The Shanghai Amateur Dramatic lub has finished a most successful season. The International Arts Theatre has made local dramatic history by following up the production tot a Chinese (Bnglish) play with a Greek (American) comedy, real Chinese play and a Shakespea evening. "These admirable insti and others of their kind, such as German A.D.C. the Russian Opera Company and the American Players do not require much stimulus" to enterprise or adventure: they" are vigorous and provocative on. their own account. quill If an idea or two delight in encouraging amateur play weights. Ie might be "frulttal invite Shanghailanders to construct play—of one, two or three acts probably the shorter the beiter—deal-Tha with local idiosy problems, a the Stage showed some. excellent speclmens of the art of topical burlesque not too ambitious, perhaps. from the wealth of talent at the disposal ff the assiduous committees facies might be found for evolving a comedy Shanghai manners and modes Botalls need not be vouchsafed: It is sullielent, perhaps, to. give' the hint nits "bare, bald brevity.
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