... Of course there was an immense house, the pit being abolished for the nonce in favour of stalls, and every place in the theatre having an occupant. This is usual when Madame Patti makes her first bow for the season, and so is the loud and long applause ...

... THE THEATRES THE GLOBE Theatre, which has been closed since the termi nation of Miss Alleyne's rather eccentric management, has re opened under the direction of Mr. Mansell for the performance of that peculiar class of entertainment known as Opera Bouffe ...

... the song In childhood with crown and with sceptre I played, for which Mr. Santley always obtains an encore at the Gaiety Theatre. Uniting simplicity to great expression, and coming within the means of amateurs, while not unworthy of such a professional ...

... admission are very high they are indeed twice as high as those of the Theatre Fran9ais, where, for nearly 200 years past, the Comedie Fran9aise has made its home. The vast theatre in the Place de l'lmperatrice, however, has more than 1,500 numbered seats ...

... THE THEATRES A FAIR sample of the old style of burlesque has been produced at the ST. JAMES'S Theatre. It is from the pen of Mr. F. C. Burnand, and has more humorous situations than it is, as a rule, our lot to discover in productions of this class. It ...

... THE THEATRES MR. SOTHERN has returned to London with a comedy from the pen of Mr. Byron, which was produced at the HAYMARKET Theatre on Saturday evening. The piece is not exactly a new one, having been already performed in provincial cities; it is, however ...

... Thursday brought a second performance of Otello and the opera announced for last night was Le Nozze di Figaro. At Drury Lane Theatre the third appear mce of Mdlle. Mari- mon in La Sonnarnbula should have taken place on Saturday last, but illness again prevented; ...

... Monday II Trovatore attracted one of the most densely crowded audiences ever assembled within the walls of Covent Garden Theatre. This result is easy to explain. In the first place, the opera has a phenomenal hold upon public interest next, Madame Patti ...

... THE THEATRES THE announcement of a new comedietta from the pen of Mr. Theyre Smith is regarded with some interest by playgoers, for this gentleman, though almost unknown a twelvemonth since, has already achieved a considerable reputation. His little piece ...

... we must speak of the recital of Don Giovanni at the Crystal Palace, on Saturday, the performers being those of Drury Lane Theatre. Such a popular work, and music in itself so satisfying, justified the experiment, and a large audience listened to the end ...

... of disappointment, and him self from the risk of reproach. If Mr. Mapleson's troupe have not been very active within the theatre, they have attracted some attention outside. On Saturday, for example, the com pany took part in a fete at the Albert Hall ...

... end, the final representation bringing together one of the largest and most enthusiastic audiences ever gathered within the theatre walls. For the sake of a manager who during so many years has kept open his house in a fashion which the subventioned est ...