... Miss Eleanor Bufton (Mrs Arthur Swanborough) has been the victim of one of those outrages which occasionally occur in Liverpool and other large towns, and illustrate the perils of the streets. Miss Bufton is a prominent member of Mr Chas Wyndham's company, now playing at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, in the town named, and fills the role of Mrs Birkett, in Betsy. On Friday night, 4th inst., ...

... Fully aware that the rules and regulations laid down by both ?? and professionals for the proper guidance of their Itrosis are occasionally set at defiance, it was with no small lniiriit of trepidation we last Saturday attended the final per- finnarce of the season by the Strolling Plryers, at St. 1,.urge's Hall, for our card of admission bore in juxtaposition tie ?? Evening dress not ...

... Chamber Concert at Steinway HalL The Second Chamber Concert given by MM Musin and Saint-Sadns took place on Thursday afternoon, when the first item performed was a Trio in F for Pianoforte, Violin, and Violoncello, a composition of an effective and brilliant cha- racter. The trio is in four movements, and contains some original and novel passages, but it was the andante that appeared to afford ...

... (FROsI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) JUNE 3.-In order to give the Belgian drama its due place in the fetes that are being organised in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of national independence, the Minister of the Interior has appointed a Committee for choosing such Belgian plays, in the French language-to the exclusion of opera-as shall be most suitable for representation. The six ...

... rRunuR -TsrN fl-ur LFEW 05URS OWN CORRESPONDENT) - - NEW YORK, MAY 29.-The fierce beat of an American summer is upon us at an unprecedentedly early date., Such sweltering weather in May has not been experienced here in a decade. The effect on the Theatres may be seen in the rapid closing up of the meason. The Urnion-square, the Standard, Booth's, and the BiJou Opera House have already closed ...

... BEETMOVEN'S RECITALS BY HERR BONAWITZ. | Herr J. H. Bonawitz gave on Wednesday evening, at the Langlham Hall, the first of a series of three recitals of Beet- hoven's Sonatas. Herr Bonawitz makes a selection of five sonatas for each concert, and, although in consequence of his being little kuown to the English musical public the audience was not large, we shall be surprised if, after Herr ...

... F. B. CHATTERTON'S DRURY-LANE COMPANY. The little comedietta Of Delicate Ground forms a pleasing lever de rideau to introduce Watts Phillips's melodrama. The two chief parts are well played by Mr Lablache and Miss Emmerson. The melodrama or domestic drama which followed developer an inte- resting story in a telling manner. It would be difficult to say why Tibbetts is reduced to reveal ...

... I E On Saturday evening, the Rth inst., an exciting and unre- hearsed scene was enacted in the wooden building known as the Theatre of Varieties, Bolton. In consequence of the depression in trade the prices of admission have been reduced to the nominal charge of from one penny to fourpence, and, as there is a theatrical licence during the last few weeks, a dramatic company has been producing ...

... Here on Thursday evening (3d inst.) there was a large audience assembled to witness the performance of Shakespeare's admired comedy The Mferchant of Venice by the members of Mr Charles Ward's Dramatic Company. Who Mr Charles Ward may be, or what is the raisoni d etre of his dramatic company, we are not in a position to state. But we may, in all fairness, say that, judging by his ...

... THE NEw NATION, by JOHN MORRtS, is one of the most remarkable books We have met with for many years, but whether there will be found either a reader or critic courageous enough to follow the author's advice and go straight through is more than we can decide. Five enormous volumes of five or six hundred closely printed pages each make a formidable production to put before busy men in times ...

... [ 1'/t f tal ap acd 7 in outr TL-%VN EiiriOr of Lat Week.] IBR MAJESTY'S THEATRE. to tihe lamncited death of Bldlle. Titiens it was feared *tt ]ucthevleljs f1'tdcltio usight be but rarely heard at Her il, 15 ?? hut happily the grandeur and originality of Work tem ts Dnew' aspirants to endeavour to represent the ia character which has taxed the powers of Madame b L-jejDjevrient, and later ...

... The inaugural supper in connection with this newly.etab lshed Club was held on Monday evening last, at Laencatkr House, Savoy, in a room lent for the purpose by Mr John Hardeastle, to whom the members are very much indebted for the loan of some very choice pictures. The chair was occupied by Mr HENRY IRVING, who, when justice had been done to the really admirable repast provided, proposed, ...