... mumble and stumble, they are too polemical, too dry; they either read slavishly or speak with facility and emptiness; they are afraid of saying queer things or speaking about present things. One of the characters declares that hearing has most emphatically ...

... abashed at their dusty and way worn condition, had not Madame ?? them to with a lively broadside across their bows, so to speak, of ''Baon/7our, ilessiazers. Bonloer, maalaire, Le H1archant answered, saluting again, and still anxious to pass on blt ...

... correctness to the last all ounce and drachmu of reprobatory justice. But Tli the questions whether we shall go, artistically gei speaking, clothed or naked, whether we shall treat Ba with reverent respect or hold up to ribald ridicule wl the institution which ...

... n of L6lainine, to depart. Don Pedro is pardoned, and T116odore is made happy by being united to LWlamine. The above plot speaks for itself. Some of the lyrics are distinctly worthy of praise. The chorus was tolerable, and for her singing Miss Aniiie ...

... treat- ment of the all-important part of Madeline Borth, and to compliment her on a signal and indisputable triumphl; we had to speak of the simple girlish naturalness that marked her share of the exquisite love scene of the second act; to recognise the splendid ...

... find ye alone at this time. Ye ginerally are, ye know. Its a nice, soothin', restful, stoodious time, when a man kin, so to speak, run back on his eddication and think of all he ever knowed. Ye're jist like me, and ye see I sorter spotted your ways to onct ...

... on of LUlarnine, to depart. Don Pedro is pardoned, and Thdodore is made happy by being united to L6lamine. The above plot speaks for itself. Some of the lyrics are distinctly worthy of praise. Thb chorus was tolerable, and for her singing Miss Annie Leggett ...

... and kind to me, and I feel and know that I have done my earnest best. To-night I am exceptionally happy, and when I speak for myself I speak for my son, for lie and I are one. Judging from the way you have supported our efforts this year, I think I may conclude ...

... Fran solitary instance in the cantata where the comnposer had allowecd his imagination free reiul. It ishardly necessary to speak of the perform- tices in whlich a smail professional orchestra and a choir of Lien and boys took part. M11r. hall, wearing ...

... timO thlit no other pl~kyiouse would oplen doors tiiat I had 15 beell obligeki to write kill that was spolkt therle, itu speak siltost till that Was wrote ; thlat firont tho Uncertainty of nly itt I tenlure thep CLhmbe'rh~in's staff so often deg.r sh ...

... though we must say that in this case we prefer the child to the father. Thle essay on the French spoken by those who cannot speak French is also cleverly written, and indeed on every subject except literature Mr. Mathews is well worth reading. On literature ...

... t4nautr to confesgsto es the crime. Husband aud wfe ee pefectly risoneiled, but onb, cannoth getti that ite old be, sO to speak, over n gave o an =iabloe young-man who, hs done neiter of h them wronM The story is well written. tes beatrie oe. (2 l., ...