" prominently pre-eminent." P I N A U D- S, ' Bsaned Am usingt Startling, nd Furious. T1 C- NTEeBUltY and PARAGON' Every Evening. Press Notices from Neiveastle-on-Tyne. Gsie ?? was a crowded audience present on Monday evenin, G.AtsI dqaks i nthaeir first appearance for a week's e

The Vital Spark. JE N N Y H I L L.I J None but herself can be her parallel. _TxoALD. Success succeeds success. Whitsun Arrangements. STAR, BER AtONDSEY ?? 8 45 CAMBRIDGE ?? , 040 ALHAMBRA ?? ?? 10 40. Business Director, H. J. DIDCOTr. The Gent of Comedy. AD AL U N D B E R G. A Th

I To Theatrical Managers, Circus Proprietors, and Others. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr GEORGE SANGER, the present proprietor of Astley's Amphi- theatre, Westminster Bridge-road, alter his very serious illness, has been earnestlyprevailed upon by his medical advisersto relieve him-

ALEXANDRA THEATRE, SOUTHEND-ON.SEA. WANTED, a Good BURLESQUE and COMEDY W X ~~~COMPANY, for Six or Twelve Nights, commencing Monday, June 22d. Usual sharing terms. Wire at once to JOHN D. ARLEr?, as above. FOLEESTONE, KENT. WANTED, First-class COMPANIES during August T and Septem

OVENTY CORN EXCHANGE C TO LET for operatic, Dramatic, and other Entertainments. i'ni and Scenery. Just erected. The Large Hall at the NeW, Preosees uei,.ated, S6ft. by 50ft.. with Corridor all round. Hol-s ab5sC newly Theonly HallDfor First-class Entertainments. 1,500Pe For terms

AFTER the death of the late Mr Charles Harcourt a sum of 1,700, it may be remembered, was raised for the benefit of his widow and daughter, and was invested in Indian Railways stock, with Messrs C. Ws Thompson, Arthur 'Stirling, J. L. Toole, and Edward Ledger as trustees. The de

On Tuesday, June 16th, the Opera-Comique, in Three Acts, by M. A. Thomas, Libretto by MM. Barbier and Carrd, entitled "MIGNON." Wilhelm ?? M Dupy Laerte ?? M. SOuLACROIX Lothario ?? M. CARISOUL ?? Mi. CHArPuis Antonio ?? M. LEON Mignon ?? Mdlle. MARIE VAN ZANDr Philine ?? Mdlle.

AMUISENENTS IN BIRMINGHAM. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL.-Sole Lessee, Mr Mercer H. Simpson; A M-anager, r W.V Gregory.-This theatre will be closed for ?? next tWO months, and in the meantime extensive altera- tions in the structure of the house will be made for the

COLONEL MAPLESON S CONCERT. Colonel Henry Mapleson on June 12th invited a great number of the musical profession and amateurs of music to a concert at St. James's Hall, where, after listening to a variety of musical items, vocal and instrumental, Dr. Carter Moffat, the inventor o

Has it ever struck any reader how rarely actors are pre- sented at Court? 2We do not suppose for one moment that the profession loses greatly; still, it would not be amiss if some of our popular performers were more frequently received at Court on state occasions, seeing that th