The Lyceum Theatre was only modi rately well filled on Monday evening, wh the Stanley Opera Company gave Mascotte for the third time in Shanghai. This piece is one of the best that the company play, and there was very little fault to be found with its third production. Miss Amy Childs was the life and soul of the opera as Bettina, and was ably backed up by Mise F. Stanley as Princess Fiametta, Miss Dolly Childs as Prince Fritd/int, Mr. Fletcher as Prince Lorewo and Mr. Driseull as Kocco, all of whom contributed to keep the fun of the piece going. Two the principals were Jab-uring under some disadvantage. Mr, Fletcher bad to appear with his right hand ina shu of his business was interfered with, and Miss Amy Childs had to put up with Mr. Liddiard us Pippo, the lover, which must have been as trying to her as it was to the audience, Tt is but fair to say that the} Glen-glen" duet went very well in the first act, but other scenes between the two lovers were murred by the vapid of Pipp eral numbers were encored during the evening, and the Military March in the thied act was a great success.
The performance of Olivelte by the Stanley Opera Company at the Lyceum Theatre on Tuesday evening was marked by, an) unusual and regrettable incident. "The! first act had passed off as usual, and the second avt was about half over, when three or four foreigners (holding good positions in Shanghai hongs) entered the theat and, evidently oxered by drink, commenced setivs ut interruptions from the front row of the stalls, The performers were requested Ly these persons tu give us a tune", and were encouraged by" various facetious observations in a loud tone of voice, such as He's a nice horse but he's thin", ete. ete, al nuvseum, After this jad youe on for suine time, Mr. Fletcher, who was playing de Merrimac, somewhat un-isoly made retorts from the stage, which her the effect of im diminishing the disturbance.
In the in-} between the second and third of the actors came for rd and made a speech directed against offenders; but his remarks were greeted with renewed uproar. The climax came in the third act, in which Me, Fleteter, who had previously made pointed allusions drunken people, had to enact the character ofa drunken man. This was the signal for renewed jects, and finally Mr. Fletcher, declaring that his temper could bear no more, and that he would drive the interrupters out of the house, jumped off the state and attempted to execute his threat. He was promptly knocked into une ut the vats by the principal disturber, and then a lively scrimmage ensued in the stalls for a} few minutes. It was stopped by the inter i former chai who parte Mr. Fletcher retired behind" for alter: ations and repairs, and in a few minutes returned on the state, He was received with Ioud applause, and the performance from this point proceeded without any further interruptions.
Afiorwards there was further trouble qulside, several English nan-of-war's men be was told not to interfere. It his own nds, instead of adopting the more dignitied course of stopping the performance and lowering the curtain; but at the same time nothing can excuse the con-duet of the persons who began the whole afiuir, and who, if they had been in a place where they are less well known than in Shanghai, would most probably have seen the inside ice cell. They were all more or less knocked about in the scuftle, sue There was a very good attendance at the Lyceum Theatre on Wednesday, when the Stanley Opera Company repeated the burlesque of She The cast was the same as be-ore, and all engaged did their best to make the piece go well. The sungs were, for the most part, well sung, and the dancing was all that could be wis! Miss Santley, Miss F. Stanley, Miss Dully Inman and Messrs, Pyne and Fletcher specially distinguished themselves, and when the last named made his first' appearance he was received with prolonged applause, as a reward, no doubt, for what he had undergone the previous evening. Last night dit Tambonr Major was given for the first time m Shanghai, and to-night the Company play the ever-welcome Mikudo for the last time, Saturday night will be a stirring melodrama, Held by the mime entitled the Slee ing active preparation,
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