... A Burlesque Conventionality, in Two Acts, Written by Harry Webber and Maidlow Davis, Music by Arthur Mills, Produced to the First Time at the Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich, on Friday, April 27th, 188 Marquis of Dormer ?? OZoGsOR CLItrON Mayor of Droweyville ?? Mr luaon RED Peter Malgrin ?? Mr HoRACE MILLS Banbury ?? .. Mr STRATrON MILLS Barrell . ?? Mr BSRTRAM HAMMOND Mudboy ?? Mr C. E. ...

... The performances of the Strolling Players Orchestra appear to increase in interest, and the attendance at St. James'ss Hall on Saturday last was very large. A better selection of music could hardly have been made than that given, under the direction of Mr Norfolk Megone, by the orchestra, and, considering that so large a pro- portion of the instrumentalists were amateurs, it was in the highest ...

... 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 ...

... pool City Council, the question of the inspection of the theatres was raised in connection with a proposal that 100 guineas be granted to Mr Shelmerdine, the Corpora- tion surveyor, and sixty guineas to Mr Dunscombe, city engineer, for their services in connection with the inspection of the theatres. Sir James Picton said the subject of the safety of our theatres, and the protection of the ...

... THE ARABI AN Nil rS: Arthur Ilumnin gtop ?? Ir Ir 11 II. TRPy italph Oulcrod ?? Mr I . C. Diobsion ?? ?? Mr W. LEs trc Joshua Gillibrand ?? Mr v- S. Mrs IiumnlringtOp ?? .iio IC-V Gi ?? Mrs ?? li 4 (C1 iri r . IlI Daisy Maitlad ?? Mi-> I e Barbara ?? .. ?? AS GeRTZIP Rtosa Cololbir ?? i- .i. Lrr; A eC\ e The new A raboiatt Nliyhte, for wijcl la lli)tbr lovers owe a debt of gratitude to Mr ...

... LA DAMfE DE MON.SOREAU. Opta, in five acts and seven scenes, libretto by the jote &uguste Maquet, music by 'Ia. Gaston Salvayre, p0redttc at the Opera, Jan. 30tb, 1888. P.SS ?? M. J. DE R SZrec pp-1soreou ?? ?? DttmAs Henri III ?? M. BERARDI DUO d'AnjOU . 14 M. eBOS ,t-Luu- -- M. MuRATET ..i 14. DusoiitE ?? H. MARTAPOURA Entraguet ?? . TEQuI CEicot ?? M. BALLDEROV gorenflot ?? .. M. BATAILLE ...

... TEE LONDON MUSIC HALLS. THE CANTElBURY. Whether the celebrated Houdin's inventive brain ever dresnt of vanishing or disappearing ladies we know rat, but nothing much more puzzling to the uninitiated . been witnlessed by the general public than the 'Greek Mstery She, an illusion of a startling and sri'iflal character that has been introduced into Mr Igre A. Paynce's scheme of amusement at the ...

... B It I C- A -BR A C. A Comedietta, in One Act, Adapted from the French by Sir J J. Coghill, Bart., Produced for the First Time on Saturday, Oct. 20th, at the Ladbroke Hall. Hector de Montreville ?? Mr EDWIN GILBERT Wilkins ?? Mr MORTEN HENRY Mrs P. Q. Spoon ?? _ Miss CAcRLOTTE BoRLAND Sir J. J. Coghill, Bart., the author of Bric-&-Brac, a comedietta that was produced at the Ladbroke Hall on ...

... Mr Edwin Drew possesses the valuable British quality of not knowing when he is beaten. Recent Dickensian festivals under his auspices have not been brilliantly attended; but he perseveres in his annual tribute to the memory of the great novelist, and in bis yearly intro- duction of his pupils to such as can be induced to be present on these occasions. We cannot correctly call them festive, ...

... 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 ...

... i THE REAL LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. Cedric Errol ?? , Miss Lucy WEResINo The Earl of Dorincourt ?? Mr JOEN BEN. Mr Havisham ?? Mr WALTER RussELL Silas Hobbs ?? ?? Mr Hi. DE LANssE Higgins ?? ?? Mr ALsrFrD TATE Thomas ?? Mr CHLARLEs BROOKR Wilkins .Mr GEORGE TERRY Dick Tipton ?? .. Miss PEaGY WEEISON Mrs Errol ?? Miss ADA MeSa1M Minna Tipton ?? .. Miss GLADYS FEOLLIOTT Mary . Miss ARNIE ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORIIESPONI)FNT.) TlHE SL'A.-Manager, Mr Fras. Goodricke.-An excel- O lent programme is daily put forth by Mr G. A. Page, ethe deputy conductor of Herr Meyer Lutz's fine band, w and the music is highly appreciated by the numerous el fashionable patrons. We regret to record the death of of Ms Mr Bishop, the drummer of the Spa band, which took m ' place onl Monday morning at the ...