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People’s theatre is booming in the New China. These
Photos show scenes from two plays staged in Peking.
Above is a scene from “Taming Dragons and Tigers.”
Staged by the China Youth Art Theatre, it relates the
Story of the taming of the Lungyeho River. This scene
shows the bridge builders discussing problems with the
engineer. Below is a scene from the play, “Keep the Red
Flag Flying.” which tells of the first anti-tax struggle by

the peasants.

Here May 9-10-11
Georgia dancers

‘spectacular’

From the land of the long-
lived superb horsemen come
the Georgia State Dancers who
‘are to appear at the Orpheum
Theatre May 9, 10 11. This
famous group nas won almost
ecstatic acclaim from critics
wherever they have gone.

For example, one of Eng-
land’s dance critics said he
found it difficult to believe

NAZIS THREATEN
MARLENE DIETRICH

BERLIN — A reception with tomatoes, rotten eggs and
worse has been promised world-famous actress Marlene Dietrich
by Nazi hoodlums when she makes her guest appearances dur-

ing May in five. West German cities.

Asked by a reporter why she left Germany before the
war she said “Hitler brought me to it. I hated Hitler and I still

hate him.”

that “in the short space of two
hours I had experienced so
Many exciting events and seen
so much ofthe life of one peo-
ple solely through dance.

According to another “spec-
tacle and speed combine with
grace and charm” in qa program
that: has captivated both aud-
iences and critics wherever the
company has appeared. The
fierce mustachioed mountain-
eers dance on their toes —
something unique to the men
of Georgia—and the beautiful
women glide through intricate
patterns in magnificent  cos-
tumes.

hit in Moscow

MOSCOW — It’s a safe bet
that the whole of Moscow will
be singing, humming or whist-
ling the tunes from “My Fair
Lady.”’

For ‘‘tumultuous’” is the
only word to describe the wel-
come that a packed Red Army
Theatre gave to an American
company presenting the first-
ever American musical to be
shown here.

MAY DAY GREETINGS

With the Russians, our neighbors,
Across the North Pole,

Let’s combine our labors

‘With full heart and soul

To banish oppression

From the land of our birth,

Till World Peace gains possession

Throughout the whole Earth.
@ Allan G. Grant.

In fact, barely had the first
act got under way before

dancing of “With a little bit
of luck” brought the show to
a_ standstill. :

And the Ascot-day scene
with its striking black and
white costumes by Britain’s
Cecil Beaton, brought several
minutes of applause even be-
fore a note was sung.

The. 70-strong company is
here under the Soviet-U.S. cul-
tural exchange programme.
During its nine weeks stay it
is also to present “My Fair
Lady” in Leningrad and Kiev.

Sinatra bows

to pressure

Less than three weeks. af-
ter he announced he had hired
Albert Maltz to write the
screenplay for his new film,
“The execution of Private
Slovik,” Frank Sinatra an-
nounced he had fired Maltz.

Sinatra indicated pressure
had been brought on him. It is
suspected the pressure came
from the Catholic Church and

American Legion.

FORUM

hea

. OPEN

but his unmistakable
respect

swers,
For hoycott morality that forced
for Khrushchev from the Am-
DON COX, Vancouyer: Fol Pores people. Hitherto they
lowing is a letter sent to had been fond of regarding
Vancouver daily: I am writ- |} communists as cheap free-lov-
ing to express my ‘dissatisfac- |ing Bohemians, They discover-
tion with your editorial cn the |ed them instead to be strong

ct a i Sona

South African boycott. As a
merchant seaman I have had
the opportunity to see at first
hand the extreme exploitation
of the native people, not only
in South Africa but in many
ports of the world not exclud-
ing our own native people.

South Africa go on strike they
with-hold the. only thing they
own under the system in South
Africa, their labour power and
know they will receive no pay,
(which at best is merely en-
ough to exist on). They are

“My Fair Lady’

Charles. Victor’s singing and

willing to make this sacrifice
/in order to achieve that which
every human being is entitled
|to, their freedom to stand up-
i right and face the world with
the dignity of any working
man regardless of race, creed

expect of the Canadian people
is that they should refuse to
buy goods produced by the use
of slave labour and sold for
profits by a money hungry
bunch of fascists.

Instead: of writing editorials
expressing “‘phony sympathy”
with these people who are put-

against a well armed and con-

do much more good by de-
manding that the Bennett
government ban the importa-
tion of South African wines
and canned goods, until the
Verwoerd Government. has
given full and unqualified
freedom to the Negro majority.

New morality

-~-READER, Powell River: It
was not only his forthright an-

When the Negro people in|

or color. At least they could

ting up a tremendous fight

scienceless enemy, you would

|moral beings with the intelli-
| ence to realize that there is
[no true happiness to be had
|for themselves or others in
| flaunting the moral code. They
|know that moral laxity in a
| society is a sign of political
| decadence.

But they are working for a
| world wherein people do not
|hurt others to gratify their
| own desires. They realize that
ithey must -never. do this. in
| their own lives. To do so
fwould bring reproach upon
|the cause they espouse.
| Besides, how could one work
|for a righteous, greedless

| world and fail to practice

| these things in his own life?

‘The communist needs to
| stand straight and fine, -and

| morally taller than those
|

| about him.

|

New Frankenstein

W.D., Golden, B.C. writes in
| part: In a mistaken belief that
}it~ would be possible to hold
back progress toward social-
ism, the western powers -has
promoted former Nazi war
criminals to control positions
in Germany and Nato. We
have in our blindness created
a new more terrible Frank-

erstein.

The question now is: Can
we, with a still misinformed
public and prejudiced M.P.’s
in the West, control Hitler’s
successOrs any more _ than
Hitler himself?

This Chinese poster shows a working mother saying

goodbye to her children as she leaves them in the care
of a day nursery provided by the commune.

May 6, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 5