The police regulations in Peking' show that there is also a board of Jeensorship here. Of the first. group of 23. regulations, most of them deal with ordinary matters, but some, which ug, I have tra thole "most be. for th theatres, preventing appear Stage and as soon fever, they are Tes Will rot be tolerated! erupted. for thee After othe programme change neither the play St" the Setors. appearing theres. for any unexpected reason, the orig the forenoon, public any ust be made in order to avod-fosse tible disturbance." If changes are made without proper announcement aience "becomes the management Wi In theatres, the seats inthe Daleony "only will' be sold to women be separated from" the Attendants will be female, it There is also another group of ight regulations. 'The daily fees that the theatres in Peking pay the the police department are as fellows: first close, sh second class, three dollars; third class, one dollar and fifty cents; fourth' class, one dollar. However, when no perform-lance is given, no fee is paid. In the foreign settlements of Shanghai and Tientsin are similar regulations.
Luxury Must Be Paid for Thus, when one considers that the commercial theatre is a compara!
new adventure of the last two decades and that the more modern playhouses are just tolerable, fox those who want to enjoy the art, we cannot be too hard in our judg ment about existing conditions; and if the more fastidious desire Persian foyer, and a ent. glass well, the art lover will share, without @ murmur, the added cost of admission. As always, there fare two sides to a question!
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