New York, Feb. 1.
Seats at the Mercury Theatre were completely sold out for tonight's opening of "An Evening in Cathay" which is being presented by a Chinese cultural theatre group from Shanghai to raise funds for Chinese war fates and for medical aid in Chin:
Among the members of the group from Shanghai are Mrs, Ernest Tong, director, and Miss Ethel Chun and Miss Virginia Chang, assistant directors. Miss Chang's monther, Mrs. L. M. Chang, chaperones the group, Th musicians have been billed as concert artists or professors.
The performances, which will be held here every night for the remainder of the week, are being sponsored by the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China and the United Council for Civilian Relief in China. The China Society is acting as special sponsor for tonight's opening performance.
After closing here on Sunday night, the group will tour the entire country. They have already given a number of performances on the west coast.—United Press,
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