At the St. James--"Shavings" an adaption of Joseph C. Lincoln's novel. Mr. Lincoln's "Cape Coddities" of one sort or another have delighted thousands of people, and "Shavings" is no exception to the rule. It has, furthermore, the advantage of a more skillful dramatization than has been the fate of many a successful volume. Cape Cod folk have the double advantage of being both Yankees and sea-faring, and their converse has consequently the picturesqueness of both types. Life in a small town "down on the Cape" is almost certain to develop interesting characters.

Thus in "Shavings" we find a lovable chap who by his wit and keen horse sense succeeds in keeping two of the "leading citizens" from ruining one another and brings a charming love affair to its proper conclusion. The whole forms a "character study" of no little power.

As for the acting, it was uniformly good. Mr. Gilbert, as usual, bore the chief burden with unfailing skill. Miss Clark made a charming ingenue and Miss Roach gave a capable rendering of "Ruth Armstrong". The entire company deserves great credit for the way in which, week after week, it is giving such commendable productions of the best in recent plays.