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...SOONG MEI-LING, 97; MANHATTAN Former First Lady of China...
...widow of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Chiang--as she came to be known--was the most charming and persuasive of China's notoriously influential Soong family. As her husband's emissary, she pleaded for the Allies to support China in its war against Japan, taking Washington by storm in 1943 when she addressed a joint session of Congress. Defeated by the communists in 1949, the Chiangs fled to Taiwan, where he ruled until his death in 1975. Estranged from his successor, her stepson, she divided her time between Taiwan and the U.S. Now settled in New York City...
...play opens, Bradley Yamashita (Young Lee '99) and Vincent Chang (Allen Soong '96) meet at a Hollywood party. Bradley, a young actor who wants to change the way Asians are portrayed in the media, tells the older Vincent that he admires his work and speaks of how much it means to the "community." Bradley also explains that he has sought out Vincent because he feels more comfortable talking to the only other Asian-American in the room...
...Soong and Lee give good performances, but they can't rescue this play from its own sluggishness. Hopefully, Lee, a talented first-year student, will have a better script to work with in his next Harvard production. "Yankee Dawg You Die" explores an important and interesting subject; however, it often feels more like a lecture than entertainment. It is entertaining as far as lectures go, but you will certainly find yourself checking your watch...
...happy as Silverstein, though. Soong'ssatisfaction does not extend to enjoying MatherHouse architecture...