E"RMINIE" AT BIRMINGHAR . On' Mondayt October 26th, at the Grand Theatre, Birmingham, for the First Time on any Stage, a New Comic Opera, in Two Acts and Three Scenes, . : Written by Claxon Bellamy and Harry Paulton,, the Musie by Edward Jakobowski, entitled " 'ERMINIE." Marquis

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. T.C. G.-You are too late in the field. A farce called I and My Double, written by Air John Oxenford, was produced at the Lyceum Theatre in June, 1835. B. S.-The character of Peter Pastoral is in a comedy called Teazing made Easy, played at the Haymarket

"ALONE IN LONDON.' W A.NTED, .a Complete Company for First 'I1 Class Tour with " Alons in London.' Apply, by letter 05try, to Mr ALs'ED BoiarnHs, Olympic Theatre, London. NEW THEATRE ROYAL, PORTSMOUTH.7 - Lessee and Manager, Mr J. W. BRocosrTrOs. IAANTED, Company to support Miss

Mr Sidney llerberte's Gompany. IISS ES THER CARTHEEW, JJ BlILINDA, "Our Boys," Our blrs .In-ins, " Two Roses, and Mrs H'Tartar, "Courtship." Mr Sidney Herberte's Company. ]JISS AUDREY CANNING, CLAPISSA, "Our Boys," and Mrs Cups. " Ten oRoses." MISS Lcttcrs ~ S O T MISS EMMELINE F

The lon. treasurer, Mr Edward Ledger, acknowledges the receipt of the following subscriptions:- A. de Rothschild .. 25 0 0 George Grossmith . 3 3 0 Henry Irving ?? 20 0 0 John Billington 3 3 0 J. L. Toole ?? 200 0 George Barrett.. 3 3 0 Wilson Barrett 200 0J . H. Cobbe ?? 3 3 0

ROSINA XOKES IN AMERICA. The regular season at the Globe Theatre was bril- liantly inaugurated last evening. The attraction of the evening was Miss Rosina Yokes, who made her first appearance in America after an absence of about eight years. * * * The bill was a double one, and c

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MONTREAL, OCTOBER 16.-We had fully expected ere this week to have been able to chronicle the fast that the Montreal dramatic season had commenced, but the smallpox epidemic still continues to such an extent that, although the minor theatres have mad

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE ERA. Sir,-My offer to send my MS. to " Playre Fayre" on receipt of his name and address has received no response up to date of writing. I must infer, then, that " Playre Fayre " is ashamed of his name and the assertion he made anonymously in respect to my. d

of APbMOISELLLE BEATRICE'S COMEDY-DRAM'A COMPANY.' Under ?? of Mr 'FRAN EA ItVEY. Fourteenth Year of Tour. Artistes Mr FRANK HARVEY Miss LIZZIE BALDWIN Hr T. W. BENSON Miss EYRE ROBSON ?? HENRY ABNSORN .Miss NELLY LINGHAM ?? HENRY ANDREWS Miss IDA COURTNEY Mr E. SHIRRA Miss POLLY

The Vital Spark, [ E N N Y H I L L. V None but herself can be her parallel.-Theobald. Tremendouis oscese at the AVENUE THEATRE, SUNODEtILAND, Last Week. Mlonday next. MUSEUM, l,1t1MINGHA"I. Agents, ViQtor and Turnbun11, 143, Staesmord-street, S.E. See Advt. on precdiing l'Poge. T