... ABERDEEN MADRIGAL CHOI, CONCERT. On Saturday evening this choir brought the i musical ssasoD to a close with a concert in the Ballroom, Music Hall Buildings. In spite of the tempting nature of the weather the hall was filled. The prot-ramme embraced a varied selection of the choicest madrigals, glees, and part songs. Two of the part songs, viz., Sweet and Low (Baruby) and Lullaby of Life ...

... BI THE Naw REVIEW (William Boilielean) for April opens with a characteristic storV by the author of The Time 111achine, AMir H. G. Wells, entitled The Plattner Story, in which he gives full play to a vivid, if fantastic, imagination. Mr Charles Whibley discourses on The Real Pepys, and con- trasts Mr Wheatley's recently published and much more complete edition with the bowdlerised and ...

... 7 I- - t T,12 ?? oi rhle twlo. it, ves, Spain alld SwOeIdEn, that wvas arrange(l ?? 171 ?? till h-. en ol erali il rultr Dt thlis enlllry ?? effected s do v 100 gonius of Albocni. His, brtill teetncei w itltsh ,iI~tioi o-L tt Spet~iw 1111 itnt rltetniivO chat- | Itolr on a thjis 1l n of en-ol)prsitiol lx itol 8wvedellde I :; K1~0~ ~dsIeu iial 1 onhly ventoagh th j t lif Itllost proulllwli ot ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) TEEATrE ROYAL.-M!anaging Director, Mr H. J. Infield; Acting-Manager, DIr A. Wheeler.-3Lr A. R. Garland's company appeared bere on Monday in Tire Late Mir Castello. 3liss Florence Friend gave a pleasing impersonation of Mrs Castello ; Mr Harcourt Beatty was well suited as Captain 'Trefsrsis; and Mliss Alice Lingard's M1rs Bickerdyke was admirably played. MIr A. ...

... AMUSEME1NTS IN BELFAST. (mote OUR oWN CORRESPONDENT.) TREATRE ROYAL. - Managing Director, Mr J. F. Warden: Businiess-Manager. Mr Fred Wi. Warden.- With an enterprise which is as commendable as it is characteristic Mr Warden has this week presented to his Belfast patrons within a few weeks of its oricinal production at the Savoy Theatre, London, Messrs Gilbert and Sullivan's opera The Grand ...

... AMUSEIENTS IN HULL. . - A .A- ?? . (FROM OUR OWN COORESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL.-Sole Lessee, Mr W. Morton. Managing Resident Director. Mr W. F. Morton.- Mir Marcus J. Hydes's capable company in The Fanoinc is the holiday attraction here. Miss Florence Purcell gives a tender and sympathetic portrayal of Nellie O'Connor; Mr Arthur Byron acquits himself well as Sadler; and Mr M. J. Hydes plays ...

... DIE FRAMENFR1GE. Satire, in Four Acts, by Elsa Von Schabelsky, Produced, at a lifatinde, at the Adolf Ernst Theatre, April 19th, 1896. Count Erich Fersen ?? Herr NVWITERTsEN Countess Wanda Fersen ?? Fritrlein Vors ScHsAsDssar Elimar Brandt ?? Herr WORrITZSCse Johnston ?? Trerscuis ?? WALDEGG Sappho ?? ?? DORA Concordia W'urmn ?? Friiulein Gsaer Marie Schmidt ?? BniDza Dr. Silberman ?? JVaoas ...

... DUBLiN SPRING SHOW. Duar1Nc, \VEDXESO tv. -TheC Spring Cattle Showv ;sas resnuned to-day at the Royal Dublin Society's premises, Baliebridlge. The attend~ance in the morn- ing weas rather smsall for a second day, thoughl the weather wsas vcry tine. However, the visitors turned op in large lnumberso in the afternoon, and kept tihe turnstiles constantly going. Now that the show heas baeen ...

... FASHION AND VYARETIE8. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. II E the Lord Lieutenant and suite have arrived at Kingi.town from England. Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry and suite have arrived at Kingstown from Eng- land. Lady Helen Stewart has arrived at Kings- town from England. Earl of Enniskillen has arrived at Kinus- town from England. The Ladies Kathleen and Florence Cole have arrived at ...

... PUBLI ffED BY SPECILL ARRANGRI -NT. A VERY STRANGE STORE. |i BY L. T. 31EADE AND DR. HALIFAX, tc Joint Authorsof StoriesfromtheDiaryof a m Doctor. cO a' [COPYRIGHT.] CHAPTER ,. 1 Margaret Douglas lived with her cousius, the Cnthberts. Sir John (Juthbert was the Squire of E a parish at a little ?? £rom (Graendcourt. He was a wvealthy man and wias-i much thought of in [tis neighbourhood;- ...

... I CARL ROSA OPERA 0 ~~~MIGNON.- Ambroise Thomares romnart;c oerm, wv', had to be postponed till tbe end o re-- when the Carl Rosa Cornpany was last Ler; was put oa the stage last ;vening, and at 0on- changed the aspect f the Cormnany s f.orrun, One was inclined to aug.-r the Worst froem th5 merely moderate patronage extended ta lire Flying Dutchman. The appearanceof tnhe c- last night proved ...

... THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. GRAND OPERA IN ENGLISH at popular pric2s. T.DAY.at 2-0, CAVALLERIA and PA&LIACCI. TONIGHIT, at 7.45. TANNEAUSER yU ES DAY, TAN N HAUSER. !EDRSDA, CAVALLERIA and P AGLIACCI. HAYMARKET rHEATRE.-MR. TREE- .joie Lessee and Manager. TO-DAY, at 2.30, and EVERY EVENING, at 8.30 precisely. TR ILBY. Mr. Tree, Mr. Litnel Brough, Mr. E. Maurice. Mr. H. V. Esmond. Mr. C. 1M1. ...