... THE CORONET. The Hardie-Leer Two Little Vagabonds is the attraction here this week, aud the crowded bouses testify the fact that the popularity of this emotional play is far from neing exhausted. The two little vagabonds, around whom the interest centres, are well played by Miss Lizzie Hall and Miss Helen Grenvillo respectively, who are most suc cessful in alternately rousing the Bympathy and ...

... THE CROWN, PECKHAM. It's Never Too Late to Mend attracted to the Crown an overflowing, appreciative holiday audience on Monday, and the intrinsic merits of the drama have sufficed to ensure good business during the week. Nevertheless, there are not wanting indications that, for these days, the play and its methods are a little old-fashioned. On Monday, possibly on account of the heat or the ...

... THE METROPOLE. The amusing farcical comedy of The New Boy is paying a return visit, and is capitally interpreted by an excellent company. Mr. A. B. Tapping give* an easy and natural reading of Archibald Ronnick, and fully brings out the humours of the situations in the scenes in which he is engaged. Mr. Leonard Pagden as Dr. Candy is admirably suited with a congenial part. Mr. Ernest Stallard ...

... SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCES. Current evening performances in the Metropolis, June 7th, 1900, with dates of evening production or latest revival in London. Pieces that have been previously performed in either London or the provinces are marked thus*, pieces placed in the evening bill after trial at matinees thus ?, and pieces shifted from tho place of duction without interruption of run th us J. ...

... . THE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. The second representation of the First Cycle of Der Ring took placo on Wednesday last week, when an admirable performance of Die Walkiire was given. Rarely indeed have so many fine artists been associated together-- in Englaud, at any rate in the interpretation of this the best-known section of the Nibelunacn tetralogy. fraulein Ternina. for example, was a noble ...

... . THE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. A repetition of that popular double bill, Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana was given on Thursday. The casts of both operas differ in various important respects from those of performances given earlier in the season. In Leoncavallo's work Signor de Lucia made a welcome reappearance as Canio, his acting showing all the former tensity, and his rendering of tho ...

... . THE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. Of course, Don Giovanni was bound to find a place in the season's arrangements sooner or later, and the programme for Wednesday in last week was set apart for a performance of Mozart's masterpiece. There was a very good attendance, and if there was not over muoh enthusiasm, the opera was at least followed with able interest. It is curious that a work so brilliant ...

... . THE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. As long as there are singers of Mdme. Melba's brilliant gifts, so long will operas of the stamp of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammer-moor retain a place in the repertory at Covent Garden. A season seldom passes without the Melbourne prima donna appearing at least once as Scott's most distressful heroine, and thus Lucia, with its pleasantly familiar melodies and its ...

... . THE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. M. Jean d Resske, at his appearance on Wednesday, July 4, in Die Mcistersinyer, hail from a crowded audience the heartiest reception. Altliough the condition of his voice testified to the reality of hit recc-nt indisposition, he sang the part of Wulther von Stolzing with all his old sweetness and refinement. Realising that Walther's prize song should have a ...

... . THE ROYAL, OOVENT GARDEN. On Thursday, July 12, 1900, took place Jhe first production in England of G. Puc cini's latest opera, in three acts, entitled La Tosca. gloria Tosoa. Friiulein Tornina Mario Oararadossl Signor De Luoia Ii Barone Soarpia Signor Sootti Oosare Angelotti M. Dufrioho U Bagrostauo M. Gilibert Bpolocta M. Jacques Barn Boiarrone Signor Vivian i Un Caroeriore Bignor Corn ...

... . THE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. The light sparkle of Rossini's Barber of Serville was all to the caste of operators in the oppressive heat of Monday evening and, with Madame Melba as Rosina the opera drew a very large abs ence when empty seats might in other circumstances have been looked for What was more, under the influence of the sprign uy musiu, tnose behind ine loot- ugiiis seemed lo ...

... . THE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. The opera season at Covont Garden, which began on May 14, came to a close on Monday, July 30, with a performance, in French, of Gounod's Faust, which still runs Wagner hard for general popularity. Loyally staying out the season to its very end, Mdme. Melba once again delighted a large audience, that included the Princess of Wales, with her exquisite singing in ...