Show U S revolutionizes i chinese stage ways los Afi angeles geles cala cal A revolution in the lie presentation of oriental dr dramas by the invasion of western customs has been noted at a chinese theater heater here an ali american jazz orchestra has re placed an aggregation of native stringed instruments and chinese girls are chosen to play feminine roles in preference to mule male impersonators the little theater on the fringe af 6 chinatown oters offers a further innovation prompted by western influence by tile the installation of real scenery backdrops and wings to relieve tho the strain on the americanized orientals orient als imagination forni formerly erly occasioned by the lack of atmosphere Ala managers of the chinese playhouses explain that the intimations are necessary S since the younger generation of chinese fai familiar nillar with american methods of staging productions demand a stimulation of tile the centuries old methods ot of oriental presentation |