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TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1926
Night Editor-THOS. P. HENRY, JR.
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politan institution of learning. They play in China sponsored by a leading
can continue to do so only if they Chinese universityr, they would, cer-
work toward a more con lete under- tainly think differently and perhaps M U S I C
standing of the American viewpoint. more seriously than we do. AND
It is not to be wondered that the
A LETTER TO PR ES- student should write such a play as ! R A. M A
BYTERIANS "Tickled to Death" for the under-__
Having been successful in securing graduates are apt to do anything. But;
the nominal resignation of Dr. Harry prejudice, if not open hatred may WHAT THE ROA T I'
Emerson Fosdick as minister fthe.faculty in charge, after being told of THE OPERA
First Presbyterian church o New the alarming misrepresentation and The Grand Rapids Press:
York City, the fundamentalists of the the resentful attitude of the Chinese "If last year's production was 'Cot-
Presbyterian church are continuing students towards it, deliberately let ton Stockings,' then this year's is all
their arduous campaign against that the thing go merely because they do silk with Chinese embroidery. The
modernism which to them presents an not want to assume the responsibility present show, by all odds, is the most
insidious threat of the future of Ch is- of displeasing some of the students beautifully staged, gorgeously costum-
t'inity as interoret ud lythe t_ and the trouble of making corrections. ed production that ever came out of
ininster ' in oi i ilh. Theirt :is lad enough for the Union Opera the dramatic--or more 'correctly--
janeuvers thi I me tape the form of to make fun at the expense of the theatrical workshop of the University
a letter sent to clergy, elders, and lay- sacred religious institution of a of Michigan.
men throughout the country rrging fririTndly nation, and it is decidedly "The picturesque Chinese costume
the selection of "such commlissioners worse that the faculty does not admit lends itself well to the staging of an
to the general assembly of 1925 as will it when reminded; but put the blame all-male musical comedy. Few pro-
be loyal to the historic position of the upon the helpless victim of the fun fessional shows are more elaborately
Presbyterian church and the holding instead. As a graduate student of the and gorgeously costumed than this
of mass meetings to discuss proper University and a Chinese citizen, I student production. Directed by E,
action." The letter is signed by eight deem it a moral duty to withdraw from Mortimer Shuter, the production
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mentalists. o sit is a real surprise to me that the
Whether or not such was the inten- despite the fact that I am quite aware
tion, the letter is certa n to prnmote But it is done in accordance with the
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ornist point of iew w ll b forced into
the strife which is bound to result. To the Editor:
Presbyterianism based on 1 diviouia It has been a. sadly amazing fact
moves witn protessiona speed antij
precision. Stage pictures follow in
rapid succession, the groupings, color-
ings and lighting constantly changing
from one pleasing ensemble to an-
were designed and created by Lester;
of Chicago. In fact, the eye-filling
staging at times threatene to over-1
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faith and interpretation seems bound that to the protest of the Ann Arbor shadow the more fundamental rhasesI
to be supplanted by extremes of dog- Chinese students against the Michigan of the production."
matic theological belief. Union ' onera entitled "Tickled toJ
The modernists and fundamenialists Death," which to the writer's witness- The Bay City Tribune:
have no quarrel with each other, they uin as well as the witnessing of a "'Tickled to Death' came to BayV
differ merely in the means of attaining number of Detroit Chinese students City with the taint of 'smut and vul-
the same end. When Presbyterians, who have seen the play at Orchestra garity," amateurishness and what not,I
other Protestants, and Roman Cath- hall, Detroit, grossly and outrage- It also came with the sta'n of insult-a
olics realize this, Christianity's in- ously misrepresents the true monistic ing China, a friendly nation, accordinga
fluence in modern life will be greatly I life in China and the life of the to Chinese students who had written;
augmented. Chinese in general, the officials of the communications to The Michigen,
University before whom the protest Daily of Ann Arbor. What 'Tickledc
A RED MOVE had been made not only turned a deaf to Death' was prior to coming to BayJ
The report that the, communist in- ear and shared no sympathy with the City we do not know, but its presenta-
ternationale in Moscow has sent to protestants, but on the contrary they tion here was without the suspic'on of
Egypt an crder to its agents to force handed to them a series of rupri- smut or vulgarity, and a Chinaman
a general uprising of the Egyptian mands that they took things too seri- who takes offense at the settrngs,
people against all British troops, o)- ously, that they had no reason for words and songs, must be super-sen-
cials, and civilians in the country, protest, and that they lacked a keen sitive.
