"Whilst nearly all the members of the cast were very good, one cannot but again hail the excellence of Miss Mary Stewart's portrayal, the scene in which she announces the death of Eurydice, being amongst the best of the whole opera. Mrs. Ruth Fullam's prologue was excellent and must have required a great deal of rehearsing and Mr. Vladimir Shushlin of opera fame, also performed well, encountering the same language dificult ties as Mr. Markov. Had it not been for this, which at times left the audience rather vague concerning the actual dialogue, the performance would have been somewhat improved. Miss Winifred Allan was very good. Owing to the hour the reviewer could not go into detail regarding the performances of each and every member of the cast.
The orchestra, under the baton of the producer, played well whilst, if any criticism is to be made, the chorus is due for this, as a definite lack of a sufficient number of rehearsals was apparent.
Miss Ann Summers, who had arranged the ballet, made an excellent job of it, although not all those taking part in the dancing, could be termed faultless, a thing for which they cannot be blamed as, after all, they are amateurs and probably suffer from stage-fright, particularly during the opening performance.
It is therefore the opinion of the reviewer, that tonight's and Saturday's repeat performances, will be better than last night's.
Whilst this does not come within the scope of the reviewer, it is difficult to close off without mentioning the exquisite toilets seen in the the lobby last night, indeed, the opening performance of "Orpheus" was, in a} smal way, what one would expect New Irish Sabotage
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