Hui), and. even more popularly known as "The Three Pulls," written dark the Ching Dynasty. The drama interesting not only jas one of Mei's favourite vehicles, but also as an example of the Kune ch' style, typical Chinese music, in which soft notes of the flute pre-in direct contrast to the noisy, but' more popular and prevailing piskuong musi which is of Mangolian origin ud often mistaken for a Chinese product.
Mei Lan-fang, in the interest of true art, is niaking a heroic effort to revive the more refined and lew sem tional drama, which, it seems, are favoured by the educated cultured few. tions, the derma stands on merits wholly its own.
"The Three Pulls"
comedy, giving rich scenes of Chinese life; but in it ate to. be found many tragic touches, are evident in both the situations and the dolorous but beautiful 1 coli, Like all good things, the acti ion of the play. begin Heaven.
Four spirits stand by a god, who sends down to earth " moesenger to lead a daughter to her father, who haw been unjustly thrown to. prison. It is customary for @ programme to divide the work into four main Weeping in the Prison, 2. Writing the Petition, 3.
The!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.