... TO-NIGHTS ENrERTAINIMENTS. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. (Sole Lessee. Miss GRACE HAWVTHORNn. Alanager, Mr. W. W. KELLV.) TO.NtGHT at 8. PROOF. Messra. W. H. Vernon, J. Beauchamp, S. Cahfrey. G. W. Co-lzbarii G. D31zeil, H- de Solla, h; F. Mayear, and J. H. Barnes; Mesdlames Marie Iirron. Cand.Miss LGcerace Dolorne Drummond, Bertie Villis, Marie Stualt, Christian, Dorothy Darin5 ad MneGrae Hwtorn. ...

... THE HISTORY OF PRISON LITERATURE--I1I. HOW THE PILGRINI'S PROGRESS WAS WRITTEN. ON the 12th of November, I 66o, John Bunyan and his friends had decided to hold a religious service in a farmhouse at Lower Samsell, Bedfordshire. Sir Francis Wingate, the neighbouring county magistrate, had previously proclaimed the meeting, and issued a warrant for Bunyan's arrest should he attempt to address ...

... TO-NIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT,. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. (AUGusrus IIARRIS, Lessee and -Manager.) EVERY EVENING;, at 7.3o, TiiE ARMAD. Wini.red Emnery, Edith Brace, KaLte James, Ada Naeilsta, and Maud Milton; Leonard B-yne, Luitj Lablacite, Edward G-r1i!.er, 'Victor Stevets, A. Beaurllslt, Ileary Loraitte, S. Dawvnat, Mervin D..l a., Statijauins Csa..sm, ii. Robins, ?? Dobell, Basil West, H. ...

... TO-NIGHrs EN r ERTAI N MENtS4 HOYMARKEY TA4EATRF.. Z'Lessee and Manazrer, Mr. H. ti9snatosR; Tr.imm EY~tTY V ENING~at 8.30, A MAN'S SHADOW (lObth perrormanchN, a new Drama. adapted :from' R~eer La Hleonte, bv Robelt Buch-anah. Mr. Tret. Aleksrs. F'rnhiidi, Kernble, C. Colletie. E; AL. Rosssn, Alana Hargreaycs, Tapping, Gurnev, liarwood ; Mliss Julia Neilon, Miss 1i ulfiD Terry. Alls NSrrieys. ...

... VCHRISTMAIS BOOKS.- BOOKS FOR BoYs. Mr. Henty's skilful pen gives us this Christmas two capital stories for boys, both having that great desideratum 1 lots of reading, certainly enough to keep a restless schoolboy of fourteen quiet for many a wet half-holiday. The Cat of Bubastes (Blackie and Son, 5s.), achieves the feat of making the life of ancient Egypt vivid and interesting to a ...

... TO NIGHT'S ENrERTAINMENTS. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA COVENT GARDEN. SEASON ld9. Undes the Management of AUGUSTUS HARRIS. THIS (gonday) EVENING, at 8.30, Bizet's I PESCATORI DI PERLE. MdlIe. Ella. Russell, Signor D'Ancdradle and Monsictir'iTalazac. bOC.DNOIORROV\V(Tau.'dir),O atS o'clock. Boitos MEFISTOFELE. MdIle. jMacintyre, Mdme. S qi, nori Massirni, Rilal lini, and Castelmary. THal!!iURxSnDAY ...

... TO-DA Y'S NEW BOOKS. [Publishers would great]i, oblibye by statina the prices of books. Any notices under this head do BoB preclude farther review should such seen to be necessary.) AITKEN, GEORGE A. Life of Richard Stee~e. 2 vo0s. (Isbister.) 32S. [Handsome Library volumes. Pp. 419, 452.] ALLEN, A. P. The Ambassadors of Commerce. London: A. P. Allen. (Bradbury, Greatorex, and Co.) [A ...

... GOETZ'S Taming of the Shrew gains by being heard; and, this bein, the case, some thanks are due to Mr. Chatterton and Mr. Carl AIeye his musical director, who some eighteen months ago afforded us the opportunity of hearing the work for the first time at Drury Lane Theatre. As given at Her Majesty's Theatre, Goetz's opera makes at every succeeding representation a better impression. ...

... =ANCES HIS TOR V OF MA TERZALJSI~L LANCES HISTOR Y OF 171 TERIA ?? Tins second instalment of Lange's great wolrk concludes the strictlr historical portion, and begins the critical treatment of his subject. it Comes, perhaps, a little too late in the day for English readers. It might have 2V vented many a misunderstanding during the fierce discussion which bated round Piotessor Tyndall's ...

... THE THEA TRES. AMfONG the signs which indicate how complete an alteration has been effected in the conditions of theatrical art may be counted the fact that Drury Lane Theatre now opens its doors at a period when it has been accustomed to close them. Taking the years from 1820 to i830 when Drury Lane, then at the height of its reputation, could point to such actors in tragedy as Kean, Young, ...

... THE PALL MALL LIST OF ENTERTAjNqINT. I HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, HAYMARKET LAST MATINEE THIS DAY, at Three. THIS EVENING, at Ei~ht P.'f PERFORMERS. Part II., THE NEW IDEAL OF MINSTRELSY. Idet lii., iv[ Wondlerful Burlesque, DOWN IN A COAL MINE LYCEUM THEATRE. (Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. HENRY IRVlXG.) TO-DAY, at 2.3o, and THIS EVENING, at FIon, TH-E CORSICA~N I3'R0TIHE1gS:Li~a Fabien dei ...

... iF THE history of scholarship seems to suggest that the Letters of Cicero tave a fascination for the literary mind not unlike the attraction which the legal intellect has always felt, when disposed for classical exercise, to the speech of Demosthenes for-or perhaps, to prevent any misconception an the part of intellects which are legal but not classical, it might be better to say about - ...