Punt Jones was the opera with which this numerous company opened its first season in Shanghai, and we ised it sy fully not much te say about Wednesday's performance, Outside the footlights "there two serious draw.
ks} the audience was only a small the house was bitterly evid, no atte apparently, been made to warm These drawbacks, however, were allowed to interfere with the energy of the performers, whose singing showed an provement of the rendering here of the opera, and whose acting was generally full of spirit, Miss F, Stanley as Paul Jones, Miss A. Santley as Chopinette, Miss Amy Childsas Yvonne, Mr. H, Pyne as Bouillaand Mr. W, Stanley asthe Insect', spe ally distinguishing themselves. The two last named neters pared out ceasing fount of human The orchestra, whose presence dues so much to make the stanley p ances enjoyable, defied the Lith plenty of dun, tolerable, and the zroupines, lly in the vinales often very. pretty, [Last aight, the "Wikudy was repeated, Mr. Driscoll's illness 4g necessitated the postponement of the drama Strick Oil, and hight H. M.S. Pinafore is to wou the gale of popular favour once again, We are glad to learn that the management intend to warm the theatre in future
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