Editor of the "MINA Dany News" motto of your esteemed journal "Impartial "not neutral" has been your guiding principle in general and especially political affairs but it appears te me that your dramatic critic haw not [yet become fully wequainted with you slogan. He may have been impartial the success of "Tovatich, seems that he took an exagyeratedly. neutral attitude towards the producer, which ly almost tantamount to partiality. While I admit that the actors of the play gave a performance which to the uninformed may have appeared {0 be equal to that professional group, I feel that this, accomplishment of smooth acting Is chiefly due to persons behind the scenes, the producer, Mr. G. Gmehling and stage manager, Mrs. K. E, Newman, who have frequently. fu the past and also on this occasion proved their great artistic ability and skill, Tam not desirous in reading analytical critiques of umuteur plays in your paper, but 1 certainly expect that in the future credit should be given to those who really deserve it Shanghai, Jan, 14.
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