... I The inaugural meeting and entertainment of this new estab- lished society took place on Wednesday evening, at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, and attracted a large gathering. Mr G. J. Rayner opened the ball with a well-played pianoforte solo, and was followed by Air Scott, of the Brooke Dramatic Club, who recited ITHans lretmann's Party. Then came Mr Newton, of the Ariel Club, with the ...

... uAL S. dulAT r ?? ?? . ?? _ _ _ _ lV5bRONI 0011 OWDN CORBRESl'ONDENTS,) A BER D EEN, .IER MA 5'f J ?? THfi'T1E-Les ?? thr 'ni. MoFarland nel-al lfhsa gor, Mrfuglly ls ldeges.-qr Wliams Callder, ia ntie of bereen bu beterknown. in America than bare as an actor of established roputlation, made lis tirst ape'arlince ?? ciii' stage on Mionday evenling, in the character of Flip Van Winkele. It was ...

... THE BOARD OF WORKS AMl) TIIE THEATRE S. I Among the recommendations of the Building Act Committee of tle Metropolitan Board of Workcs, which were considered at tie weekly meeting ?? on the 3d inst., were a number having regard to several London places of amusement. SOUTH LONDON PALACE-The committee reported that the solicitor had been authorised, as a matter of emergency, to retain counsel to ...

... FOUR PERSONS BUteNED. Onl Monday last, about half-past twelve O'clock, a serious gas oxplosion occurred in the Loyal Priccess's Theatre. Mfals- strect, Gorbals, Glasgow, whemby four persons were severely bus-neil, and considerable daniago lone to thetlic-atre. It secns that Thomas M 'Dongal, who is enmployed1 in the theatro, opened the bal, siturated near to the gplery, to give ace-ss to a * ...

... The annual meeting of the Town Council for the election of Mayor, &e., was held on Thursday, November 9th, at the Guildhall. The TowN CLanim i having read the minutes of the previous meeting, and the Mlayer being about to sign them, Mr C. TURNER called attention to the omission from the minutes of all reference to the communication which the Mayor made respecting the performance of stage plays ...

... We extract tire following particulars concerning Mr John Gilbert from A Portrait Gallery of the leading actors and. actressesof America, publisbedbhy PRichard 11. Fox, of New York:-- John Gibbs, professionally -known to tire whole theatre- going world which understands the English language as Jobn Gilbert, was born on oebruary 27th, 1810, in Boston, next door to the house in which one of ...

... SATAN'S DAUIGIITE A new and original drama, in a prologue and four acts, by M~r Walter Avoudale; the story of the play sciggestod by OCuida's novel Folio Furies. (FReM 0cu1 WOLVOROIA3PTOIN CO5RRESPONDENT.) Prince ?? M WrorIsA Ferri1S P1hilip ?? Use,. ?? I I S IItUeLT, thr17es ?? WALTER tesestilce~s Jeain ?? Mr Fn )Eisctici Waisseci Claide Mommina ?? J. E. CowEor Marie ?? GitoscirtA ...

... IPRINCE of WALES THE aTRLWOLVERHAMPTON On Alonday next tih ?? Isivc structural alterations rotenided to he carried out in connection with this place of entei tailnment will be commenced. We understand that the interior of thi( building will be so altered as to inale it ?? for use as a circus and a theatre, and by extending the main body of thu building to a point sonic 12ft. behind the bock of ...

... In the introduction Mr William Archer has written to his work The EDglish. Dramatists of To-day, he opens rathe ominously when he says, A very short glance at any of the following essays will showv that I take a somewhat gloomy view of the present state of the drama. It is doubtful whether he is quits justified in taking a glhomy view, and we question whether he does not overshoot the ...

... Th representation (BY A RESIDENT.) The representation of the drama, by Victor Hugo, Le RBo s'Anutse, which is to take place at the Frianceis ?? nest -that is to say, fifty years after its first and only performance, bids fair to be the great literary event of the year. Not being a prophet, I refrain from prejudging the effect the play is likely to produce; but it is curious, nevertheless, to ...

... On WLednesday an unexpected and horrifying spectacle was witnessed in Eldmonds's Mlenalgerie, now exhibiting in North- street, Wolverhampton. About eight o'clock two hyienas, which had only shortly before been put through their per- formances by Delmonico, the well known lion tamer attached to the establishment, commenced to fight, and a terrific struggle ensued between them. The attendants on ...

... Since the 29th of July the whole of the old theatre bas bcen pulled down, with the exception of a part oi the side wallsand a portion of the roof; but long before that works wvere in active operation on the newly-acqllied land at the back of the theatre. In the new theatre what was formerly the back wall and the whole extent of the stage are now added to tise auditory, the present proscenium ...