... HAMPSTEAD DRAMATIC CLUIB. Mr Buchanan's stage version of Tom Jones is not an easy play for amateurs, and to give a creditable rendering of it requires histrionic ability of a high order. The acting members of the Hamnstead Dramatic Club are fortunate enough to possess this, and the performance, therefore, on Saturday evening at St. George's Hall, was so capable and complete in everv way ...

... (FROs OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) pARIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14.-MI. Alexandre poinsei' new piece at the Renaissance is as gay as his canons 115, Rue Pigalle, to which it bears a strong 'isnily likeness, broad farce and equally broad dialogue ;,iitg amongst its most marked features. But the wit the author of Le Deputd de BEmbiigoac and his talent devising droll situations are again to the fore, so ...

... The members of the Granville Cricket Club gave a very lame and tame performance of Byron's War to the Knife at the New-cross Public Hall on Thursday night last. It wvould be a wearisome task to recount all the little slips and shortcomings which were noticeable in the course of the evening. Suffice it to say that, with one or two exceptions, the acting of the parts in the cast was colourless ...

... 7ItIE DRAMA IN PARIS. (FROMt OURs OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22.-By veering and- ,lealy from grave to gay, from the old-fashioned high fdlitnl of leos 11:-'es Repenties to the essenbially modern persiflage of MM131. Ferrier and Bocage's new coieilY, the Gymnase loss effected a particularly. wlcome evolution. For on the stage, as elsewhlere, mietl appears to be at a discount in Panes ...

... The thirty-ninth performance of new works by the members of the Musical Artists' Society took place on Saturday last at Willis's Rooms. The society during its existence has done good service, and there is every reason to believe that its plan of operations may be enlarged with advantage. Already the members are using their best eudeavours to give encouragement to the works of native composers, ...

... AFTEIR LONG YEARS' An Original Play, in Three Acts, written by Mr Arthur Law and Mrs Herbert Puors, and produced by bliss De Grey at the Theatre Royal and Opera House Torquay, October 20th, 18S6. Philip Canningham ?? ?? BASSETT ROE Henry Cunningham . . Mr E. NoRWOOD Seilor eicardo . . M r A. T. HILTON Mr Cunningham ?? Mr W. F. STrIRLING Sir Frederick Goodchild * Mr MATTW BRnoDsIE Mrs ...

... A MAAGER IN A NEW ROLE. Incog. in his weekly notes to the Worcestershire Advertiser of the 16th inst., says:- I, like many other people, have had the pleasure of seeing Mr W. Gomersall, the esteemed lessee of the Worcester Theatre Royal, in many good roles; but I venture to think that but few have had the privilege of seeing him pose as an interpreter in a police-court. That privilege was ...

... ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA On Tuesday, May 24th DonizettiM' Opera LA FAVORITA. Fernando ?? Signor GAvAsaa Alphonso Signor DANDRDai ?? Signor CAMPLO Leonora ?? -dlle. MEDSA MEt Whatever the artistic results of the present operatic season may be, the musical public will at least have an ample choice between Mr Augustus Harris, ir Carl Rosa, Mr Mapleson, and Signor Lago, whose venture at Cvent-garden ...

... There was a large attendance at the chamber concert of the Royal Academy of Music, May 20th, St. James's Hall being filled with the friends and admirers of the students, who, under the control of Mr Barnby, reflected credit upon themselves and the Institution where they have studied. Mir Barnby opened the concert with Gounod's anthem Come unto him, which was beautifully sung by the choir. ...

... THE METROPOLITAN. On Monday evening we presented ourselves to Mr Oliver at the pay-box of Mr Lake's establishment for the purpose of viewing the many attractive features of the holiday entertainment organised with such dis- criminating judgment by the popular Mr William Bailey; but when we learnt that the press of visitors was enormous, we concluded that a visitor from the press would have ...

... A HAPPY DAY -AT THE GAIETY. A Family Farce, by Richard Henry, Produced on the Evening of Wednesday, October 6th, 1886. Jerrymer Jawkins ?? Mr ARTnuR WiLAANs Mrs Jawkins ?? Miss HARRIET COVRNEr Angelina ?? ?? Miss FLORENcE BHALS Sophonisba ?? s blis TERRISS Edwin ?? Mr B. P. SEARE Kewton ?? ?? Mr J. LE HAY Ethelburga ?? M Miss Rosa SILVESTER Ethelinda ?? ?? Miss FiORFNCE SILVESTER ...

... Oil Monday, June 30th, the play, in Four Acts, by 2M. V. Sardou, entitled FEDOtRA. Loris Ipanoff ?? olns. PIERRE BERTON De Siriex .. .uns. LAlANxeOs Gretch .Does. CILiAMROY ?? ulons. UnrjssievE Le Cocher .. Mons. Tiursl;Rr Tchileff.. Mos. Nulaes Lacinesidi ?? ons. AILMAND Le Valet.. Ans. JOLIET Boroff ?? Driums Princesse Fddora loniazoff . M I adaime SARAnI BERNUARDT Corutesse Soulcareff ...