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managerial bx-st that it sukt>cstcc f ^'Gft -dcture by rrul
Veronese": in a setting, vhich looks intolerably cluttered,
:;ith as b? ckt,round a 1; ncecr pe evidently ^inspired ;,y Clauae
Lorraine, o boys' ciuir sings "Should he u^br, iu n - on the
spectator's left a li m, escai-ec from Trnfrlt.fr Square, calmly
'..atches the oroc.-eain^ . iti its paws crossed (see Illustr ti^n
14). The phototrap: s su gest a tot;1 Isack of trste, but in
ucell's opinion "L'aly never die anything to eout 1 this su .ro; e
achievement \ A sirailor enthusiasm prompted Vhe Illustr.td.
London ho- p to in u lified ap rov; 1 of scenery "as artistic
illy bee utif ul as fny : .ocern London runner could cevise".
£,ven willi;:n. Archer, in The, orlc. considered the b, a ;.uot
scon^ ."one of the r:;ost beautiful pictures ever .>ut on t..e st; c e n
me r nk«d the perform; nee "li±^i r..';i:>n£ the few re; lly Si/tiof^in^
Dlu kes,je r-.^an ^rocuctiono thrt hrve occurrea in ray lii. -
ti e" (l f. , 2 June; _, 6 June j« Amon^ the ie surviving
_)iiO -. ').,_,r-1 ^ ic records Ji theatrical jerforrat;nces bcfor^ the
eit,iituon-..iiiCties, those of i-rly's Tho T^a^jni^ of thv ^tuv.- do
least to e.cc unt f-r the rdnirption er: ,ressoa for setting MIC
costu. ing - jorh.-.ps the flatjli,.ht of the i'lcS^-ler. > ^no tiiu
irck of colour nu-kes ti cao sc^aos so un-^ttr ctiv .
The rttr; cti m of the ji'OOucti ";a, sur^a^.sin^ the t oi its
3Cv;n^ry t.nc. nr-na£,oT:.ent, vac t e .jersone.1 r.ct^.notirj.. )i Ac.a
.ciit-n. Archer i:r.o aescr.,bec her JQ lorn