The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
A CHINESE CRITICS VIEW.
ZEE VIEW CHINESE ILAYS AS THEY
SEEN TO CHINESE EYES.


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nntol thar nm east ia ho.r5irc horsn Tn.
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tIoned ho.rdina hn,sa on. xnoo,a ~ 20
mlnrled odora of 49, .,,ors "a oahharos' :,
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-odors at all. Large Chinese prints make vivid
spots Of color on the dun wall, and the brilliant
$3.50. in p~ landscapes happiiS distract
ottention from the hopeless carpet Between
rnt.lv csrrsd. and ,sSs,s a. aa ases 'A .nss es 90
room ec,inst The m.n =. 60 49,"
motca,rs .So h mo wall Is q uny square taole,
high and thin in Loo. a.. th.v o. sh,r, 80 a.
'"e NJ Sn'it ~ tet
apd decorated to match the tables and arc
delightfully."- picturesouo hut 4, would he , ro.h
mortal who would try sitting on one of them
save by way of penance. On the mantel ait
two hideous Chinese figures in porcelain, one
soS 'a Ss.d nkI po ane pasd, tho other bald in chin
air OF tutelary diyinities who vou,d reori,. Az
> inlmense amount of proDiuation. Ono of them
~as apparently and with reason. enrased
Srl1 smyrna norpisrss. and nS,,. 80 ana .ns
at them, his comrade fixed. a greenish malevo.
i. sSOss Of American assl'', ,o ana lEsnso v %siIe 10, 10,
Lords PRAYER baokward as n nrscan,ion .aa,ns,
hoodoo. the came in and admitted
that curiosity had taken him to the first nights
Of TIT Cat and the ,cherub' and The First
va: y, as ~. ssI PG : .s 2 e .a shn..m,,, . :. 81,
sand j never thought about h sfierWs 2 9 seia'
He Vas z. , ISwilLinE' howevef; % Try e remenber
sind his impressions seemed. ON .Re vboisI aat..
sterine 70 The dramatisfs, actors and msnssers.
one could not cali .nS sosm %0i imp paays are; And
sri@ss 30 arc cody sifG'i sna Conceal sRs n ssei apt sn no commit sit
perfectly; but an Individual ChinamSn mis6t
10 10, Just as an extraordinary man. in any ma
is any feeiing in the average Cbinnn,an's bssrt
that might sur him ~ e such hatred and
larry tor his soma. You hear a good deal about
tors, but IL Is rule that works both Wars. and
/ don't believe that thers IL n countrv in the
world where Parents love their Children more
ii19s sS n q In nsss: t aSs. tsa sn SAip eSs m II Ess e q Fq ed
murder"
"WhStsdid you think of the acting and NJ the
Wny IN which Inc play WAS put onIh
,yes AZ z eh an Sai is sn aSssl ats, you snf meant ,a . c Vel.
hian-on. wen. YOU NINA
Thu reporter didn't know. hut he uantaa IN
and out 49,
:, continued. lit is ike when 4 feeiowwn rom tba
country comes to town and nuts on eooS totrn
Slothes and goes ont He IL dressed ali ~ I'M
but every one knows he is from the Country. Il
and Outs on his 6st and nses bis h MS nnd
AN tnnt Now the arfors IN hotb ihasa =
are good. quite remarkabIe and the scensr = ~
good, and the plays are good-only a China
ftsbei- Iho ,.noop.o have stpdied .cbiness lie
sfrom tho outside. They dont Gnow reaj
Chinsso nature and manner. don't knoV
how to explain what is wrong. You WouId
20 down to the Chinese Theatre and "a n
sIoaI Chinese play and thai viii bein rnn -
see what / mean. Only YOU WON'T enSov =
Chinese play, because you are American. That's
they arc Chinese translated INTO EoSi,isS
and . very free translaion." '
81 SEQ The First Born was a failure In Lon.
don. suppose they don't know much abont
, Neither do you Americana retorted the
Consul quickly. You think you do. but Won
INC you tnink you UNDERSTAND our people; 1t