... TER B&NCROFT A.D.C. The pleasure derived by a crowded and fashionable audience at St. George's Hlall on Monday evening from a representation of Mr Oscar Wilde's play about a good woman, Lady Windermere's Fan, first given at the St. James's in the February of 1892, was generally and frequently demonstrated. It was the twenty-third invitation performance of the club associated with the ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ThEATaEs RoYAL.-Lessee and Manager, Mr Robert Bedfford.-Mr Wilson Barrett's return visit on Monday evening attracted a large and appreciative audience. The reception accorded to him and Miss Maud Jeffries was hearty in the extreme. The play performed on this occasion was The Manxman, Mr Barrett appearing as the honest and trusting Pete Quilliam. The popular actor ...

... (FROM OUR AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT.) NEW YORK, APRIL 25.-The time is approaching when those who seek indoor amusements will have to depend upon the attractions at Tony Pastor's, Keith's. and Proctor's Palace and Twenty-third-street Theatres. Variety thrives in New York when the drama is shelved, and the desire for its lighter diversions has grown until the continuous to a certain extent over ...

... The fourth annual meeting of the Actors' Orphanage Fund was held yesterday at the Haymarket Theatre. Mr GEORGE ALEXANDER presided. The report of the committee showed that last year seven additional children were taken in hand by the Fund, bringing up the total of boys and girls now being cared for by the profession to twenty-eight. The average entire cost of each child, including the working ...

... 'e TO THE EDITOR OF CuE ERA i Sir,-I cannot understand the ?? ot the A.A. to e increase the forty weeks' qualification to eighty. I ,think. if anyone wilt work the matter out, of eighty d weeks' employment they will find it means at least two d years, possibly four or more. Few can count on forty weeks work in a year. It imy sound strange, but I . know a member who was elected who, as far as I ...

... THE TERRIERS' .ULL. lis It was pleasant to note that the annual fancy anll en evening dress ball of the Terriers-tbe tenth functio,, fsa of the kind-not only drew a large crowd of the pr, wce fession to the Trocadero on Thursday evening, but that ret those who came caught the lightsome spirit ot mirth- rot fit companion for Terpsichore-and thoroughly enio ed di themselves. When we find so many ...

... A plinate reading of JtiU to, the play v i'icl the censor retof-ed to licelnco last week, wvv ?? a%- -i tie Victoria Hall, Uax swater. on Monodsla atrt oi w 'I he joint author' of thel pieceare Mrs MN. 1rtie i tloll, an Americall Witv' , alitl MIr A cton hunt1 at:l ' rw ' tlur frienrils of CI tiiri read th( diftt'riot Is in Il; cast, seate(l oil tie stage of thi Victoria hi!1 ti!er 'a8 well ?? ...

... (SPECIALLY REPORTED FOB THE ERA.) The usual weekly meeting of the County Council was held on Tuesday afternoon at the County flail, Spring-gardens, Mr DICKINSON presiding. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The Theatres and Music Halls Committee reported:- We have considered a plan submitted by Mr H. Gill- man of a temporary stage whichitisproposedtoerectat the Crystal Palace for the cafe chantant ...

... IT was a singularly happy idea on the part of Mr E. G. Saunders when he thought of persuading Miss Ellen Terry to inaugurate the beautiful new Camden Theatre by unveiling on Friday morning a medallion of herself as Portia. Tbe popular actress must have many pleasant memories of the neighbourhood, for within a stone's- throw of the theatre-in Stanhope-street-she spent some of the happiest days ...

... T THE ERA LETTER-BOX. A Stz'nped l~nvaeope, piny addressed, must ?? wiL appic~ation for ?? Letter. Letters, after tyin at this Of9ce for One Month, are forwarded to the Postal Authorities, to be returned to the Senaers. Wo Circulare admitted to this List. Aiken, Miss Elinor Amory, Miss Helen Anderton, Mr R. Athos, Monsieur Aubrey, Miss Daisv Bacon, Mr Bees Bandon, Mr Sydney Barclay, Mr ...

... HENRY V. REMINISCENCES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. Sir,-I see that Mr Mollison intends to produce Hcnr', the Fifth at the Lyceum Theatre at the conclusion of the Musketcer season. No doubt Shakespeare was very fond of this historical play, and also were the English people. We were a rare fighting nation in those days. and Harry was the Tom Sayers of our English kings. I trust Mr Mollison ...

... THE MOHIAWKS AT ST. .JAMESS HALL. I - The Mohawk Minstrels, who have for so many years deligbted audiences with their entertainment at the Agricultural Hall, appeared for the first time at the St. James's Hall. the old home of the Moore and Burgess Minstrels, on Monday. giving performances both after- noon and evening. Messrs William Francis and Harry Hunter, who announce that they have ...