The Archive · 1940

Be Patrons of Show

"Lilliom" Performances Promise to Be Outstanding Dramatic, Financial Hits Sir Archibald Clark "Kerr, H. M. Ambassador to China; M. Henry Cosme, French Ambassador to China; M. S. de Rosset, Polish Charge d'Affaires; and M. Harold Tanner, Finnish Charge d'Affaires, Have kindly consented to act as patrons for the performances of "Liliom" at the Lyceum Theatre on March 3, 6, 7, 8. and 9, in aid of the Friends of Finland Fund.

It may therefore be said that the worthy cause is being supported by the strongest patronage in the history of Shanghai dramatic" welfare work, and that each and everyone of the tve performances will become dramatic and social successes of the highest order.

Ferenc Molnar's "Lilliom, of the finest plays written by the Hungarian author and distinguishes itself in that it was received with tremendous ovations in the United States, where it was first produced it. 1921, and in Great Britain, although it was more or less a failure in Hungary, where, nevertheless, it was produced regularly. The story is told of an American producer who attended one of the Budapest performances of the play in the company of Molnar. After the performance was over,

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