... Last night Verdi's La Traviata was pro- duced at the Leinster Hall, bh-re a larro audience, and the performanc. generally speaking, was very good. In spite of the obvious defects of the hall, the opera went well, and the audience showed themselves ready ...

... popalarise its use than any other Gaelic Society founded to preserve the Irigh ltngscge. The question of organising Gaelic- speaking districts in which, as yet, no branch of the League has been established, together with the best means to be employedwas ...

... at the same time would occupy the keenest and most scratinising intellects. Ho would urge that if they must speak English let them also speak Irish. Let them not shrink from employing Irish idioms, and let them borrow Irish metres and transfer them into ...

... comparison that is bound to be lnfavour- able to any but a really excellent artist. Mr Campbell, however, did, generally speaking, very well. It were the reverse of a kindness to say that he was at all perfect, or to suggest that his representation did ...

... the game, p talks unceasingly of Church and State, while si the Chancellor. quietly watchinug the e board, only occasionally speaks, and fi then only of the moves. This quiet- hi ne3s, disappointing thought it be, is, b however, only the more effective witi ...

... inaugurated a few weekS ago h already been more largely used in t country thao- in France, and the ?? have receivel many letters speaking of t5a value wrhich these patterns Nave ?? 3 SakinP dresses and other zarments. In &a' ditions to the free insurance, a seriez ...

... Bauermeister and Eva .. ?? ?? Mile. Gherleen We have already given a sketch of the story of the work, and proceed now to speak of the music and of the performance generally, pre- mising that any criticisms or opinions at pre- sent ventured upon are given ...

... no actress on t.in stage, not Miss Rehan herself, who could impart a more graceful winsome humour to she part. What need to speak of MW. Irving as Mathias in The Bells, a character in which his fame was first achieved, and in which to our thinking it ...

... becaud'my practice was to speak without any relief from chalnge of tones, but always at the fall stretch of my jowers of voice, and strainitng my whole body to ?? utter- most. - They and the physicians urged me to give up speaking at the bar, but I felt ...

... meant the criticisms applied to her previous perfor- mances. She was reserved and natural, and did not, save once or twice, speak too aggres- sively loud. As a result, she was most varmly |applauded. Mr Weir's Touchstone was in every sense excellent. There ...

... seemingly curious fact may per- haps be attributed, that in its Italian dress it had never won its way to the hearts 1 of English-speaking people. In the English version it is different. Here one has. if not an absolute likeness, at least very gieat similarity ...

... remarkable for the mar- vellons. beauty. of - the moonlight effects. Owing to some error in the catalogue we are unable to speak- iore exactly about it., Nos 194 .and 195, Sea :Pieces, with fishing boats, by T Meadows, will. be admired by those who ...