... devised to please him, rather than the adult public. Whitehall was the scene of theatrical 11 masqucs in those days. Christmas and the New Year were the chosen seasons for bringing them out. Jonson and Inigo Jones clubbed their ex- perience in their preparation ...

... T. K. Harvey. With Twelve Illustrations of the Months by Richard Doyle. Arthur Hall. Virtue, and Co. (6) ' Walks and Talks; or, Aunt Ida's Tales for Young Persons.' By a Lady. With Illustrations. Murray. (6) 'The Illustrated Year-Book of Wonders, Events ...

... vamapire of the new world, superstitiously supposed to suck the blood tram the veins of the sleeper with ouch address as neot to Iawaken him, whose infernal wings las they are teemed) would flap around her ears, and aivoke her ro new horrors. lat she ...

... he truly merits. PerTsu.-Theatre Royal.-Manager, Mr. Anson.)- On Saturday there was a Grand Morning Performance of the new Christmas Pantomime, under the patronage of Lady Lucy Grant, J. Ross Farquharson, Esq., and Sir M. P. Thruepland, Bart. RoCsEsTea ...

... however atrongly intrenched in official or other vantage- ground, that can compare, in the number, value, and variety of its illustrations, with the victorious Napiers. To make his ancient name yet more ' glorious by the pen or famous by the sword is the vocation ...

... came a new extravaganza, entitled The Three Princes. It is not from -the pen of Alfred Crow- quill, as erroneously stated by us last week; but is the production of Mr. Kingdom, the author of The Old Ferry House. 'The plot is not particularly new, but ...

... press of matter, must defer its insertion for another week.] HAYMARKET.-DOUGTLAS JERs OLDrS NEW COMEDY. -The production of Mr. Douglas Jerrold's long-talked- of new comedy, The Catspaw, attracted a crowded audience at the Haymarket Theatre on Thursday night ...

... Strand, shifted its quarters to the New Olympic, which, as we have previously stated, Mr. Farren has taken for a term of years. A crowded audience assembled to welcome the little band in their new abode, and give the new lessee a house- warming, both literally ...

... painting, cleansing, and decorating the place, and the new act drop by Mr. B. Tannett, is an elaborate illustration of The Triumph of Britannia; and the rest of the scenery, hich is eiitirely new, is bythe same talented artist. The ces selected for the ...

... stage. Among these actors Mr Macready took his place, nor has he since been required to vacate it. The interval has given us no new aspirant with a pretension to dispute it with him. Thirty-four years is a long term in which to have done well or ill in any ...

... of theatrical amusement out of the metropolis. The pieces selected for the occasion were Clari; or, The Maid of Milan, and a new nautical drama, entitled Laid up is Port. The entertainments appeared- to give ample satisfaction to a densely-crowded audience ...

... significance. They wait to be consecrated by the affections. Their purchasers have them in safe-keeping until the Christmas Morning, or the New Year's Day, or the Twelfth Night, w'hdn their temporary possessors mean to present them to their nearest and dearest ...