... RJ1t~1kC{i ,nFll, CAxRrsIcs, by William George Walters (3 vols.: Hurst. and fllaclkett), belongs in its general conception to a higher order of fiction than that of every clay. It is at any rate an attempt to delineate passion instead of being content with sentiment, and to deal with human nature directly instead of the accidents of contem- porary society. Clifford Cardic is something more ...

... I i I I I I A| ! ?? _ pO THE ROYAL ACADEMY I. IT cannot be said that the present exhibition is the best that has been seen at Burlington House, but it is very nmuch the largest. D)uring the past year three rooms, now occupied by water-colour pictures, works in black and white, and architectural drawings, have been added to the building. Two of them are of large size, and all are well lighted ...

... -lE IT is a sure sign of Channing's influence on the thought of the day that when we read any of his addresses on social subjects we seem to have read it all before ; and yet, on the other hand, one at least of our schools is drifting further and further from the principles of his robust common-sense philosophy. Take his address on Self. Culture, which he defines as the building-up.of the ...

... TEIE Princess's Theatre will be reopened on the 18th inst. with the ew layby r Wilson Barrett and Air H. A. Jones, called the Dew play by b] . Bgaeteandaneqialentfortheold HoodmaanBlind. ?? as an equivtln for t Iol English game we now'know better as Bliudman's Buff.I the fourth scene of the third act the Prince of Denmark, in his famous speech to his mother, asks her, , What devil was't ...

... The Act affecting new buildings in New York, and passed June 9th, 1885, may be of interest to our readers:- Every theatre or opera house, concert hall, or other building intended to be used for theatrical or operatic purposes, or for concerts, lectures, or public entertainments of any kind, here- after erected, or which may be altered to be used for such pur- poses in the city of New York, ...

... FROM OUR OWN CORRESPON4DENTS.) ABER-DEEN. HER MlAcrET's TimSATRE.-Lessee, Mir AV. M'Farlancl - General Manager, Mr H. M'Farland.-We have Mr Clarance Holt'; company here this week, playing Thes Donaghs. by Mr G. F. Rowe, one of the most acceptable Irish pieces presenited in Aberdeen for a long time. It is well played, too; while the beautiful panorama of the Lakes of K~illarney, from the brush ...

... DISTRACTION. Written by Mr Charles Bradley, produced on Monday evening, June 29th, at the Theatre Royal, Cheltenham. Mr Hodges Ball ?? Mr J. RUssELL Bnoon Mr Bridges Brogues . . Mr JAMES FRAzois Charlie Brogues ?? Mr PERCY GCuNNs Hotrace Brogues ?? . : Mr H. J W*ec-DARLErGn Secidges ?? Mr Comac RATE Miss ladeline Porcupina ?? Miss GRAOE VIVIAN Miss Mumblestone ?? Miss NAOwI HOpE Mrs Bridges ...

... At first glance it is difficult to discover the connection between Mr IV. S. Gilbert's dainty fairy play Broken Hearts and the four ladies in distress for whose benefit a dramatic performance had been orgamised by Miss Muriel Campbell at the Ladbroke Hall on the evening of Thursday, the 25th ult. If the expression referring to the ladies in distress was intended to apply to those who formed ...

... THE LONDON THEATRB.S. At the commencement of JTlly MetropOlitanf managers have to contend with many rival attracti tocnhs apat foro m nd the tition of the fashionable cricket machs1 t or'san the annual regatta, at Henley. If crowded houses are notno he recorded many of the West-end theatres are yet well attended, and few changes of theatrical prograi mes have to be noted. Not for many summers ...

... ' ra-mer nr ?? flnRRISPO NT i (FROM OUR OWN UUzUKL6o10YNIJEN1.) BABRO W-IN-FUR NESS. ROYAL ALHAMBRA THEATRE.-Proprietcrs, Bell and Atkin. ?? Charles Majilton's company is paying a return visit this week, The Gay City and Round the.Cleci: forming part of the programme, concludin)g each evenirg with the laughable burlesque entitled Churns. There are some slight changes in the company since its ...

... THE OXFORD. There was a grand night here on Thursday, when a most liberal programme was put forward for the fourth annual benefit of that excellent institution, the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage. The benefit had been organised by the E Division, and Mr Jennings, who had behaved with the cus- tomary generosity in granting the use of the hall, had, in the conduct of the proceedings, the ...

... STUDENTS AT THE PIANOFORTE The Academyfor the higher development of Pianoforte Playing is an institution which fully carries out the promises made by its projectors. Under the able presidency of Mr Franklin Taylor, and the admirable musical guidance of Mr Oscar Beringer, who has few equals among modern pianists, the students of the above academy have attained a high degree of proficiency, and ...