Amercans and Euro-eans, will be sense of appreciation of the Amer- "'Tickled to Death' was two and
hailed with alarm lby many as the ican humor. one-half hours of brilliance in the
possible provacation for anoth'r world Al ready it was to be deplored that way of tinsel and color. There is j!st
war Indeed, the action 1-as in it a1 a group of college students of such enough plot to keep the wheels mov-
the potentialities of an international an influential educational institution i ing, and to give the audience a frame-I
complicaton which it may be dificuit as Michigan University are not yet 1 work on which to tie its imagination.
to settle amicably well inculcated the fundamental The whole entertaniment passed along
It is more likely, however, that thi5 pr nciple of mutual feeling and that rhythmically. The songs were catchy
"order" of M. Zinoviev, head of the not to make fun at other expenses. and the dances and marches artistic."
third internationale, will serve only to Already it was to be deplored that I* * *
bring to the attention of tie world the those University officials who knew The Saginaw News Coukrir:
that it was wrong to have approved "'Tickled to Death' entertaired at
real menace of the bolshevist govern . ' - ohv apoe
:iily to pageantry, dance and song.
And, as these things were done ex-
ceedingly well, this arrangement was
outirely agreeable.
"In Ann Arbor 'Tickled to Death'
was taken to task for its naughtiness.
Eitier that forwardness nas been
remedied or the academic criteria of
wickedness are uncommonly abtruse.
"As in previous years, the boys who
appeared as girls were deceptively
graceful and so artfully made up that
at times the illusion was complete,
shattered only when lusty male voices
burst into song or a decollette gown
exposed a particularly bony male
(To be continued)
Yale is said to have
Pr.nceton and :Harvard in
c. ossword ruzzle contest.
Three is at it again.
trounced
a spirited
The Big
HUMAN SACRIFICES
Many were the maledictions hurled
at the Union opera previous to vaca-
tion. Its humor, its dancing, its
actors, and its author were variously
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could lave prophesied the storm of France of the danger involved in dick-
erings with the leaders at Moscow. It
protest from Chinese students which appears that this action is the final
has arisen in the past few weeks be- attempt to make the Soviet a world
cause their national institutions have influence-an attempt which it is
been "grossly misrepresented," their tprobable will hasten the inevitable'
race and religion insulted? If it is overthrow of Zinoviev and his cohorts'
true that criticism leads to improve- rather, than the breakup of the British
ment, there appears to be no reason i empire.
why the next opera should not be per-m .
fect in every detail.
The discussion, however, has re- 'AMfPUS OPJNION
solved itself into more than a mere Anonymous communications will 'he
criticism of the production. At least disregarded. The names of cormuni-
-onts wi9, however, he regarded as
cne Chinese student has gone so far confemnia up~on request,
as to withdraw from the University:
and several others have theatened ONI S Hl QUEUES
such action. Sufficient resentment To the Editor
has been aroused by the misrepresen-!
tation of Chinese customs in the opera It is in a spirit of deep sorrow
for these men to feel that they are rather tlian resentment that I have
called upon to sacrifice their oppor- made my decision to withdraw from
tunities at Michigan,-as though such the University as a positive Protest
action would have any influence on against the gross misreprentation of
future or past dramatic productions China as set forth in the Union Opera,
at Michigan or any other place. "Tickled to Death," now being pre-j
This attitude must have appeared sented on tour by our students in tenc
ludicrous to the outside world which large cities of the Mid-West. Chinese
witnessed the production. The ma- monks are made to wear queues,
irit 'o' pnone would '!ek upon the women are represented as frequent)
-o - VV ov1..\\l as- star'I'\- iy -;tou a m:0en - m,~an -sui, 1-
-n o -ulii I ' th us u-l-,- l i: iv uopu 1 a it:-' .- I
such a play as a University produc-
tin, yet -who persistently decline tol
- (imttlit.- But ,nisedeploA'ble of all -
it was that they even attempted to ask;
others to bear things that they could1
not bear and to do things that could
not do themsleves.
Supposing they were to witness in
China such a play, sponsored by a
leading Chinese educational institu-
tion which alludes to the fact that
Dr. Hight of Vermont, Massachusetts,
who murdered his own wife and1
robbed the wife of another man is a
typical representative of tlI the
elhrgymen of the United States oft
America, how would they feel about
it?
capacity house at the Auditorium, and
proved aywholly enjoyable form of en-
tertainment, as the audience enthus-
lastically demonstrated. The prod, c--
tion is filled with lively moveniant -
from rise to fall of curtain; it is color-
ful, fanciful, superbly costumed and
staged, there is olenty of clean and
diverting comedy, there are some
quite stately group pictures presented,
and the whole performance is brought
off with a snap and go not always to
be found in even the best regulated
musical comedies. Added to all this
there is a great deal of tuneful and
pleasing music, as well as some that
is very fine music, there is sufficient
of clever dancing, and the orchestral
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And supposing under some similar work is excellent."
