... -our JUbrarP Zablt* ZI~sfa~cos IdedtUtie. ] J. B. Wa re- (Londo: i Diprose and Bateman.) hi little Jvolume is a colnetioi of the stories 02 debrated coases of imposture. from the Martin Gnerre to ?? case. They are a remdarkhble series of 3 Farra'ives includi ing the courier of vyonm, form in others. V wemay remind Mr Ware, however, that the atn gustioe Bovill tried the first Tiobborne ease. .5 ...

... C.Ortcal ? got +. ED., ? I MO' PreparationsBfor the pantomime of Sinbad are in a forward state at the Prince's Theatre. The- first eight scenes, Whio i -have aready described, and which form an unbroken succession of mechanical changes, are ready, as well as the ninth scene, a front cloth, which enables - Mi M. H. Barraud to display his I artistic taste and feeling. It represents the ...

... iiti, - I lxV;rSBUitY UPTON AND TRESH-M FLOWE X SHOW. YLUN\16 0tt-uVY. The aurnal show of these villages took place on Yednnsdav ina field -indly lent by the Rev F. W. leruno, The exhibits were superior to the former att4 &ori0 Owing to the chow being held later in the she ta30nthan usual, aiad also the greator amount of yea rterrct ihowin by the cottagcrs in the cultivation :of fail heir ...

... Last night Mr George Chute took his ann tul 3>,e - and the large house which assembled in -site ei hot weather testified to the widespread ;ol.).ublS the management. The performance w Un uvler i patronage of the Mayor and Mayore-s, wi-h1 ?? 1 the front seats in the drcss circle. The rozr3 !i2 consisted of the play of .oths.' ?? irL Ouida's work by Mr H. Hamilton. .wh pliyek tiv part of the ...

... ?? T#i DOMFlSD AY BOGJX. Yeste'rday a lare nsin.ber ofdistinguished persons, comprising nearly four hundredvisitors, went to the . Public .Record .ffce, London, and inspected the ::ancient documents known as the Domesday-Book, this being the eight hundredth anniversary of the completion of the origial book. Ar interesting paper was read by Mr Herbert:Hail, of :the Public Record- Office,on.the ...

... (FROs OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) pARIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14.-MI. Alexandre poinsei' new piece at the Renaissance is as gay as his canons 115, Rue Pigalle, to which it bears a strong 'isnily likeness, broad farce and equally broad dialogue ;,iitg amongst its most marked features. But the wit the author of Le Deputd de BEmbiigoac and his talent devising droll situations are again to the fore, so ...

... AFTEIR LONG YEARS' An Original Play, in Three Acts, written by Mr Arthur Law and Mrs Herbert Puors, and produced by bliss De Grey at the Theatre Royal and Opera House Torquay, October 20th, 18S6. Philip Canningham ?? ?? BASSETT ROE Henry Cunningham . . Mr E. NoRWOOD Seilor eicardo . . M r A. T. HILTON Mr Cunningham ?? Mr W. F. STrIRLING Sir Frederick Goodchild * Mr MATTW BRnoDsIE Mrs ...

... A MAAGER IN A NEW ROLE. Incog. in his weekly notes to the Worcestershire Advertiser of the 16th inst., says:- I, like many other people, have had the pleasure of seeing Mr W. Gomersall, the esteemed lessee of the Worcester Theatre Royal, in many good roles; but I venture to think that but few have had the privilege of seeing him pose as an interpreter in a police-court. That privilege was ...

... A HAPPY DAY -AT THE GAIETY. A Family Farce, by Richard Henry, Produced on the Evening of Wednesday, October 6th, 1886. Jerrymer Jawkins ?? Mr ARTnuR WiLAANs Mrs Jawkins ?? Miss HARRIET COVRNEr Angelina ?? ?? Miss FLORENcE BHALS Sophonisba ?? s blis TERRISS Edwin ?? Mr B. P. SEARE Kewton ?? ?? Mr J. LE HAY Ethelburga ?? M Miss Rosa SILVESTER Ethelinda ?? ?? Miss FiORFNCE SILVESTER ...

... We have before breathed out condemnation of the efforts of what Messrs Robertson and Thorling are pleased to term their dramatic company. But up till last Saturday evening they had confined themselves to melodrama and farce, and it was not until then that we had an opportunity of seeing them at the Royal Park Lecture Hall, Camden-town, in the legiti- mate. The sublime self-confidence that ...

... GERMAN REEDS ENTERTAINMENT. Mr Corney Grain has been taking holiday at Aix-les- Bains, but having, as is his wont, combined business with pleasure be has prepared for his numerous admirers a new sketch which he calls Taking the Waters. This was presented on Monday night to a crowded audience, whose enjoyment of it was made abundantly manifest by laughter and applause. When Mr Grain travels he ...

... Mir Conquest's pantomime is decidedly one of the most 'legitimate productions of its kind in London, if the traditional notion of this class of entertain- ment be taken as correct. While it affords plenty of instances of gorgeous spectacle and artistic display, it also contains a large amount of downright romping, roaring, side-splitting, practical fun. The youngsters positively screech with ...