... SULLIVAN'S MARTYR OF ANTIOCH.-- The Albert Hall Choral Society revived this sacred musical drama on Wednesday evening, with a splendid cast of soloists, and with Sir Arthur himself as conductor. A b ...

... Jli A FAIR MAID, by F. W. Robinson (3 vols.: Hurst and Blackett), is, while not among the best works of its author, suf ficiently full of his characteristic merits to satisfy his innumerable admirer ...

... THE new play by Mr. H. A. Jones and Mr. Wilson Barrett at the PRINCESS'S is not a drama with a symmetrical design and well- defined purpose, but rather a succession of tableaux and startling adventure ...

... . ON Tuesday last a miscellaneous entertainment, organised by Miss Minnie Bell, was given at St. George's Hall, in aid of the Hospital for Children, Paddington Green. Music was the lead ing attraction, and a number of vocalists gave their aid. Miss Cocheris sang Nobil Signor (Les Huguenots) in the original soprano key, with moderate success; Miss Brandram sang Molloy's weak London Bridge ...

... . IT is an old story with but one new turn of incident and motive that is set forth at the St. James's in the new comedy presented there with such triumphant success on Saturday last. Antoinette, the wife who is weak and indiscreet, hut not actually wicked: M. Rigaud, the rough but not unkindly husband who has no romance in him, and little sympathy with a sentimental woman's yearnings; M. ...

... OUR CAPTIOUS CRITIC. AT A DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE3. I TRUST that the members of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers will pardon me for stating that my personal asso ciations with their dis tinguished corps have been mainly of a depressing character. I will plead in extenuation that these associations have not been ■eery extensive, and will further allow that they have been affected by ...

... HUNTING NOTES. By Beookbby. Author oj The Cream of Leicestershire dec: THE SOUTHEKN MIDLANDS. LAMENT will avail neither writer nor reader, and will not even give Mr. Sturgees a subject; ob- jurgation is not pretty upon paper; and mirth on the part of the man who sits down to write about fox hunting in a frost that has virtually lasted eight or ten weeks could be but a pitiful sham. We steal a ...

... . FOR many years past, Mr. Walter Bache has been in the habit of giving concerts and pianoforte recitals, at which the composi tions of Liszt have been largely predominant. This field of action has been left entirely to him; he has had no competitor in the onerous task of preaching Liszt-worship to stubborn unbelievers, and must have made heavy pecuniary sacrifices on behalf of the cause with ...

... . THE seventy-fourth season of this venerable society will open next month, and the prospectus just issued by the directors shows that these zealous and untiring workers have been indus triously employed during the last six months in making such musical arrangements as should ensure a prosperous season. We have been enabled to announce, from time to time, important measures taken by the ...

... MESSRS. RANSFORD AND SON.-- Two piquante songs of the serio-comic drawing-room school are Nothing for Love, written and composed by Miss E. M. Harrison and Henry Pontet, and Somebody's Secret, wor ...

... . LONDON BALLAD CONCERTS.--The last evening concert of Mr. John Boosey's attractive entertainments took place at St. James's Hall on Wednesnay last. The last morning performance is announced for Wednesday next, when a number of eminent vocalists and instrumentalists will combine their efforts to bring the season brilliantly to an end. The continuous success of these concerts must be a source ...

... . THE first piece at the Strand Theatre is now a bright come dietta by Mr. Savile Clarke called A Lyrical Lover. This little piece is in the form of an duologue, tho speakers being a young poet or poetaster and a young lady who, although she secretly admires his verses, is a long time before she will admit her partiality for the writer. Both of the lovers, in fact--for such they ultimately ...