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...Fang, China's greatest actor (TIME, Feb. 17), began a two weeks' engagement in Manhattan by presenting selections from his repertoire of some 400 plays...
Simple as these tales, their presentation is made to seem curious to occidentals by the antique conventions of Chinese drama. A formalized art, devoid of spontaneity and realism, it uses little scenery other than chairs and tables which may represent almost any architectural feature. The actor expresses himself in turn by speech singing, gymnastics and dancing. Fearsome, comic masks and face-painting, costumes, and a whole intricate play of gesture have complex, traditional significances (stooping, for instance, means passing under a lintel, i. e., entering another house). The singing is accompanied by one musician producing whining, squealing sounds...
...Mussolini is a good actor, but one can't go on acting forever. His gestures lead everybody to talk about him, and for this reason the world believes that he is a great man. There are several great men in the world today. Masaryk has done great things for Czechslovakia Hindenburg has proved himself not only a great soldier, but a perfect statesman. Hoover was responsible for the relief of Belgium during the great war, and Edison is still alive, accomplishing great things. They do not possess the same histrionic gifts as Mussolini. This is why we do not hear...
...fang is 32. At the age of seven he had mastered Chinese music, studying with his uncle Yu-ti'en, famed musician and virtuoso on the stringed hu-k'in. When he was twelve, Mei Lan-fang, grandson of a great actor of the '50s, made his own debut as a tan (female impersonator). The impersonation of women is perhaps the greatest branch of Chinese acting, for women are not permitted on the stage.* Mei Lan-fang plays women's rôles entirely. He is president of Peiping's Actors' Association and his superiority in his calling is unquestioned...
...when the play was taken off. After playing one-night stands in a variety of tank towns he settled down to stock in bigger cities. He was featured in a Manhattan success, Within the Law. Six feet tall and well built, he belongs to most of the clubs an actor of his derivation is eligible for. He has been in The Bright Shawl, Too Many Kisses, Four Feathers, Pointed Heels, The Canary Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case...