It is a threadbare subject, the one concerning late-comers at public entertainments, raised by. Mr. E. O. Wilson, but it will bear mentioning again. Time and again attempts have been made to induce people in Shanghai to attend the theatre and the concert early, but with no lasting effect. Enough has been said of the rudeness of those who, by coming late, disturb the enjoyment of those who make a point of being in time. And some criticism has been levelled against those responsible for the Sunday, concerts for keeping the doors closed during an exceptionally long item. From the point of view of the principle involved it is of no greater importance whether it is Mischa Elman or the Municipal Band which is thus interfered with. They are equally victimized, though, in the case of a concert by one of the world's greatest artists, the offence is more annoying. If people like to brand themselves in this way as ill-bred and inconsiderate, there is no help for it.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.