... . THE third appearance of Mme. Adelina Patti on Saturday last attracted a brilliant gathering of the aristocracy and crowds of music lovers, representing all classes of society. The opera chosen for this occasion was Il Barbiere di Siviglia, the comic masterpiece of Rossini, and Mme. Patti, of course, represented the coquettish Rosina. How admirably she fills this attractive but far from easy ...

... GERMAN OPERA, COVENP GARDEN. RICHARD WAGNER'S second opera, Der Fliegende Holländer, was chosen for the sixth of the current series of German operatic performances at Covent Garden, and the cast was strengthened by the aid of a conspicuous ornament of the Royal Italian Opera Company-- Mme. Albani-- as Senta. Her impersonation of this character in Italian representations of The Flying Dutchman ...

... . THE exclamation O most frequently to the English ear-- I mean the uncultured one that does not travel much-- is generally found in the forefront of a remark. O my prophetic soul, my uncle! as Hamlet says in the original English. We have not. lately had the opportunity of seeing Signor Salvini play the Prince of Denmark in Italian, so to the ear referred to it would he a peculiar point ...

... . AMONGST our amateur musical societies there are few more worthy of respect than the Bach Choir, which has done much to elevate musical taste by excellent performances of great works which had long been neglected, and in many cases had never before been heard in this country. On Wednesday last this society gave, at St. James's Hall, the first of the two concerts with which its members will be ...

... . Glad Tidings, the sensational drama by Messrs. Willing and Stainforth, originally produced at the Standard Theatre, was last Monday revived at the Surrey Theatre, under the direction of Mr. John Douglass, with a strong cast, including Miss Amy Steinberg (Isabel Morton), Miss B. Newton (Margaret), Miss B. Knight (Mrs. Chingwell), Mr. H. Dundas (Arthur Pierce), and Messrs. Gilmore (Willie ...

... . The Grand Mogul, an Oriental féerie in three acts, libretto by Mr. H. B. Farnie, music by Audran, was produced last Monday at the Comedy Theatre, and met with a suecès d'estime at the hands of a friendly audience composed entirely of invited guests. It will be seen from the following account of the plot that The Grand Mogul closely resembles The, Snake Charmer, written by MM. Chivot and Duru ...

... MUSIC. COYENT GARDEN CONCERTS. THESE entertainments continue to attract large audiences, especially on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but, with few excep tions, have presented no occasion for critical comment. The novelties produced at the opening concern, and referred lo in cur last week's impression, have beon repeated, and in addition to further appearances made by MM. Maas and Santley, Mines. ...

... OUR CAPTIOUS CRITIC. AMONG THE CRICKETERS. THAT was the all-important question at the beginning of last week. It met one everywhere, and at all times and seasons. Politics were no where. Getting Gordon out of Khartoum was a trivial matter compared to get ting Murdoch out at Kennington, and the failure of the Egyptian Conference was n aught when com pared to that of the English howling. The ...

... . MR. C. W. Spencer, a young actor of some promise, though at present deficient in training, gave a matinee at the Gaiety Theatre on Wednesday last, in order to show what he could do with Mr. Neville's old character in The Serf His effort was commendable chiefly for its sincerity of purpose. In grace of gesture and refined elocution Mr. Spencer must take a good many lessons before he can hope ...

... 'Our Friend the Bog. By Gordon Stables, C.M., M.D., R.N. London: Dean and Son, 160a, Fleet-street, L.C. It is a great thing for an author to know his subject, and iBr. Stables has an unquestionable knowledge of dogs. It is also a great thing for a man who writes a book to have some literary ■skill and taste and here Dr. Stables is lamentably deficient. A more consistently clumsy writer has ...

... OUR CAPTIOUS CRITIC. JUST IN TIME. JUST IN TIME. So I was, I regret to say. Otherwise I should have been spared the infliction of sitting out the drama produced under that title at the Avenue Theatre. Lest any of my readers should possibly he lured 1 into being just in time as well orders are not admitted after eight I hasten to put my impressions on record. The drama is divided into a ...

... . THE first season of this new society closed a few days back. It commenced with a discourse by Mr. F. Praeger on his Per sonal Recollections of Richard Wagner. This was followed by Mr. Moncure Conway's views on The Supernaturalism of Art, and at the concluding meeting Miss Alma Murray gave dramatic readings from the works of Shakespeare and Wagner. A season which can boast of no greater ...