Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-05-24
THE PLAY IN CHINA.
II Is a Curicus MIXTURE of Noise,
Costume and Strut.
DIN FROM START TO FINISH
II Begins When tAe Curtain Rises anc
coutinse. urtig tire Last Scene Eads
tire ksony-The Prosperity Man .
Mighty important Parsonage

EaESeE- Z j Just 80 10 1A4IaeSe Inc
alter ard sTessi Qgies eseIiEzz ! wszs'i
understand anything. - | can aeze %
when want 70 and eosoe 9Et as W
freshea - surg az celery
what time does the pay segsnT- !
asked as the guide lssi the WAY to tia
gallery, fax in = Chinese theafer the
farther away you are the mere ar1s
socFarsc. No Chisese Of caste wuuld
he eauSAs Ia orchestra A.
1t have begin. BE answered
-Hew caasa thai heg- / demanded
s0r L SxG- stiIl few minutes e $
1t fss@-Sa Yesterday lr run twe
psecee Gays- II Ne. Tsay~
And 50 foaad cut The testef thu
play tte .en-er il lasts A ChinaGsaa
do~Sn'f tA.nk he IS getting his Eso-ey's
worth unless the pl$T lasts s eeITsls
CT davs Sorae a them contirce 5
week Taxy consider play taat lasts
onsy q night 8 curtain raiser and rsx II
on 70 rea.l play Just 70 trv II out
The Ch.neSe helseve IN noise. A the
alter isn't s tlgeS.e- - them ur&gs II
has q lsiir-r zunsT 90 s halter ssctcry
Just or STAG The Az2fngrssrs1a- fsEiFss
when tire curtaEa sss.s II Aoi ce-sttn
ues Enfg % fails ] sesan found cE-
that e-e7 sers92sly IL cazztzsz 10 s
Chinese 'he4fer fe sAeS-FA A person
might dry &C for few minutes In
a car ssssp. A.zt he cszf1 Dever rss
near tas knf-ri1c ~ q The -z'eAe6
s4ssezs IN a CySs.usSse +hfx-s-
Chinese acting csss~Sses 90 -Ag@ nsss-s
coming ca srain III szsss.lser puses 81
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h@rg ws.F 2 AS&sk eisSA Serwrenss-s swss
franz Tbs IL TIE serrs.scatlsa.
even tho asa Ygz can see his 81 gers
gripping re hrsSs-warsSs- The ssans
less herr naarehes aergss the stage
stops h-sss--~ the EEupregnA bic barrier
casts his sa=se eye over IL. draws his
long swcr-j and rips II asunder With
one fell 'row. the property man hold
ing the So aging corner. while the here
marches through to victory. The In
trepid he-1 stops to explain TO his sub
ordinates bow be WAS able TO ae'om
plish the eat, while the property man
drags tho samparts into the wings and
begins p,fning them up for the attack
in the next act.
In Cn nese play there are No girls
their PARIS being taken by boys. speak
ing In high. quavering voice as II
somethiu- were too tight. When III
actor warts TO show that be IL old BIZ
ties on n '..ard that comes TO his waist
The bear works OF 10 one corner auo
hangs grizzly by one string. but thu
audience doesn't worry about that
They knnv that be is an old man I've
cause be ~as beard.
a. NRiISAdAtit A4rit W LIZ VIC out
what kill of show ii Was When ]
first got here and saw the constant
change Of costume l thought that Ii
nrusf De musical comedy. but after
stRdy,nr u more closely ] saw that II
was a fire. When they began to Kill
people | faIne TO the conclusion that II
vas an eFeretta. Later. when the bert
~ o.. L.. r..
i decided that ii was problem play.
The mort important person In a Chi
nese shos is the property man. Along
side him he lead sinks into insignia
canoe. Ee has charge Of the chow
The shos opens when he says ant
closes wen be wants to go out to i
tea houA He keeps his properties
where thu are haDdy-down stage b,
the pros. saium arch-right out whers
the a1dietsee can lean over and al nos
touch thsri. To know what Is eofhin;
next all .hc audience has to do Is Il
look owe. and see what the proI ert,
man is gr- ing ready.
Hour acer hour the play continued
without ~ fntermission. MidEigh
came. AMI he actors seemed to be jus
getting ieto the spirit OF the I'iay
When remembered that the play has
been run.iing for two days ! felt sur
that the sext five minutes would se'
Vie last costume, but the show still
continued
chung desperately on, determined q
be In at 'Ise enish when the last bot
feverfsh k.ss was pressed on the up
turned lips but ii didn't end that way
II ended when the Leading man cam
rushing or with cheese cutter m
killed twnNre men In breathless suc
cession. Re MANNED and wouide'
thoughtful crawling 10 the wings I
die, thus giving the leading man tn
center Of fie stage until the enviou
property efAn came up and spitef'dl
yanked The curtains to.-Homer Go
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