One floor is given over to body building, painting, ete. and here inviting bodies can be reared on the very utilitarian looking chassis. by expert workmen under close super vision. One of the most interesting features of this department is the A.D.C's Production at the Lyceum Emorance, Countens de Champ Arar Wheeler Agatha (Madame Coquenard)
Aunt Benoit Duco process of painting in which Denise the paint is lola on the body by #iPn" means of a spray drying in: the Zoe short space of 16 seconds so hard as to defy attempts to scratch it with the finger nail. Tt is claimed cly this garage that in case of Loustot necessity it is possible to turn out Seraphin complete job within two and a Peiate, and certainly, judging Sie i. Barn ed with which the paint can be applied and the rapidity with Orderly which it dries the estimate does not Mon Coquenard orb 6 Earmhaw seem to exaggerate. "Here, too, in a Costomers, Guests, Maids of Honour, separate compartment is a fully equipped section for tyre vulganizing and repair fitted with all the appliances which experience has taught to be necessary for turning out a good job of work, The mext floor given over to the storage of cara brings tx. down t0 syst fhenground oer mere exenave repair work is carried on. Here in addition to the usual fitments for the working in metal necessary for such work, including a smithy, there is a' battery charging room Murray, D._ Whel and C.'B. fnston, of the Sad Bin, the Suttle now, more than the age of most of on Tuesday night's performers and evokes happy memories. It dates alittle. The theme of "She Stoops to Conquer," on which it is founded, will' probably continue to' serve for many plays yet. But there are stage tricks, like that by which Veronique escapes at the end of the second act, which could not possibly employed nowadays, even musical comedy. Nevertheless th music is so charming and the lighthearted gaiety of the whole piece so fresh, that it should. always captivate. Much trouble has been taken over this production and it seems ungrateful therefore to find fault. No doubt, too, the piece will pull together: as it goes on. A good deal has to be allowed for the fleet might, But it must. frankly be said' that on Tuesday night's performance left something to De dscired. There was a lack of cohesion; gaps appeared between the exit of one set of players and the entrance of the next and there was a feeling as if the performers had been left t20 much to their own imaginations Without sufficient drilling and the necessary bad language which seers indispensable to perfect stage-management. The voices, also, were weaker than might have been expected; and, with everyone work: ing hard, there was still a want of magnetism and "go." It is unpleasfant to have to say these things but the A.D.C. has set such a high stand ard in the past that it must forgive its audiences for being critical when it falls short of the best it can do.
As the heroine Mrs. Isenman acts and sings with all the finish which we know we may expect of her. Mr. Nobbins, the hero, has a voice of very sweet quality, though it was hardly strong enough. Undoubtedly the most attractive of the men was Mr. Stranack,.the bailiff. He has a fine preser" pleasant voice and excellent articulation and acts with address. Mr. Donne has the sort of part he loves as Coquenard and plays it with immense enjoyment, As his wife, the flirtatious Agatha, Mme. Lisa Spunt acts with great vivacity but her voice is 30 fall and rich in comparison with' the rest of the company that she should, perhaps, bring it down a little nearer their range. Mr. Fletcher played the groom Seraphin with spirit and Miss Ida Bauld was a charming little bride. Mis Wheeler looked well as the Counte and Mrs, Newman made an attractive Sophie, though she was not too easy to hear.
The setting was all in the A. D. Cis best style and exceedingly pretty. And the orchestra's playing was beautiful throughout artistically modulated to the stage part and most sympathetic.
One excellent feature is to be noted, -As announced beforehand, the performance began sharp at nine, doors being then shut and kept shut all through the first act. One hopes this rule will be followed in plays of all kinds, One must not forget the donkey. There were fears beforehand of what he might do. But he "faced the mosic"
to the manner born—a thing he had steadily refused to do, one heard, in rehearsal.
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