The piece selected for representation by the Stanley Opera Company on Thursday was the tuneful and ever welcome Pinafore. Though it must have been thoroughly familiar to all but a fow of the audience, they followed it with the liveliest interest, and appeared to enjoy as much as ever the clever sarcasm of the libretto and the prettiness of the lyrics. As might only be expected there was a goodly assemblage of those who "go down to the sea in ships," and to them the sentiments of Ralph Rackstraw and the humour of Dick Deadeye appeared to appeal with particular force. he representation went with marked smoothness and ease. A Josephine. Miss Cissie Denver was as charming a vocalist as ever, and she was well supported by Miss Dolly Childs as Ralph Racksteaw, Miss Brooks as Buttercup and Miss Ada Maitland as Cousin Hobo. Mr Driscoll was funny as Dick Dendeye, Mr, W. Stanley a capable Boat-Swain, Mr, Liddiard a satisfactory Cxptain Corcoran, and Mr. J. F. Packard " passable Sir Joseph Porter, Lo-night (Brd) the visit of the Company is brought to a conclusion with an entirely new variety and minstrel entertainment, in which one of the features will bethesong "'t-ra-ra-boom-de-ay" with some local verses "up to dure." Speaking of the tour which is thus ending, it nest be said that it has afforded considerable pleni sure to the residents of Shanghai. The arrangements of the Company for the ent tainment of visitors have been very suc ce: fal, "fact whicl is mainly attributable to the fuct and courtesy of the popular and experienced manager Mr. T. Empson.
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