... ORIGINAL BARITA IN MR BARNES OF NEW YORK. The piece owed much yesterday to the acting of Miss [Florence Westin the part of Marita, this young actress I showing herself to be possessed of great tragic intensity and power. If the ?? had dose no more than dis- cover the unsuspected merits of Mliss West in a leading emotional part it would have been ?? Times, March 24th, 1888. All credit should ...

... An Original Farce, in Three Acts, by Mark Melford, produced at the Strand Theatre on the Afternoon of Tuesday, June 12th, 1888. Major-General Blair ?? Mr W. H. DENNY Dr. Watly .Mr FULLER MELLISH Prof. Andrew Smalley, LL.D. Mr FRANK MEADOWS Inspector Turbott ?? Mr HARRY PETERSON Butler .Mr R. NAINBY Mr Gathermoss ?? ?? Mr CHARLES E. STEVENS Lady Blair ?? . Miss HELEN KINNAIRD Violet ?? Miss ...

... [ DRAWING-ROOM_ COMEDIES. The company formed by Messrs Poel and Berlyn to give dramatic performances in private houses, or in balls where only society may congregate, and where no common people could by any possibility be admitted, appeared on the afternoon of Wednesday last before a very fashionable audience at Willis's Rooms and submitted a programme that, in addition to the comedietta ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORtESPONDS;rr) BRUSSELS, APRIL 18.-Except GiOconda., which wa heard at Brussels for the first time out of Italy, the only new production of any importance this season by the Dupont-Lapissida management of the Reina'ie has been Jocelyn, an opera, like fllanon, between grand and comic, by Benjamin Godard, to the libretto of Arrnanl Silvestre and Victor Capoul, after Larnartine's ...

... MADAME AIIDA S A New and Original Drama, in Five Acts, by Philip Beck and Fergus Hu1me, Played for the First Time at Theatre loyal, Stratford, E., on Saturday, July 7th, 1888. Gaston Vandeloup . Mr PunurL BECK Archibald M'ntcosh . Mr G,. W. INNS Randolph Villiers ?? le W, L. ABINGDON Slivers ?? THala. rYNX Slivers . Mr C11Ss Scrs Dr. Gollieck ?? Mr W. LInDorT Pierre Limaire ?? Ar K. LrIen. ...

... The performance at SMr Lowrey's Star Music F1fl d Dublin, last Tuesday night was interrupted by an e ordinary and startling incident. A manl, named NVilla a a Kenny suddenly jumped from the top gallera anl i.; Y with great force onl a member of the orche tra MII s George Kennedy, cortnet player. Both untaihied s1-r injuries, the musician being the more sc iouslv Iilt o: k the two. The ...

... 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 ...

... C ST'rrANGeBs in Paris at the present moment, says j the Paris correspondent of the Globe, -may spend 1 an agreeable hour or two at the Exposition de Sauvetage, which is being held in the Palais de j P'Iadustrie. It was opened a fortnight ago, but, X like all exhibitions, it was behind time, and is only now getting into apple-pie order. I must, how- ever. warn visitors beforehand that the show ...

... THEATRE ROYAL-, -THE GOLDEN LADDER. Win question very much if better work thin that which appears in The Golden Ladder? has ever been associated with a melodrama. The piece, which was performed at the Theatre last evening by a highly efficient company, bears every token of having been moulded under T. the skilful hands of Mr. Wilson Barrett, a manager TO whose judgment has never been found ...

... ULSTER HA.LL PROMENXADE CONCERTS. TnaE second of the series of promenade concerts. which was given last eveninv in the Ulster flail, was one of the most enjoyable that has been held this sea on.The hall was tastefully illuminated under the direction of Mr. Motherell, the area bieing nicely carpeted, and decorated with hand- somoe greenhouse and other plants. The vestibule, whieh waq fitted tup ...

... FASHIONABLE DRESS I NOVELTIES IN AUTUMN AND WINTE2 FABRICS. FROM THE LADY'S PICTORIAL. LADIE.s who are still debating as to the choice of materials for their autumn gowns should certainly lose no time in writing for patterns of novel dress fabrics to Henry Pease & Co.'s Successors, the Mills, Darlington. They will receive by return of post a neatly-packed box of most tempting patterns, and ...

... The nineteenth annual show in connection with the Twerton Institute was held yesterday, in the grounds of Mr J. Carr, of Twerton Wood House. The exbibits, both in point of number and quality, exceeded those of last year. The Walcot Military and Somereet Industrial School Brass Bands were in attendance, and played selections darinr the after- noon. Judges:-Messra ?? Evry, J. Bullock, W. J. ...