circumstances they were -to witness * * *
another drama which portrays the The Toledo Tilmes:I
priest of their religion, if they have "The opulence, color, enthusiasm,I
any, as "typical American city mur- and all around ability revealed in ther
derers and woman debauchers" how new Michigan Union Opera once again
would they feel about it? makes Michigan the leader in this field
Would they take them as a joke and of entertainment. Its annual produc-
j view them in the light of humor? If tion long ago lost the mein of college
they say they would they are either theatricals and took on a professional
abnormal in some way or they are atmosphere and 'Tickled to Death' is
deliberately telling a lie. And then, no exception. While this year's show
indeed, it is time for the Board of is more than ever a college show in
.e"'s of the i*?iveritv t" M'ebr -mu'ih as there is a decided univer-
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LIeS iif Ill- ftltiv l -I lrtmn 4h1 --ii<-m- .
the-e : ' ill 0011m:' 1:')7.. studtilt ro I,,,. a }1m'1iici a n demeanor.
are somewhat acquainted with Ch n- s aid give
ese temperament and who take care to natter of fact+
study the complaints carefully there wear queues, w
"atmrosph
Chinese p
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must come a feeling of commiseration
for these students who have failed so
far to understand the western idea of
humor and dramatic situation. .
No insult to the Chinese nation or
race1 has been perpetrated. The antics
of the colored comedian, a magician
in Indian garb, or the average repre-
sentation of an English gentleman on
the American stage are in the same
class of burlesque on national or
racial institutions. Perhaps Chinese
priests do not have queues or make
human sacrifices--neither do cultured
Englishmen talk in cockney fashion
or continually wear eyeglasses. Yet
they are so represented in our average
dramatic productions. In just the
I lowed inside of the me n.4
less permitted to disport
as in the Opera. The Bu
who is in this instance pi
bloodthirsty monster, wou
an ant or permit a fly to
That these and many
dents tends to give a fals 2
of the Chinese and thir
inconsistent with the Aime
of fair play as I believe it
erally. It semis to ime tlhI
tution such as the Univers
igan, with its high educat
and the prestige that any
i-tg its name carries, slton
a little more sunervisory
matters of this sort, s
ere." As a Loeb and Leopold of Chicago who re- "'Tickled to Death' misses Lionel
riests never garded their calculating killing of the Ames of 'Cotton Stockings,' and it also
not even al- Franks' boy as a thrill only in their lacks some of the peppy dancing of
teries, much own sense of humor. last year's piece. But its deficiencies
themselves Cordially yours, on this score are more than made up
dhist mok 1 Hubert S. Liang, for vocally, in the bright and clever
ctured as a Chinese Students' Club, Detroit. dialogue, and in the elaborate and at-
ld not harm tractive mounting and costuming of
be killed. INTERNATIONAL AMNESTY I the show."
other inci- To the Editor: * * *
impression I Criticisms of the Union Opera The Toledo Blade:
customs is being evidently in vogue, may I add "Certainly there are few shows,
rican spirit my bit by way of criticising one par- whatever their auspices or preten-
exIsts gen- ticular group of critics? I refer to sions, which come to us as luxurious
at an ilsti- those who see in this year's Opera a as the Michigan Opera. Here were
ity of Mich- terrible, awe-inspiring insult to China. stage pictures of Ziegfeldlan opulence,
'tienal aims lMany of the complaints of that settings and costumes aflame wvth
'thin. iear- nature which have come to my atten- color, making a parade of pomp and
uld exercise tion have been voiced by Chinese, and circumstance that was glittering,
y power in some by Americans. One would think, gorgeous and ingeniously bizare.
o that the from the tenor of these outbursts, "In fact, the framework of this
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same way is American character prejudice, if not opened1
maligned in English literature and not be kindled. There is
drama, yet there has been so far no feeling and racial hatred'
news of the withdrawal of our Rhodes understanding abroad the
scholars at Oxford university because without deliberately setti
of this. i create any more.
The resentment of the Chinese stu- i Many a painstakintg prot(
dents may be natural, but it in itself manade by the'ICini;s<e at t
is more of an insult to their race than and othe, . 'laces to the
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everything as it really exists, and even'
intended as the "insult" which It has
been called.
The opera has always been, I am
informed, a musical comedy type of
production, bordering sometimes on
he revue, but never leaving the idea
u ofcIomodv a its hacie Timrnmnmrl
there one could discern traces of a
plot, but the proceedings were devoted
that lines in the Opera itself pointed
out that the monastery was the last of
a forgotten faith, that Its inmates
were law unto themselfas. No slap
, at Budhism .n lR o,,rnv ai-inf ninrl I
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