... character. As yet Harlequin had not appeared upon the British stage. ,When he did so it was in the first instance as a speaking actor, afarceur and jester, and not as the mere attitudiniser and dancer he has since degenerated into. By-and-by lie became ...

... chief aim, however, appears to have been to delineate character, and in this he has been par- tially successful. A plain-speaking old baronet, performed with much artistic power by Mr. A. Wood, was at least successful in amusing the audience, while the ...

... Provisional Government of France, translated in Oacrn ?? will be read with much interest. His opening sentences, where he speaks of his speedy departure from this world, are very touching, but the veteran writes with all his ancient force and vigour. ...

... per- formances have occupied the present week, but to-night Bottesini's new comic opera, A lBaba, is to be produced. Report speaks well of the work, and calls it admirable. NAus v'agroms. The Monday Popular Concerts, always suspended for a week or two at ...

... impatience by the force of ennui. A speaking panto- mime such as this one is not unlike a flying waggon, &c. &c. Harlequin versus Slsiksfseare was generally voted dreary and a failure, and Leigh Hunt mentions another speaking pantomime, called Harlequin ...

... nothting for copyrigltt. Enterprise like thisl deserves support, though as regards CoX ttud B'a, the terits of the operetta speak for themselves. EIve:body goes, at some time or other, to German Reed's, and, therefore, everybody knows what real comic ...

... between children and grown-ups. Birds an'd F/ owers. By Mary Howitt. L'Enavoi to this pretty book promises that it shall speak of fields and woods; of sunshine, dew and wind; of mountains, valles, and of river-springs ; as well as of every little ...

... actor who per-forms the part In c, hts not yet mastered the Englishi accent suffi- L ?? tO ;1L C himnlcllf ?? c CXCCept when speaking very ; i-; this nlw Ali ?? actor is brought into , i onfict w, i the fic ther of the heroille, who takes ?? t il sp cal Wsith ...

... ought to be taken in by everybody. It is rather late in the day, now that three weeks of the New Year have already fled, to speak of Almanacs, yet we will just mention a few which have reached us. The British Almanac and Companion, an old favourite, and ...

... firms competing with English and Scotch firms, at all events for Irish wear. In any case they will save the cost of transit. Speaking of Belfast, I cannot suppress a police case tried there last week. Johnny McCourt had a scolding wife and a noisy son. ...

... they are yet certainly true. English art, its professors and patrons, may derive benefit from the tonic treatment of out-speaking and sharp criticism here exhibited. It is to be observed that the author's opinions are not despondent. He looks forward ...

... some strawberries before dinner, and Ul. os. 6,. for his dinners, gives half-a-sovereign more away in gratuities, and then speaks of his day's entertainment as mighty cheap. Mr. Samuel Pepys must have himself constituted a little harvest for the good folk ...