... ,'-~TH.EATkE~ ~ THE new romantic dram'a' by 'Mr. George R. Sims and Mr. Robert Buchanan with which the ADELPHI has re-opened its doors, ill defiance of the unfavourable influences of the seaside holid ...

... MIRS. END-A-L ON STAGE DRESSES. Mrs. Kendal has been imparting her views upon stage Ore'ses to an interviewer from the Woman's Wored. What do you think, AMrs. K{endal, asked the inter- liewer of th ...

... IMR. GLADSTONE ADVISES FRUIT I I CULTURE, - The annual show of flowers, fruits and vegetables, under the auspices o0 3 the Hawarden Cottage Gardens socievt, took place on Thursday afternoon in the grounds:of the Hawarden castle. The old castle and grounds were also thrown open to visitors, many of whom came from Manchester, Liverpool, and other towns. Rain fell heavily nearly all day, but ...

... LITE RATURE. -9-- MAGAZINES rOR AUG1UST. t In the Century (Midsummer Holiday 1 Number), the Autobiography of Joseph s Jefferson' is continued, and includes in- a teresting reminiscences of Joins Broug- a ham, Toes Robertson, Arteiurus Ward, t and others. Gustav lIobb6 writes a fas. : cinating article on the ' Perils and a liomaneo of Whaling, asrindustry which, in America, has nowv dwindled ...

... i MUSI There is to be an autumn season of Italian cpera in the mctropolis-anevent that has not occurred for many years. Covent Garden theatre has been granted for a term of six weeks to Signior Lago, who intends to give an operaperformance nighily, exclusively in ital an, at popu- lar prices for all parts of the house, commencing on Saturday, October 18. It is officially stated that ...

... GAr1DENING. WORK FOR THE MONTH. is rather a harvest than a croppingg month.. re- tlere are spaces available for the reception ,has kale, envoy, and ordinary ef rmntsr Polewosrts &c., these plnuts sbould be got cabbagesspeeedily as possible'. Some purple sprouting ?? also v'et be planted for late spring cutting. bro 5 noaf turnip seed of any good white kinds may tone. and again about the middle ...

... SCENE-the Shaftesbury Theatre, on Thursday, at the clerical matinde. In stalls papa parson, looking very severe, and as though considering that he was not doing quite the correct tiling. Behind him his two daughters, looking neither severe tor conscience-stricken. Sud- denly daughter number one hugs daughter number two, and, with eevtacy inl htr face and in her voice, whispers, This must be ...

... [ (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL.-Lessee and Manager, Mr Walter Hatton,-In securing TMr Augustus H3arris's Venu~s bur. legque company, Mr Hacton has been eminently fortu- nate this week. The excitement on Monday fairly rivalled the first night of a pantomime. Every seat in the theatre had been sold for the week before the doors opened, and thousands have been turned away nightly, ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONI)ENT.) PRNoCeSS'S THP&TraE.-Lessee and Mlanager, Mr R. Waldon; Acting-Manager Mr W. Foulis.-For this, the ninth and last week of the successful stock season, the ever-green Ticket-of-Leave M1an has been reserved, and the audiences are as numerous as if tue piece possessed the charm of novelty. Like all the plays which preceded it during the closing season, The Tickcet ...

... (1,IOM OCR OWVN. CORRESPONDENT.) S1'A Ti.rlE.-Proprictor> Cliff BLridge Company; Maagler Mr Fras. Goodricke.-MOssrs Darrell and Sarlleys dramatic and musical company have been appearinag here for three nights this week. Tenor and soprano ballads have been sung by Miss Faulkner and 1Ir ared. Darrell. Musical ?? have been given by fir IFred. Stanley. The second part of the enter- tailellent ...

... m7usla M. PLANQUETTE'S ' CAPTAIN TNDUM* It may be taken for granted tlat M, Plean quette's Captain ThErise, as it will be Witnessed A week or so Ienee, will in maiy respects be a vastly superior work to that prested for the first time at tW Prince of VWale*' Theatre last night. Situations s44 songs which at present sin out the dfrst -two acts tW nearly eleven o'clock wil doubtless disappear ...

... MAGAZLNES AND -REVIEWS. The Reviw ?? the current month havii.g ce~rtain seatsoniable fe-stores comes out Once agaiin as a summner number. An attempt is m~ade by the edit-or to get a~ Consensus of opinio as to -Is ?? are the six most beauti~ful places in 1 IEurope. This is, if anythinig, a more vague and1 profitless inquiry tb-an. That concerning the besti Ibooks, aiad many readers wvill, agree ...