... 'i By ZiroS. a n. Those who have been apprehensive that the a *d ordiiiary musical proceedings of Cardiff would . In suffer by reason of the festival just over, will leara re withi satisfaction that Monday night's concert by e- Senor Sarasate arid Madame Berthe Marx at rhe e s Park-leall was fairly well attended. Two A ac years ago, when Ltie distinguished violinist p first visited Cardiff, ...

... A writer in twood gives the following interestimp story:.- To-day we bave no cause for gloomy thoughts, as lighting our cberuots we scramble on to the pad elephants and give the signal for a start. Our road took us for a couple of miles along the foot of the hilly mroamd. into-which we then turned, and, making a circuit round the base of a~ long low hill, took up our stations at the far ride ...

... GRA. TEMAJRY. . BBO1N IELODY. The Broken Melody, which is being given this week'at the Grand Theatre is a musical play, specially written to provide a c or r Au gte Van Bieue, whose ?? as musician,' atot r anld orgue of tbeatrical companie tsie to the exceedingly versatile chbaracter of his taet It is, howvever, inn superior to. th2e majorty of singlech ter pieces. It hs a sonehs im- pro ...

... ,A it A?, tticitic cralvinic By M. II. SPIELMANN IT has been -a blow to many people that the discussion over the Columbus celebrations has revealed the fact that there is practically no authentic portrait of the great explorer, although so many reputed likenesses of him are in existence. One daily paper declares that, inasmuch as nearly all of his companions and contemporaries were ...

... x1t4raflulf. Considering the activity which prevails in town and acountry, MesqrB. Bamrosa's new ' tecbnical seriem of relementary works on variqus popular subjects, issued a at a shilling, ought to be found very usefal to both Yteachers axd taught. Four of these compact little works have just been issued. Cheese and Butter. aMaking is dealt with by Mr. John Oliver and Mis3 Margaret Barron ...

... On Monday, Oct. 3d, the Drama, in Four Acts, entitled 'NOT GUILTY.'' Viscount Elmore ?? Mr Jonl CECIL Captain Willoughby ?? Si.. Mr PICTON Ro3sos0RoGI The Rev. Sir Prescott ?? r C. CAMPrELn Timothy Sprouts ?? Mr N. MAaURIcE Nick Chaddox ?? Mr G. VisLIts Ferris Smsiley ?? Mr C. RrINOLD Harry Grafton ?? r EDWARD VIVIAN Jacob Grafton ?? Mr E. L. GAiiszIe Mr WVoodleigh ?? Mr DALE The Lord Chief ...

... ?? Hus a 1. If Qnixote the Weaver (3 vels., uirst end t B3lalc;ett) be 0. G. Furley Smith's first effort t in fiction, a good deal atoy be expoeted from her O in the future. We use tthO feminine pronoun o advisedly, for we think we detect the fominine hand in the superior delineation of the women's g characters through the book. The men who r play their parts therein are by no means ?? ...

... A Grievolls Blisietke. t The other day a gentleman entered a retturaslt l in P--, anti ordered a eiic,-en. The chicken w ias evidently toughi, for whenl the waiter .rmein I ?? bbhlld the Reitlenittn witb his coat off ald in a great stite of perspiration. ; Waiter, he said, the chicken is very e touRglh. ' Vt'rv sorry, sir ;but yo it see that chicken s alwayS was a peculiar bird. Wihy, whcn ...

... THIRD DAY. TRIBUTE TO LORD TENNYSON IN MEMORIAM. BACffS MASS AND SCHUBERT'S SYMPHONY IN B MINOR. 1 THE NEW CANTATA ARETHUSA. MORNING CONCERT. PAJftT L VtM in B Minor - -- -- -- -- (Ike Orpan p«rt arranged Mr. C'.iffe, unU«r Sir Aitiiur Builivui*s nupemuon). Cbor®» Kjw A.iu» Wi.i turns and _.. Mm WUaoD CbrtO# B3euo«. Kjri* Ekino. o on* excel*s Dn. Air \ii* Anna Laa 'amos ir. horn* ...

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... AO1I(Ct7L71TEIT, H101V AT BIRUTON, ?? - . At..frm DnfD BLOUNDIN ON THE TIGHT ROPE, Th'e utnwof the East SoinertotAgricultuiral Society wLI htil yesterday at Bruton, being the sseoud sixhi. ?? pivot, the a, ailitmation of the three societies of Brutni3, Wincanton, aud (wsrle O.May. Forttn-itely the v rthcr with f he exception of one shayp thower, was firce, trd tbere was a large ettendanoe. ...

... AlIESEDIENINS LN EW'\ ('FiA&N-TYNt'. (IFO2,I OUR OWNf U')IIiES; I)l-F -.I) TiEirnAE: iLOYAL.-Lasjes, 1Ale~ss Howard anld e Wy end ham Actiug-2lzLnser, Mr A Jisr Shiaw.-Miss Kate Vaughan, supported by Mr H. J. Letlhcourt and h her company, has during the week appeared here in a round of her favourite characters. T'e programme f has included for Monday and Friday Rauymonde, with a Miss Vaughan ...