... LONDON. OCT. 1. A Parisian Romance, translation, in five acts, of Octave Feuillet's play Un Roman Parisien, for the first in England-Lyceum. 1. Quits, folie musicale, in one act, written by B. T. Hughes, composed by John Crook-- Avenue. 2. The Al1oudk's Room, drama, in prologue and three acts, by John Lart (originally produced at Prince of Wales's Dec. 20th, 1887), placed in evening bill-Globe ...

... On the 25th ult., the Grand Blaster of Scotland, Colonel Sir Archibald C. Campbell, of Blythswood, Bart., M.P., attended with a deputation from Grand Lodge in the Masonic Hall, Edinburgh, for the purpose of constituting and conse- crating the newly formed Lodge Dramatic and Artq, Edin- bnrgh (No. 767) The throne was occupied by the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, and the other members of ...

... 41.. ?Ii ii. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1888. SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN ON MUSIC. Sir ARTHUR SULLIVAN recently delivered an admirable lecture on Music to the members of the Birmingham and Midland Institute, of which he is the President. His contention was that the English were originally by race and nature really a musical people ; and that, properly nurtured, they might again be brought into that ...

... A DEAD MAN's GOLD.-Theatre Royal, Leicester. ALONE IN LONDON (Original).-T. B., Manchester. A LIFE'S DEBT.-Prince's Theatre, Blackburn. A MOTHER'S SIN.-Theatre Royal, Greenock. ARABIAN NIGHTS (Hawtrey).-T. R. Newcastle. ARABIAN NIGHTS (Whittaker).-T. R., Ipswich. A WOMAN'S TRUTH.-St. James's Theatre, Manchester. BACHELORS.-Gaiety Theatre, Hastings. BALLYVOGAN.-Prinice of WVales's Theatre, ...

... ?? IRVING IN LIVERPOOL. FAUST AT TEE COURT THEATRE. Until Sir Henry Irving revives Macbeth the play with hch the great actor's name is most immediately identi- fed is Faust, and accordingly this play was chosen to commence Sir Irving's engagement at the Court Theatre yesterday evening, and it will be repeated to-night. The theatre was crowded to its utmost capacity. After each act there was ...

... THE DEIMON' AT THE 2OD:'LL. itile : lnvig-t tile stimnrnot ?? to 1) i: . i Wo Satintlday aiteruooli latt on, iI It -atiillo, of tile Jodrell Theatre, (rlat c i. 'tl t, i eia, ,aoiting W\. I.i. SIaLtot(, o)t ( i. l ' Ii 1, agaitot :lr Rialstoni for a.-ea.ttit:- tt 1i>iji. 1- Ilat alplpare that the allogit a- ilt -t t .- I l. aiBII dilITttO that atose over tie hi si`i> ...

... THlE BlIGHTON ALHAMBRA. The large, handsome, and commodious building criend fior the deeigns of Air Frank Mlatcham, the ;.1 ikrrowrr architect, in King's-road, Brighton, was ir irrired to the 1r'liiie o Moniday evening last, alrd l- as ,rrr1ed to overflOWing. TIho { who were fortunate w rlsough to gani early admfission soon had their attention 1 i:rpreped by the fine proplottionur of the hall, ...

... I A WARNG TO MANAGERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. Sir,-As the representative for the British Empire, under the recent International Copyright Convention, of a very large foreign musical musical repertoire, namely, that of the Soci6t6 des Auteurs, Compositeurs, et Editeurs de Musique, I have to thank Messrs Boosey for their concise and intelligible exposition of the law as a it now stands in ...

... I MR. ISIDORIE DE LARKS R'ECITAL. M Ir Isidore De Lara gave his first ri-vital of the le present season at Steinway Hall onl Tuesdlay afternoon. n Mr De Lara is a fortunate roan, as aiiybody colildl per- t. ceive who liapppeted to be present oil ?? above occani'iir. if He is, perhaps, to a greater extent than any other .e vocalist of the ilay, the idol of the fair sex, arid as the I. time ...

... I ' (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) SYDNEY, OCTOBER 3.-The Australian tour of the London Gaiety burlesque company terminated at the Theatre Royal here last night with a benefit to Mr Fred. Leslie, Miss Essuerefda-e was in the bill, and the house was literally packed from floor to ceiling. Increased prices were got even for back stalls, and hundreds of people were turned away from the door. Lord ...

... THE LONDON -MUSIC HALLS. THE TROCADERO. Ma WALTER HEHER'S BENEFIT.-The Hehli benefit at the elegant lounge in Shaftesbury-avenue is regarded by the frequenters as a red letter night, anid, as a matter of course, the attendance attains abnormal pro. portions. Stalls, private boxes, area, and balcony on Monday evening ware filled with an enthusiastic crowd, who were amply repaid for their outlay ...

... HENRY IRVING IN LIVERPOOL LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. The character of Louis the Eleventh of France, as understood by Scott, by Delavigne, and by Bouciesult, is an illustration of the Mephistopheles theory that men-.let us say some men-need very little diabolical assistance to be wicked. Nay, it proves something more-that there may be such contrarieties in human nature that a man may persist iu the ...