THEATRES
... Theatres A WILD and somewhat purposeless farce in four acts, adapted by Mr. Hawtrey from the German of Von Moser, under the title of The Private Secretary, was produced at the PRINCE'S Theatre on Satu ...
... Theatres A WILD and somewhat purposeless farce in four acts, adapted by Mr. Hawtrey from the German of Von Moser, under the title of The Private Secretary, was produced at the PRINCE'S Theatre on Satu ...
... MESSRS. HOWARD AND CO.-- A song of the olden times is The Crusader, words by Miss Alice O. Stevens; music by Frank N. Abernethy. This song will prove a welcome change from the ultra-sentimental love ...
... MRS. POWER O'DONOGHUE'S A Beggar on Horseback (3 vols.: Hurst and Blackett) is so clever, that the general vulgarity of its tone, and even of its style, is the more regrettable. Nor does the clevern ...
... MESSRS. MARRIOTT AND WILLIAMS.-- One of the cleverest of the rising ballad writers of the day is Gerald B. Lane, from whom we have four remarkably good examples of that school, for which he has suppli ...
... IN A Real Queen (3 vols.: Chatto and Windus), Mr. R. E. Francillon has given his readers another of those highly idealised studies in fiction which are to real life what the imaginings of a poet who ...
... AUDIENCES at the ST. JAMES'S Theatre may be said to have confirmed the verdict of the Parisian public upon Le Maitre de Forges, for the applause which was bestowed upon the first perform ance of Mr. P ...
... THE OPERA.-- The prospectus of the Royal Italian Opera was issued on Wednesday, but the chief details have already been announced. It will, therefore, suffice to say that the principal artists are Mes ...
... THOUGH Easter has been heralded by dull times, the holiday season is by no means barren of theatrical novelties; on the con trary, this Easter presents a spectacle of very active rivalry among manager ...
... The War Game. --A correspondent writes: I have just seen your account of the war game in yours of the 8th ult., giving the credit of the invention to Prussia about sixty years since. I had been readi ...
... wwtww vJwr'-'.r- Pr j;| eMuSIC) THE DUKE OF ALBANY AS A IAN.-- Although the state of his health did not permit the Duke of Albany to take to any great extent a practical part in musical performan ...
... THE OPERA.-- The Carl Rosa rehearsals are practically ended and the English season at Drury Lane will commence on Easter Monday with the Bohemian Girl, Madame Georgina Burns and Mr. Maas playing the c ...