... {fr-A f - tr - - - e -v- . (FROM OUR OWIN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL, LIMITED.-General Manager, Mr Otto C. Culling; Fe8ident.Manager, Mr Charles Clucas. -Thc Secrrts of the Barem serves the purpose of Introducing some variety into the production of Mr MIax Goldberg's drama; thus we witness Miss Nina Engel and-l Mr Daniel F. Roe on tour as a couple of music hall artists in ...

... TTHE FAVOURITE. tiny Drama, in Four Acts, and Eleven scenes, ,P\j prcdaced at the Elephant and Castle Theatre, b)y B ?? 01o Mondav, March 13th, 110, Mon. Harry Stirling * . Mr J. HERBERT BEAUMONT Dr. Maitland Yorke . - -- Mr JAMES G. AUBeRY Ludwi ?? FRANK ADAIR Joewh sciver ?? Mr EDWIN LOVER Moilker ?? S Mr JAcK COLE Dr. Luck, atEB., F.ROCS. ..Mr NORTON CoopER ?? M r ALBERTEROBERTI josh . ...

... THE MAN IN THE IRON MA.SK. r A Pomantic Drams, in Five Acts, 1, Suggested by an Episode in a The Vicomte De Bragelonne e of. Alexandre Dunas, If Played for the First Time at the Adelphi Theatre, ,, on March 11th, 1b99. e Louis ?? M OMNras e Philippe Marchiail.. ?? FuRBES S Due De Vermandoi .Miss VALLI VALLI S Cardinal Mazarin ?? Mr CHARLIS SuDENa g Monsieur D'lierblay . . Mr W. H. VzaLeo ...

... i? 1A SEWldAN %OJ RD. - (F'Ro sA PGcrAOOCORESPOENyWT):' - 1 -RBury March Fair,' as the jbanas~hireosh0WiD55 teno it, is intimately. hound up *itchthe observance of ?? or Mothering ' Sunday. -The-modern show- man, whether-he knows it or not, is deeply indebted to these old Church festivals. Bury has been famous, for centuries for its Qbservance of Simnel or Mother- ing Cake Sunday. ...

... Mr Osman Edwards, in a very interesting lecture on the above subject to the Playgoers' Club at the Hotel Cecil on Sunday last, said :-The Japanese stage com- bines with esthetic charm mnore lofty attributes. It has always aspired to instruct and elevate the masses. It teaches history better than the schoolmaster, and morality better than the priest. Its performances for nearly three centuries ...

... Piece, in Three Acts, by Louis Artu, Produced at the Palais-Royal, March 7.th, 1iSj Thdophile ?? M. RAIMOND Monugnac ?? M. GAI.YA! X Mathieu ?? M. FRANC9S Lefleuri ?? M MATSAT Fortnel ?? M, GORAT Fran.ois ?? M. B3LLY C1 Le Comnuissaire . ?? M. CLAMANT I Jean ?? M. GResFsIXR t Suzanne ?? DALLPT Pauline ?? M-Iule. GRIMAULL B Chiquita ?? Mdlle. BORIo . Justine ?? Madame 5MARs-GlILtr (FROM OUR ...

... D)RRY-LANE, THIEATRE -ROYAL.- Managing-.Direotor, ARTHURt COLLIINS. NihlLast Nights of the Pantomnime. ,at 730, and hatioee Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at VdO. THE FORTY TEIIEVES. Written and Invented by Asthur Sturgess and Arthur Collins, MY ic by J. M. Glover. Dan Leno, Herbert Campbel, Johnny Ianvers, !. Fieher, Nellie Stewart. Rita Presano, Lily Bel. more, Evelyn Hughes, Whimsical ...

... (FROM A SPECIAL CORRRSPONDjNT ) Whiting's capital series of fairs, wake , feasts, &c. in Lancashire, Cheshire, and Derbyshire deserves special notice. This year's list is better than ever, and mneane a complete round in itself, and includes in Mlanchester two centres, Ordsall-lane Easter Fair an- M Siles Platting Easter Fair; then on April 5th to 12th Donkey's- common, another popular fixture ...

... | COUNTY COUNCIL AND AMUSEMENTS I (SPECIALLY RIPOBTED FOR TL'E MA.) At the weekly meeting of the London Couit l Council, on Tuesday, Mr RADFORD, ir accordance ath notice, moved, That it be referred to the Gnr Purposes Committee to consider and repoth General the Council's form of licence for music and dhther may not advantageously be shortened, simplified' an adapted to the needs of the ...

... (BY OUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER.) Variety in anyone is charming. Miss Louie Freear is not only full of variety, but also full of charm, and at the same time so modest with all her cleverness that she, so to speak, disarms one. This day she sails for America to fulfil an engagement at the New York Theatre, New York, in The Man in the Moon, a part therein being specially written for her. Miss ...

... TIE annual dinner of the Music Hall Benevolent Fund, we may once mere remind our readers, will take place to-morrow (Sunday) evening, at 6 30, at the TrocidetO Restaurant. The claimns of so excellent a charity will he urged from the chair by Mr Joe Lyons, and we hope to see a very big subscription list, with a large number ef performers' names among the con- tributors. Tue question has been ...

... MU^sA awns ?? . The first anrual ordinary general meeting of Lord George Sanger, Limited, was held on Tuesday after. noon, at the Inns of Court Hotel, Holborn. Mr C. V. HAWORTH, who presided, said that during s the past year great additions had been made to the at show, which was now very much larger than it was tn when first the company was formed. It was now from pi one-quarter to one-third ...