There was a disturbance at the Grand Theatre on February 22, when just before the. 6.0" pin. showing of the Harold Lloyd picture, "Welcome Danger," a Chinese nan? ed Hung Sung addressed the spectators in the stalls, who were mostly Chinese, and advised therm that, Ue film' was an insult to thei nation.
He said that he had seen the previous performance and he advised hom 0 demand their money back, He started for the box ofice and the audience, some 300 in number" was followed by the greater part of,
who loudly "demanded that. the tickets be refunded. Before the astonished clerks In the booth could Jeemply they" had" been somewhat roughly handled and on the the theatre, manager, Gi she too, was subjected to rough treatment, Luckily @ telephone call had been put in to the Sinza Station and on the arrival of a squad of policemen, the crowd broke up, the theatre returning the money to those who 50 desired.
Hung Sung was taken to the police station but was later released and no charge was made against At the evening performance some. one in one of the boxes threw a firecracker down into the stalls and for a moment there was considerable confusion, The theatre lights were turned on and after a moment order was restored after which the picture. was continued without interruption, 'The picture is of the usual Lloyd comic variety and contains "many scenes in the Chinese section of New York in which, it was alleged, the Chinese were roughly handled' by, the foreigners.
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