... late popelar actor who used to give such a sharp, hard articulation to the first two consonants in chivalry, affectation in speaking has long been a temptation that artists have frequently yielded to, although we must admit that it is a fault much rarer ...

... occupant. We have so frequently to dwell upon the short- comings of amateurs that it was an agreeable change to be able to speak generally in praise of what was performed ol Monday evening. Althoug fh the first piece was Perfection, we will not go so far ...

... and Mdlle, lachelle (an actress of whose powers report speaks highly) have arrived in Elgcland, after meeting with the most gratifying success in Australia and America. A Mlelbourne contemporary speaks of Mr O'Brien as the best I-ishmaan ever seen in that ...

... THE DRAMA IN AM-RIUA. (nROM OUR OWN! CORRESPONDENT. I NEW YORK, OCTOBER 12.-The past has been a dead week, theatrically speaking, the Theatres all running the old bills, and the only novelty being the Edwin Adams benefit per- formance, which occurred ...

... enough to satisfy both public and critics, and the lattcr, in both the New York and Philadelphia papers, seem to be unable to speak too highly of her. The Management put the play upon the stage in handsome style, but the support was by neo nians adequate ...

... beautiful. When the curtain drew up on the first of these the cheering and applause became quite enthusiastic. If we could speak with the same confidence respecting the acting we should be glad, but we are compelled to say that the rendering of such a ...

... with a tin whistle, which the text seems to speak of as a German flute. The small part of Mrs Moulsey was fairly played by Miss Maggie Rosalind, although her make-up might have been better. We have had to speak of the rendition of the characters piecemeal ...

... Grant is never a talkae- tive person, and, secing that he could not speak a word of G1erman, he had to leave the talking to the composer of the feiture. Alas ! Wagner does not speak English. We halve not heard how the interview ended. Briefly we should ...

... Griffiths gave specimens of his skill which show that he is possessed of respectable ability as singer and author. CROWDER'S. We speak within the mark when we say that there are on the Music Hall stage no two ladies more distinguished for their comeliness, their ...

... would ask what the play of I lsesfet proved. It might be remarked that the recent utterance of the ever fearless if ever-speaking Bishop of Manchester tended to show that there need be no divorce now, as certainly there was not once, between the Church ...

... effect:- When I see young ladies waltzing in a tight embrace -now with this man, now with that-in a movement so rapid that to speak is impossible, and returning to their chaperons, from the arms of their partners, with tiseir hair dishevelled and their dresses ...

... _is Carlyle describes a hero as being the living light-fotlatain, which it, is good and pleasant to be near, so may `we speak of a stage heroine as a ray of actual brightness whose sheen is unalloyed by, artificial or false glare. Dramatists very commonly ...