Show prejudice against the stage in china so great is the official prejudice against the stage in china that it extends even to the children of actors and these are prohibited from holding any post under tinder government four years ago the grandson of an actor named cheng was appointed translator to the chinese legation at berlin cheng in ills his day clay was in the very front of his profession and ranked as high in the esteem of all classes of society as sir henry irving did in england yet the nomination of ills his descendant caused an outcry among chinese officials and a memorial praying for his removal was presented to the empress dowager the new official it was pointed out belonged to the caste of actors who ranked with bar bers and chiropodists as the three lowest classes in the country the younger cheng however was wae able to prove that his parents did not follow follon it his Is grandfathers profession PO eo the ap was wan to stand |