... pointing out that English versions of Italian or French operas are not English operas. These inconsistent censors habitually speak of the representations of German and French operas in the Italian language as Italian operas. Why should they refuse a similar ...

... called Dorothy will be played at the Gaiety. Mr. B. C. Stephenson is the author, Mr. Alfred Cellier the composer, and rumour speaks most favourably of the work of these accomplished coadjutors. The story is said to be pretty and effeotive, and the music ...

... roots. Of the four races, the Tshi- speaking peoples are the least civilised, and the Ga-speaking peoples slightly more advanced, while among the Ewe-speaking peoples we can see the crude conceptions of the Tshi-speaking tribes considerably modified, and ...

... The Americans are not only invading Cuba, but, theatrically speaking, England as well. The number of playhouses given up to American plays or American companies is daily growing. Strictly speaking, it is not an American company that is engaged in the re ...

... picture tells a story for itself, and this and its essentially national colour have made it popular in Italy. No one thinks of speaking of it as H Bacio di Borneo e Giutietta it is known simply as II Bacio the kiss. ...

... (she is speaking of a former period before the piano as we know it was invented), she complains that the violin, without the rules of harmony, might elaborate the most complicated passages, hut as it could not he accompanied it failed to speak. The passage ...

... manner in which the hymn, All people-that on earth do dwell, and the Hallelujah chorus were performed there is no need to speak, but we are glad to be able to record the success which on this occasion attended the first performance of Jlr. Cowcn's choral ...

... theatre, recently opened, was built for the town authorities after the plans of Fellner and Helmer, of Vienna. The exterior speaks for itself inside, the arrange ments are not less ambitious, and they are in every sense modern. The multiplication of exits ...

... ies for 1S96 (The Scientific Press, Limited) is edited by Mr. H. C. Burdett, than whom there is no one more competent to speak on the subject. The book deals with institutions which collectively spend each year a sum amounting to something between twenty ...

... the evening outortaiumeiit with Miss Thudichum, Mr. David Bispbam, and an excellent orchestra under Mr. Kandegger, I cannot speak with the mildest enthusiasm even of tho afternoon concert. At any rate, I would not advise Mr Newman to have a concerto on ...

... any one to follow with an j degree of intelligent interest the plot and incidents of an opera as represented by the English speaking artists who are now to be heard at most theatres. Bad articulation is one of our besetting sins, but these young people might ...

... anecdote. The book is pleasant reading except where as is more than once the case it records the premature death of the pet. To speak plainly, one is almost sorry then that it should be necessary to have such fragile pets at all. ...