... TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. Sir,-Paragraphs which have appeared recording the pulling down of the old Theatre Rojal, Swansea, seem to me to require correction. Charles Mathews could not have appeared in that theatre in 1795, because it was not opened until 1806. The theatre referred to in Mathews's letter of 179:5 was an earlier house on a totally different site. Mathews did, however, in 1816, ...

... A MUSIC HALL. ARTISTS AGREEMENT. In the Westminster County Court, on Tuesday, at action was brought by Messrs Didcott (Limited), before his Honour Judge Lumley Smitb, Q.C., to recover £11 13s. 4d. commission from Mr Leonard Barrv, for obtaining certain engagements for him. Mr A. H. Cannot was counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr G. 5r. Cohen, instructed by NVm Smith Gufton, of 16, Mlark-lane, E.C ...

... e ALONE IN LoNDON. -Theatre Royal, Scarborough. I, AN EVIL LIFs.-Grand Theatre, Maidenbead. is AT DUTT'S CALL.-Royalty Theatre, Llanelly. - AT THE FOOT OF THE ALTAR.-Lyceum T., Newport. I. BANDMANN.PALMSIL MEs.-Pier Pavilion, Lytham. . BATEMAN, FRANK -Surrey Theatre. f BRACE OF PARTRIDGES.-Jubilee Hall, Weymouth. a BRIXTON BURGLARY.-Theatre Royal, York. e BROTHER OFFICBRS.-Weat Cliff Saloon, ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) GRAND THEATRE. - Managing-DireCtOr, Mr Jto. Hart; General Manager, Mr Fredk. Vioeent.-Me8,es Morell and Mouillot's company is making a welorme return visit here in The Geisha, the popular conic opera having a big reception before a crowded house on Monday night. Miss JessicaLait isO Mimosa San, and her interpretation is a very charming one, whilst she, too lacks ...

... AMMUSEMENTS IN BIRMINGHAM. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL.-Lessae and Manager, Mr Charles Dornton.-Cinderella is leading a merry existence. What else could be expected, indeed, with a Cinderella so attractive as Miss Lilv B. Sinclair and a Prince of the charms of Miss Vera Patey ? Miss Margaret Ruby is a splendid Quillini and the Dandini of Miss Ada Willoughby is sprightliness ...

... MR. CHARLES WYNDUAM AND THE I ARGONAUTS. ;e I Mr CharlesWyndhamwas entertained by the members Yof the Argonaut Club at dinner at the Hotel Cecil last ,Sunday. Mr H. A. JONES presided, and there were it also present Miss Mary Moore, Mr Frankfort Moore, e Mrs Beerbohm Tre-, Miss Juliet Nesville, Mr and Mrs e Lewis Waller, Mr Murray Carson, Miss Mabel Lewis, n Miss Helen Mar, Mr and Mr. Carl ...

... THE PROFE&S1ON AND THE WAR. The following subscriptions have been forwarded to the~ Daily Telegraph fund for the widows and orphans of the soldiers killed in the Transvaal :-Sir Squire and Lady Bancroft 1,000s, Mr Ben Davies 200s, Gaiety Theatre Company, Limited, management, artists, principals and chorus, orchestra, staff, &c., 1,400s; Queen's Hall orchestra and staff, per Tambourine, 210a; ...

... fBY OUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER.) Mr Sleath, though not greatly familiar to the London public, has had several years experience in the theatri- cal profession both in town and the country, and in undertaking the management of the Adelphi Theatre he began with his eyes open to the enormous responsi- bility before him; for the Adelphi is no easy house to control. It has, perhaps, the most ...

... THE BRAVEST OF THE BPAVE. HUMhANE SOCIETY GOLD MEDALLIST. The Stanhope Trust go'd medal of the Royal Humane society has just beon awarded to Francis (O'Nill, a miner, of Coalisland, County Tyrone, ireland, fora deed of unusual darinr. (On Sept. 29 ]ast an explosion occurred in the Anhapher pit, Coalitland. Four men were in the I mine at the time, two of whom reached FRANCIS O'NEILL (Gold ...

... | I The Leieaster board of guardians ap- I peared in the Q~ueen's Bench before Jus- Itices Darling and Phillimore on bfriday to show causea why a mnandamus ehould, not issue calling on them to appoint a *vac- eination officer to fill a vacancy in the office vwhich oocurred Jast December through rssignation. The plea the gua'r. dian3 set up f'or non-appointment of a vaccination officer vwas ...

... Down to yesterday 75 fires had oc- curred in the metropolis during the pre- VioUs seaen days (including 9 on Satur- day), against 76 in the precedienr week, and 74 in the correspondlng Yveek of 1398. SuConan (14).-The smokehole in a shed, Mft. by 8ft., ill ti-e rear of 1, Cuamberland- place,Brixton-road, afishsmonger's, was burnt down at two in the afternoon as a eanse- qucuce of r;vcrhcLati.n ...

... I -- - -- _ . Notices of no less than thirty amend- ments to be moved on the Address still standon the paper, though severalof them, including those relating to old age pen- sions, are, it is understood, out of order, as anticipating the consideration of bills relating to the same subject. The first amendment on the parer Ior to-morrow (Monday) evening expresses recret that no reference is ...