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Play "Jade (A Play in One Act)"
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Title
Play "Jade (A Play in One Act)"
Description
In this play by the Messenger’s then-editor-in-chief, Louise Dinwiddie, two Englishmen are traveling in “the Orient” in a search for collectables. One, Jade, sees China as a beautiful and mysterious location, while the other, Michael, complains about its danger and lack of civility. The two are accompanied by a Chinese servant named Kin Cho, an Asian caricature who speaks in broken English and is characterized as having “a keen intelligent look.” When the group sees a jade lotus, Kin Cho warns the Englishmen that it’s the “soul spirit” of “God Chung.” Jade ignores him and picks the flower, which kills him, prompting Kin Cho to say, “Great god, he kill.” The play ends with describing a statue of the Buddha as “grotesque” and “sinister.”
Creator
Source
Dinwiddie, Louise. "Jade (A Play in One Act)." <em>The Messenger</em> LIX, no. 2 (Spring 1933): 22-30. University Archives, RG 24 Student Publications. Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.Virginia Baptist Historical Society, The Messenger 1920
Publisher
The Messenger, University of Richmond
Date
1933
Contributor
Caroline Weber
Gabby Kiser
Language
English
Type
Identifier
MessengerLIX.2.22-1933
Files
Citation
Dinwiddie, Louise, “Play "Jade (A Play in One Act)",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed October 14, 2024, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/74.