... (FRuI, OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TssUnsuDvY.-IIISToniQtjut.-The dramatic events of the week have been few and of very mediocre importance, being made up of one or two revivals and the production of a nonsensical original drama, which would never have seen the liglht were it not that its anther, being a man of wealth, deter- mined to pay himself the luxury of having his piece laughed at by ...

... [The ?? appeared in our TowN EDITION of Lan Week.) After a very brief recess this house was reopened last Satur- day under circumstances of a peculiarly gratifying description. From the moment when Mr Henry Irving's great powers as a character actor were revealed in the role of Digby Grant, in Mr Albery's Two Roses, he has progressed step by step to show that in the interpretation of more ...

... I I PROFESSION. Taking advantage of the opportunity offered by the fact that the future government of Dulwich College and the proper dis- tribution of its funds are just now receiving consideration at the hands of the Charity Commissioners, the following memorial has been prepared by gentlemen having a thorough knowledge of the subject, and will, with the signatures of the members of the ...

... ST. JOHN'S AMT D- -R T C - Y ST. JOHN'S AM5ATEUR DRAM.ATIC SUOIETY. The members of the above-named Society gave an entertain- ment on the evening of Thursday last, at St. George's Hall, Langlham-place, in aid of the funds of the Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Cliest, which excellent Institution is situate in the City-road. The Hall at the commencement was well filled, but before the end ...

... A pleasant souvenir of her three days' benefit at the Brighton Theatre-a benefit at which many artistes of world-wide celebrity assisted-has been handed over to tale papular Lessee of the Brightoic Theatre Royanl, by Mlr Schneider, the Hun. Treasurer. It takes the shape of an album, containing tile portraits of all whose services con- tributed to the suceess of the occasion, with, in addition, ...

... POINTER V. BANCROFT. Another contribution to the inevitable blue-book, which will sooner or later be issued by the Copyright Commissioners, was sadle on Thursday, when Mir Lake Russell, the learned Judge of the Bloomsbuty County Court, had before him the most important and interesting case that has ever been tried upon this vexed question. It was an action brought in the name of Miss Poilnter, ...

... We left off in the Second galleis7 at ?? hr Bliss Ellen Terry, 1La License' (No. 132), was comforal ensconced on a sofa, surrounded by artistic nick-nacks, Chip- pendale chairs, and plenty of blue and white. It will not be well to leave this room wvithout a careful inspection of the work of two clever ladies. The first is numbered 134, An Inmpartial Audience, painted by Kate Perugini, ...

... SRRAND THEATRE. AL. FZARIUS'S BllEEFTl. A varied programme attracted a good attendance to tice Strand Theatre last Saturday afftern oon when the performances were for the benlefit of Al. Marius, it being the first time this popular actor has taken a benefit in London. The first item was the farce Not to be Dose, which the bills said hai not been played for a quarter of a century. We hav e an ...

... Benefits now appear to be the order of the day. Mir it DIarkby seized the opportunity offered by the said order to appeaI to his friendslastbaturdayafternioon, and puttiusgfor-wardavery attractive programme, had the gratification of finding at the establishment named above a tolerably large and an exceedingly apeitiv adece. The chief item in the bill was Mr Wilkie Collins's drama entitled Man ...

... mL-- -- I IQU5I EN'S THEATRE. The varied fortune of the Queen's Theatre always excites some curiosity, for whenever the house opens we are tempted to say how long will the new entertainment last and what will come next? But we cannot help thinking that the pur- pose for which the Queen's Theatre was employed last Saturday bids fair to have a more cheerful career and a more prosperous result ...

... BcynJ, thle few novelties which receive attention in a dis- tiuct form, thle paybills of tihe MetropolitaO Theatres have undergone ht little variation in the course of the nweek. Biehe' the Third will close its cairee at the Lyc next week and the last three iweeks of the present entertainsdgite the rvive 'ltllb ad Jsryby tne rson at thed ?? arce announced at the GAIETY. MTJfTers or Chatres ...

... 'iTHE LONDON MUSIO HALLS. THE CANTERBURi. A chanlge ill the programme of the Canterbury has, if aniy- thilzg, increased the popularity of this magnificent establish- nielt for, when we visited the Hall this week, wve found it crowded to its utmost capacity. One of te chief reasons for this overflowing attendance was, beyond doubt, the new and splendid ballet, of which we shall speak presently. ...