... P. A - FICTION.* Vor an out.and-out tale o' murder, mys- ed horror Mr. Goodman's IPaid in 'trfb ao Coin will be hard to beat. The rsfs s to a poisoner being done to death tit ore atrocious monster. One kills his byarrfather in order to gain a, fortune; ie the other, in a final confession, writes, nI led Abel Wynd to place my name at t I d of the roll of ?? famed for their t the art of ...

... D3ITIY LANE. ., A RN or LVCX. A~ thI'lTEN by Henry Fettittand AnttStust EaITIs. WS T Last nIghts. X5 . Forlescee, MarAIIYSA, .dith Brnes, Bloneha Mmsa and ?? Williams. tli1 l Maud 3M11ton. ,,_7 ftard X16olls, lt w Gard ~~ ?? ~~~ArliI~ IItes A. plng, 5 t1 fierbert Standing IS LESsEE 53rD M IscAG~rsari5 ut5r~orntS'g~ A RINNwrgrt ?? yony (J. A O La . s rery Lane T bestta, W .O. EtkYtN¢T ...

... IAMSEMENTS; HATMARRET THEATRK. A series of Wednesday performances, be- gan on the 5th, with a revival of flasks and Places, Mrs. Bernard Beere being. the Peg Woffington, and Mr. BeerbohmaTree essaying Triplet. It has had numerous ex- ponents sinoe the comedy wag originally acted on these boards it, 1852, but the oha- racterisation in Mr. Tree's hands is quite apart in conception and method ...

... HATIMARKET. Mr. Beerbohm Tree last night commenced his second season here with a new drama, entitled Cap- tain SMwift, written by Mr. Haddon Chambers, with which a satisfactory experiment was made at a matinee in June. This piece may rank among the more striking dramas of incident the present year has hitherto produced. In its constructive method and directness of purpose it recalls the late ...

... BURINIING OF THE GRAND THEATRE, ISLINGITON. The Grand Theatre, in Upper-street, Islington, was, early on Thursday morning, totally destroyed by fire. During the evonin-, and up to 11.30, the theatre weS crowded with people who had come to witness the Christmas pantomnime of Whittihgton and His Cat, and, after the audience left, the fireman, Furlong, going his useal rounds, found nothin ...

... SCEAPS PrOm VARiOUs Tro-rap ?? ?? - Uaz LFrorm Punch.] AN ADMIRALTT DITTY, (Re-written up to Date.) When Britain first at Heaven's comlmand Arose from omt the azurc main, No doubt sbe did lnot understaud She sooll might sing the Ead refrain- NVhat? Britasiniaj? Britanllna, rule thcslr Net wvhile lritous trust to fools ur kiuis vii Whbei, spite the sto-k-prepared rcplies In prilticoe -v-rythiig ...

... TRE - ZRMWMRSI? - EXHrBITXON.-. ? The Lord Mayor opened the Brewers' Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. This is the tenth annual exhibition by the representative brewers, dis- tillers, machine makers, maltsters, and seed-growers interested in the produce for the mash-tub and the still, and it is the largest ever held. For the first time the galleries of the adjacent balls have had ...

... THE BOOK OF. ERUT. - CHAPTER XXII.-(Conclusion). UPROOTING THE UP'A8 TRCE. Rdsucation.-The third branch of the upas tree which Mr. Gladstone essayed to lop or trim was the Educational, and that he found the hardest task of any. Previous to 1831, when Mr. Stanley (the late Lord Derby) took the matter in hand, Irish elementary education had, ever since the Reformation, been of the most haphazard ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... A meeting of shareholders in the Metropolitan Music Hall Company, Limited, was held on Saturday after- noon, at the ball, Edgware-road, the circular convening the meeting stating that the directors regretted to inform the shareholders that in consequence of the failure of the company's bankers it had been found essential, for the protection of the assets of the com- pany, that a provisional ...

... MR. WILLIAM GREET'S MATINER On May 9th, for the First Time, a New and Original Comedietta by Mrs William Greet, entitled ELSIE'S RIVAL. Charlie Grant . ?? Mr B. WsBssRm Jack Chester ?? Mr MATylaw BRODIU Railway Porter ?? Mr C. E. STSVN8S Elsie Grant ?? Mss EVA WILSON Mr William Greet's annual benefit matinee was given at the Strand Theatre on Wednesday, by permission of Mr Willie Edouin. ...