As the steamers of the round-tho-world and likewise the trans-Pacific leave San Francisco in the approaching Christmas th are stocked with Christmas trees, decorations, favour souvenirs and supplies particularly associated with Christmas, Unusual enter tainments are given aboard ship in the Christmas season. Christmas carols are sung to orchestral companiment on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus doesn't come down the chimney but docs emerge from an engine room ventilator, unace companied however, by the tradi tional tourn of reindeer, Dainton) and the Baroness (W. Herbert) all doing very well indeed, it did not matter very much that of the local allusions went without a smile. In facty we think it would be advisable to. cut out many of them, as thd children among the audience do not appreciate allusions to Kwo's, for instance, nor do the grown-ups, for grown-uppishness, A the time being, feel in the mood for
The Wolf chasing hapless Granta: around the bedroom in deshabille, the cat pawing at Grandma's scarf, the Donkey refusing budge, Pinchom by irate villagets,—all mentary mirth-provoking appeal immediately. Baron Blotto (E. Mellows) was very good, but a trifle inaudible at times. Our only, disappointment, in fact, shared by niost of the chifdzen in the audience, was in the Wolf, who should wear It does not greatly matter if we cannot hear what he says, he can always growl, but we certainly object. strongly to being presented to a Wolf with a man's face, For the sake of youngsters in future audiences we must really request Mr. E. A. Conlin to accept' the undoubtedly stuffy atmosphere of a mask. Why, we were not a bit afraid of hunt And that was all wrong, of course,
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