... Leicester, Feb. 7th, 1884. MADM .-The drama, La Dame aux Oasm6lis, was 7tritten ise 1856, but it was not plased in h'jtlassd until 1881. ...

... return rejected contribotioen promptly. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 8. F. DOWNTON.-(1) The Comnedy Theatre was opened Oct. 1.ith, 1881,ts 7with [nhe vcotte, chich wo6 p^sroduced for the flrst timel in Ralg land ont Sept. Pith at the Rtoyal, Ltisghton. (2) The ...

... celebrating the nineteenth anniver- sore- of its foundation, the first performance, Tweelfth Xybilt, having been given on Feb. 8th, 1881, at South- l'(rt. He was very pleased to have his old friend and late manager, Mir Savile, with them that evening, who :ad ...

... Theatre Royal, Hull, has been associated with his father, Mr Wmn. Morton, in nearly all his theatrical experiences, commencing in 1881. at the New-cross Hall, with the Saturday night dramatic performances by Mr Henry Bedford and a clever company of amateurs ...

... Money, was the piece selected for the opening performance, and it is worthy of mention that the present theatre was opened in 1881 with this identical comedy, the late Barry Sul- livan being a member of the company which then pro- duced it. Fourteen years ...

... of the just, and for years without any memorial by which the passer-by might know what manner of man he was. Before the year 1881-how ?? readily say-there hadbeen a flat stone over the grave, but just then the church- yard was improved and put in decent ...

... Dramatic Company, one of her most remarkable performances being that of Effle Deane, in The Heart of Midllothian. In August, 1881, she again took up the management of Sadler's Wells, and subsequently to this was for a time a mem- ber of the Lyceum company ...

... 1878 (Exhibitn). 30,657,490 1853 . 11.352,222 1879 . 20,619,310 1854 . 10 738,07 1880 .22,614 018 1855 (Exhibitn.) 13,828,123 1881 27,434,418 1856 ?? 12186,125 ?? 29,068,592 1857 ?? 12.722,501 ?? 29,144,609 1858 ?? 12 737,498 1884 . 25,984 054 1859 ?? 12 ...

... William Mackintosh, and Miss Kate Phillips. In April, 1881. The Lady of Lyons was put on, until Coralie, by G. W. Godfrey, was ready. Here we may pause to speak of the lack of reliable new dramatists in 1881. There was still a continuous cry from the unacted ...

... Furtardo the leading parts in BanA' and Fame. He then toured with his own company in the legitimate drama for several seasons. In 1881 Mr Dewhurst visited Australia, opening in Othello at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, thence to Sydney, Brisbane, Tasmania, Toowamba ...

... owes what was probably his most popular success, the parody entitled vTwo lovely black eyes, to his owII fertile pen. In 18.81 he was specially engaged for the music hall matinees at Her Majesty's Theatre, with the proviso in his contract that he was ...

... entertainment. In 1887 the present pretty and well-appointed theatre was built and opened on the site of the old Lyceum (opened in 1881), the proprietors being a limited company for whom Mr Taylor was the manager indeed, his name has never been out of the bill ...