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December 1887
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ROYALTY THEATRE

... LOYALTY THEATRE. Mit. Mayeu last week changed his plan of campaign, and discarding French drama opened a short season of French opera with a representation of that tuneful and lively work, la Perichole, written by Mil. Meilhac and Halevy, composed by Jacques Offenbach, and originally produced at the Theatre des Varietes, Paris, October 6th, 1868. The cast provided at the Royalty was as ...

CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERTS

... . THE tenth Saturday Concert of the Crystal Palace series was given last Saturday, when the following programme was pro vided:-- 1. Concerto in G, for Strings J. 3. Bach. V. Concerto for Pianoforte and Orchestra, No. :i Beethoven. Aria Let the dreadful engines Barcell. A. Symphony No. 7, in A Beethoven. ,V Hungarian Ithapsody, No. IS (First Time) laszt. (i. Traiimc (ltcverie), for Strings ...

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC

... ROA'AL COLLEGE OF A1US1C. UNDER the special patronage of T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales, a choral and orchestral concert was given last Saturday, at Princes Hall, by students of the Royal College of Music. The following programme was provided:-- 1. Overture Leonora, No. 1 (Op. 138) Beethoven. Andante con moto. Allegro con brio. 2. Trio Gratias agimus (Messe Solennelle) Rossini. ...

REVIEWS

... . Twenty-five Tears in a Waggon in the Gold Regions of Africa. By Andrew A. Anderson. With Illustrations by the Author. In Two Volumes. London: Chapman and Hall, Limited. 1887. The author s object in writing this book has been, lie explains, to add another page to the physicnl geography of Africa, and he speaks of his desire to make physical geography a pleasant study to the young, in a way ...

OUR CAPTIOUS CRITIC

... . Continued from page 382.) tion to all his fellow competitors by the fact of his being the only one courteous enough to acknowledge a hit. He lost the bout when they were trick and tie, fairly giving himself away. The most scholarly bout in the competition was the follow ing one, between Mr. C. F. Clay, German Gymnastic Society, and Mr. H. Turner, Polytechnic Gymnasium. The latter, quite a ...

STROLLING PLAYERS' CONCERT

... STROLLING PLAYERS' CONCEPT The Strolling Players' Amateur Orchestral Society an,,, likely to reach a high position amongst our numerous amatp musical societies. The conductor, Air. Norfolk Alcorn, 1 done wonders for the Strolling Players, mid ha! W(l'tlfj them so hard and well at numerous rehearsals that tliev w! been brought into a condition of thorough discipline aud n the most reverent ...