In spite of belonging to the very lange family of modern variety shows, whose individual characteristics are not very prominent, Ju Toren manages to secure the delighted attention of its audience, and on Saturday night served to passo very enjoyable evening. Vivacity with a little audacity might be the motto of the Willard Opera Company, and in the presentation of the piece under notice it was successfully neted up to. The bright songs and pretty dances—the latter not too numerous—were dong full justice to. The green room of the higuity Theatre, in the second Act, to one pretext or the other most of the characters tind their way, is sufficient ciment to most of them to help in what one time would have been called "a music hall show." The best songs, however, are perhaps in the first act, notably a duet between Miss L. Booth, who sang with excellent taste, and Miss F. Josephs, "The Golden Mean," and a catching trio between Mr. P. W. Willard, Mr. A.J. Lowe, and Miss, Vera Patey, '4 Harmless Ta diddle." "Miss Vera Putey, as the rollld ing young Lord Chinside, had two success. ful the familiar " Rowdy-Dowdy Crew id to be the latest continental success, "Jeanette." If the latter be true then continental taste does lean towards originality, as the tune is little more than a jingle. "Though having such a slight foundation, In Toren has one character with a personality of his own, and that is Captain Arthur Coddington, the clever scamp about town, whose less desirable qualities were rather' accentuated by Mr. Willand's conception of the part, so that one is hardly pleased to see him rewarded with a windfall and the hand of Kitty Hetherington, the prima donna at the Ambiguity, whose part was prettily played by Int Amy Childs. Mr. 3 Lowe as the curious tutor of young Clansidewas very successful and the laughter he provoked was a sufficient testimony to his ability. Miss C. Thurnam did the best she could as Shrimp the Call Boy but the part is more suited to a genuine low comedian. Mr. Alfred James, as Hofmann the hall porter at the Caravanserai Hotel deserves " word of praise, and though Mr. Charles Schubert had no favourable opportunity of showing once more whata finished style he Vocalist, he made a satis-factor Duke of Dutishire. The smaller parts were all well filled,
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