... THE COVENT-GATDEN BALL. The third of the series of fancy dress balls at Covent-garden took place on the 16th inst. Among the costumes was Furthest North, consisting of a white satin skirt, on which were painted icebergs and Polar bears. It was trimmed with swanadown, chiffon, and imitation icicles. Daily Bread was a dress made up of a white satin skirt, painted with bread, wheat, and ...

... DICK WHITTINGTON at KE:NNINGTON. (SECOND NOTICE.) The distinguishing features of Mr Robert Arthur's pantomime are pretty dresses and scenery, capital songs and graceful dances, a quartet of excellent comedians, a particularly intelligent and agile cat, together with a dashing orincipal boy and a winsome and delightful principal girl. On its production on Boxing Day one of the chief points ...

... GHAM. (FROO OUR OWN CORRESPONDKNT.) THEATBE RoYAL.-Managing Director, Mr Robert Arthur; Acting-Manager, Mr F.,, Teale Lingham.. Robinson Crusoe is running~along briskly, and merrily, and nightly gaining in favour. New business and mirth-provoking fun are constantly being added by the Brothers Darnley, and the cleverness of Mr Harry Zeitz is amplv demonstrated in the character of Man Friday. Mr ...

... THE ERA LETTER-BOX. A Stamped Envelope, pltacny addressed, must be enclosed wmlh applicationh for each Let ter. Letters, after lying at this OgIioe for One Month, are forwarded to the Postal Authorities, to be returned to the 8eSsaers. No Circulars adhnmited to this List. Achmed-lbrahim Troupe Achurch, Miss Adams, Mr Fred Alexander, Miss Ando, Mr M. Anson, Mr G. W. Ball, Prof Alf Barford, ...

... THE OPERA. SEASON. Gounod's Faust on Monday brought to a close the opera season of 1900. The good fortune which has attended the entire season continued to the close, for even on the last night the attendance was very large. Madame Melba being in good voice, achieved her customary success as Marguerite, and sang her best in the Garden scene, the Jewell Song being a brilliant example of her ...

... (lY AN OLD) iLAI()YEB.) Pastoral plays, or the performance of pieces in the open air, with the sky for the roof and flies and nature's a own foliage and trees for the flat and wings, are not of e those now things that are usually referred to as novel- I ties, except by the unthinking. As a matter of fact, c pastoral entertainments were the very beginning of the t drama, ancient, Elizabethan, ...

... 11WLODON 1L SIC BA-LLS. THEE TIVOLI. c ice arc on the threshold of London's dull onll r V ?? Dowsett, who is looking all the *c, i0on Iris lholiday, has bere. rejoiced by capital 'W..jiritrg thle week, and it is certain that he ie I'llIesbtie benefit that is accruing to our plaets of *, front tire large contingent of American and atn :}2:into.s The twang of New York and the of the Northern and ...

... ON THE ROAD, JUSE 18. A FAST LIFr.-Opera House, Leiceafer. A LONEDON ARAB-Theatre Royal, Attercliffe. A MERRY BIADCAP.-Grand Theatre, Croydon. A NIGHT OUT.-County Theatre, Bedford. A ROYAL DIVORCE (S).-GOand Theatre, Fulham, S.W. AT Don's CALL.-Theatre Royal. Hull. A TRIP TO BLACXPOOL.-Eznprems T., F. Hartlepool. A TRIP TO CEmCAGO.-Theatre Royal, York. BENNET'S REP. Co.-Theatre Royal, ...

... LoNrI)I>. DE( 2. Troullrd ll atcrs, farcical comedy, in three acts, by Fred Brock (produced by amateurs) -liijou, Bayswater. 2. Not ilL Socitys, play, in one act, by Re Henry -Itijou. ]iayswater. 2. A1 Conudls of Tritles, comedy, in three acts, by William 13each-West Norwood Public Hall. , . For a Chil(I's Sake, domestic drama, in four acts, bh tbe late Henry Herman and Mon- tague 'Turner ...

... The Alhambra was crowded on Tuesday afternoon to assist at a private view of an original series of animated photographs, taken by BIr R W. Paul, M.LE.E., inventor of Animatographe, of the life of the soldier, fhorna the recruiting stage until he becomes a smart linesman, cavalryman, or gunner. The pit was a mass of redcoats-the old Chelsea pensioners, who had very considerately been invited by ...

... An extraordinary general meeting of the Association, to consider the question of altering the qualification for membership from forty weeks to eighty weeks of salaried employment, was held on Friday afternoon at the offices of the Association, St. Martiu's-lane. Mr EDWARD TERRY presided, and there were also present Messrs C. Hayden Coffin, J. G. Taylor, Edwin Palmer, R. Cruikshanks, Fred Coyne ...

... TEE ERA LETTER-BOX, A Starmyed Envelope, ptainly addressed, must be enclosed wtth application for each Letter. Letters, after tying at this O#ice for One Month, are forwarded to the Postal Authorities, to be returned to the Senaers. So Circutars admitted to this List. Achmed.lbrahihn Troupe Achurch, Miss Alexander, Mizs Ando, Mr M. Angelo, Mr Bali. Prol. Alt Bandmnann, Mr M. E. Barford, Mr ...