... 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 ...

... American burlesque stage in the person of Miss Fay Templeton (a very substantial 'fay, by the way), who half sings, half speaks, in a very piquant fashion, a song with the refrain I like - it. We don't like it ! yelled some ruffian from the gallery ...

... was honoured with a reception which amply rewarded him for all his trouble and inconvenience. Again and again he essayed to speak, and again and again the vast audience burst forth with renewed applause, which kept the actor bowing in silence for several ...

... 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 ...

... V. Robinson have painted some splendid scenes, real works of art, anc the l way in which the pantomime has been produced speaks volumes for the energy of the stage-nmenager Air Waltesr Raynhaon. Credit is aleo due to Mr James Farrar for the I efficient ...

... that capacity for ruling ferocious and dangerous beasts and that courage and coolness which are generally admired by English-speaking nations. But another hero claimed the principal attention of the amnsement-loving Islingtonians on Thursday evening. This ...

... word, the soci4- taires will receive the same dividend as last year, and the reserve fund is increased by 2,000. Financially speaking, theprosperity of our great theatre is, therefore, without a flaw up to the present. Prudent economy may possibly avert the ...

... 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 ...

... may be considered the chief. In his Intro- . duction Mr. Reid is exuberant, and hardly choice in his expressions when he speaks of the Irish party in the House of Commons as a solidand courageous band and of Liberal l Unionists as s a divided, h ...

... Paul de Cassagnac. who mixes a few drops of rau dle ,nelise with his water. Coffee and water is also a beverage much used by speaking deputies; among those who patronize it are A. Floquet, President of the Chamber; M. Goblet, the present Prime Minister ; ...

... England or ill Spain. But the brave sherry and the honest burgher were no longer in the days of which Mr. Ruskin is now speaking the only attractions in these suburbanr feasts. The household now included a celebrated critic as. well as a generous patron ...

... THIE zEGEA N. ; MIR. FITZ-PATRICK is a clever, cultivated, agreeable talker, who has been everywhere, knows everything, and speaks all languages, ancient and modern, with equal fluency and equal point. He tells a good story well; has an apt quotation in ...