Ginling College Student's Outstanding Performance Faow Our Own Conueseonoent, Nanking, May 8.
The dramatic section of the Literary Society of Ginling Colle gave its first performance on this evening. The speech of welcome to the guests from town, both foreign and Chinese, was made by the pre-lent of the Literary Society, Miss Djang Vu-dien, of Shanghai, Two plays were given, "Three Pills in a Bottle," in one act, and "The Twig of Thorn." In the first is revealed the grout truth, that happen rings from self-forgetfulness. sick child gave the three pills which were to. make her well to. three souls; the consumptive soul of a wealthy gentleman, the tall and happy soul of a scissor's grinder whos head ached from the noise fof his machine, the soul of char-women whose eyes ware injured by soap suds, The tall and happy sout was an irresistible creature of song fand dance, us he was interpreted by Miss Gin Wen-shui of Shanghai.
In the second play, "The Twig of Thorn," a poetic, fanciful girl brought a curse upon her grand~ mother's cottage by her love of the thorn flower. A pact saved her by taking the curse on himself, and eft her happy in her_marri 'a peasant Loy. Miss Dju I-di Shanghai deserves special mention for the lyrical quality of her voices and the emotion which she succeeded in expressing in a convincing manner, in her part of the poet, Miss Chen Hwei and Miss Liv Yung-s2i, both of this city, deserve jeredit for the choice of plays, the scoging and costumes.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.