... LIT E .AT£U RE. MIAGAZINES FOR JANUARY. In 17arper',S this mionth there is a curious a.ccount of wharpt the writer terms King Coal's Highway. Is deselihss thev propse~s of ''King Coal' s bar-es ilemt ?? to the mouth of the Mississippi. It is I edby sonie of those charming sketches iosrcr w'hichl H'iels' has such a well-earned reputa- tic's ' The jgouiidarv of Greece (with a map) is a ...

... LAST NIGET'S TRZATRIZAO. ADELPHI. Amongst the dramatists capable of giving strong, healthy work, who have lately worked their way to the front, the name of Mr. Henry Pettitt holds hononrable position were it only as regards his collaboration in the successful Drsry Lane drama of thea World, and his play of the Black Flag, which latter has, after a successful production at a transpon ime ...

... OurAmei~ffl OU~US avea way, wherein the picturesque is combined with e ptical, in putting anl argeuen lwhich they want to force hotrte in manY midls. 'they never rest in genera-he ties they are niot fond of urginll their theories einthe Gelman fashion, nor in the English, for in thli~a a aosbe eapon d that na the natter Of tll hat dh sel atile mindthatct advances On the other side of thie ...

... DANGBUBS FAITICS ZN M^USIC HALLtS AND eXZAATUEOS. n -- - - - - - - _ ?? - On Tuesday night a paui, was created in the Now Grecian Theatre, City-road. Immediately after the performance of the pantomime of Happy.Go-Lucky; or, True Love and Forget-nie-not, had begen, some miscreant raised the terrifying cry of Fire ! startled the entire audience, who crowded the house from fluor to ceiling, ...

... PANICS IN PLACES OF AMIUSEMENTS. Shortly after the commencement of thepantomime I at the Grecian theatre on Tuesday night, a fight took place in one of the galleries, which induced all the spectators who could see the gallery to turn their heads in that direction. After the lapse of a few minutes a man in the: pit shouted Fire ! This man could not possibly see the gallery, and it is ...

... I CUTTINGS FROM THE 0UoAIO JOURNALS Jou 'From Punch.] of IN consequence of the rceont decision of Judges B:04 a gallay, Brett. Cotton, and Lindlly, there may be seen in a the Lowther arcaute several speclilelas of unfurnished ich houses ready for occupation, wherre every doll has a vote, :se, as the landlord necer resides on the premises. out LocuIJ TEN7SNS.-Chrleric Old Geiit; Christmas ral ...

... ADELPHI. Mr. Henry Pettitt's new piece, Taken Jro-ses ilfe, produced last night, is a very fair specimen of the orthodox Adelphi drama. Bach ofthe five acts forms a distinct phase of the, story, and the interest is progressive, albeit the great effect of the piece occurs midway in the action, Walter Lee is a struggling artist, who, against the wish of her violent-tempered brother, marries Kate ...

... PATAL ACCOMX5T AT A 1XU'S'-HALL A Rhgoc'A-inr are. nt ?? - Q - Aa v >1. ?? I~lU~t ~lt bt ocut';siaroes as; cue Uflort5 I'bo of Varie-ties, New-road, Bri h'-on on ?? eve ing a boy's head being comuplstcly sfflhatitered by a cane,;O during th~e performance. Ling Look, a Chiuamea, win describes himse'f as *ho Lord of Sire C1SIJo c, -nd Sword, who commenced an eugag nuent at te music. ball tbe ...

... CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENTS, ?? I DRURY-LANE THEATRE. In the effort to comply with the supposed public demand for unprecedented spectacular effects there are grounds for apprehension that managers may forget that fun is the essence of pantomime. More and more every year it is noticeable that dependence isplaced upon the natural humour and inventive faculty of the performers specially engaged for the ...

... , Tamx TinaATRE. 26, TfeZlinsgfoestrefsee-The 0hriat- baas number has a portrait of Mdiss Ada, Car,-endish, a eoloured sketch by Alered Thompseon of scenes and slbaraclers in the Drary Lane p~autonsime, and a page fille by lkenesses oi! London managers. We find also Rn nteestng esciptna y r. Tet-ry, the actor, who baa been ?? g AM'tdrid, of a bull tight. ?? Such an exhibition is a cruel and ...

... PUBLIC AMUSEXETS. PAXTOhIZMES, EV!O COVZVT GSADRN.-Hiistory being allowed to repeat itself, why not pantomime? And the fact of Mr. William 2ounge having produced a thoroughly good specimen of this class of entertainment two years ago there is no reason why his successful Christmas dish of Little Red Riding Hood and Little Boy Blue, pro- duced at the Imperial Theatre in 1879, should not be ...

... tUNDER THE SURFACE; OR, FOLLY AND S ASHION. WHAT a blessing it is all orerl The last bone of that eternal turkey has been picked. The last bit of cold plam-pudcling is eaten. The last half of mince-pie has 'been bestowed upon a dyspeptic friend. Punch, and Scotch colda, and the giving of Christmas tips to every ragged urchin you stumbled across-these and the other penances of the season ...