... . Eoe the dibut of Miss Thornton, a pupil of Mr. John Ryder, a special performance took place, on Monday last, at that curious little theatre which is situated just opposite the terminus of the Great Northern Railway. Whether an entertainment of this nature affords a good medium for the first appearance of a young actress we may, perhaps, be permitted to doubt, especially in a case where the ...

... GAIETY THEATRE. IN the course of a humorous introduction with which Mr. Hollingshead brings George Barnwell under the notice of the patrons of the Gaiety, he reminds us that as a great moral play it has converted many felons, or would-be felons, who have shown their gratitude in effusive letters, and, in some cases, in solid gifts of money to the actors. He fears, however, that the present ...

... Ife;. SKIN-DISEASE is almost as great a bugbear now as it was during the Crusades. It has a literature of its own, and hospitals and specialists-- aye, even a nomenclature. Fancy being afflicted with ...

... ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.-- That Gounod's more than ever popular Faust e Margherita would be produced early in Mr. Gye's season, with such a representative of the heroine at hand as Madame Albani, might ha ...

... MR. AND MRS. McKEE RANKIN, American performers of some celebrity, have arrived in England, accompanied by a troop of performers of Transatlantic reputation, and bringing with them a new play, The Dani ...

... THREE RECRUITS, AND THE GIRLS THEY LEFT BEHIND THEM, Joseph Hatton (Hurst and Blackett).-- There is a great deal to interest and a great deal to amuse in these volumes. Mr. Hatton writes gracefully ...

... . That a good deal has been done for the comfort of the theatre- going public in the way of ventilation and other necessary accessories since that very fusty period a half century ago cannot he denied. That much remains to he rectified is equally certain, though the ways and means are still a bete noire to theatrical architects. Of necessity a theatre, especially if it be well patronised, ...

... DRAMA. OLYMPIC THEATRU GAIETY burlesques, written either by Mr. Burnand or Mr Byron, and interpreted by a popular quartette of players well accustomed to work up fun between them, have so distinct a clientele of their own that it shows wise generalship on the part of Mr. Hollingshead to provide a new locale for them now that they are temporarily ousted from their home. Not content with ...

... THERE will be a heavy demand upon the purses, even of our most economical readers, this month; therefore it behoves those who would keep out of debt to choose wisely and well the costumes needful for ...

... . I HAVE before now mentioned my incapacity for solving the capabilities of the child of the Sock and Buskin as a night-bird in these pages. On the occasions when it has been necessary for me to do so, I think I have always borne tribute to the fact that notwithstanding the fact that your actor may be hard at work to-day at a rehearsal, this evening at a performance, and to-night at a supper ...

... MUSIC. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. WITHIN the last week three additions have been made to the repertory of the season at Covent Garden. Respecting La Sonnambula, produced on Saturday last, little needs saying. The cast included Mme. Albani, whose impersonation of Amina strikingly illustrated the remarkable progress she has made, both as vocalist and actress, since she first appeared in England. Mme. ...

... Theatres MADAME MODJESKA'S first appearance in England has not disappointed even the high expectations founded upon the popularity of this accomplished actress in the United States. She played the par ...