... A BRACE OF PARTRIDGES.-Opera House, Cork. A CHINESE HONRyMooN.-Theatre Royal, Newcastle. A GREEK SLAVE.-Theatre Royal, Hull. A LIFE OF PLEASURE.-New Theatre Royal, Chatham. A LIFE'S REVENGE.-Theatre Royal, Wednesbury. A LONDON ARAB.-Her Majesty's T, Aberdeen. ALEXANDER, MR G. (A).-Theatre Royal, Manebester. ALEXANDER, MR G. (B).-Theatre Royal, Nottingham. AMERICAN HEIRESS.-Theatre Royal, ...

... 'THERE IS ONLY ONE MARIE. The star of the week here is the versatile and popular l Miss Marie Loftus, whose visits to Edinburgh have of recent years been unfortunately seldom. When she stepped on the stage on Monday, looking fresher, sprigbtlier, and lovelier that ever, a great cheer of welcome, remarkable for its hearty cordiality, burst from the house. For the dramatic skill, charming ...

... AT THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS. The fifth annual dog show held under the auspices of the Ladies' Kennel Association took place this week at I the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's-park, and if the increased number of exhibits and visitors is any criterion, the show has proved the most successful yet I given. The Ladie,' Kennel Association, which enjoys the distinguished patronage of two ardent ...

... ill e TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. . Sir,-Once again the eternal feminine question as to e the suitability of the stage as a profession for women l has arisen. It is a subject as old as the introduction of c thefirt Englishactress-of herdaring adventonthestage e to the scandal of thesupposedmoralists of the most licen- n. tious period in English history. Then it was considered 1 downright ...

... HIS DARLING bIN. By M. E. BR&DDON. London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., Limited. Miss M. E. Braddon has written more than sixty novels, of which we have read a good few. We do not remember anything so bad from her pen as her latest, which was, we believe, first contributed in instalments to a daily contemporary. In His Darling Sin our interest is distributed quite impartially between ...

... Judging by the appearance of this handsome theatre of varieties on the evening of our latest visit the spell of hot weather which has set in has not seriously les- sened the nightly attendance. The current programme is, indeed, of a most attractive character, containing, as it does, so many well-known names. An important engagement is the one and only Dan Leno, a comedian who not only ...

... TO THE EDITOR Ok' THE ERA. Sir,-The contract laws of America differ essentially from those of England, and a note of caution just now, when winter engagements are being signed, will not be out of place. Not for the first time has it been found necessary to warn English actors to be careful in accepting engagements for New York City. The American people, with many faults, have many virtues, ...

... The crowded state of this old-established hall on the evening of our latest visit was convincing evidence that Mr E. S. Barnes had in the exercise of his usual sound judgment provided a powerfully attractive programme. It is true that the bill does not present anything striking in the shape of novelties, for most of the names of the artists engaged arefamiliar enough to music hall patrons. For ...

... AVkTHORSIlIP IN AUSTRALIA. The number of entirely worthless manuscripts sub- mitted at any given theatre in Australia is not, says a writer in an Australian paper, by any means so large as the constant stream that flows in upon the British man- ager. Our skies are brighter, there is more outdoor exer- cise andsport indulged in, with the resultant fine, natural . fatigue that precludes ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Openshaw Wakes, held on the well-known fair ground, Donkey's-common, Ashton-old-road, Man- chester, Was a huge success, the immense square of the fair ground being thronged with a vast concourse of sightseers. The enterprising lessee, Mr John Whit- ing, provided a big free-sight attraction in the full mast performance of Orion, the intrepid aerial gymnast, whose ...

... PROVINCIAI L TF (FROM OUR OWN OOBRRRpnno, ?? - w-1 -nOkUNDETS) - Correspondents are rewoseted to add their Name Addresses to all Beports.] s as ABERDARE. NEW PUBLIC HALL AND THEATRE.-Sec Manger MrZ.Andrews.-On Monday and rtharfy and, Manager, Mr Stephens's ~acd the follow lig two night s Mr James PeSny in 2' Gotd~en Chance was here. Mr Taliesyn G Da isn She a good Arthur Hasstings; Isaac ...

... THE ERA LETTER-BOX. A Stamped Envelope, lainly atddressed, must te enclosed woth application for each Letter. Letters, after Iyifnq at this Office for One Month, are forwarded to the Postal Authorities, to be returned to the Senders. .Vo Circulars admitted to this List. Agnew, Mr Claude Aldrich. Mr Charles T. Allan, Frank Anderson, Miss Amy Andre. Mr Victor Andrews, Mr Arthur Antcliffe, Mr ...