... AjfERICAN THEATRICALS. NEW YORK, SzrrrmisEcs 16. The principal event in Theatrical circles during the past week has been the opening of the OLYMPIC THLEATRE, last Monday evening, under the Management of Mr. James E. Hayes. Rip 7an WVinkle was the inaugural piece which introduced Mr. Jefferson once more to a New York audience in his celebrated impersonation of Rip, a performance which could not ...

... COURT AND FASHION BALMORAL, OeTOBnR 18.-The Queen drove oelt vith Prin- coss Christian in the mnornillg, and in tle lifteinoni, icr Me ljganil dhove ont with Prilicess Louise, attended by Alrs Gaeresi Princess Christian drove out in tihs afternoon, attended be Lady Ely and Mr. Engleheart. The Duke of Buckiugham bad thl 1i01iJu, Yi dining with the Queen and the Royal famiily. BALMLORAL, Ocronai ...

... BALMORAL, OCTOBER 11.-The Queen drove out with Princess Christian in the morning, and again in the afternoon, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely. BALMORAL, OCTOBER 12.- bhe Queen drove to Alt-na- Guithasach with Princess Christian, attended by the Marchioness of Ely. Prince Christian went out for a drive of deer in Colonel Farquhareon'a woods at Invercauld ...

... THE NEW QUIEER'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE.E The large building in Long-acre, nearly facing Bow -street, so long known. to choral societics and the Dirblic as St. M aitin's Hall, will be re-opened on the 17th ot this miaouth. aithout tail, as aill elegant arid commodious Theatre, with the above title, underthe experienced Lessceship of Mir. Alfred Wiguan The buildihr- Ias been completely gutted, ...

... L01'DON MUSIC HALLS. THE CANTERBURY.-Another of Offentach's merry little operas has been laid under tribute fer the entertainment of the 7mabitids of this Hall. During the past week the concert company here have sung selections from a composition entitled Ai-. andil -lls. Denis. These have been given with that completeness and effec- tiveness under the direction of Mlr. Joenghmnns, which have ...

... *y LY.LANL- .-,lacbess was performed on Monday night, for rho st time shcs season, and during the week it has been repeated trle b tst alternaten of cast which has before been found to increase lcethabtat .9 Thus on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Mr. ?? represesred the ambitious Thane, and on Tuesday, phoelp5 s ndr~rida Mr. Barry Sullivan has had the character in ihtlr;;?:l. FBothY these ...

... _ The Christy minstrels at St. James's Hall. The Christy Minstrels commenced their winter season on Monday night last. The Minor Hall, which for so long a thie has been occupied by the Moore and Crocker torope, is thoroughly cleaned, redecorated, and refurnished. Judging from the continuous bestowed upon the sentimental andi comic efforts of the they are now more popular than ever they were, ...

... ALS I (FRLtoat ()Ur, OI-as COstclFcSPONDENlTS.) ABERDEEN. Ar the THSEATRE the feature of the week has been two performanfcs by the officers of the garlison. The pieces chosen were the comedy of C/har/es tile Tcrefflh, the JAeniiolthc burlesque, aceI the farce of Nuimber One Round /cie Corner. The acting was onl the whole up to the Usual standard of amateur excellence. Miss Bella Mortimer aid ...

... jilCIESS'S._I tile warmn appinnee and earnset attention ,Ieore by~ tics ?? tiudiencee gathered within these wavlls on gsedv nift my befound tile surest sign at cthe good policy diet ha dictaedtc reproduction of one of' thle meat popular draas ve brtigctout on thel niodern stage. Tle revival of ~~ and th~le re-engagemient of each admirable urtistces as is, cd Mr. D o u ecitault to ascstain ...

... L I T ER A T U R E, THE ROMANCE OF A GARRET: A TALE OF LONDON LIFE. By SIDNEY WHITLsnsa. London: Chapman and Hall, 1913, Picadily. The author commences by explaining that none of tisa characters introduced in Isis romance are individual portraits, and that the 'work is a mere fiction hemi beginning to end. This candid avowal will, of course, have its weight with else reaer. but few will ...

... XIr- Arthur Young at the Grecian Theatre, .r. .. s:.1 - . . . C - l_ _ Mr. Arthur Young, ostellsnbly a Wlnakespeariany Reader, aud moreover, a good one, took a benefit at the above Theate and Thursday evening, and played Macbeth for the first time. If MIr. Young Iailed to realise the expectations ofl his friends, as he cere tainly disappointed the public, there is much to be said in explana ...

... LONDON [USIC HALLS. WESTON'S.-The elegantly decorated Hao) under Messrs. Sweasey and Holland's direction continues to be filled with large and appreciative audiences. Since the operatic selections were dis- continued here the comic singing element has been present in remarkable force. Several popular singers have fulfilled engage- ments at Weston's, and their places have been filled up by ...