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English recital of Tannhäuser.  All these theatricals were complete to a nicety of detail, the acting being a fine contemplation of the finished art. I have mentioned this before and I come to it again because notably at the "Revue" and the opera did I had a further case for proof.

The "Revue" was superb in costumes and scenery.  The chief actors and actresses that the English were delighted with seemed to be Shirley Kelly, Harry Tate, and one little cheery bunch of Americanism, whose name I have forgotten.  It was the usual piece-meal conglomerations of nonsense and beauty in song, setting, and dance, but it was so much like home that I got a lot of [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] enjoyment out of it.

Through the kindness of Lady Cunard who had assigned the use of her box to the American Officers at the Officers' Inn (Y.M.C.A. auspices, 5 Cavendish Square) I wished myself into an unexpected pleasure of good music [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] at the Drury Lane on the site of the original Drury Lane, so I'm told.  It was a distinct surprise to me, too, when I was lead through a devious way to a sumptuous box which I noticed later had the Lion and Unicorn

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