... Only some slight pieces serving as preludes to the more substantial portion of the evening's entertainment have been produced as novelties during the week. The dramatic chronicle of the time may be briefly sum- marised. La Ailascotte has been played in French at the ROYALTY. The comic opera Babette was brought out at the STRAND on Thursday evening. The Old Guard at the AVENuE reached its ...

... Mir E. J. Tarver, architect, sets forth in the following paper a plan for improving the construction of theatres:- I should mention at the outset that I have obtained a provisional patent for this improvement, which is tan- tamount to saying that it is, to the best of my belief, an original invention, so far as anything in this old world can be said to be original ; for I hold the truth of ...

... DIU HENRY IRVING closed his season at Chicago on Saturday, and opened at Boston on Monday. The Shicago papers say that the engagement has been the most successful ever played there, not only financially, but artistically. It has exceeded by $10.000 any pre- viously played there by M1r Irving. The advance sale of tickets in Boston promised similar results. THE death is announced, on the 23d ...

... MEXICAN JOE AT BATTERSEA. Col. Joe Shelley ( Mexican Joe ), who comes to us with testimonials from three generals, a Mexioan presidente, and the famous pistol-shot of Texas, Wild Bill, commenced his depiction of Life in the Western Wilds of America at the Albert Palace, Battersea, on Boxing Day. Col. Shelley's career is, as his programme states, well known all over the world, and ...

... 0 L Y MP IA. A change of programme is always conducive to the continuous success of an equestrian entertainment, and M. Houcke was well advised in taking the opportunity created by the departure of the Arabs to introduce no les, than eight new acts amongst the fifteen items ?? , -. stitute the Olympia programme. As we have already deucribed in detail and praised in elteuso the attractions ...

... FRE NCH PLAYS AT THE ROYALTY. Oii Saturday, Jan. 7th, the Opera- Bouete, in Three Acts and Four Tableaux, by Offeibach, entitled LA GRANDE DUCHESSi. Frit. ?? ?? i. u DEitEe ie GOndral Bourn ?? M. CuciaI i.e Prince Paul ?? Al, Notics Le Baron Purl: ?? ,l. I ?? Le Baron Grow ?? Al. FEROUtONrT Nipossuc ., A. CiTsercc L Grande Duhesse ?? adame MAsY ALBERT 'Vanda ?? .Maclame LoNTZ Olga ?? ...

... ?? OUR OWN CORIRESPONDENTS.) ABERDEEN. HER MAJESTe's TeIIKATRE.-Lessee, Mr W. MFarlmad; General Manager, Mr John Cavaijahb-In tile Rlanks has at length found its way here, and the manner in which it has been received by large audiences is most enthu-iastie. The company Messrs Miller and Elliston have sent with the piece do it great jnstice. Ml'FARLAND's VARIETIES-A constant change of ...

... T is with much gratification we are able to announce that the subscriptions received at The Era office on behalf of the Grand Theatre Relief Fund during the past week by Mr Edward Ledger, one of the lion. treasurers, amount to the extremely handsome sum of over 1,000. MR HENRY IRVING S numerous private friends and his many public admirers were somewhat disquieted early in the week by an ...

... AMUSEMENTS IN GLISGOW. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDEST.) PiNcCEss's TiIIATRE.-Lessees and Managers, Messrs Beryl and Walden Acting-Manager, 1r WV. Foulis.-Blue Beard continues to draw brilliant audiences, and no wonder, for it is one of the funniest pantomimes ever seen at this theatre. Mr Rich Waldon as Blue Beard excels all that he has ever done previously in Glasgow. His impersonation is of ...

... AMUSEMBNTS IN GLASGOW. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PRINCESS'S TsiSATRn.-Lessees and Managers, Messers Beryl and Walden; Actino-Manager, Mr W. Foulis-Bilie Beard continues a great attraction, and is spoken of as the best pantomime yet produced at the popular South Side theatre. Three performances daily ivere given on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the aggregate sum realised being in excess ...

... it s. The Whittington is one of the oldest established is and most earnest and efficient of our metropolitan amateur n dramatic societies and whatever it attenipts is generally care- al fully and creditably done. A certain aniountof unevenness is ie always a characteristic of an amateur performance, and [I Saturday evening's rendering of The Lancashire Lass at of the 6t. George's Hall by ...

... HIAMPSTEAD DRIMATIC CLUB. St. George's Hall, Langham-place, was well filled on the evening of Saturday last, when the members of the above- named excellent amateur dramatic club gave another success. ful entertainment, and convinced us, as they have convinced us before, that in their ranks is to be found a good deal of histrionic talent. Evening dress was the order for the whole body of the ...