... ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA On Tuesday, May 24th DonizettiM' Opera LA FAVORITA. Fernando ?? Signor GAvAsaa Alphonso Signor DANDRDai ?? Signor CAMPLO Leonora ?? -dlle. MEDSA MEt Whatever the artistic results of the present operatic season may be, the musical public will at least have an ample choice between Mr Augustus Harris, ir Carl Rosa, Mr Mapleson, and Signor Lago, whose venture at Cvent-garden ...

... There was a large attendance at the chamber concert of the Royal Academy of Music, May 20th, St. James's Hall being filled with the friends and admirers of the students, who, under the control of Mr Barnby, reflected credit upon themselves and the Institution where they have studied. Mir Barnby opened the concert with Gounod's anthem Come unto him, which was beautifully sung by the choir. ...

... A very large audience assembled at the above place of entertainment on the evening of Thursday last to witness an amateur dramatic performance organised in support of the charities of St. Luke's, Camberwell. As we have repeatedly pointed out, charity is very often the excuse and nothing more for the appearance of amateur actors behind the foot- lights. They fret and strut their hour; they get ...

... The performances given by the members of this amateur dramatic club are always interesting, and that which took place on the evening of Wednesday last at the head. quarters of the corps was no exception to the rule, seeing that a new one-act play, written especially for the performance now under notice, was produced on the occasion. The title and cast of the little piece, which is in one act ...

... The above is the English version of the poem by l. Louis Gallet, with the music of Jules MLassenet. Dr. Francis Hueffer has undertaken the version, and says the work is a modern example of the Miracle and Mystery plays of the medieval poets, and expounds the symbolic meaning of original sin, identifying it with love. Dr. Hueffer does not claim for the version any- thing more than to have ...

... A 1ANTOMtIME RIOT. A pantomime riot is hardly conceivable in these days when the frolics of the clown and his merry companions have invariably the result of putting everybody in the best possible humour. But a singular riot once took place growing out of a pantomime performance. It was at the Surrey Theatre in 1810, and Elliston, formerly of Drury-lane Theatre, was then the manager. Elliston ...

... MR. F. DE LAPIA'S RECITAL. Troops of friends, mostly belonging to the fair attended at the Ladbroke Hall on Tuesday eV efi to listen to a recital and dramatic entertaineani, organised by Mr F. de Lara, and in which be ?? principal part. He met with every encouragetceii a it is but just to him to say that his intelligent shrand fully deserved it. He put his powers to a very Fsrts test by ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUNEDIN, MARCH 5.-The Fisk Jubilee Singers continue to coin money in this colony. At Wellington in eight nights they took 1,350, their nightly attend- ance at the Opera House being 1,300. Harry Power disbanded his company at Gisburne, and returned to Wellington. Miss Lillie Bryer has gone back to Melbourne. Georgie Smithson is on the West Coast, and makes Rokitika ...

... THE DRAMA AT THE ACADEMY Nowadays at the Academy the theatrical world wont to be better represented in flesh and blood at the private view than in paint and canvas on the w Why, as Mr Chadhand so pertinently asked about certain shortcoming of humanity, why, my friends a this ? Can it be that our modern Peg Woffiugtous ac tired of being portrayed ? or that they can find James Triplet to portray ...

... NADIA AT THE ALHAMBRA. One of the most artistic and beautiful ballets which have yet been the result of the combined efforts of Messrs J. Hansen and G. Jacobi was presented for the first time to a large and enthusiastic audience on Monday evening last. Sadia is in two tableaux, and cotan three principal characters, who, of course, interpret their emotiones and intentions in graphic pantomime ...

... pROVINCIAL THEATRICALS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) ABERA VON. PTLIC HALT,.-)Mr T. J.- West's eeedoonls Picnleic com- p-any concluded a jost Successfli three nigthts' per- frolrance es Saturday nohht last. The inmoense amount of foaln this medley, with the decidedly clever acting of Mlr P. u Ofiielt. Donsfis Muldoon ; FMr P. J. Harvey, Michael lelahl ; Mr ?? W. raithivaite, Mrs Muldoon ; ...

... THE OXFORD. TheOxfordisbeingredecorated, but as the workis not yet finished 'We withhold a description of it, especially as Mr Jennings intends to afford the press a special opportunity of judging the effect of Messrs Shoolbred's embellishments on Tuesday next. We therefore pass on at once to notice the fresh attractions introduced into the programme since our last visit. The most remarkable ...