... . The New Field-Marshal.-- Since the death of Field-Marshal Sir N. B. Chamber lain speculation has naturally been rife as to the officer who will be selected to succeed him. All sorts of guesses have been made, regardless of the fact that despite the large number of fine officers we have with us only a few are qualified to occupy the most distin guished position which the army can offer. There ...

... THE POPE ON THE STAGE-THE AUTHOR OF CHARLEY'S AUNT AS PIUS X. Mr. Brandon Thorn: s plays the part of Pius X. in The Eternal City at His Majesty's Theatre DRAWN BY C. A. BUCHEL ...

... THE COUNTESS OF STRADBROKE AND HER DAUGHTER, LADY PLEASANCE ROUS speaight ...

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... . The King as Soldier.-- In the multifarious work which has to Ire done by his Majesty there is none of which he is a keener judge than the military part, for the simple reason that he was brought up as a soldier. He was taught by good tutors-- he passed through the Guards, and no one knows better than he what the corps d'élite can do and what it is right to expect of the officers and men. ...

... The Stage Hero of the Moment Mr. H. B. Irving. Mr H 13 Irving has made the greatest acting hit of the season by his butler in Mr. Barrie's striking play, The Admirable Crichton at the Duke of York's. He joined Mr. Frohnian on leaving the Haymarket, where he has been playing the Baron de Montrichard in There's Many a Slip as shown in this picture DRAWN BY DAVID WILSON ...

... THe Comedy in. Faust at the Lyceum. MEPHISTOPHELES FLIRTING WITH. THE ELDERLY MARTHA Played by Sir Henry Irving and Miss M. A. Victor DRAWN BY C. A. BUCHEL ...

... . Circling the Circ. As soon as ever any wonderful trick performance is evolved in the bicycle world some body goes one better. Londoners had hardly had time to recover from, their amazement at seeing human beings and monkeys looping the loop when they found that if they wished to be quite up to date they would have to go and see circling the circ at the Alhambra. This novel performance is ...

... PEACE ...

... . By C. K. S. A zest for good literature is certainly growing apace. The o her day I visited the Berkeley Hotel in Piccadilly, to which considerable enlargements and improvements have recently been made, the whole of the design of the exquisite decoration having been artistically carried out by Mr. Lutyens. In every bedroom I found a small library, but the selection of books was very different ...

... Been shrimpin', Jimmy? D'yer think I been butterfly catchin'? THE RETORT COURTEOUS ...