tonight was th first showing of th opra ‘‘la traviata’’( th lost lady )at dr. sun yat-sn's mmorial hall.th chins prformrs wr singing th wstrn opra. as th crowd of popl grw outsid at svn-thirty, my xcitmnt grw, too. som popl wor fancy cloths, but most popl wor clan, comfortabl ons. in th hall w wr satd clos to th musicians blow th stag. thy playd xcptionally wll. and whn th singing startd, w lost track of th tim and plac.th costums and stag sttings, and th music and singing wr bautiful. th program lastd thr mmorabl hours.