... the melo drama of Rip Van Winkle, in which Mr. Charles Rice (formerly of the London boards, and now lessee of the Bradford Theatre, who has succeeded tho late Mr. Augustus Harris as entrepreneur of the Christmas entertainment at Covent Garden), personated ...

... OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS elegant house, over tho fortunes of which Mr. Henry Neville so worthily presides, has been associated in past years with more than one success in the direc tion of the legitimate drama and the present lessee has, therefore, only ...

... THE COURT THEATRE. THE BLUE-LEGGED LADY. THE piece of absurdity, as it was appropriately styled on the preliminary announcements, produced here on Wednesday evening last week, under the whimsical title of The Blue-legged Lady, turned out a practical ...

... by the author, Mr. Pernio. Following the example of Mr. Chattorton at tho Adolphi, tho managers of three of the outlying theatres have produced dramas apropos to, and in honour of, tho ltoyal Marriage. Mr. J. A. Cave has pro duced at tho Marylobone, Life ...

... management. At the Strand Mrs. Swanborough produces for Easter, .1 Simple Farm Story, in three acts, written expressly for this theatre by Mr. R. Beece, under the title of May, or Dolly's Delusions. The Holborn, under the management of Messrs. Walter Joyce and ...

... EOYAL ITALIAN OPERA. ovent Garden Theatre presented a brilliant appear- t on Tuesday last, when the first performance of the was givon before a crowded audience. The interior building has been renovated throughout new 'cur- fixed to thq boxes, and every ...

... THE SURREY THEATRE. AFTER a lengthened run, one of the best and most popular pantomimes came to a conclusion, and has been replaced by a charming version of Cherry and Fair Star. Mr. Frank Green, whose name has become pleasantly connected with this house ...

... EASTER AT THE THEATRES. THE practice of producing fairy spectacles, extravaganzas, or burlesques, exclusively at Easter, as the typical enter tainment at the theatres for the Paschal period, has for some years been gradually diminishing, and even in a ...

... STRAND THEATRE. MINDFUL of the expediency of keeping pace with the march of times and seasons, the management of this bright little Temple of Thalia, have signalised the advent of Easter by the production of an idyllic drama in three acts, from the pen ...

... HOLBORN THEATRE. THE THUMBSCREW. THIS theatre, just recently vacated by the French com pany of MM. Valnay and Pitron, was re-opened on Satur day evening, for English performances, by Messrs. Walter Joyce aud W. R. Field, who have engaged Mr. J. S. Clarke ...

... THE STRAND THEATRE. A CRIMELESS CRIMINAL. A very amusing and rattling little farce, by Mr. Martin Beecher, which occupied little more than twenty minutes in pre sentation, was produced here on Monday evening under the title of A Crimeless Criminal, the ...

... times at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne. Mr. West Digges' ill fated speculation at the Queen's suddenly collapsed on the third night as might have been expected from the signal failure of his drama Fair France on the first night and tiie Theatre closed on ...