... BOUND TIIE THEATRES. A lull has occurred in theatredom, and the critic's presence has not been rendered necessary in view of the fact that no new plays have been produced. In lieu of that he is called upon to notice several new-comers, and first there is Mr. Robert Hilliard, who produced at the Court Theatre on the 15th his own dramatisation of Mr. Richard Harding Davis's charming story, Her ...

... A NATIONAL CHARITY. A CHAT WITH MR. BRISTOW W ALLEN. One of the most remarkable and successful institutions for the, rescue of destitute children is that known as the National Refuges for Homeless and Destitute Children, which has its headquarters at Shaftesbury House, No. 164, Shaftesbury Avenue. The work goes on very quietly, but it is none the less successful on that account. Nevertheless, ...

... SOCIETY OH WHEELS. I understand that cycling on board ship is the latest development of the so-called craze. I understand that the Christopher Columbus whaleback steamer, plying between Chicago and Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, is supplied with a suitable track. I understand that in some of the States wheelwomen carry revolvers in order to keep off tramps, footpads, and other ...

... BARONESS DE BARRETO. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH RY A. RASSAXO, OLD BOND STREET, W. ...

... . It was scarcely royal weather that greeted the royal wedding on Wednesday, for the sun that had blazed so gloriously for days in London disappeared and left us with nothing but a rather muggy atmosphere. By the way, an admirable résumé of the whole ceremony is issued to-day in the shape of a shilling Wedding Number of the Illustrated London News. It is admirably illustrated, and the ...

... LADY SOUTHAMPTON. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY CHANCELLOR, DUBLIN. c ...

... MISS PRITCHARD MORGAN. FltOM A PHOTOGRAPH BY VANDYCK, MELBOURNE.. ...

... New dancers spring up like mushrooms. Here are two new ones. Miss Lillian Menelly is playing the role of Miss Mount Gore in The Little Genius, at the Shaftesbury Theatre. She recently won her London spurs in the part of the up-to-date journalist Dora in The New Barmaid, a part she undertook both at the Avenue and the Opera Comique. She has studied almost every branch of dancing, whether ...

... THE SUMMER GIRL. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY TALMA, MELBOURNE. ...

... MR. JUSTICE WILLS. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY H. J. WHITLOCK, BIRMINGHAM. ...

... . Every year, on the second Monday in August, the Swan Upping, or Swan Hopping, as it is sometimes called, takes place on the rivers and broads below Norwich. A correspondent of The Sketch, who has been present at one of these festivals, sends a few notes on the Swan Upping, which in olden times was usually attended with no little pomp, the citizens of Norwich turning out to witness the ...

... MISS LUCY GOLDING. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY KITE BLEll, PHILADELPHIA. ...