... Considering how rare the references are to the career of our greatest poet, and how seldom it happens that any new information comes to light giving any clue to the poet's habits of life or personal feelings, no doubt many readers will take great interest in the discovery of an old letter inl the Bodleian library by Mr Macray. The letter was written in December, 164, aid that thorough student ...

... MR, L. CAMPBMI-LL'S BENEFIT. The benefit ontertainment of Mlr E,. CalPbell at; St. George's Hall ?? evenin~g lanst coasisted of a concert, inter- spersed with reclatol eII, and two littflepieceslwhic h opened and closed the ptrOgralttflic. III the first of these, Mr Benjamin WVehater's Idn wlnd Chi-ulr )1, a cotnic drama in two acts, some meonbers of the Irreepoinsible Dramnatic Club ...

... 'THE BENEDIOT MEMOBIAL ENTERTAINMENT The unexpected death of the eminent composer and, pianist, whose benefit at Drury-lane Theatre had been announced for Tuesday afternoon last, having entirely altered the situation of affairs, it was most judiciously decided that the arrange- ments already made should be carried out, and that the per- formance should be for the benefit of Lady Benedict. ...

... MIS3 JULIA MUSOHIAMP'S CONCERT. The Marlborough Rooms were hardly large enough'to hold all the friends and admirers of Miss Muschamp on Saturday after- noon, and they consequently overflowed to the staircase and to any odd corner where a sight of the platform could be obtained. Although the audience consisted mainly of the fair sex the applause was extremely cordial. Ladies risked their gloves ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORlRESPONDENTS,) ACCRINGTON. PRincE's TnEATRa.-ProprietOr, Ur J. B. Ormerod, Business Manager, Mr J. Ormerod.-Mr John Wainwright and company have presented the late Charles Reade's drama Drink in an admirable manner during the wveek. Mr Wainwright assumes the part of Coupeau, and gi\ es a capital rendition of the same being ably supported by Mr Bernard Dale, Mr N. Watts, Mr H. ...

... ,,MY COURIER. A Romantic Comedy, in Four Acts, adapted by Miss Jennie Le Terrier, produced at the Comedv Theatre, Manchester, Monday, August 23d, 1896. Mrs Pauline Aroin Bruce ?? Mdlle. Drn GARMO Wilton Stuarts ?? Mr LAURENCE GREY T. Winder Ferrett ?? Mr F. M. STANsLY Herbert Tollemache ?? Mr LIONEL MARSON Tristran Bonisace ?? Mr HARRY CAVE Adolphe ?? ?? Mr HAROLD BaOweise Karl Friedland ?? ...

... A3MUSEMIENTS IN CANADA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MONTREAL, OCTOBER 8.-ACADRMY OF MUSIC.- Old comedy in any way adequately performed is a very rare bird on this continent, and Miss Rose Coghlan, being presumably unable to* find a new play suited to her requirements, has very wisely conceived the idea of starring through the country with a repertoire drawn from the works of such master ...

... WE hear by telegraph that the sale of seats in advance for Mr Wilson Barrett's performance in New York for the benefit of the Actors' Fund was enormous. The Princess's company have been playing nightly to splendid business and the booking is almost without parallel. The theatre is filled nightly with audiences drawn from the most cultured classes in New York, and it is not nausual for Mr ...

... MMi7-. Paul Ferrier and Fabrice Carrels New Comic Opera, English Version by C. M. Rae, Music by Victor Roger. Montosol ?? Ar FRANK CELLI Abdatlah . ?? Mr HENRY BEAUMONT Mourzouf ?? Mr LFanv 'ibe Postman .. .. Mr HENDON Alfred Pasha ?? Mr FRAuK WYATT Mladame Dubois ?? . Madame AMADI ?? Miss Eerie1 CLEMSENTS lifine ?? iss MINNIE MARSHALL Adele . ?? Miss F. MELvILLE. Jeannette . ?? Miss ...

... THE DRAMlA IN BERLIN. WTALDI.lSTLIC'S BRA UTFAH 1T. Romantic comic opera, in three acts, by Adolph Neuesdorf, produced, for the first time on any stage, at the WValhalla Theater, Berlin, Saturday, Sept. 3d, 1887. Prier Waldni.eostcr ?? Friuljlll SEMMA ScorneR Brunuss~eel ?? BERThIA FELDAU loith'i ?? CHARLeS HIcsst 11rinces XctesiblathO ?? Frteulni EMMIA EaORcUsT (Ara Neckr aC ?? terr JaNI ...

... LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. A New Comedy, in Three Acts, Sucoested by Mrs F. H. Burnett's Story, Written by E. V. Scebohn, Played for the First Time at the Prince of Waeles's Theatre, on Thursday Afternoon, Feb. 23d, 1888. Earl of Dorincourt ?? Mr C. W. SOMesaScT Cedric Errol ?? Miss Amais Huones John lavisham ?? Mr RoYC CArRLETON Silas Hobbs ?? ARTnua, WIuaLAMs Rev. Jacob Mordaunt ?? Mr W. ...

... On Friday, March 2d, the Three-Act Comedy, by M. Alexandre Bisson, entitled LE DEPUTE DE BOMBIGNAU. De Chantelaur ?? i. COQUELIN De Morard .. ?? M. DUQUESNE Pinteau . ?? . M. JEAN CoqUEsLI Des Vergettes. . DBeov La Marquise de Cernais ?? Mdlie. PATRY Hdldnc . . Mdlle. LsmBRcIcs Rtene .Mdlle. HERewiCd Julie .Mdlle. JENNY ROSa When that friend-or enemy-of our youth, Publius Virgilius Maro, ...