... . A sumptuous, beautifully produced, and exceedingly valuable work, not without bearing on stage matters, is that on British Costume during Nineteen Centuries (Civil and Ecclesiastical), by Mrs. Charles H. Ashdown, published at 12s. 6d. net by T. C. and E. C. Jack. Mrs. Ash down, who is a lecturer upon costume and medieval ncad-oressco, ana nas aaviscu upon costume at several of the ...

... . r>RWl.Va-ROOM ENTIRTirNICtNT3 Under tlii* title Is published by Stan- lay 1'u.ul and Co., at 2b. not, a little volume of monologues, duologues, and dialogue*, Cor drawing-room ami plat form use, written by Catherine Kvclyn, Clare Shirley Robert Overton, ana others, and edited by Alfred 11. Miles. 1 The two first-named corttrlbut* moot of 1 the Items tn a oollecUon likely to pror acceptable ...

... . From the Wings. Considering that the sometimes mischievous minauderies of The Stage Cat as edited by Elisabeth Fagan have been appear ing serially, besides having been issued in book form by W. Collins, Sons and Co., Ltd., there is no occasion to go into overmuch detail with regard to theao ultra- franik meeowings and tquww4(ingR From the Wings. The Editress. who dedicates the book ...

... . THE CASE OF ALLAN MONKHOUSE. 14 The Conquering Hero, a play in four acts. Jly Allan Monk- house. Ernest Benn, Ltd. 2s. 6:1. There are people, and not a few either, who will tell you that Allan Monkhouse is the Great Unknown of British Drama; certainly his name is better known in literary than in dramatic circles, and no play of his has ever been produced for a run in the West End. In ...

... . By IVAN PATRICK GORE. Although old in America. France, and on the Continent generally, cabaret is practically a new form of entertainment here. Eats M and drinks are as im portant as musical and other form9 of entertainment, and this combi nation of feeding while being amlised might almost give the shows an ancestry dating back to the old palmy day 3 of vaudeville, when the world and his ...

... . By IVAN PATRICK GORE. PALM BEACH: ENGLAND. Palm Beach, so we have been taught by the films, is an exotic place somewhere in the U.S.A., with a population of millionaires, bathing beauties, rum-runners, carefully selected gunmen, and high-steppers generally. Our own Palm Beach, which also has attractions, is nearby Hampton Court, and was at one time known as the Karsino on Tagg'a Island. ...

... . By IVAN PATRICK GORE. RACE WEEK. Big national sporting events are always hailed with special favour by cabarets. and to meet the demands of those who wish to celebrate, as well as those who would fain forget, very few managements fail to add extra attractions of some sort or another to their ing programmes. The entertain ments for Derby Night this year were on an unusually lavish scale. ...

... . By IVAN PATRICK GORE. PLAYTIME AT THE PICCADILLY. The new dinner and supper time entertainment at the Piccadilly, devised and produced by Harry Foster, dances and ensembles by Harry A White, with dresses designed by Dolly Tree, ably maintains the traditions of this popular West End cabaret. Much of it is entirely new, and once again the management has secured a novelty in the shape of ...

... . By IVAN PATRICK GORE. FILMING QUEENS. On the occasion of Pathes visit to the Quai d'Orsay the other night for the purpose of making a film record of the Night-time Revels, Mine, Coletta put on an excellent performance, which included some new features and several additional acts. The new Girls are settling down rapidly into I their stride. They proved them selves capital singers and ...

... . By IVAN PATRICK GORE. SUPPER-TIME AT THE TROCADERO. Although this C. B. Cochran cabaret has now been running for some months every night at 11.30 sharp, it has by no means lost any of its original attractiveness. This youth is doubtless due to the regular infusion of new blood. Chief among the new acts is that of the Jerez Brothers. Their make-up is strictly American down to the j large ...

... . By IVAN PATRICK CORE. KENNINGTON: THE COCK TAVERN. This famous old professional house of call in the Kenning- ton Koad was once the rendezvous of audi never-to-be-forgotten artists as Dan Leno and Arthur Godfrey, who were wont to foregather with their colleagues in the days when life was simpler; except perhaps, for having to work several (halls a night, and con viviality could run. on ...

... . By IVAN PATRICK GORE. THE QUEEN'S. Henry de Bray has returned to this popular Leicester Square house after some months' absence, and is busily preparing for the new production which should be seen oa September 27. A strong company have been engaged, and a good deal of novelty is promised both in the way of ensemble numbers and in dividual acts. Last week's pro gramme was a strong one, ...