smoking Control.
During the performance, a number of actors staged a suspected "smoking" scene. Photo / Beijing News reporter Pei Jianfei
At the beginning of the performance, there was a smoking scene on the stage, and then the composer Adam, the supporting actress Milo and others in the play successively "swallowed the clouds and vomited fog" on the stage, and there were obvious actions such as lighting cigarettes and playing soot, and the audience sitting in the front row could even smell the smoke. According to the Beijing Municipal Regulations on Smoking Control, smoking is prohibited in public places, indoor environments in the workplace, outdoor queues and other occasions, and violators will be fined up to 200 yuan.
During the intermission of the performance, the reporter asked the Chinese staff of the performance team whether it was inappropriate for the actors to smoke on the stage. A male staff member was surprised to hear the question, and then replied, "The actor should smoke an e-cigarette." ”
After the end of the scene, the reporter randomly asked several audiences, everyone's attitude was different, some people felt that "in order to create a stage effect can be understood", and some viewers believed that "in the environment of total smoking ban in Beijing, actors smoking on the stage played a negative guiding effect". Another audience member left a message on Weibo, saying, "(The actors) smoke all really, hoping that they can pay attention to their bodies."
Today (July 3) morning, the reporter again asked Beijing Poly Theater Management Co., Ltd. about this matter, a staff member of the company's office replied that after verification with the business department, the actor smoked an electronic cigarette on the stage and did not violate the anti-smoking regulations. As for the reporter's "can smell obvious smoke" problem, the staff member said that it may be sent by other equipment on the stage, and the specific situation is not clear.
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This afternoon, the reporter contacted Zhang Jianshu, president of the Beijing Tobacco Control Association, on this matter. Zhang Jianshu said that it is not the first time that actors smoke on the stage, and after receiving feedback, the relevant departments quickly intervened and the problem was solved.
"The Beijing Tobacco Control Regulations clearly stipulate that smoking is prohibited in indoor public places." Zhang Jianshu said that if the relevant parties use e-cigarettes as a prevarication and actually ignite traditional tobacco, it is expressly prohibited and is illegal.
"In fact, e-cigarettes also have the harm of second-hand smoke." Zhang Jianshu believes that the audience watching the performance may be the elderly, children and pregnant women, and other actors will also become victims of second-hand smoke.
Wang Benjin, spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Institute of Health and Family Planning Supervision, said that at present, the Beijing Municipal Regulations on Smoking Control and Tobacco Control do not explicitly include e-cigarettes in the scope of supervision, "We also hope to control e-cigarettes, and if the law is amended in the next step, relevant suggestions will be put forward." ”
Beijing News reporter Pei Jianfei Dai Xuan
Edited by Zhang Chang Proofreader Li Shihui