... . THE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN. On Monday, June 6, 1898, in connection with a cycle of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, was performed. Das Itheingold. Wcton Herr Van Rooy Don net' M. Dufranne Frch Herr Dippil Lege M. Van Dyck A lor rich Herr Nebe Mime Herr Breuer Faaolt Herr Wittekopf Fafner Herr Lorcnt Fricka Miss Marie Brema Freia Friiulein Weed Erda Frau Schumann ...

... . THE ROYAL. COVENT GARDEN. The Covent Garden authorities are to be congratulated on the good fortune which would seem to have attended their selection of new artists for the present season. On Wednesday, May 11, in Die Walkure three more first appearances were made with brilliant success, by Frau Cziuk as Sieg linde, Herr Costa as Siegmunde, and Herr Van Rooy as Wotan. All three parts were ...

... . THE HAYMARKET. The organisers of the special matinde for the benefit of the orphan son of the late Royce Carleton must have congratulated themselves on its result, for though some favourites were porforce absentees owing to colds and the influenza, yet the programme was an excellent one, and was responded to by a bumper house, which, with donations, realised some £300. Fortunately. Mr. W. S. ...

... THE ROYAL. COVENT GARDEN. The second appcarance of Mdme. Melba this season took place on Thursday before a brilliant and crowded house, the stalls being, we believe, sold out. Unfamiliar to London opera-goers is Mdmo. Melba' s performance of Rosina in Il Barbiere di siviglia, and the attractiveness of the star was enhanced by a really excellent all-round interpretation of Rossini's once ...

... . THE PRINCE OF WALES'S. On Saturday evening, January 18, 1890, was produced at this theatre a new three-act English comic opera, words by Lewis Clifton and Joseph J. Dilley; music by Walter Slaughter entitled Mar j oris. Wilfrid Miss Agnes Huntington Cicely Miss Phyllis Broughton The Lady Alici* Madame Amadi Marjorie Miss Cainille D'ArvilTe Ralph, Earl of Chestermere Mr. C. Hayden Coffin ...

... . THE LYCEUM. On Saturday evening, September 20, 1890, was produced for the first time a play in four acts, adapted from the story of The Bride of Lammermoor, by Herman Merivale, entitled:-- JKavenswoOrt. Edgar Mr. Irving Hayston of Bucklaw Mr. Tcrriss Caleb Balderstone Mr. Mackintosh Craigengelt Mr. Wenman Sir W ill la 1 11 Ashton Mr. Alfred Bishop The Marquis of Athole Mr. Macklin Bide-the ...

... . THE ROYALTY. Continuing the high level of excellence which has marked his present season of French plays from the reginning, M. Mayer has, thia week, revived La Doctoresse. This piece waa tho rage in Paris four years ago, and was soon after brought to the Royalty by the original exponent of the title-part, Mdlle. Magnier. It was subsequently done in an English version at the Globe Theatre, ...

... . DRURY LANE THEATRE. On Monday evening, September 23, 1889, this heatre was reopened with the production of a five- ict historical romantic drama, written by Henry Hamilton and Auguslus Harris, entitled The Royal Oak. Charles II Mr. Henrv Neville Lord Wilmot Mr. Arthur Seaton Sir Bevia holmondeley Master Frank Stephens Dorian Cholmondeley Mr. Arthur Dacre Colonel Ancketell ilr. Luigl Lablache ...

... . COVENT GARDEN. An old opera, long past the days of youth and vitality, and a prima donna whom all regretted to find but the adumbration of her former brilliant self--so on Thursday last week, in Bellini's frankly melodious La Sonnambula, and in its Amina, Madame Etelka Gerster. Notwithstanding, there was a more than usually crowed house to applaud La Sonnambula for unsophisticated merits ...

... . THE AVENUE. un Saturday, Marcn 2, loaa, was produced nere a burlesque in two acts, by George R. Sims, music by Ivan Caryll, entitled Dandy Dick Whittington. Sir Achilles Fit/. warren Mr. A. J. Evelyn Ladv Fitzwarren Mr. John F. Sheridan Captain Fairfax, R.N. Mr. James Barr Larry O'Brannagan Mr. Henry Wright Koko Oaga Mr. Robert Pateraan Auguste Mr Frederick Vaughaa Tom Mr. Harold Paterson ...

... . COVENT GARDEN. On Wednesday, May 22, just over a year since its first representation at Covent Garden, Verdi's Falstaff was revived here, and we have to note with regret that the veteran Italian composer's lyrical comedy has not yet become what is termed a drawing opera. Certainly a larger audience might have been expected for the first formance in a second season of a work that is in ...

... . COVENT GARDEN. On Saturday evening June 8, 1895, was produced here an historical English opera, libretto by Sir Edward Malet, music by Frederic H. Cowen, entitled:-- Harold or the Norman Conquest 8.1X0*8. FA101! M- p Brozel Alfnoth _ Stigand J Mr. W.Devers. 8 i ward Mr. Jacques Bars Edith Madame Albani Normans. William (Duke of Normandy; Mr. David Bispham William Malet Mr. Kichard Green ...