... and she differentiates most ably, and also shades into the one or other, the character istics of the two sexes. Miss Brayton speaks all Viola's best lines beautifully, and with fine ringing emphasis, her utterance of the She never told her love speech being ...

... his wife's entreaties, to qnit Paris without making an attempt to save them. He is, however, too late, for while they are speaking the noise of the mob is heard without, running through the corridors of the Louvre. Before he has time to make any attempt ...

... peculiarities of tbe lively American widow, Mrs. Vander B. Cloud. Miss Mary Smith does well as Mrs. Grimbleby. Miss Francis Buries speaks too faintly and too rapidly. My Lady Help, the curtain-raiser, is admir ably interpreted by Mr. W. Ashdowne as Jack, Miss ...

... performance. Nevertheless, as a whole, it missed fire. It had its viva cious, even its rollicking, moments but, generally speaking, it dragged. This was through no fault of its interpreters. Mr. Tree, to be ture, was a little deliberate some times in his ...

... Frank Lascelles is efficient 111 the small but important part of the Duke of Berascon. As Count Varensa Mr. 0. Bann Kennedy speaks well, aud makes an impres sive Prime Minister. As the muddling chief of police, Baron Holdensen, Mr. 15 Field reappears in ...

... elaborate and exacting piece with him ou bis tours aud present ing it with Buch attention to detail. The cast numbers thirty speaking parts, a numerous chorus and a large namher of others. Ho mast travel tons of baggage and scenery, and his stage hands must ...

... be coupled with that of ber singular correspondent, who adds that during that time be will not desire either to see or to speak to this accommodating lady. To clinch this curious bargain, Dick betakea himself to that palatial haunt of M gilded shame, ...

... I ask you, but it has no topical significance, and is not to be ranked among that comedian's best efforts. It remains to speak of some of the secondary members of the company to whose work wo were unable to refer last week. Miss Molly Lowell as Lord ...

... tuneful number, Six Little Wives, and the topical Bong on China. The uxorious Emperor is fitly depicted by Mr. Alfred Cla. In speaking of tho Mandarin's wives allusion lias already been made to the engaging appcarauoc of Miss Octavia Harry, who plays the favourite ...

... touch of tbe Connie Edi*s style in Miss Alioe Gordon's perform ance of Mrs. Rooks, her quaint humour and eocentrio manner of speaking being very appreciable. The Mis*es Tilley, Cuuning- ham, Annie Johnson, aud Ada Claire make a olever quartet of daucers, ...

... Edwiss, and the Cominissionare by Mr. E. F. George. Miss Nellie Malcom as Mrs. Gillibrand plays well np to Mr. Ryley, and speaks her lines with clear enunciation. Madame Moppert iu the hands of Mis3 Helen Ingelow is made important aud dignified, while ...

... showed herself a graceful dancer, though she has a teudency to dis play what some people would term her lingerie. Miss Earlo speaks her lines with clearness of enunciation and excellent point. Smaller parts are filled by Mr. W. S. La vine, Mr. Lawrence Wheat ...