... vhr Z, hratrc'q' BY W. MOY THOMAS IN THE S O UP TH E audience at the STRAND Theatre on Tuesday evening laughed consumedly at the late Mr. Ralph Lumley's three-act farce, entitled in the Soup, which, after a preliminary trial in the country, has found its way to town. What more need be said to proclaim this posthumous production of a playwright who has contributed some good work to the ...

... The witch scanned the crystal with increased intensity By EDEN PHILLPOTTS. Illustrated by R. W. MACBETH, A.R.A. II.-(conbzaued) GAMMIER GURNEY dwelt quite alone, and none had seen the alleged mariner, her son, the occasion of his visits being hidden in nocturnal mystery. Upon one point at least there was no doubt: the dame vended choicest cognac to a favoured few at a shilling a pint, and ...

... Al it 1?, i -C at - (Itlivirtinardibe Music in London at Christmastide is almost as scarce as snakes il Iceland. IFor, so far at any rate as public concerts are concerned, musical people are holiday making, the vacation being broken only ly anl Orchestral Concert at Queen's Hall on Christmas Day for the benefit of those unfortunate bachelors and others who have no friends in the metropolis, ...

... ?? zhratuo BY W. MOY THOMAS FACING THE MUSIC THE limits Of the farce writer's privileges have not bedn authoritatively defined ; but it is perhaps safe to say that the pro- ceedings of his personages, if not exactly rational, ought at least to be conceivable. I cannot help feeling that Mr. J. H. Darnley, the author of the new farce in three acts at the Srl1AND Theatre, has been a little ...

... . . . 41 C?,, cW flobfb? 41T1T TEMPTATION OF OLIVE LATIMUIF IT is difficult to work up much sympathy with the rather feeble set of persons who sustain the action ot Mrs. L. T. Meade's The ;Temptation of Olive Latimer (Hutchinson and Co.). The temptation to which Olive succumbed was to marry the excellent and prosperous medical man, who loved her and whom she loved, without letting him know ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL.-Lessee and Manager, Mr E. Cecil Beryl; Acting-Manager, Mr A. Wheeler.- The Royal Carl Rosa opera company opened a week's engagement here on Monday with Tannhduser. Miss Cecile Lorraine gave a graceful and artistic representa- tion of Elizabeth. Mr William Stephens was highly successful as Tannhguser. Mr Arthur Deane merits unstinted praise for his ...

... THE FIGHTING FIFTH. A Dramna, in Five Acts, by George Conquest, sen., and Herbert Leonard, Froduced at the Surrey Theatre, on Monday, Oct. 29th. Captain David Fraser. M ERNEST LEICFSTER Corporal Billy Blower ?? Mr ARTIHUR CoNsQjsr Private Algernon Dearlove .. r M RED CONQUEST private Pat Malone ?? Mr ARTHUR utHALL general Fuller. ?? ?? Mr JAMES ELMORE ?? Fred Fuller ?? Mr FRANX E. PRTLRY ...

... 'iil 11)UNDN MUSiC IIAllS. THlE CANTERBURY. pI, ?? Act NIi nch was passed in the laeti t Ml, which hla , been used to suppress (,tite muvsic hail stage, has inl the 3 ears !~,jtar~,~or ' I~~ revi~ed iII thle recollection of 1,;Jj~wil I Ik ecoaiolo-d action of thle common Ut it hal PracticallY ceased to opt'rate. At-In I ilti-tratil'C ot this larger and more broad- I it NV Cd tiit Clcope acdl ...

... PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS (FROX OUR OWN OORBESPONDENTS.) ABEJBCARN. PUBLIC HALL.-Poole's Myriorama, with a very beautiful set of war pictures, is commanding crowded houses here throughout the week. A smart variety company of artistes torm a special feature of the show, and their several items are meritorious. ACCRINGTON. PRINCE'S THEEATRE.-Proprietor, Mr J. B. Ormerod; Acting-Manager, Mr J. E. ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PRINCE'S TREATRE.-Proprietor and Manager, Mr James Macready Chute-hick Wlhittington, the thirty- fourth pantomime at this theatre, was successfully pro- duced on Saturday evening. The book is by Mr William Wade, and the lyrics by Mr Percy Clarke. The curtain rises on a beautiful set, Old Cheapside, by Mr Fred Dangerfield, the resident scenic artist of the theatre, ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYALTY.-Managing-Director, Mr F. W. Wynd. ham; Acting-Manager; Mr Frank Sephton.-M1y Friend ?? Prince is being reproduced here this week. Messrs Morell and Mouillot's company is a good one, and the piece all through is very laughable. Mr Sam Wilkinson as the snob millionaire is a great success. The roles of the Prince and the pretented Prince are well sustained ...

... THEArT 111,L( us sIP. -'ii h{eNRY ht\ .N- K g iTT,1, i!atlt Iir ?? s-ll known tlat it is its-err smi risiig to itill *o1e it-ae evidenc (it bis liblwralitv. \ g ost tihee ?? conitribu- tions received at thi Bail.k it Eligislil for the P'riliCL of Wah 8 its Hospital Fundl to'r Losislulon is a subscription ot b Ioisl from Sir He or-. ss ho thtough now in the best of health can fete for the ...