... TEI THEATRES REGULATION BILL. The Parliamentary Committee of the Liberty and Property Defence League, which inchides the E arl of Wemyss and Lord Bramwell, report upon this bill as follows -The Theatres l egulation Bill calls attention ill its preamble to the litcon- venient and unsatisfactory state of the law by which certain theatres are licensed by the Lord Chamberlain, and music halls and ...

... The formal opening of the Royal College of Music tcok place on Monday, at the college buildings Kensington-gore. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Princes Albert Victor and George, Princess Christian, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and attended by their suite, arrived at the college buildings at Kensington-gore shortly after noon, and were received by Lord Charles ...

... In the exhibition of the Royal Academy this year will be found a portrait of Mrs Kendal in Tenllyson's play The Falcon. It is painted by Mr Val Prinsep, one of the Associates of the Royal Academy, and is a commission from a member of the Garrick Club, who intends to present it to that institution. AWle wish we could say that the portrait in any way did justice to the original, but ...

... LS. VtROm OuIR OIVN CORIRESPONDENTS.) A (7G1INGTON. PRINru'.S THEATRss.-Propriotor, AMr J. B. Ormcrod.-NOssrs Ellis and Pitt's company are here this week with the farcial comedy Mo??ed flfniter'.s; or, Three Blind If ite, in which the austhor, Mir C. Harley, and Mr C. Campell shine, thcir efforts evoking much applause. A~SHTON. PEroL'eSo OPERA HfousB.-Losocs, Messrs WV. Rcvill and Son Manager, ...

... TH1UE DRAMIA IN PRMIS. (jBOat OUR OVWN CORRESPONDENT.) m c, T1 llit5)A.F;itaNAtS -Twventy-two years-having .~nce Les D-iiisdIcts (le Saivt-CQte hal been performed i'ci s! tS IcC is to all intents and purposes a novelty to t~is.te ?? to ilitnt n n geration of theatre-goers, few of whom, I fancy, the, ,r res/(l it amongy the works of Aleanjdre Dumas give. firt brought out in 184:3, with M. ...

... BOYAL GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND. I ieo annual general meeting of the members of this fund was ele Thursday, in tire saloon of the Lyceum Theatre, which kindly felet for the occasion by Mr Cusack, the lessee of Vtst ion of the building. The chair was occupied by ?? lSwitsuoorE,> X Esq., the treasurer of the fund, who ue eneirriflesboly called upon to occupy that position. Among the e r irmerbers ...

... Last Saturday afternoon the first of a series of special morning performances of tbe above popular opera was given with great Success. Miss Camille D'Arville made her first eppealrallcc on this occasion as the lively Katrina, daughter of die Js.urgoiiiastcr. IMiss i ) Arville may he congratulated upon the Ilatterilig receltion she met fromi an e enthil.iastic anudienCO, and the ?? the ?? lady ...

... Miss ELLEN TERRY'S benefit at the Lyceum has, by special desire, been fixed for the evening of Thursday, the 31st, the last night but one of the grand revival here of llfuclb Ado About Not lina. The accomplished and highly popular actress may be sure of a crowded house and a most enthusiastic receton. BIDLF.. PICCOLO, the fascinating little singer of the Nou- veautes in Paris, gave evidence of ...

... The first summer exhibition was given on Wednesday in the beautiful gardens of the society in the Regent's-park. The attendance was very large indeed, the fine weather naturally contributing to this result. H.R.H. the Princess Mary Adelaide and the Duke of Teck arrived about half-past four o'clock, and stayed for a considerable tine in the tents. There was a splendid display of flowers. The ...

... The Prince of Wales on Wednesday was present at the Sheldonian Theatre, where the Provincial Grand Lodge of Oxfordsbire was opened. Thence a procession was formed to the building, where his Royal Highness was received by the Council of the Institute. The procession of the Chancellor of the University had preceded that of the Prince from All Souls', and the Mayor and Corporation arrived at ...

... E l I G ]2 A T I 0 N, a New Realistic Irish Dramia, in Four Ats, by Hubert oiors Major Montague ?? * r ?? B- r ULUILLuq, Justin Mooney ?? r MaTTrrIeew BRODse Errington Skinner ?? r . .- Ii HARsEna Jerry Nayler.. Hluglhey ?? ?? isilloRyT UGRADJ- Father ?? rC- PATRICIe Cese, Peter KIvanagh ?? r J. ?? Mrs liavanagh .- .. - SS P1- GASCOtry Kitty itavamagh ?? rs . Brss o'dX.. Soinny O'Brien.. ?? ...

... MISS EWERETTA LAWRENCE AS PRISCILLA SEFTON, THE HEROINE OF THE SUCCESSFUL ADELP111 DRAA STORM BEATEN. Priscilla is played by Miss Lawrence with singular charm and freshness. This young lady is without doubt one of the most valuable of recent acquisitions to the stage, and as Priscilla she amply improved the good impression made some thee since as Pauline. Her delicate and graceful ...