MISS ALICE AYNSLEY COOK, ST. GEORGE, "St. George and the Dragon," NEW GRAND THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM. 1 I S S A X N I E P OO L 1E, CRYSTAL PALACE Pantomime, as FATIMA. Address, 31, Palace-road, Upper Norwood. Offers invited for Spring. M I S S A N N I E P OO L E. Opinions of the Londo

Mr Emmett, being interviewed, was asked to how large an audience lie had ever performed. " Well, I don't know " he replied. "There were nearly 1,500 persons in the Grand Opera House last evening. Of ncurse, as it was a first night, some of it was paper. But my share of the recei

Unusual theatrical activity has this year to be noticed in the early weeks of December, and the visitors to the forthcoming " Cattle Show " will find ample preparations for their reception made by our enterprising managers. The most notable events in the dramatic calendar of the

PAISLEY.-NEW ABERCORN THEATRE.- Responsible Lessee, Mrs D. A. MUIR. A 6d. Fare from Glasgow or Greenock. Christmas Pantomime, " Bo-Peep," in active prepara- tion. Vacant date, -December 10th. Now booking for 1834. All applications for dates to be addressed, Mr 11. T. BRICr.WELL,

F lE ELM A S 0 IN l Y. UNITED GRAND LODGE. The Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Eng- laud was held on Wednesday evesiog at Freemason's Hell1. The Earl of LA.THoas, Deputy Grasad Master, presided. Br IV. W, B. Beach, X.P., acted as Deputy Grand Master, Br Sir F. Burde

- -l ?? - H TllE IONDO)N MUSIC HALLS. THE CAN TEERBURY- .I,&idlull Idavitage of the law which provides that, while 1 ?? on the Miiddlesex side of the Thames th1 } clc(l, thosc on the SurrCy side may remain open, slul sa lr Asedlnlesday conies round, the Proprietors of the v be d

RICAL S.| I it / t.AlIT'CR OWVN CORIMSPON INS. A'BE RDEEIV, A,14.TFO' TiEATIM.-Lpssee asll lanagervss, Miss 1-Fl. d w,;; jO-tis. Edith Hoerrick andl her company com- Alil,," ?? I~i~ljatsengagoineLiit i a. dramatised i'rsionl of 1;! Ilatlx 9(, llil ovel "The New Magdalen," oil AMo

(FROM OUR OWN COIIRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THRuSDAY.-FRANCAMs.-The penury of our first theatre and of the French stage generally in tragic artiste, mere especially of the fair sex, has been so often dwelt on in these letters that the subject need not be enlarged on now. Since the dep

In a letter, which we printed last week, from Mr W. S. Gilbert, he (rives us some interesting details with reference to a subject which, we fear, has become a somewhat wearisome one to most of our readers. Miss Fortescue's enoragrement at the Court has been so much commnented on

T'HE GREATEST FRENCH ACTRESS. RarcheJ's acting transfixed mc with wonder, enchained me with interest, ad ithrilleC 1ire with horror. The tremendous force with which a bc expresses thio very worst passions in their strongest essence forms an exhibition as exciting as the bull figh