 I wish to say also that this play is didactic rather than anything else. It is intended rather for instruction than amusement. The Chinaman is getting to be a pretty frequent figure in the United States, and is going to be a great political problem, and...  The Life of Augustin Daly - Page 227by Joseph Francis Daly - 1917 - 672 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Arthur Hobson Quinn - American drama - 1927 - 368 pages
...Mark Twain's curtain speech at the first night in New York.1 One paragraph will show its quality : I wish to say also that this play is didactic rather...it well for you to see him on the stage before you had to deal with that problem. Then for the instruction of the young we have introduced a game of poker.... | |
 | Nathaniel Mackey - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 332 pages
...on a poem of Harte's about the "heathen chinee." On opening night Twain explained to the audience: "The Chinaman is getting to be a pretty frequent figure...it well for you to see him on the stage before you had to deal with the problem." Toll goes on to remark that Twain's is a clear and accurate statement... | |
 | Annemarie Bean, James V. Hatch, Brooks McNamara - History - 1996 - 332 pages
...the "heathen chinee." On opening night in New York, Twain explained their purpose to the audience. "The Chinaman is getting to be a pretty frequent figure in the United States," Twain observed, "and is going to be a great political problem and we thought it well for you to see... | |
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