'The presentation of "Tovarich' at the Lyceum 'Theatre on Jan. 12 by the Amateur Dramatic Club of Shanghai involved an' interesting, and, {t "proved, successful experiment, 10 success that Ik tas been described by' the "Sournal de Shanghai" as the Club's best. production of recent years. In' order' to. "secure the Proper atmosphere, "two of" the principal paris were played by rs. Stella Duff, fand Mfr, Valin, both of whom are Russian. By aking such an arrangement the Club ensured the correct accentuation of the English used, and made the presentation possible, for it. would have been tu undeniably hard task for any actor of another nationality to have sustained such Range parts labouring under such a complication. "Tovarich" which has had successful runs Paris, London and New York isa remarkable play,' and one over which there ig bound to be ho iittio controversy. It is argued by some that tthe play' Is 100 close to the events to which reference is. made in the dialogue, and Undoubtedly. some Russians will be of that opinion, but the author has so managed to hold the' balance evenly between White and Red, fand_has even portrayed a common patriotism in them: in which a solution of the plot is Ulllmately discovered that it is believed there will be very few who will criticize the decision of the Chub to present it, "On the other hand for foreigners of other nationality the play will be of engrossing interest, for it should show them that the opinion often held in uninformed quarters that the White Russian might be pre~ Walled upon by. some other nation to. fight against his own country isa wrong one, The White Russian in his exile is just as loyal 19 hig race as ever he was. He may resent the political system which at present maintains Control over it with all the bitterness which memories of what happened during and after the revolution must inevitably inspire, but it is Avery far ery from the resentment of those facts {o active participation in a campaign against his own people undertaken by a foreign Power. It that happy note that the play ends, and it should serve as an explanation of much that has puzzled superficial observers of the Russian community here, It is to be regretted that in Yesterday's account the fine performance. of itr. J. 8, Chisholm as M. Dupont the banker was overlooked: it was probably the best part has ever ployed.
Whose Jand the hunts pass will be resumed as in former years. The Club in fis announcement issues its usual warning against private. Fiding parties riding over growing crops, supporting a contention published in this journal some Weeks ago. Its action in resuming the hunts is all the more praiseworthy because the a pearance of the customary winter riders in the areas to which so many farmers have now returned serves to induce confidence by the restoration of a state of affairs to which they have been accustomed for years. It brings back to them hard cash of which. especially in the winter months, and more particularly this year, they stand in'such urgent need, and serves 10 provide them with seed which they are naturally anxious to got into the ground as toon as possible. It has to be remembered that in normal times "money running' into thousands of dollars is disbursed by the Paper Hunt Club each season, Owing to the lateness of the commencement of paper hunting the sum will not be so large as in previous years, but then, neither will the number of recipe: ents. The Club, however, has always shown li self generous in this matter, and with that knowledge it is hoped that those taking part fon Sunday and future occasions will fina the hunting just as ood as aver it was,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.