Wingrove is the only one of the original company and she is quite best in the 2nd Edition. It} snt almost be said "of course,"
she ranks as first of Shanghai's vaudeville performers and is almost] as clover on the legitimate stage. Last night she was as bright and versatile as ever, filling a multitude] of riles and doing everything well, but she did not seem able to work the rest up to that state of carefree abandon which made their prodecessors xo good. Save for the really comical dance which four men put on to illustrate Lillie Tsenman's fairy song, and the tale of the guinea-pig's tail, the first half] was rather tame, The second half} went better.
Two of the company are distinct finds. Alec Davies seems to be almost as versatile as Sybil Wi and Shanghai certainly st and hear a lot more of him.
Tro two together should be able to do rome exceptionally good wor Then there was George Dumbarton. Of course, all Shanghai knows he can sing, but he has a distinct li of humour also and he scored a hi success, Madeleine Golden appear. ed in but one turn and made one wish that she could train the choruses in Shanghai musical plays to dance with even only one-tenth of the grace, confidence and variety] that she puts into her own work. The other members of the company all filled their parts well enough, but they had little opportunity of being impressive.
'Through not comparing with other performance, "Y-Kik" can be. recommended as a clean, clever and] enjoyable entertainment' well worth
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