. Two girls on a barge. FOED S HOSPITAL, COVENTRY TWO GIRLS ON A BARGE 53 There are three theatres in Coventry, and whilewe were there sometimes a Dress Circle. Edna. THE PROPRIETOR KINDLY PERMITTED US TO WEARMORNING DRESS and I obtained a dispensation from all three pro-prietors, and went in our caps and reefers. Ourescort asked no permission and went in its over- n 154 TWO GIRLS ON A BARGE coat. At the Eoyal Opera House we noted thatthe two people who occupied the Stalls had thisprivilege also. The Cadet would have preferred useach to sit in a different row, to show our apprecia-tion of the


. Two girls on a barge. FOED S HOSPITAL, COVENTRY TWO GIRLS ON A BARGE 53 There are three theatres in Coventry, and whilewe were there sometimes a Dress Circle. Edna. THE PROPRIETOR KINDLY PERMITTED US TO WEARMORNING DRESS and I obtained a dispensation from all three pro-prietors, and went in our caps and reefers. Ourescort asked no permission and went in its over- n 154 TWO GIRLS ON A BARGE coat. At the Eoyal Opera House we noted thatthe two people who occupied the Stalls had thisprivilege also. The Cadet would have preferred useach to sit in a different row, to show our apprecia-tion of the proprietors courtesy, and lend a crowdedair to the house; hut Edna thought the compli-ment might not be understood. I am sorry thatwe cant remember more about the play. Shrieksfill up most of the gaps. The music, however,consisted of such affecting melodies as FlyingMoments and The Dove, and Edna was movedalmost to tears. I offered her my pocket-hand-kerchief. On sunny mornings the Henry Irving of thiscompany absorbed the dramatic afflatus, in whiteducks and a billycock, on the pavements of theHigh Street. It was wonderful how much afflatusthis Henry Irving co


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