... THEATRICAL ICENCES AT f1 ' NEWPORM .a THE SAFEIY OF THE PUBLIC. I- The annual sessions for the grtinting of theatrical licences in the borough of Newport was held at t. the rown-hall on Monday. The bench was not large enough to accommodate the number of magistrates which attended. The Mayor presided, and there were also present to act, Messrs. C. Lyne, G. Hoskins, H. J. Parnall, 0. Goss, J. ...

... 1C 1CINDEREL'LA AT THE THEATRE ROYAL. After a week to shake down into its, Pple end allow of thle facility and ease whichi comes only A by working, the Christmas panttortime Cia- derelia, at thie Theatre RoyVal, in1 now going 5.merrily, b~riskly, an~d well, and many of the drawbacks incident to first piertormn- 'ances have disappeared. In almost every -.instance altrtions, slight ini ...

... >1 r POULTRY AND PIGEON EX- 3 IIBITION Abl CLIFTON. it - SUCCESS OF SOUTH WALE3S EXHIHBTOUS. The third annual show held under the auspices of the Bristol and Western Counties Poultry and Pigeon Society was concluded at the Drill-hall, Bristol, on Thursday, having been opened on ii ?? revious (lay. This year the entries nunm- bered over 1.800, thus exceeding the previous ex- hibition by more ...

... PRINMROSE LEAGUE ENTER- S TAI;MEKNT ArTEWPORtT. d ?? A grand Twelfth Nightentertainmient was given attlie Albert-hall,Newport, on Friday evening, under the auspices of the Talbot and Tredegar Habita- tions of ?? League. The proceediigs p[Lr- took very much of thle natureof a conversuzione, and was attended by about 500 ladies and gentlneen. Amongst those present were Lord Tredegsr, La1ly ...

... CARDIFF CHAMBER-M USIL CONCERTS, If the Cardiff public Only knew what talented instrumontalisis are to be heard at these concerts, we fancy tile Lesser Park-hall, where they are held, would, or, rather, ought to, be found too small. It is a positive stigma that a deficiency appeal slhould be necessary. Such, however, we are sorry to say, is the case, but it has been well responded to by ...

... fISAND PRIVATE CONoRui AT CADFF I t is not becaume its musicians have in any way encouraged the venture that Cardiff now-. possesses another society devoted to the development of that important branch of musical art-the vocal. On ',thle contrary, a most uncharitable spirit has been [manifested towords Mr. AyFlward, the Park-hall T. org-anist., whose exertions to areate a slociety. we wort~hy ...

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... bad FIRST MEETING OF THE G M1MU&nTE er his bo--t rices t had APPOINTMENT OF THRW MAYOR tic Wim. AS CHAIRIMAN. pr inge the The first meeting of the newly..oonstituted Swan- and sea Free Library Committee was beld at theaTown- J of hal], Swansea, o0 Friday at noon, Mr. E. S. va thlt firstland in the chair. There were also present:- Co. .ent Alderman W. J. Rees, J. Lewis, and James Jones; *ta ...

... .BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SHOIVW PRIZE LIST FOR THE NEWPORT S MEETING. 1\Ni i -hi, We have received from the secretary of the Bath up end West of England Society and Southern Coun- ties Association the prize schedule and regulations Po which are to govern the premiums offered for mf competition at the society's show at Newport on ac( June 6, 7, 8. 9, and 11 of the present year. The ex prize ...

... CARDIFF AMUSE.MENTS. SMITH, KILRAIN, AND MITCHELL AT b THE PHIL 7 How firmly the pugilistic revival has taken hold t of a large section of the Cardiff public was demon- 6 strated on Monday evening, wlien an audience that e packed the Philharmonic-hall from floor to I ceiling, and left not a seat vacant, eathu- st siastically welcomed the trio of Fistiana's heroes. Mr. James Fleming, the ...

... BUFFALO BILL BURLESQUED i AT TH 1-1, CARDIFF THN[ATRUE. Amongst the many' innovations which have I taken pla-ce in Mr Fietchrr'u pantomimne at tile , Cardiff Theatre Roval since its commencement none has created more fun and lauabter than the introduction of Buffalo Bill and ris famous Wild g WVest Show. Thle audiencas which fincked to tho theatre on the evenings of Mon- day and Tuesday to see ...

... AMATEUR THEATRICAL PERFORMIANCE AT PENRTfJI. rgiX rts, Mr. H. J1. Byron, versatile as hie was, probably taxti 0cm never wrote a comedy so full of a homely sort of I enis wisdom, set out in Sparkling dialogue and piquant hie] all repartee, as Our Boys,, which, with its flashles s tr itra revealing thle human nature which muakes thre tli( tile ?? world kin, took such a firm g-rip of th;e ...