In spite of the wr ched weather and the intervention -of the fire in Hami Rond, which any bly kept many people, firemen and others, assay from the Theatre, the Lyceum was pretty well-filled on Mon-diy evening, when t -e Cogill-Sutton Company their opening performance. The show is a first-diss one, the members of the Company being all popular and experienced variety artist and the whol" performance went with a dash and freedom not usually met with on an opening night, almost every number being enthusiastically applauded and encores being the rule throughout the programme. Mr. Harry Cogill is a big favourite in st und sven made himself popular with the audience on Monday night. He is a versatile comerlian and sings well, and particularly in the c"medietta, "The Booking Agent" he and Miss Marie Arlea met with a hearty reception. In another little sketch entitled "Two Gaiety Girls," Miss Lena Harvey and Messrs. Easton and Fred Altro were seen to advantage. In the silent varieties, Miss Aimee Tasma gay a very clever performance on the Madame Adalina Sabrina earned welled applause for her very clever exhibition of gymnastics on the trapeze and rope, and. Miss Aequinaldo proved herself to be a really wonderful contortionist. the musical turns, Mr. Altro was a most talented tramp, and seemed to be able to extract music from anything that came to hand; Mr, Dave Easton gave several comic songs in the funniest manner, and also contributed a top-hoot dance, cleverly executed and Miss Lena ey, proved herself a charming singer of serio-comic songs. But the song of the evening was unquestionably Mr. Cogill's wonderful pstter ditty conce: ing Khaki, which nest be heard to be appreciated. Misses Della Ross and Marie Arlea quickly danced themselves into the favour of the audience, each being an adept in. her own particular line of the terpsichorean art. Shanghai has had rather a surfeit of theatrical performances and concerts of late, but the lightness and brightness of the Cogill-Sutton Company's performance is a distinct and welcome change.
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