... A NEW four-act comedy, arbitrarily entitled Ecarté, was produced at the Globe Theatre on Saturday evening last. A rumour that the new play was the work of a noble lord appears to have att ...

... THE, production of a new poetical play in five acts at a theatre in the suburbs is an event which deserves at least a careful appreciation. Some years ago when Mr. Phelps made a successfu ...

... THE first half of the winter musical season came to a brave end with a performance, on Tuesday week, of Mr. Benedict's new Oratorio, St. Peter and the concerts, on Friday and Saturday, in honour ...

... THE week before Christmas is not, as a rule, remarkable for dramatic novelties, though some managers anticipate the gre it theatrical festival of Boxing-day by producing their attractions ...

... NOT less than sixteen new and original pantomimes were produced in London on Monday evening last; but with the two exceptions, Drury Lane and Covent Garden, all these were performed at ...

... THE dramatic version of Our Mutual Friend, at the OPERA COMIQUE, is certainly one of the least successful of recent attempts to present Mr. Dickens's stories upon the stage. With the ex ...

... THE chief musical event we have to record here is the establishment of Italian opera buffa at the Lyceum Theatre, under the auspices of a limited liability company. Though not the first attempt ...

... the theatres A NEW and original comedietta, entitled Dora's Device, at the NEW ROYALTY, and a trifle entitled The Rights of Woman at the GLOBE, are the only theatrical novelties of the past week. Dora ...

... III. LET us begin with seven more volumes from Messrs. George Routledge and Sons. Poultry Meg's Family and other Stories; and Put off is not done with, and other Stories, by ...

... SINCE we last noticed the Italian Opera Buffa, two works have materially enriched its somewhat scanty repertory. The first of these-- Signor Bottesini's Ali Baba-- was produced on Tuesday week, ...

... THERE has been nothing new at the Italian Opera Buffa since our last; Ali Baba and Crispino ʃ la Comare having almost ex- clusively occupied the stage; the former taking a lion's share. We may m ...

... Samson was a great success at Exeter Hall yesterday week, for reasons not difficult to find. It is said that the great com poser, before the production of his darling Theodora-- the Ben jamin of ...