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CURRENT LITERATURE

... Mr. Delmar Morgan with 'ev r token of care, and it is accompaniea by an introduction'by Sir Douglas Foriyth, whose claim to speak with authority oni this subject will not; be' disputqd..' The author, who has already become krnownto Englilhreaders through ...

CURRENT LITERATURE

... against therather superficial and hnsty criticism of M. Blanc, could not have been made intelligible without the text, so to speak, which this process furnishes. The critical articles of the Portfolio are as usual of s learned and discriminative character ...

CURRENT LITERATURE

... the spec- tacle of Garnet Wolseley, a great commander, being left in charge of only three or four companies of soldiers. Speaking upon the war in Afghanistan, Serjeant Simon said it was the result of the policy of the Tory Govern. ment. They had violated ...

THE LATE EXHIBITION OF FANS

... because it had chauged the policy of all previous Goyernors-General of India and turned the Afghans uito our enemies for ever. Speaking on Imperialism, he advised the removal of the Premier and his Ministry, the recall of Lord Lytton to bh replaced by Lord ...

MUSIC

... 2L Samuel. The opera, in this shape, was first given by Mr. Carl Ross, at Dablin, early this month. At present we can only speak briefly of the fact of last night's performance, leaving de- tailed comments for a future notice. The character of the heroine ...

DRAMA

... exertions on the part of the performers could serve to render the play entirely satisfactory. It is a more agreeable task to speak of the performance of the comedietta entitled The Litte Treasure, which has been revived by way of an introductory piece. In ...

MUSIC

... brilliant singinu in Mozart's elaborate and difficeilt bravura air. Of the other items of the pro- gramare it is unnecessary to speak. ...

MUSIC

... very well received. Miss Helen liopekirk, of whose ex- coptionally fine pianoforte playing we have previously had occasion to speak, gained another success by her admir- able execution of M. de Ssint-Saens's second concerto (in G minor). Of the work itself ...

RECENT NOVELS

... some years ago by an able band, and has eince been aopied and recopied, and washe d over and ph-woao-lithographed, so to speak ad 'nawueam. That style, especially if written throughout in the present tense, a practie1 which helps much to facility of ...

MUSIC

... full effect from the fine orchestra and vast choir of the society, associated with solo singers of well-known efficiency. To speak of the solo music first, special applause was bestowed on Madame Sherrlngton's delivery cf the florid bravura air, I will ...

MUSIC

... onnouncod in the prospectus issued by Mr. Ernest Gyc. son end stweessor to the Into Mr. Frcderick (}yo, and have now only to speak of tho opening performanee, tVu; details of which wore similar to those of former occnsions. The third ofi Meyerbeor's grnnd ...