The Archive · 1922

The Young Person in Pink The New' English Farcical

Comedy Company scored another success in "The Young Person in Pink," presented on Wednesday at the Olympic Theatre before a large and delighted audience. If, as Percy Mackaye sings, "the test of love is laughter," then surely Shanghai has fallen in love with this comedy company.

Miss Jane Comfort plays the part d of Leonora, "the young person in pink," with charm and competence, while Mr. Andrew Higginson plays opposite as Lord Stevenage, or Toby, an immensely likeable if not a strong hero. Miss Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Badger, however, has the big part of the play and it ig about the character of this

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