... SOUTH LONDON PALACE. Mn. CHARLES POOLE'S IBENEFIT.-The vast lall in the Lon- don-road was, on Tuesday cvening last, crowded to the doors the occasion being the fifth annual benefit of Mr Charles Poole, the Acting-Manager, whose invariable courtesy has gained for him a host of friends asnd well-wishlers. The stage was placed under the experienced direction of Messrs A. Maynard and T. Holmes, ...

... In the Second Div~sion of the Court of Session, Edinburgh, on Tuesday, before Lords Ormidale, Gifford, and Young, was heard the case of James Brown Howard and Others v. Thomas Scott and Others. This was the action between the rentallers and the Lessees of the Edinburgh Theatre Royal. It came before their Lordships on reclaiming note against the jusdgment of Lord Curriehill (Ordinary). The ...

... YVe following appeared in ous TOwN EDITION of Last Weele.] On Saturday, June 19th, the Colmedy, in Three Acts, entitled FALSE SHAME, by FPinlck Marshall. Lord Chilton ?? Mr CHARLES SUoetDN Ernest Bragleigh ?? Mr 11. M. PTrT Colonel Howard ?? ir CIARsrs GaovEs Earl Dashington ?? r GEORGE CANEINGE Percy gray ?? Mr H. HAMILTON Hon. Charles Ewart ?? r C. RALEIG1H Philip ?? M Mr F. IRviNq ...

... Fi-ENCII SEASON AT THIE GAIETY. 0 olodaw, Jima jil.t, at Eight c'aIubl, 1LA CAGNOTTM. Comedy in Five Acts, by A111. E. Labiehe and A. Delaceur. ?? CEOFFROY Cordeniheis ?? 1. LisIEvITce Collsdan ?? CALVIN' ?? .. PF.tLieats Sylvsin ?? RADIOND ?? I I. NnecTr Felix ?? .. NM Bejlfliln ?? M'fnILt Joseph ?? PAUL, Uo Agenlt ?? l FeaRDStAND ?? Alie. NIATlIttIs 'rTe a'dvent of, tile ralisi Royal ...

... Everything was in favour, of the performance on Monday last. The weather was magnificent, the Isrincipal vocalists were in splendid voice, and tle chorus and orchestra, familiar with every note of The Messiah, went through the score with the greatest animation and zeal. it was a labour of love to all concerned, from Sir Micbael Costa to the last chorister in Ihe corner under the lofty roof of ...

... ?? fdi)v'k/ alpared ;n our To-I EDITON ot Last Week.) tin Saotulsty, Tune 10ti, Verdi's Olera LA F0i5ZA DEL DESTINO. ox ?? CASiIA5101 oi alo ?? (bAsASI l';u li.tsfll . - Signor DE PFLiNTS 'im ardill- ?? HIerr BEHRiENS resildl. M Madame TR1IVEBWI sseara de V 'argas - alame MASiE LOUISE SWIFT (First Appearance is. England) -Wis no' i1irnlh produced at Her Majesty's Theatre, June 22d, -i, 's ...

... Signor Tito AMattei, the popular pianist, gave a morning concert on Tuesday at St. George's Hall, which was well filled. Signor Mattei, whose skill as a composer has added to his reputation as a pianist, introduced some graceful composi- tions of his own both vocal and instrumental. One was an elegant melody for the Pianoforte entitled Peine de Cceur, and another was a waltz in the bravura ...

... To give exceptional interest to the ordinary programme of amusements which is usually provided by the Mcssrs Day, and which of itself is invariably attractive and pleasing, Mr Vance, the popular comic vocalist, on Monday night commenced a fortnight's engagement at this gall. Out of London, it is rarely that Vance appears in Concert Hialls, although his variety entertainments have become ...

... Has thle Stage lost its refine ement, have audiences grown coarser in their tastes than their fathers were? The doubt came into our mind as we opened the collected edition of the late Mr Planchi's cxtravaganzas, which, thanks to the energy and assiduousness of Mr Dillon Croker and Mr Stephen Tucker has formed a fitting mark of the appreciation of the labours of the elegant dramatist's literary ...

... Recently a paragraph appeared in these columns ?? the death of a celebrated French dramatist, Press writer, critic, novelist, and arobeologian, respecting whose life andi works a few words will probably interest our readers. Gustave Flaubert was born at Rouen in 1821, and inherited on coming of age a sufficiently large fortune to allow of his pur- suing at his leisure and convenience the study ...

... THE HAMPSTEAD DRAMATIC SOUCI '2y As we attlicar to in>.- M--- ?? - * - C- - -PI LU naveO (L1S)IleasetI Clio Am1ateur li ?? 1C), iy reerrilng to a portiol of tile an lictice ats her, IOfa ra ther rougli-aied'realy kindt, let uts commiend thle plan'a.epc, by the Hampestra Dramatic Society. Thisj is to issue etldof inlvitation stating by NV'con thc Vicii t8 sre intioced Itis a sunplie phol, anld ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, ThsuRSDAv.-OPERA..-Gceillaueete Tell, with an almost now cast, drew a critical and by no means enthusiastic audience to our first lyric Theatre on Monday night. I have seldom heard less applause in any honse, and the claqueers earned their guerdon; mnch good may it do them, though if their circumstances became prosperoes enoughto enable them to abandon ...