... TE DR AMA IN PAR IS%. (t'ItO~i 0151 OW ()\N ?? .N ~.ln I. L PAl'IS, Tiluu~auAY.SE.FOIttli DsA~tAi~i20Ii5.iAi OjfieVc~ttf, whichIS ?? than the ordjinary r11i Of such pieces, hlas beeni brougt out a;t this Iso(s, slitler tise title of Lee Posspnes (le l'In1fante. Its libretto is by AM. Henri ?? ?? Liorat, and its score by Di. Charles (Grisart. The story, rather tiresometly toll iI three acts and ...

... A morning performance of Oekello was given at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, on Wednesday, by the members of the Irving Dramatic Club. The representation was said to be by special desire of Mr Irving. Of course we must not cavil at the desire of the accomplished Lessee of the Lyceum. If he had a special desire that Othello should be played by amateurs at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, there ...

... Barry Sullivan has never drawn larger houses in Belfast than during last week. The public never seemed so anxious to see the great tragedian. Long before the doors open each night large expectant crowds may be seen bent upon witnessing his unrivalled impersonations. We are sure this pleasant state of things will con1- tinue for the nest twelve nights, for Berry Sullivan was never in better ...

... I LITER&TURE, SoCECM, AND ART. [raOMi TilE ATHIZENUil-l Professor R. K. Douglai, of the British Yu- scun, is a candidate for the, vacant post of head THE librarian of the Bodleian. Anrwsfor I During the year which expired onl St. Anrwsdegr( Day the Royal Society lost twen ty-turee Fellowsriu and one foreign member by death. nn With Siemens's machines and Swan's ?? eyes the meeting-room of the ...

... FORTHCOM'ING FINE ART SALE. 9 As announced in our advertising columns, a collection of very superior modern pictures is now on exhibition in Mr. Crarnsie's Gallery, Waring Street, where they will be sold by auc- tion on Friday next, the lath inst. Many valu- able and important collections of paintings have occupied Mr. Cramsie's walls from time to time, and we are pleased to notice that their ...

... Tirln is nothing new to be recorded regarding the serious disaster of reduesday morning, by which the Theatre Royal has been reduced to a heap of useless rubbish. The outerwalls still maintain their position, and surrouud probablv one of the most pitiable sights ever witnessed as the result of fire. The interior arrangements of the building are almost unrecognisable, the only guide the visitor ...

... THE LYCEUM COMPANY AT TEE ULSTER HALL. On Saturday evening the week's performances of the Lyceum Company in the Ulster Hall were brought to a close by a performance of The Bells, which was followed by the The Belle's Stratapemr. It is unnecessary to say that every part of the building was crowded, the interest which was excited by the visit of Mr. Irving and Miss Tbrry having increased ...

... TII GLASGOW kFAT T USTUTE. mIED ?? Be arlyle confessesbear truly we are identified is -itht our ?? notwithstanding the t With, ur ?? ad. an extraneOuS influence of Acts of Pal oth~er imuncises to prditi. And if art meant anhing a; ali to the grim philosopher, it meant ce some reziectl of the experiences of our lives 0 more or leas earnest in ex'pressiom That one r -_ _ wha one -nows best is ...

... ROYALTY THEATRa .~~m .,i a an Last nirht the Royalty was again crowded in every part. r iving was announced, to appear in Hamlet for the first time during the present visit, and students of Shakespeare were early in nwciting at the doors of the theatre. It is necessary thas to anticipate the general rush if one wishes to get into the Royalty on any terms this week. Mr Irving is greatly ...

... THE SMOKE PREVENTION EXfI~Blc1j. I 7A-N LONDON-. I The Smoke Prevention Exhibition at South Kensington has iedovc a distlnct success. The winter ?? comupul ?? attention 01 Londoners to the evil of smoke pollutiou, and the price of coal in the metropolis has a very salutary effect I tlxe Yi&ol sertring a faur hearing tor any. iuenvtio. 1hich promises an economy of fuel. it it cannot be aaid ...

... : YMr actaggart bas been spdnding his summer months by his favourite shores. his water- colour -work has never been fieer. Broader, mellower, and more cunningly devised to hide method, and the technical strokes which give vulgar merit to less artistie work, TMr Mlactag- 'gart's ?? are steeped in the essence i of water-colour art. A sketbhy view of Camp- beltow nfrom the roadside across the ...

... ORCHEDSTPL COICER pROttAi5RE. Overtare to BErm's ausd (OP. U. *.8 Coecerto for Fianmoarte and estmira, 'o 1 inG Minor top. ?? Sc*¢ia, Ocen.r Thee Mighiy Monater '&&ioi;;'s Sy h oy. ?? ?? Io. S ia D minor (Op. it7). Posihumas loth fabgo in F sh ajorue ?? ?? ?ooe~ue.5-rmpitoizitii leIA e ~epse Pifoirtes ios--i--SJ* i'w ?{ove1]ettern laX.nS fbJ ?? -- - song, Sing. Sweet lir .lcidental Xu[* ...