By staging a vaudeville perform-nce in the Lyceum Theatre on turday those responsible for the tion of the A, D. C's policy showed their keen discernment of the sentiment of the community. Already the Christmas element of revelry was abroad, and there was a packed house prepared to enjoy what the A. D.C. had to offers The first half of the programme could be well be divided into two principal clements. One of these included some of the most sereamingly funny numbers which have been heard in Shanghai for long, while the others were intensely artistic. In this latter category would be put the Volga Boat Song by the Russian Choir under direction of Mr, in, Then there wag let "Coquetterie de Columbines, which had been arranged by Molle. Swetlanova and which was performed by the Misses Vera Glooskoi and Lola Monte and Mr, Robert Cowell.
"Moonlight on the Nile," @ com= position by Mr. Alec Davies (who throughout the evening conducted the orchestra with the utmost skill) calls for special mention, While the singer (ells her story in the centre of the stage, six dancers enter and leave, grouping themselves in conventional Egyptian attitude In somewhat the same vein was "Rose in Bloom." The flower girl (Mrs, "Isenman) sells a rose to the singer (Mr, W.
Fulston), and while he sings to it another rose—a human one— unfolds itself from a huge vase and joins him, giving a study of classical dancing. Mr, Dumbarton and" Mr. Mur-
"Watchman, what of the Night: in the most telling riner and. as encore gave Tenor and Baritone."
Coming to the other element. the first half, it ig much more dif-ibe the fun created, is mentioned that Mr, ould "Lloyd George have done it?" one hax said almost ever thing possible, "Missing the Bus'
sone long roar of laughter. Those who missed it were Mrs, Isenman and Mr. D. J, Donne and their Cockney dialogue while waite ing for it at the foot of Oxford Street was inimitable. So was Mrs L. Licnard at the candid polices man, Of a different character, humorous and utterly delightful, was "The Romance of a Toy Shop." Mr. Lil. W. MeMurray rendered the solo, Mrs. Mancell was the doll, M D. J. Donne the soldier and Mis Elmore and Mr, Learoyd the toy "The Street Singer"
A potted version of the musical play "The Street Singer" constitute ed the second part of the prov gramme, the cast in this being follow one (A
Froberg, und Fy Learoyd, Ralaton, ophani, and Tweedlie, Dancers: Mesdames" "Mancelly Sehloboom, and Foster, Miss Limbs:
'The tale ig of an artist on the point of bankruptey when a street singer enters his studio and gives him a flower. His luck changes im= mediately, for the picture dealer 'Maclsaae' enters with the news that a duchess has bought a portrait for 20,000 francs. The play develops along the usual sketchy lines until a climax is reached when Maclsaae recognizes the street singer as the duchess, and the rest can be understood.
Mrs. Buckstone, the street singer, 9 in wonderful voice, and hiate came clear and distinct.
fr." McMurray sang and acted well, while Mr. Chrimes (the waiter) has never scored a greater success than in his song "hate forward eagerly to the yoming year, and' that the thought of it set the blood pulsing quicker in his vsins,
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