... PANT OM I ME. Daring the time we are writing these few lines, some hundreds of hammers are sending home their nails, brushes of as many artistes, who are displaying their skill to appear before the public on Thurs. day next. Several hundreds of women, Phildren, and supernu- meraries undergoing a course of drill, Ballet innumerable, and expenses enormous, to produce the best Pantomime, which ...

... LI TER AT UR La LLEE AAXO1qGSTTMN .lB inlDAs. A Book for Youth. By GEORGE CATLIN. Sampson Low, Son, and Co., 47, Ludgate-hill. We do not know when we have seen a boy's book which more thoroughly deserved Our highest oommeudation than this compen. dium, adapted to young minds, of Mr. Catlin's long experiences of life amongt the American Red Iudians. We allremember his most interesting ...

... ' r E RU A T U R E2 | FAMILY ROMAxcse; or, Episodes in the Domestic Annals of the Aristocracy. By Sir BERNARD BUiwE', Ulster King of Arms. Third Edition. London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Sir Bernard Burke considers this volume as one of the most successful of his well-knowncollecrtoucommencing with Anecdotes of the Aristocracy, and ending with ...

... I PROVINCIAL THEA rRICALa. (IRaX OUR OWN COREHSPONDANT8.) ftpuiave ?? .Messrs. Hayes and Phillips, with their performing tedogs Shv be r~ ttractions here for some time past. The training of in whchrthe lyrelet great credit on their proprietors, for the manner it!whchtheanmas g troghthe ?? parts assigned tothem i trule seldomhng, brs.uaye and Phillips are very fair actors-wes havell sedo se ...

... AMERICAN THEATRICALFS. I I NEW YORK, JAE, 16. ~NIBLO`5.-Mr. Forrest opened the week with a repetition of Spai'daru8, but gave us Damon for his benefit, -on Wednesday. His acting throngh- out the play is suc as to win entire approbation from these who have bosn lealt disposed to confess hsis merits, whilst It gives his admirers now reason for their ardour. Speaking of hiascene with his wvife, ...

... TEEEATRICALS IN AUSTRALIA. (osno3 oUR oWN CoRRESPONDsET.) ADELAIDE, S.A, DEC. 26, 1860. The dearth of amusement in Adelaide, which has been for some months past a subject of complaint, seems likely to give place to an extensive supply of entertainment. Already, the advent of more than one equestrian troupe has been announced. A visit is promised from some operatic performers-all of whom are ...

... COURT AND EFASHION. TucssDsY.-Tleir Serene Highnesses the Prince of Leioiugen, Price Frederick of Schleswig Holstein Augustenbourg, and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, left the Castle. .he The Queen's Bounties. The ancient and Royal charities associated with Maundy-Thurs. day were distributed to forty-two aged men and forty-two aged women in Whitehall Chapel, with the customary formality. The ...

... COURT AND FASHION, I BALMORAL, SETME 21.-The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helen., and Princess Louise. and attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, went out riding yesterday afternoon. The Prince Consort and Prince Louis of Hesse went out deer stalking. Prince Alfred left the Castle yesterday morning at ten o'clock, attended by Major Cowell, for Liverpool, whence his Royal Highness will embark on ...

... An accident of frightful fatality has occurred at the Continental Theatre, in Walnut-street, on Saturday, 21st ult. Since the destruc- tion and accompanying casualties of the National Theatre, sonme years ago, we have had no Theatrical matters so terrible to recount. A few weeks ago, Mr. William Wheatley, an old and favourite Actor and Manager, leased and refitted the place. At great expense ...

... Cryatal Palace. I The Palace is likely to present a scene of considerable activity during the coming fortnight. During Passion Week, comemencing on Monday next, the entire chorus of the Royal EnglishOpera, com- bined with the fine band of the Company, will give a series of Ora. torio performances in the Concert Hall, as follows :-On Monday, a selection of Sacred Music, by Handel, including ...

... PAW7T'OMIXI CBRODTOLOGY Oe THE Theatres Royal Drury-lane and Covent-garden| (FEOM THE COUME1NCEfENT OF THE CENTURY TO THE PRESENT TIME,) The peculiar pleasure derived by most persons from witnessing a Pantomime depends less upon the immediate interest they take in the entertainment than in the associ- ations they awaken. With many it is an established article of their theatrical faith that, ...

... PROVINCiAL THEA rRICA4 . (T&NOUR owN conitzsrOXMN T11~.) ABBRDBBN. CHORAL UerrON -It is very gratifying to have always to remark the sontinsued success which this body's psublic appearances in eveo'3 wily Command. Tise conoert of ehe 3d inst,, in the MUSIC Eall-thO wholes of the Pieces performied boleg eccular-passed off remarkably well. Perhoits the best bung piece of the evening errs1 Tue ...