... I ? I I-]. 'I i- OXII, SHOW. TjlL A , ?? - - ?? Fin1 e\,il tt11 i~t i ~te'l l!jait gil - ti C' el Kiit I epen~':. ?? olin night.it lnets petlaes her', 'dwwi m'teiiostcotilst of canine n le ds0't hiy cccn ?? his own ?? particular cates as lie wait-re1 led opini~i each ros of bencehes rangeed along tsee ?? &~er~ sid nist dor of thje sonlit-eastetti division cokis spe'-.i2alj,.to ectupewlent to ...

... IUsIC. 1 TOVELY.OWS CATORIO COWERTS. I The fifth au(l last but one of these excellent concerts took idace at St. Janes's HaIl on Tuesaiy I vveuiazg, ,%ben tile ?? originally ancnounced was deviated from by the substitution of Gluck's over- ture to p ?? en Aulide (with Wagner's ending) for Goetz's cantata, The Water Lily, and of a mis- cellaneous selection for Wagner's The Holy Supper of ...

... - rnaer the title of Dorothy, a now comedy- opezr was produced at the Gaety Theatre on Saturday eveuinu-the book written by Mr. B. C. Stephepson, themusic composed by Mr. Alfred Opiher. The plot a is neitlwarqlaborate nor original, and in the second act C c somewhat overetrained, but the framework serves well I for musical gects. T4ae ation is'supposed to take place k in Kent in the autumn ...

... The melodious solos and choruses of Reinecke's cantata The Enchanted Swans, as rendered by a choir of lady students, at the concert of the Guildhall School of Music, provided an agreeable piece de resistance for the numerous friends of the school congregated in the splendid Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House on the afternoon of Saturday last. The foundation of the story of The Enchanted Swans ...

... GEnlTRL THEATRICAL FUND. fc>,ioll alld the public joined forces on The tI ct to swell the resources of the above- Thilr~ lt cliet institution, the claims of which have 0Lid ciit. been set forth and advocated in these 4t1f510.,. DV of the brigbtest stars in the theatrical 0lurit9tt ;,siocd the committee by their readilncss to fec2 airief period on the Drury-lane stage, and a biaiiei e ...

... OLYMPIC THEATRZE. Seeing that the character of Lady Mac- beth has taxed the highest powers of our greatest actresses, it could not be expected that a comparative novice would scale the heights of tragedy at a bound. Genius has been defined as an infinite capacity for taking pains, and this will unquestionably apply to the art of acting. Study, reso- lution, and good intention count for much, ...

... A STOlY FORt WO'MEN. 'be , s Stanley Little thus describes -. JanlO story MN y Royal Fatlher .i thr ebite end, )Co) Whether feminine J *.,jjcl,(erdrc the definition or accept 20liol 'S Nl st be left in open question. it!et' )ll'j Ile~ anld original, and dis- 1 cirl social, and religious questions (! 'Sp;ess that is likely to challenge wih'boelIhIo; SS v ritcisinw whero it does not command It ...

... CItTTidS FROM THE! COMICS. - - (From Mssnslz) T.e TURN OP TSE TzsD.--The howl of the dog8 in leading strings. he City article sta es that. short loans were in great request last week. Yes, and well we know it. PARADoXIcAL BUT Taue.-Time--9 p.m. Sun- ?? Jane (IoquitsY)> Oh, 'Enery dear, if miss this train 1 am sure to catch it. A ResuLT OF THEE ECrcoNs.-EmPloYer: Yes, Brown, you have served ne ...

... BALLADS ANI) OTH1.1t IC)EM1S. 'By G. HEDLEY. SCOtt, P. c,'esite-row.-A olunse of poetry eoutnissing rsuch that is ercellent, and very little indeed that does not soar above the level ef nicdincrity. Mr. Hedley's verse is fluent and- freslh, and y o- plefer him in the 1)a.tltie tjlatlhe those izi file lieroic vein. '-The BLhsiielasra Cliarge i's a fine. Specimlell of thle hltter, whilst A ...

... -4 COVENT GARDEN. So successful was the grand circus entertainment given here last season that the experiment, on a yet larger and more attractive scile, is to be repeated this, under the manageussnt of M![r. A. Henry asi the eques- trian manager, and of the ever-csurteous Mr. Douglas Cox as business manager. At home and abroad, to judge by the programme that has been put forward, circus ...

... I17[L _ _L1 LIST OF ENTERTAINMENTS. - THEATRE ROYAL DkCUX:Y ?? 0 T g V LN ri is a magifent realization of tile famous Arabial Nights ?? iS reired atigtly with deafening applauise and lauhiter by avelitsriog . th o ?? Lbe best features and full of ?? panltomnime, I. c ) ,) s titti , tle grace. of French ?? e, and trh charnt of comic . . 'si atl Iyoig, andi is unianimously pronnetced to be the ...

... A N IRISH A 0 VEL.} i .19 need not be middle-aged to remember the time when an Irish s5'V pownised plentiful entertainment. Irish life, as we were taught by Cia 'cs Lever to conceive of it, was full of fun ; and even when it wae dcjcribed by a writer of Carleton's more serious vein, there was more cil ibh than of shadow in the picture. No one, -we presume, would now pen a book which professed ...