... At the Dale-strect Police-court, Liverpool, before Mr a T. S. Raffes, Joseph Jauws Austin was recently sum- 1, mooied for that he dlid, at the city of Liverpool, on 0 the 6th day of Nov. ikist., cause a certain child, to wit, Ifone Joseph Lorerizo, under the age of ten years, to be a in certain premises, to wit, the Star Music Hall, licensed according to law for public amusement, to which ...

... The tercentenary of the Armada, which was cele- brated last year, afforded Mr Augustus Harris the necessary opportunity of breaking the continuity of productions depending for their attractions on modern realism. The change of the scene of dramatic action to the more romantic times of Elizabeth was then found very welcome, and the lessee of the National Theatre having started successfully in a ...

... PROPOSED INCREASED FEE FOR LICENCES. On Tuesday, at the meeting of the London County Council in the Guildhall Chamber (Lord Rosebery pre- siding), a short discussion arose out of the follawing proposal on the agenda paper in the name of Mr H. H. Marks: .-That the Parliamentary committee be instructed to take steps to procure powers for the Council to levy a fee of not less than 1 or more than ...

... a PRESENTATION TO 3MIR. OSMOND TEARLE. A gratifying expression of the esteem in which Mr Osmond Tearle is held, not only in Sunderland, but in the North generally, and a fitting testimony to the well-known generosity of character which distinguishes him, was afforded by a gathering at the Empress Hotel on the 5th inst., when the talented actor was the recipient of three presentations. Mr John ...

... The Cowper-street Club, which is an association for the friendly union of the old boys of the Cowper- street Middle-Class School, seems to be an excellent institution, and to be organised and managed with energy and ability. The same qualities were observable in the dramatic entertainment which was given by the club in the large schoolroom in Cowper-street on Monday evening last. Not only ...

... |LONDON & WESTMINSTER AMATEUPRS. The performance organised by the employees of the London and Westminster Bank, in aid of the funds of the Bankers' Orphanage, attiacted a large audience to St. George's Hall on Saturday evening last. The pro- ceedings commenced with Goodfor Afothnllg, the adap- tation from the French that has been such a favourite with English soubrettes ever since the late ...

... THE ERA LETTER-BOX. Ai Stoped 7iEneloc, plain4y addressed, must be en losed uthie O/Ictfr Ocne Month, are forwarded to the Postal Authois ti to te, dealt with in the ordinary course. So Circulars admitted to this List. Abbington, Hiss Adams, Mr Fred. American Jack Anderson, Miss Kate Anderson, Mr Sanm Ayrtoun, Miss Margaret Baldwin, Mr T. S. Bandmann-Parluer, Mrs Barrette, hr R. Ben Greet, ...

... The sale of the Shakespeare Heroines and the large collection of original drawings for The Graphic attracted the first full house of the season to Christie's on Satur- day and the preceding day. The Shakespeare Heroines, which had been much admiredduringthe week, were sold under circumstances quite without precedent in the anction room, and gave rise to a very amusing speculation amongst ...

... The installation meeting of this celebrated dramatic and musical Masonic Lodge was held on Monday at Freemasons' Rall, when 130 brethren were present and witnessed the ceremony. Br GEORGE E. FAIRCRILD, W.M., presided, having Br James D. Beveridge, S.W., and Br T. de Brunnow Holmes, J.W., in the other principal officer's chairs. Tbebrethrenpresentincluded the following:-A. C. Bishop, C. Wellard ...

... | .j The annual Session of City Justices for considering applications for theatrical licences for the perfermance of stage plays in Liverpool was held at the Police-buildings, Dale-street, last week, the court being crowded. Mr Henry Jevons presided. Henry Alexander Bruce applied for the renewal of the theatrical licence which he held in respect of the Rcyal Court Theatre. In reply to Mr ...

... (TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA.) Sir,-It may interest your readers and the many friends of the above to read one or two little interest- ing episodes in his career. He made his first appearance f on the stage under my management in February, 1854, i at Geelong, Australia, as Eugene de Lorme, in Love's e Sacrifice, and the strange coincidence is that he also made his last public appearance under my ...

... At the Cork Police-office, on the 113th, before Majorre Hutchrinsorn, RM.,l and Mr. p. O'Sullivan, the Cork I Opera House Comnpany. Lirnited, chbal-ed Lureniall: Napol eon Buona pa tet Wyse, militiayofficer, Spike bel Isilarir, with being guilty of disorderl conduct and I d behaviour to tire annoyance oif the pt-toons presenrt at a I performance of a play entitled The Fcj io ii ii i thle Opera ...