... MIsS ADA CAVENDISH has taken the Novelty Theatre for a term, and proposes to open with The New Magdalen, in which, of course, she will resume her powerful impersonation of Mercy Merrick, supported by Mr Archer as Julian Grey (his original character), Miss Le Thiere as Lady Janet Roy, Mr Mark Quinton as Horace, and Miss Louise Wiles as Grace Rosebery. The stage management will be in the able ...

... THESEUS DRAMATIC CLUB. George Colman's comedy The Poor Gentlemsan was the piece presented on the evening of the 7th inst. by the above-named dramatic clab, the occasion being the seventeenth private performance given by these amateur actors. It is really some- what difficult to assign any special reason for the choice of such a piece as Colman's comedy; indeed, from all the circumstances ...

... M. MriARS has gained such deserved popularity by his admirable rendering of various amusing persouages in comic opera that we feel it is to be regretted that he should risk his reputation by continuing to sing while his voice is in its present condition. His complete loss of voice and total failure to do justice to the pretty music assigned to the character of PopO- lani, in Offenbach's ...

... DESTRUCTION OF THE CAPE TOWN THEATIRE. The recent destruction of the Cape Town Theatre Royal, says a local contemporary, is a fulfilment of s prophecy made mealy years ago as to the danger likely to be attended upon a building designed as it was. There was a very warm controversy regarding the building-controversy which resulted in sone improvements, but which experience proved not sufficient, ...

... THE JACKDAW AMATEUR DRAMAT IC CLUB. This club possibly has not been long existent; at least, we should judge so by the manner it represented farce and comedy on Tuesday evening at the little theatre devoted to the students of dramatic art at the school in Argyll-strect. After the Messrs Edmead sad played a violin and pianoforte duet, the V7enetia waltz, by Caroline Lowthian, the curtain roce ...

... On Thursday Afternoon, Jannary 18th, Lord Lytton's Play THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnottc ?? . AIR HERMANN VEZIN Colonel Damas ?? M DAVID FIsuHER Mlons. Beausiant ?? MAI FRANK RODNEY Monas Glavis ?? . F. CHARLES Mons. Desohappelles ?? IR A. REDWOOD Landlord ?? 0 G. BYRNE Gaspar ?? ?? MI E. T. MIARCH 1st Officer ?? R AR BaIRENNAND 2d Officer ?? MIR A. MURRAY 3d Officer ?? ?? MR DixoN Notary ...

... THE OXFORD. What is called the blue fever was anticipated here on Thursday evening last, for the Metropolitan Police force took possession by permission of Mr J. H. Jennings, the astute and energetic manager, who had provided a liberal programme for their enjoyment, and for the benefit of the Orphanage which provides for the wants of so many little ones after their natural protectors have ...

... Tier complimentary banquet to ~Mr Henry Irving at St. Janirc,'s HaIll on WN'edilesdaay will be the dramatic event of the saseis, and its success premises to be the most brilliant of its kind in thea s of things theatrical. As is already known, the proceedings will be presided over by Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, who rill be supported by many other eminent repro- sestatives of the bench and ...

... Madame Sophie Menter's second pianoforte recital was gitvit at St. James's Hall on Saturday last in the presence or all immanse audience, the enthusiasm displayed respecting rice performance of the distinguished artist being greater titan ever. The programme was a very attractive one, comprising mlu~sc in a great variety of styles, the contrasts of which will be easily understood whenr we ...

... (slumac OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) OCToBER 1O.-Within the last twenty years but little progress has been made, externally, in the appearance of Calcutta. A few new Government offices have sprung up and tramcars have been started, but Chowringhee, which is the striking feature on approaching the City of Palaces by water, practically remains unaltered. Chowrinlghee is a road nearly a mile long ...

... On Tuesday, February 2)tb, for the first time at the Crystsl Palace, Messrs Dilloy and Clifton's Draniatised Version, in Three Acts, of Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit, entitled TOMi PINCH. Peckseiff ?? ?? Mr CiARLES GROVES Tom Pinch ?? M. 3r E. S. WILLARD Old Martin ?? ?? MrW. IARGREAVES Martin Chuzzeclvit ?? Mr F. 11. MACsLIN John Westlock ?? Ms 1 BnIAN DARLEY Mairk Tapley ?? ...

... I (vsto'lO OUR OWN COL'RESPONDENT.) ol Saturday ;torineg the 17th inst the Theatre IRoyal, lu iltl'ngtn,, was coitnletely destroyed by fire, nothing being 1iL it ), 1 g Lit tile bare walls. Ou t;he previous evening, ai tenL tln cuitaiu haL dcsceiided ou the last act of the Ticoet of a { its the night's p-eforitnateo terminiated with a display ti ftirentais about 104-lo. fipecial plecauttions ...