... . THE DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL, DIRECTORY (published at 9, Adam-street, Adelphi, W. C.). --First numbers of works like this under notice are, as a rule, disappointing. So much in-formation must be gathared to render them not only perfect, but interesting, that it becomes almost impossible to produce at tho start n book anything liko complete in its necessary detail. In this Directory, however, no ...

... . THE LATE MISS N a ILSOX.-- Messrs. Newman and Co., 43, II art Street. Woorasbnry. W C.t have just issued a most charming little volume, which is s memorial skcch of tho late Miss Ncilson. It is written ly one who is evidently thoroughly well informed on this subject, and is embellished with a beautiful photograph of the jr'ftod actress, together with a fac-imilc of a quotation written ly, ...

... APARTMENTS. MBS. WILLIAMS, 16, Brawnlow-stnet Firstclass apartments for the tli(e of the profession. Close to the Theatres. MBS. OKILL, 20, Devon-atnet. Comfortable apartments. Close to all tire Theatres. MRS. ROBERTSON, 18, Mount Pleasant. Apartments for professional gentleman. Home comforts. Good cooking. Terms moderate. Thanks for reappUcations. Lynn (Pop. 17,000). Railways— Great Eastern, ...

... . j1 mi., wk! Flr Star of Lore, written M!*J-l>i7ia 1>y ...

... . OLD DRURY LANE CHRISTMAS ANNUAL,--The contributors to this Annual include many well-know names, and the illustrations, the work or such artists as Adelaide Claxton, A.Chasemore. G. Pilotell. and Geo. Crutikshank, are well in hand with the letter-press. Of course the whole production is one of advertisement for the forthcoming pantomime of Cinderella which Mr. A. Harris places upon bis stage ...

... . Tho Kntr'actc Annual. We can heartily recommend this little annual to our I'rioniK In it they will Hud 'irief articles by woll known wilters, such us Mr. John Hollintfsliead, Mr. 0. H. Ho*s, of Sloper reuowD, and Mr. Robert Ilcecc. The illustrations generally are good, the caricature* in most cases bcinj? oxe silent. We enter our protest, however, against certain passage; in n article ...

... . THREE DAYS a love song, words by Clement Scott, music by Annie Tait, and published by Stanley Lucas, Weber, and Co., 84 New Bond-street and325 Oxford-street w., is neither Btartling in it novelty nor particularly tuneful in its melody. The words, too are uneven in in There are glimpses of poetic light in some of the lines while in others there is a puerility quite unworthy the pen from which ...

... . Thi SurTF-Boi Polka, by Gilljort Bya.-- A well-marked and capital air, easy to play, anJ one that should bo la greiu request at this foiivo season. Bbah ...

... . We have received the following vocal and instrumental music from Wileocks and Ward, of 63, Berner's-sireet, Oxford-street, W.:--THE SUNRICK WALTZ W. H. Westover). A very capital and well-marked composition, that portion where the air is carried into the bass having a sway and grace'ul movement, which should alone Insure its success.--GENERAL MITE'S POLKA (Carlo Lorenzi). Though commonplace, ...

... . Brook's Popular Botany (Brook and Co., 282 Strand). We have roceived Part I. of this excellent work. To use a hackneyed phrase, it supplies a want long felt. Amid the vast advances made by educa tion in almost every branch of science that of Botany has fallen back, mainly owing to the cloud of techni calities wrapped around every work on the subject. This is commcndably elear from that ...

... . Tho Pantomime* ami All About Them (Leopold Wagner. John HeywooJ, I/Ondon).-- In the work before us Mr. Wagner has collected most useful and entertaining facts as to tho rigin, writing, production and co*t of panto mime. Ah a hind-book for all patrons of this clus of entertainment, which has grown into an institution in our midst, we can heartily recommoni this little ix>ok. Western Fijmro ...

... . we Bare received the of The DictionJ7 of N*e ...