... TE MOODY..MAXIERS OPERA UOOP;AY. I PERFORMgNCE OF TANNHAUSER. Undoubtedly Wagners operas exercise a strong hold on the Pssical public in this city, and no better tests- many as to their popularity can be xiven than the enormously crowded house that witnessed at the Theatre Royal, last nieht, the magnificii. performance of Tannhlieser.' Of all Wageers works the wonderful legend upon which ...

... P1JINCE OF WALES THEATRE. ?? Mr. Hall aaa romances, r in due time trans- ferred from the circulating library, to tho stage. in a view of his succiesses wish such ?? play's as The ti Manxman and The flea M.ry Chree that is in- is esia l, and, ledeed, playgoers could ill spare his itl thoughtful, interesting, and high-toned work. The 'E adaptation of ~'The Christian, however, presented far ...

... AF11RIUAN PYGMIES FOL- PARifS EX11{ITI'TON. HOW BMi-hOi T1UOKX dt FOILL1iJ) A Ml ?? - U'F1{?MAN? TRAUlER. l itirdT Jos' 'ire current issue, of the Anti-chive hl Drilb Reportere', the organ of the Brit ishl arid Foreign VV ?? -silivery Society, publishes an intereetfagl do 151c1- latter froar Bishop '1uckcr,- written from al of CUgandql cii February 23. 'fhe hishap had ju~.. no ceit. ...

... I LATEST WORKS PUBLISHED. MOORS. The Valley of the Great Shadow, by Annie Holdsworth. London: Heinemann. There is something very weird, and yet very beautiful, about this story, the scene of which is laid in an Alpine health resort. Here we see a group of individuals all filled with the same desire-to cling a little longer to life. Over them all hangs the dark shadow of death. and one after ...

... INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT i GLASOOWV. Two years and a half ago Glasgow decided to hold an international exhibition in 1901, and ever since the resolution was passed at a represenlctt.ive meeting of citizens the work of organisation and construction has been actively pushing forward, A very pleasing site in Kelvingrove Parkt, covering some 70 acres, was given by thre corporation; the first ...

... PROV1INCIAL THEATRICALS. (FROM OUR OWN COERESPONDENTS.) ABERDEEN. HERR MAJESTY'S THEATRSE-.Managing-Director, MIr Robert Arthur; Acting-Manager, Mir John Cavanah.- A sensational drama, Briton and Boer, occupies the stage this week, The principal part, Barney O'Flaherty, is admirably presented by Mr Fred Cooke. The Cap- tain Fairleigh of Mir Arthur St. John and Mr Eric Roberts's Frank Muller ...

... (FROM OUR OVN COBRESPONDENT.) NEW YORK, APRIL 25.-LordZ end Lady Algy, which was revived at the Empire Theatre last Monday, is as keenly enjoyed and as heartily applauded as if it were a novelty. The popularity of this comedy is not in the least diminished by repetition. The Empire Theatre is well filled with fashionable audiences this week, a large proportion of which have undoubtedly seen ...

... _ HISTORY. ARCHMEOLOGY, AND BIOGRAPHY. Letters and Memoir of ber-own Life. By i' Mrs Alison Rutherford or Cockburn. Also 'Felix,' Biograplhical Sketch and. Various iSong;. Notes by T. Craig Brown. (Ediaburgh: I David Douglas.) Recollections of My Life. By Surgeon- General Sir Joseph Fayrer, Bart.. ?? - LL.D., M.D., ?? ?? tC. (Edinburgh: ; William Blaokwood & Sons.) e ! Luther and the ...

... IMNOR BOOKS AiND NEW EDiNiOlN& I -- The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky.' i Flute and Violin. A Kentucky Cardinal. Aftermath. By James Lane Allen. (Len- . don: Macmillan & Co.)-The great success I of Mr. Allen's story The Choir In- E I visible has encouraged his publishers to t reissue a good deal of his earlier work. The n most notable of these volumes are the two com-r i pansons. ...

... SUCCES$SUL LOCAL Itly . la. The following is a list of the euccessful local nl1. candidatces in tbhe recent examinations of the ibll Associated Board of the Roval Academy of 1 a'-e dlusic fnd the Royal College of Music:- -en Successfd Ca-,adidates in Elemaents of Music- Un P2Ps Certificates: Olive E. Adarnson, Lee College, Uts Lee-on-the-Soeent (Mr. Liihr); Olive J. 1-lore- the ford, ...

... STAQ-2 WHNSPLERS. Theatre Manager: Cut out all those old jokes. Actor: --Yes, sir. Minager; And put in some older ones. The public like a change once in a while. The Wxaves Kicked. In the old theatrical days, before the introduc- tion of mechanical waves,' it vas the custom, when a sea scene was wanted for men to make the waves by kicking about under a green cloth t'scked across the front ...

... AM X S E -4 E NT S. LeGyLord Qrfx raed proanjced a*t- This 11oas la'st flig~h- far the inas; tac-e in cit.o is~ icm the pen -S, 2it. kL W. Pieozhe gr-arasa~ it ri- an em ceedintrly pawerfol work. It Ls aeisa a, 'ereyt copct on?, ten-1 the wv-kndu ocsU of thee vaiu nlcvten-a is axan 71_1 n~ marseri leR-ai. ?? po is ansun, Ct] Vi-w tab-cn Oi ?? as nj the-ct noal;o s-e- Melast-h- as tbhe- 7wor ' ...