Prompter seneeeeMay Pecan L. G. Shellam
The A.D.C's choice of "George and Margaret" for their second production attracted a good house to the Lyceum Theatre last night, which roundly applauded a very well performed remedy. The piece itself is ver; ming in conception and it must be confessed that a particularly able t was selected to carry it through.
Arnhold and Mr. E. C. Baker ptured the major honours so far as individual performances were Von-erned, the former for the very tural quality of her performance, hich failed somewhat in the last act hrough no fault of her own, and he latter because of à very convince study of an absent-minded old who, nevertheless has d idea of what is going on ai im, Both of them deserve the highest waise for their work wh rideed exceptionally well done.
They were closely followed by Miss owkings, as the servant v adequately filled the part allotted to ner and Mrs, Arnold-Jones whose very ug part as the fussy mother of fücut family w admirably sustained throughout the whole of the vening. They both played their parts vell and fitted excellently into the neral picture. is well on the for his playing. the portrayal zgi ug architect last light was quite one of the best of hi performances for some years past. Mr. Brown as Dudley of quite o fortunate, a certain monotony o delivery detracting from what might otherwise have been a very effective ate ce of acting in one of the juvenile cads. Mr. Mayne was somewhat less awccessful, failing at the crucial {moment to act up to Miss Arnhold n the last act in a manner calculated make the performance of both more convincing than it was. Mrs man filled in the small part of the maid in a manner of which she alone among the local amateurs is capable.
Mr. E. G. Smith-Wright who has ely been producing in Hongkong clearly demonstrated his undoubted ibilities in this direction, and he i Jbviously someone of whose services he Club could with advantage again avail themselves. Mr. J. C. Clavering was responsible for the scenery and he settings which were effective, hough it should be remembered that sunlight at 1130 am. even at Hampstead would throw the image of a vouch window on to the floor and certainly not on the opposite wall n ihe room to a point higher than the top of the window itself.
The play is a delightfully simple piece of gay foolery, presenting so heavy problems or requiring any concentrated thought, and as a really pleasant evening's amusement is most rmly to be commended.—;.r.P-c.
For their ne ion, to be played on December 1, 3 and 4, at 8.30 p.m, the Russian Light Opera have chosen to interpret O. Krauz's "Borgia's Daughter," which, being considered light and airy, should be well appreciated by local music enthusiasts. This item is being produced for the first time in Shanghai.
In the cast are to be found Bitn Valin, Kudinoff, Nevskaya, Mouraviev and L. Gaidaroff.
The ballet is under the guidance of Seroff and Manjelei, who also will take part, while A. Sloutsky is to wield the baton.
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