... - - - - Iavi ' AM oafV T.VrFlTrIT1Z HALL. THIE MILTON RAYS AT THE LECTURE HALL. sto On Monday evening the Milton flays commenced an t a six days' engagement at the Lecture Hall, a large Co audience welcoming these popular performers. The pro- gramme commenced with a representation of the scream- de: i- j comedy-oddity, 'The Saucy May, throughout the ha performance of which the ...

... CIAevitlv. \ - I. THE COUNTESS OF ALBANY. The lady who forms the subject of the new volume of the 1 Eminent Women series (I) undoubtedly was, and still remains, an eminent woman, but her eminence consisted and consists less in what she did thanwxhat sheowas. Sheiwill live in history, no doubt, as one of the great ladies of the society of her time, but she would scarcely have been that great ...

... rallnati RIA a1luskial. rSPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED.1 During last week Fedora drew good audiences at the Opera House, Leicester. Miss Laura Villiers was the heroine, Mr. Arthur Dacre the hero, and the other principal parts were played by Miss Marie North, Mr. A. M. Denison, and Mr. W. H. Day. Miss Villiers, evidently, not only has been well trained, but has special gifts for the stage, and she ia ...

... RAILWAY SERVANTS' ORPHANAGE | CONCERT., -. I ' The concert in aid of the Railway Servants' Orphan- age, given In the Drill Hall, Derby, last Tuesday, r was in every respect a great success. The hall, to begim with, was crowded-a fact which in itself is i highly satisfactory. The promoters of the concert (excellently managed throughout by railway men) 1 l had. secured very distinguished ...

... ?? ad Arlisfi4. LSPHCIALLY CONTRIBUTED. I The late Mr. Hayward, it is said, sometimes wrote verse. n It ahiefly consisted of little love songs and rhymed quips oC and cranks, after the manner of Priled. When they grew _ in number he bad them printed in a little volume prepared ti for private circulation. This book, the Pall Nall Gazette ti says, was his usual wedding present to the bride, and ...

... I I .& I tter ?? iter THE FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION. tc r' in [SPECIAL PRELImiNARY NOTICE.] se Ios- The collection of pictures and objets d'art at the ?? Corporation Art Gallery, which the Mayor will formally bm All open at a conversazione given by him to-morrow 31 irch (Thursday) evening, has been admirably arranged by anthe new cnrator, Mr. Henry Allpass, who is to be con- b out eak. ...

... -EXHIBITION OF LOCAL ART WORK AND DESIGNS. The second annual exhibition of articles sent in for com- I petition for the silver and bronze medals offered for excel- wit loeoy in the design and workmanship of local productions, of was * commoncod at the Derby Art Gallery on Satur- CO day, all the awards but those in the architectural and bet needlework sections having been oonnluded on the ...

... ENTERTAJINMENTS IN DERBY. THE CARL-ROSA OPERATIC PERFORMANCES. The visit of the Carl-Rosa Company was in every way successful. The audiences were large and enthusiastic, and the performances as a whole were quite up to the high standard which Mr. Rosa has so long maintained. The sconie dilicultiea were exceedingly well overcome, the chorus behaved admirably throughout, and the band, though not ...

... ,-;I AUMIllN IlS VAMBIERY. DII.anitilhry's autobiog~raphy (I) is exelen radng e Few books oif more romranitic interest have been pub- v'slv litdo noyas tratnge scenes in far-off lands1 slat pictur.'sque in.cidenits of travel, hair-breadth escapes, Ilild~ tills and isioinig accidenits by flood and field-every page tied has a fre~iucss and variety of its own. These are Ne described wvith nmuch ...

... DERBY CORPORATION AMT GALLERY. I I I 0~A ke THlE M)A'YOIVS CONVER~SAZIONZE. ;ci- Thc cermeers mzojome by which the Mayor and Mtiyoress3 of il~ .ho Derby signalmeed the Opening of the mmuturrnn exhibition at wV lid the Corpormtimim Art Gallery, on TLhumrsdamy evening last, wits (! n in every way. at success. The liberal invittation of the, S: Ce Mayor was widely responded to, as wmms shown by ...

... n- The sixteenth annual exhibition and sale of pure-bred In. shorthorns, under the euspices of the Birminghan Cattle I ?i- Sbow Council, was opened on Wednesday at Bingley Hall, Ye Birmingham. At one time fears were entertained that the I, reattictions on the removal of cattle owing to the pevalenice i ?? of foot-and-mouth disease would prejudicially affect the Tr show. The difficulty was ...

... COMEDY AND DRAMA AT THE LECTURE I HALL. I 'The performances given by Mr. G. M. Wood and his . company at thc Lecture Hall last week were so successful I in every respect that Mr. Wood has been induced to prolong C s his stay in Derby. and, in addition to the play given yeater- e day (Monday), he will present to-night (Tuesday), for his benefit, Mr. Gilbert's Sweethearts and his own version ...