In spite of the heat, a very large audi cence assembled at the Lyceum Theatre on Tuesday night to witness the production by the new. Bandmann Opera Company of the musical comedy "The Beauty of Bath." "The Beauty of Bath" is a charming and delightful entertainment, ty of present-that it has the throat, recent operation a public whose dramatic. perounue bul every anticipate a stressful part of the audio The Blue Me which was played plot, compact in substance and Lucidly set forth. Misx Betty Silverthorne, the Beauty of Bath, wie ix on her firt visit to London, falls head over ears with an actor named Beverl ut. Alington, loves Betty distraction, being in' a way her consi and having obtained her photograph and by a peel the familiar pro in the present ease is a very kirk, lis' libretto. That the irl arouses an over to say: there are of their being an Indian lage Iroker. Fortunately criey are as alike as tio pit The scheme. there is to cure Betty of "Ther penchant for Beverley and to throw her into the arms of Abington. This is successfully accomplished at a gor-geons fancy-lrexs ball in the second act. the plot being materially aided by Miss Betty herself, who sees through it all and makes the most delightful fan of the two masqueruders, The piece wax welcomed with the utmost contiality and the presentation fully deserved all the applause ceived, but it must be said that the Jeomedy had te be si way the theatre-soot iva pates a series of pretty and interesting epissale play. ever, gave evidence of enjoyment the performance and practical all the songs were encored. Mise stance Lait in the lo charm dered several songs and sion the audience demanded a repetition, Mr. Andre Kaya did splendidly considering the cirenuistunces ander which he appeared, while his pour-tradal of the character of the British officer who takes love ta The Blue Moon" was good. The cast ind two able comedians, Mr. who received a tremendon: he first stood before the footlights, and Mr. Fred A. Ellis. Tt would seem that Mr. Cole's popularity is still in the asit was strange Har who in the majority Company productions, hash been the and soul of with no better afforded he wax responsible, on his every apfor a large amount of fun ities, It in the part Also, the only opportunity the audience had of bearing Miss Lait's leantiful voice was in an inserted number, which had no eon nexion with the' piece, but which was very deservedly encored. Tu the title role Miss Lizzie Primmer was seen to advantage. She was bright and vivecious, and sang sweetly.and her renderigs of the "school" song and" My Little Hyacinth " were highly appre-ointed and enthusiastically applauded, as was also the duet by Miss O'Connor and Mr. Cole, which was a capital parody 6f a soulful drawing-room ballad, Mr. Edward Granby gave a good portrayal of the part of Lieutenant Alington, and his song, "Mr. Chamberlain with nal from
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