... TWICE CAPTURED. A Record of Adventure during the Boer War. d By the Earl of RO5SLYN. Illustrated. W. Blackwood and Sons, r- London and Edinburgh. Price 10s. t6L y Brilliant reputations have been made during the South African War by brothers of the pen as well as of 1, the sword ; and the Earl of Rosslyn, known to most of 3s our theatrical readers as James Erskine, actor, has more than won ...

... SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1900. 111. ]1. A. JONEs AND MISS MI[LLAIkI). ?? '11w announcemuent which svce, I Hade on 'Inc- (1.1y last that tile production ot ?? ?? I ri,-4 at the Duke of \ork's Theatre, arranged for last Friilay, had been necessalily postponed took everyone by surpri-se: and still ?? astonishiient was felt whenl it was -tated that the realson of the postnpnemient waas that Miss Ev ...

... The London programme is, as usual, interesting and attractive, and Mr E. S. Barnes finds bis astute managerial policy rewarded by crowded and apprecia tive audiences. Amongst the novel items which deserve special notice is a comedy-sketch, entitled Our Suite, played by the Smythson Trio. The three characters are Bertie Sparrow, sometbing in the city ; his wife, Kate; and Flopp, the maid-of ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL.-Managing Director, Mr Robert Courtneidge; Acting-Manager, MrEdmondstone Shirra. -Mr J. F. Elliston's company, in The Absent-Mlinded Beggar, is here this week. The drama has attracted large houses, and its many interesting scenes of warfare in South Africa have aroused considerable enthusiasm. It is capitally played. Mr H. B. Warner acts with ...

... MISS SOUTHGATE'S VIOLIN RECITAL. Miss Elsie Southgate's violin recital at Steinway Hall on Wednesday evening, July 11th, must have given the young lady's numerous admirers a very favourable idea of her ability, as she was heard in two movements of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto; in a Sonata of Schu- bert, brilliant pieces by Al. Sauret, the Legende of Wieniawski, one of the Hungarian Dances of ...

... COUNTY COUNCIL AND AMLSEA1ENTS. I (SPE'CIALLY REPoR7'ED) FOR THE rs3A.) The London County Council resumed its sitting after the sumnier vacation, at the Countnrv Hall, Spring- ;ardern, on Truesdar, Mr IV. 11. DI/ zixesuN in the chair'. LONDONS ENTERTAINIENTS. The CIIATIDIAN gave his annual addres concerning the work ,,f thi Council and its committees during the past year. With reference to the ...

... . (SPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE ERA.) The weekly meeting of the London County Council was held on Tuesday at the County Hall, Spring. gardens. THE STRAND IMPROVEMENT. A report was received from the Improvements Com- mittee, stating that, in connection with the Holborn to the Strandimprovement, theywereabout to acquire the Old Red Lion public-house, No. 339, Strand. It was necessary that the ...

... THE IOOING (i1, lioN. ..I Mr George Alexander writes as follows to the editor the~ of Thc Times .-Sir,-Your critic in his witty anii tbe generous article on The W~isdom~ of the Wiss refers to lesE an incident which occurred after the fall of the curtain, the A theatrical manager is the last person who Should com- exc plain of the f reedom of popular judgment. If he should the produce a play ...

... A CHINESE HONEYMOON.-Empire Theatre, Oldham. A FAST LIFE.-Court Theatre. Bacup. ALEXANDER, zoRGb.-G. T., Derby. A LIF}; OF PLEASURB.-Rotunda Theatre, Liverpool. A LIFE'S REVzNGE.-Elephant and Castle T., S.E. AN OUTCAST OF SOCIETY.-DarlingtOn. A ROYAL DIVORCE.-Dalston Theatre, N.E. A RUNAWAY GIRL.-O. H., Cheltenham. A SOLDIER AND A MAN.-Eden Theatre, Brighton. AT DUTY'S CALL.-Theatre Royal, Ton ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL.-Proprietor and Manager, Mr H. J. Worswick.-Messrs Dottridgetand Longden's com- panies always receive hearty welcomes here, and this week has proved no exception to the rule, for the house has been well filled nightly to witness the excellent pro- duction of The Terror of Paris. Mr Forbes Knowles makes the most of M. Dumont. whilst Mr E. W. Bretton ...

... :jI SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1900. The reproach of taking our pleasure sadly which has been ma(le to us English may wit h greater fairness be attributed to the (German public, if the fame and popularity of GERIIHArT IIAIPTMANN, the dramatist, be taken into consideration. 'M iss JANET AciiRitcu and 'Mr C. E. WHEELER have, in the translation recently published by DUCK- WORTH and Co., given those ...

... After being closed for some three months for reno- vation and repairs the Royal Court Theatre, Bacup, was once more opened to the public on the 50th ult., and everyone present expressed admiration of the beautiful interior. The house was crowded, and there is little doubt that the enterprise displayed by Mr Charles Darrell, the present lessee and mana- ger, will meet with a fitting reward. The ...