... . The Albert Hall was crowded on Wednesday evening to hear thr admirable rendering, under Mr. Barnby, of Berlioz's Faust. Whatever may be the position ultimately assigned to this striking but unequal work, it is certain that Berlioz's music exercises a sort of fascination over its admirers. These discover fresh beauties in it on each successive heariag, and the legend as treated by the ...

... . A WELL-ATTENDED and most successful matinée was that given last week at the Gaiety by Mr. Charles Collette, who took occa sion to revive the comedy written by the late Mr. Charles Mathews, and produced here in 1875. The play is well- remembered, not only by reason of the author's bright and humorous performance of its chief character, but on account of its own intrinsic merits. It is in two ...

... . THE reception of The Lady of Lyons at the Lyceum, with Miss Mary Anderson as Pauline Deschappelles and Mr. Barnes as Claude Melnotte, seems to indicate that the selection of this stagey though effective play is by no means a mistake on the part of those responsible for the American actress's enter prise in this country. Whether by reason of a reaction against the new school of natural acting ...

... . The romantic career of the Young Pretender before and after Culloden, has supplied the material for many a novel and many a play, and not all of these have been distinguished by the dramatic interest which such a subject ought to inspire. Seldom, however, can Charles Edward Stuart have received so doubtful a compliment as that involved in his introduction upon the stage of the Imperial ...

... . CAPTAIN EVATT ACKLOM has during the week been giving, at the Steinway Hall, in Lower Seymour- street, Portman- square, a series of entertainments of a rather novel kind. He accom panies recitations of prose and verse with illustrations provided by the magic lantern. Thus, on his first appearance, which at tracted a large audience, he gave Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol with some ...

... . Scraps; or Scenes, Talcs, and Anecdotes from Memories of my Earlier Days. By Lord Saltoux. London Longmans, Green, and Co. 1883. IN his modest preface Lord Saltoun does injustice to his powers of interesting readers. His stories and reminiscences have been enjoyed by his friends after dinner, and some of these auditors have asked him why he did not publish a collection. Injudi cious friends ...

... . Mas. Rudolf Blind, an evident novice, acquitted herself very fairly of the part of Julia in The Hunchback the other day. Mrs. Blind's appearance and manner suggest that- it is iu melo drama or tragedy that she is most likely to make her mark. Her comedy is pouderous, but her indication of strong passion is unusually impressive for a beginner. Her elocution, how ever, is at present sadly ...

... POPULAR CONCERTS.-- The first Popular Concert of the Twenty-fifth Season is announced for Monday evening. Mr. Arthur Chappell has prepared an excellent programme for the occasion, with Madame Norman N ...

... eMeUSlC) RICHTER CONCERTS.-- The pre-Christmas series terminated last Saturday night. On the side of novelty they have not greatly enriched our musical répertoire. The vogue indeed, has been mainly li ...

... . The National Review opens this month with the article on Labourers' and Artizans' Dwellings, by Lord Salisbury, which has created so great a stir throughout the United King dom. It is a melancholy proof of the bitter rancour of party politics, that in many quarters, instead of assistance in the good work, the Conservative leader finds opposition and detraction. Writers would rather the ...

... . THE comic opera, The Merry Duchess, with which the Royalty Theatre was successfully opened last spring, was withdrawn last week, and on Monday last its place was taken by Gillette, an adaptation by Mr. H. Savile Clark, of the opera Gillette de Narbonne, written by MM. Chivot and Duru, and composed by M. Audran, composer of Olivette and of La Mascotte. The popularity attained by both these ...

... . By the Earl of Rosslyn. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1383. LORD ROSSLYN is a racing man, and he is one of many who can be pointed to by lovers of the sport in proof of the assertion that supporters of the turf are not necessarily, as some good people affect to believe, uncouth and devoid of cultivation. The late Lord Wilton was an enthusiastic racing man throughout his ...