Mr. Dopatssox (a retired merchant)...Mr. Eric Pollard. Mr. Extany (his friend). Mr. Wyane.
(Sth Lancers) Mr. V. de Maire. Gey Warreser (8th Lancers) Mr. Cecil. Rev. Jouy Taxsor borough) Mr. Fitz-Spavio.
(Curate at Mud-Mrs. Dossixsos uss Mabel Moss. Oxave (her daughter) Miss Etta Santa Cruz. Esty Tavasros (Mr.
Dobbineon's niece)
and ward. 'Miss Lehto May. 'Macp Extasy (Ellal niece) Irs. Barrett. Tompsrss (Dobbinson'
maid) Mrs. Constable.
A full house, ready to be amused, and anxious to forget the Crisis in the North, the Risings in the South, and local Cotton Mill and other disappointments, brightened bya large contingent of ladies, with here and there a uniform, greeted the A.D.C.'s first jerformnance of the season that will occupy rts of two centuries, which took place on nesday, the 30th of October. We cannot suppose that the play was chosen on its intrinsic merits, for it is very atagey, of the stage that holds a very distorting mirror up to nature, and where it ie fanny it relies on burlesque rather than on humour. It is relieved by alittle touch of pathos in the third act, but this is lugged in by the head and shoulders and does not follow in any way from the previous action; but it was very welcome nevertheless, for it gave Miss Lehte May an opportunity for as exquisite a piece of acting as has bron seen on our stage for a long time. The merit of "Our Regiment" lay almost entirely in the chance it gave the A.D.C. to show what a capital company thir ranke include. If we have lost for a time Miss Morton, we have gained Miss Lehto May, who has made a wonderful advance in her art since hor first appearance at the Country Club, more than fulfilling the promise which she then gav In making up Our iment" the author took from his cupboard two choleric old gentlemon, one henpecked and hating the army (Mr. Erie Pollard), the other a free man and loving the army (Mr. Wynne). They do exactly as we know they will from their first entrance and being the two veteran actors that they are they do it excellently. Then he took out two army officers-got a cavalry regiment, but not too peed to wear infantry spurs—one tall and serious (Mr. V. de Maire), the other not so tall and more frivolous (Mr. Cecil). Mr. V. de Maire's was the most impossibly thankless part, with one opportunity in the third act, which so good an actor made the most of; and it was no amall merit to up worthily to Miss May. Mr. Cecil's acting showed that he had taken advantage of the recent cimvorsion of Shanghai into a garrison town, and his exaggeration of the mannerisms of the young cavalry officer was as consistent: it was amusing. A curate who is an impossibly diverting mixture, linlf Private Secretary and half cavalry officer, was represented with unfailing fun by Mr. Fire-Spavin. 4 As Mrs. Dobbinson, the good-heart wife of the henpecked cld gentleman, herself doting on the military and imitating the Grand Duchess of Gérolstein also in her martial costume, Miss Mabel Moss was, of course, excellently culted, while hee manner of commanding her sometimes recalcitrant worser half was nature indeed. Then came three charming girls, from the first the destined brides of the two officers and a-half. These were Olive (Miss Etta Santa Cruz), who had little more to do than to look engaging which she did to perfection, and willingly accept as her partner for life the frivolous young officer, who hnd never shown the slightest desire to marry her; Enid (Miss Lehto May) most winsome and' natural of girls, who was equally delighted to marry the more serious young officer, who had concealed most effectively till the third act that he had any desire whatever to become her husband, most unaccountable want of perception or of taste; and Maud (Mrs. Barrett), who fell in love at sight with the semimilitary semi-maudlin curate who never could have existed, and stuck to him staunchly through all the difficulties which could not but surround so preposterous a creature, who was yet the salt of the play. The little world was completed.
avery pretty maid (Mrs. Constable). These toyo last Ladies are, we understand, like Mr. Fitz-Spa to Shanghai, and we (rust their visit will bs a long one.
"The scenery for which Messrs. R. Lawrie
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