... THE VOICE IN SPEAKING AND SINGING. TnE second of the series of lectures in connectior with the Ladies' Collegiate School was delivered it Ist night in presence of a large audience by 1r,. i Walter Buck, Professor of Singing and Vocat r Physiolo,,. ...

... his reply, in good faith given, Our chief has from his post been driven, And, in the face of earth and heaven, Such actions speak dishonesty I Outr Yankee friends should wiser grow Than strike one who was not their foa No madder act could raise a glow In ...

... which every scene is worked ont, incident hanging upon incident, and yet without any clumsy coincidence, it is impossible to speak in too extravagant terms. If only M, Sardou's dialogue could be accurately reproduced the play would fall short in no respect ...

... are easy to sew on, an eye being made at the back. Whbile mtent~ioning the froaks of fashion, it may Dot be out of place to speak of thre new clasps for closings riding habits to be worn at a hunts thesie are of small ivory hoofs, with gold nails, caught ...

... acy of the House were afflictedwith obscure vision, He complained, amid loud protestations from the Left, that people should speak with so little re- -spect for the King. The rescript, he said, was entirely justifiable, and its legality was not shaken by ...

... the title role. TiAs now widely-known actress has already given. rmple proof of her ability to adequately play the- part. Speaking in reference to the tnapner in which the play is sus- tained by Misse De Grey'stcompany, a contein- porary Bays:- The poignancy ...

... wvintry weather, his Lordi. ship would take tho greatest care of his health. In proceeding the specaker said he was prepared to speak highly of the work carried on by the Theatrical Mission, and he was sure they all deeply appreciated the efforts of the ladies ...

... the smail part of Percy D'Al. maine. The ladies of the comupany did their best to keep tip tile humnour o. the piece, eacU speak. ing at tie highest pitch of her voice. The result ?? satisfactory frolm a pulmonary, rather than au artistic, standpoint. ...

... prophet, will sustain the title r;le, and will be well supported by Miss Adelaide Mullen and Mr. Alfred Keuningham. Reports speak in'tbe highest, possible terms of these artistes whose career has made them all more or less familiar with the oratorio. Oir ...

... Diable Amoroux ; and the chorns, sang 1 Sing to me, -Nightingale. The concert, whieh all agreed was eminently successful, speaks well for thie musical ability of Mr. Firth 'and St. Thomas's ohoir, con- cluded with the singing of God Save the Queen. ...

... mr. Lawrence KIollie, the tenor. Mrs. Moncrieff's operetta is still in an undeveloped state, and it will be time enouch to speak of it in detail when it is preseuted with orchestral accompaniment. At tho Novelty Theatre it wats given with piano- forte ...

... Macrnillaa for April will be an article on the Carlyle volumes by.Mrs. Oliphant,than whom few writers are more entitled to speak on the ground of her close intimacy with the Carlyles themselves and her position witch re- gard to Irving. The number contains ...