According to the Chinese press, a play based on the history of the Manchu Dynasty has recently been a very popular attraction in Shanghai. The story was divided into 10 parts, beginning with the entry of the Manchus into Shanhaikwan and concluding with "secret" episodes of life at the Manchu Court. The theatre was crowded whenever these plays were staged.
It is pow reported that upon representations being made from the Court of the ex-Emperor, the Ministry of Home Affairs approached the authorities in Shanghai with a view to -having the play prohibited, and the performances have now ceased.
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