The Archive · 1898

Lo Baron Vander Pout. Weed

Oscar Pacha Darbert

Brelogue. Flick. Des Escopettes Potard, Hippolyte Quesaco. Justin Pierrot. Un Portier Nestor. Auguste Paulin. Bernardine Mimo Reitrop. Un Domestique " Patrouillard. Fanny Bombanco riy Atbois. Georgette i Noshrac. Madame Boquet 1" Leo.

ini Moles Fairoffer.

The five-act farce with which the French A.D, ©. delighted a crowded audience at by the Municipal Police during the apprehensions, te., the Lyceum Theatre on Tuesday was last week ending the 14th day of May, 1898 given in Shanghai on the 6th of November, Oseaces. So. of appre. $05, and Messrs. Lampion, Pipelet, Potard, Nestor, and Patrouillard, with Breach of Municipal Regulations 50 Mesdames Reittop and Noslrac, resumed. Cruelty to Animals 9 on Tuesday the reles which they filled two Gutting and \Wounding 1 Fraud 3 years and a half ago. The performance Furious 1 8 was as triumphant a success on Tuesday as Gambling 1 it was on its previous representation, but Kidnnpping. 3 for some unexplained reason—for a very Larceny from persons 1 large proportion of the audience must dwelling, 39 have been familiar with the language—sellaneous cases the house was unusually apathetic. The Ricsha Licenses sus; Srawa-out occasion for Messrs. Lampion ject itself is little more than a long-

and Pipelet to assume a series of most bewildering disguises, and in this they were most delightfully successful. In the second act they change their costumes in full (back) view of the audience, so that Chinese dead bodies found they cannot fail to be recognised, but really Stray dogs captured. sometimes the keenest intellect is puzzled fora moment to know whether after all it is Tricoche or Cacolet or one of their For Captain-Superintendent, numerous imaginary subordinates.. The Cattle in Native Duiries acting of Messrs. Lampion and Pipelet was Municipal Council, throughout, as indeed it always is, beyond Markets Department, criticism; and their excellence is that they Shanghai, 17th May, 1898. make their disguises extend to their voices, Sir,—All the native dairies have been their accents, and their whole bearing. inspected during the past week. The cattle, was a great treat on Tuesday that the of which there are 345 in licensed dairies, Committee had succeeded in securing the were all found in a healthy condition, veteran M. Weed, certainly the most finish-

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