... We who make it a rule to attend at first-night performances know pretty well what partiaular critics will say of certain theatres. I have seen myself within the present year tragedy so whimsical that the introduction of a song and dance would have rendered ...

... FIRES IN THEATRES. Sib, In these times of anxiety in regard to fires in theatres, when every manager is inundated with inquiries as to the safety of his building, it may be a comfort for the numerous patrons of the Alhambra to hear that; when the theatre ...

... THE RICHMOND THEATRE. Sie, One day last month I made a pilgrimage to the Rich mond Theatre. I found a notice outside stating that it would be opened on the following day and the stage door left open, most likely for the purpose of letting in some fresh ...

... GREENWICH THEATRE. Sir, A paragraph which appears in your issue of May nth, stating that the Greenwich Theatre is again closed, is wholly without foundation. At considerable expense the theatre has been renovated and re-decorated, was opened by me on ...

... IN THEATRES. Sie, In these times of anxiety in regard to fire3 in theatres, when every manager is inundated with inquiries as to the safety of his building, it may be a comfort for the numerous patrons of the Alhambra to hear that when the theatre is ...

... LONDON THEATRES. To the Editor of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) Sir, You have more than once extended to me the hospitality of your columns, and I am going to ask you once more for a little space, hoping I am not presumptuous. I am a regular ...

... SQUARE THEATRE^ me following letter nas oeen auuresseu to tile Press Sin,-- As reports have appeared in several newspapers wV if uncontradicted, aro calculated to ereato a totally el- impression of the true state of the facts with reference theatre, and ...

... Captious Critic had to say upon that which really appears to be extortion, in the front of some theatres. The Captious Critic gives his experience at the Park Theatre allow me to briefly relate mine at The Folly. I went with some friends one evening last week ...

... PRINCE'S THEATRE, MANCHESTER. Sir, In your number of last Saturday prominence is given to an article on the Prince's Theatre, Manchester. In that article quotations are made from a local paper (the Manchester Sporting Chronicle in which the local critic ...

... SITAKSPEARE COMMEMORATION THEATRE. [To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) Sir, I was glad to see in your this week's impression the pro test of Mr. W: S.. Raleigh against the proposed Shakspeare Theatre at Stratford. I have always ...

... IA THEATRE FOR THE AMATEURS. Sir, Owing to the prevailing difficulty of obtaining a suitable theatre in the West-end of London for amateur dramatic per formances, it has occurred to me that it would be a good idea if the managers of the different amateur ...

... !A THEATRE EOR THE AMATEURS. Sir,- Owing- to tlie prevailing difficulty of obtaining a suitable theatre in the West-end of London for amateur dramatic per formances, it has occurred to me that it would be a good idea if the managers of the different ...