... to the unfamiliarity of the character, and partly to the author's constructive skill. Of the main plot it is impossible to speak further without betraying a mystery concocted wvith singular success and ingenuity. It must suffice, therefore, to say on this ...

... tableaux, charades, and even plays are now undertaken and well carried out by children, who are less timid than their elders, and speak or sing their words far more boldly and clearly. We shall have plenty to say to and about our grown tip readers next month ...

... and recreation. Mr. Blanchard's amusing hyme d dialogue is, as usual, a little overpowered by all these scenic aids ; not to speak of the ragirg hurricane of mirth which fills the vast circutnfe ence of the national theatre A-hen the wonder- fully intelligent ...

... (luring Mr; Irvilig's next professional tolir ill America. At least one entirely new play will be produced by ltbr, not to speak of several impersonations which will he new at least to the English public. Aliss Anderson's season will cummnmene in Scptember ...

... Fouqu6's masterpiece, Unditue. Praise is due also to Mr. Sumner for his illustrations of the fable. XVe are glad to be able to speak well of a new magazine, the Chris/ias Wo-rld. It has many brisk articles in it, to the point and not too long, notably one ...

... we all know, has a knack of illustrating the past from the present, as when he says, '' The age of Tiberius, spiritually speaking, was not unlike the Victorian age. There is truth in his warning, Don't boast of Bishops, creeds, catechistos. Life may ...

... for operatic librettos, and we fear we can say no more than that they are quite good enough for their purpose. Dramatically speaking, the second-the story of Damon and Pythias-is the best ; the other two must be pronounced failures. For Sintrqm, it may ...

... them, the reflec- tion of a great intellect and a noble heart. His speech is easy, glowing ; full of imagery but althoughite speaks French, Gernan, Italian, and Latin, besides the Slav languages, with equal ease, no one of these dialects can furnish him ...

... ascestral portraits speaking likenesses of Sir Arthur Sullivan, l\ir. Gilbet, and Mr. D'Oyly Carte, the piece had a rather decided tellnllcy to fade into nothingness. By way of compensation I'r. 2Tole, wisely taking the precaution to speak before, instead ...

... judgment and insight, and much critical capacity. Mr. Herbert Gilchrist has done his work with discretion, allowing his mother to speak for herself whenever possible, and filling in the details of her early life with care and completeness. The book is of unusual ...

... Transatlantic tongue. The experiment has, however, its philological interest. When an xc nally rfied Russian noble- man is made to speak of somebody as a scal~awag, the spirit of Turgenieff is scarcely appreciable by British ears; and to do things with a vim ...

... Ireland to the tender mercies of Parnell's tba5l of plunderers. On most Italian matters, the Church excepted. Mr. Gallenga speaks very decidedly. The army, though not quite une quantite neg/rgeable, needs improvement; military education must begin in ...