Te above picture, which is the first to appear these columns, is one has taken an important part, It is. of the fire at the White Day. The photograph was taken the time of the fire, und wai Francisco by the Bell telephoto stem. It was then despatched to the arrived in Shanghai on January The fire was in the annexe to the otices were situated. The damage was estimated at yese silk pyjamas and oyster grey wrap and coaxed and cajoled and pouted her way effectively through the play. Only one thing struck us as somewhat monotonous in her interpretation, and that was her tendency to repeat the same gesture over and over when expressing ex-Tasperation. She has the youth and charm and high spirits which the text demands and her work was most creditable, Reginald Burch as the <hapless Jimmy, whom his womenfolk force to steal, beg or borrow three babies in succession during the course of one hectic evening, was remarkably Betty Tait as Aggie, his wife, a little stifMy, warmed up fection gathered speed and. seconded him ably. Frederick Herbert as a Policeman, Stanley holm as Michael (with a really attractive brogue), Stella Myers as Rosa in pursuit of her stolen baby and Grace Warmoth as Maggie, the laundress, deserve more space than we have time to devote to their really clever performances.
It is with genuine pleasure that! we can recommend this hilarious farce especially in view of the fact' that the last Jory Tait production did not appeal to us and we were regretfully forced to say so. In cidentally "Baby Mine" is in aid of the Foreign Women's Home—a ducers "should be sincerely congratulated for their hard work and excellent casting as well as the players.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.