... . Scene, Olympus. Dramatis pcrsoncc [or rather uinbrte Cricketers who have the entree to the abode of the gods. Shades of Past Heroes. Enter shades of Fuller Pilch and old Lilly, and mix with former brother cricketers, amongst whom may be seen Duke of Dorset, Sib Horace Mann, Lumpy, Bill Beldham, Lobd F. Beauclebc, Fennex, E. H. Budd, Esq., Broadbridge, Caldecourt, Joseph Guy, Marsden, E. ...

... On the 250th night of The Silver King at the Princess's a comedietta by one of the authors, produced at the Court three or four years ago, was revived. A Clerical Error as the trifle ia called, deals, it will be recollected, with the awakening of a worthy clergyman from his pleasant dream of mutual attach ment between himself and his ward, formerly in love with his scapegrace nephew. How the ...

... I) RUBY LANE. A NOTE on the playbill of the new melodrama produced at Drury Lane last Monday runs to the effect that in consequence of the number of characters in the play, and for the convenience of the public, the names of the characters are placed in the act in which they make their first appearance. The arrangement is a thoughtful one, for the dramatis personal of A Sailor and His Lass ...

... . WHAT success may be achieved by Mr. Newton's new bur lesque, Giddy Godiva; or, the Lass who was sent to Coventry, remains to be seen. What is already seen is that the perform ance of the piece on its production at Astley's last Saturday gave it little chance of commanding interest or creating amuse ment. Nonsense of this kind, which is largely made up of the parody of cleverly-arranged ...

... . THE Olympic Theatre and company, as at present constituted, are in no way fitted for the presentation of a drama such as they attempted last Saturday morning. It is of no use to attempt the most classical of classic dramas, except with the aid of players who have some definite and finished method of their own. Popularity would, of course, never be attained nowadays by Medea, at any rate in ...

... . Dearer than Life, originally produced at the Queen's Theatre in 1888, is, perhaps, remembered chiefly for its exceedingly strong cast, which included Messrs. Irving, Lionel Brough, Charles Wyndham, and Clayton, besides Mr. Toole. It is not a very strong dramatic work, being animated by a motive which could scarcely stand analysis, and displaying little ingenuity of construction. Yet ia it so ...

... . MORNING performances were given at the Gaiety on Tuesday and Wednesday-- the former for the benefit of Miss Le Thiere, on what ground we do not know, the latter in aid of the Viscountess Strangford's Hospital Fund, and for the dėbut of Mr. Gilbert Farquhar. On each occasion the programme was of the usual miscel laneous order, the second entertainment being a good deal more lively than the ...