... AN ACROBATIC ENGAGEMENT. i In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Thursday, I before Mr Justice Phillimore and a common jury, the case of Leopold v. Lucas and another was heard. The plaintiff was Mr Edward Leopold, who carried on busi- ness as the proprietor ...

... capacity it was his duty to engage actors and actresses. The plaintiff having written to him for an engagement. he wrote to her for an interview, and ultimately engaged her. At the same time he told her that the engagement would be subject to the usual ...

... he (the plaintiff) had been engaged as pianist to the defendant at a Hall at Gravesend, at the weekly salary of one guinea, and that on the defendant becoming Proprietor of the Apollonian Hall at Canterbury, the engagement was renewed upon the same terms ...

... ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. The agreement under which the plaintiff was engaged stated that the engagement was for eight weeks certain and the run of the pantomime. The mistake which the defendant thought his Honour ...

... OPEERATIC ENGAGEMENTS. CHANCPRY DIVISION.-TirvasDAY. (Before Vice-Chrincellor Sir R. Malins.) MAraEsoN v. LABLACHE.-Mr Cutler applied on behalf of Mr Mapleson for an ex parte injunction restraining Madame Amdlie D1mdric-Lablache from singing to-morrow ...

... to make an order of 10 per month. The engagement with Mrs Langtry continued for some months after the order was made, but the defendant had only paid one instalment. After that he came to London and got an engagement, but witness could not get hold of him ...

... ENGAGING BATXIRIDS). [SUBJECT P ILTLUSTRATION ] Tnr, nther dav, inthe CUlv of London Court, before Mr. ComnisiDnner Kerr, William Ford, a hairdresser, rosiding at 27, Colebronk-road, TWalthanistow, sued MNr. George YeXleY, of 12 Wellg street, Jewin-street ...

... from H. W. Monte, an actor, in lieu of a fortnight's services under an engagement. Both parties were represented by solicitors. The plaintiff said that on the 23d August last he engaged the defendant and his wife at Accrington to play in Misnnigrey for a ...

... mnarry plaintiff. 'The complainant went on to say that among Jews. if an engagement was broken off, the betrothal, rin were to be re. turned. Also, there was no absolute engagement until the betrothal party was Mr.Young: Our aseis-that there was: no betrothal ...

... IACTORS AND TEEIR ENGAGEMENTS. I In the Common Pleas on Wedisesday, before ir. Justice lay and a common jury, the case of Sen- nett and Wife v. Clark was heard. This was an action to recover comipenssation for wrongfusi dis- nissal from a theatrical ...

... the engagement of the plaintiff was to begin on the 30th of March, 1875, and to terminate on the 13th of Jnly. By the seventh paragraph M sr Bettini agreed to be in London without fail at least six days before the commencement of this engagement for ...

... the plain- tiffs' manager. It ap~peared that a person named Gkable, who doring last year had been engaged bythe plaintiffs, did not have his engagement rehewad, inasmucth as he wanted terms inserted. in h~is ceontract to which the plraintiffs could not ...