... IT is just fifty years ago since Hazlitt complained that Mr. Walter Scott no sooner conjured up the muse of old romance, and made the public acquainted with her in ancient hall, cavern, ...

... THE Saturday Concerts at the Crystal Palace entered upon their fifteenth season a fortnight ago, and already it is clear that a fifteenth run of success may be anticipated. Special interest atta ...

... THE St. James's Theatre, which reopened on Saturday evening under the management of Mrs. John Wood, has become one of the most popular theatres in London, and this in spite of some seriou ...

... THE Newmarket Houghton meeting began last Monday, and as it is the last great racing gathering of the year, created all the usual interest. There was no rain in the morning, but a stron ...

... TWO more theatres have reopened for the winter season during the last few days-- the Adelphi and the Hay- market. At the former Madame Celeste, who, at the old Adelphi-- destroyed by fire ...

... THE Royal Italian Opera opened its doors on Monday for Mr. Mapleson's annual autumnal season; and cheap prices, in combination with liberty as to dress, brought together a very large audience. O ...

... THE advantage of a frontage in a great public thorough fare--and, above all, in the Strand, which is rapidly becoming a sort of theatrical market-- is recognised by all metropolitan theat ...

... THE performances at the Royal Italian Opera, if not quite so perfect as might be wished, are sufficiently varied. In accordance with an advertisement to that effect, nearly every time the doors ...

... THE managers of the Opera Comique appear to have recognised the force of the objections to the comedy selected for the first appearance of Mdlle. Déjazet. On Monday an entire change of pe ...

... ALTHOUGH our daily and weekly papers have come to the conclusion that the public will for the present take interest in nothing but war, theatrical managers have hitherto neglected to adap ...

... A NEW four-act comedy, arbitrarily entitled Ecarté, was produced at the Globe Theatre on Saturday evening last. A rumour that the new play was the work of a noble lord appears to have att ...

... THE last two weeks of Mr. Mapleson's season at Covent Garden have been distinguished not less than the preceding four, by incessant activity, opera following opera with a speed which would aston ...