Recently, at the Whitehaven Police-court, Mr J. L. Paitson applied for a licence for the Theatre Royal at Whitehaven. He also applied in connection with the licence that permission might be granted to enable the theatre to have a licenceforthe saleof spirits, wines, beer, &c., a

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) ABERDEEN. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-Lessee, Mr W. M'Far- land; Manager, Mr H. M'Farland.-A favourite visitor of many past years, Miss Marriott, opened here on Monday evening to a good house in her well-known version of Jean*i Deans. Her programme also

BRISTOL.-THE PRINCES THEATRE.-. Managers, Geo. and JAS. MACIanoDY CHUTE. Now Booking for the Spring and Automin, 1880. For Sale, the magnifacent Scenery (inlvuding, an exquisite Terarsfor5ation by NV. F. Robson), Dresses, Armour, and Properties used in "The Forty Thieves." RISTOL

A special session of the Manchester city justices was held at the City Police-court recently for the purpose of bearing applications for the transfer of licences. Mr F. J. Headlam, the stipendiary, presided; and amongst the other magistrates on the bench were Mr Alderman Goldsch

THE ROYAL. We are not likely to weary of the story of Aladdin, in whatever form it is set forth. When, therefore, Miss Harriet Lauri, attired in the classic raiment of the Greek Chorus, appeared befofe a beautiful black and gold curtain on the night of our visit to Mr Purkiss's

The recent attempt by Mr ALEXANDER HE.DaR- so50 to encourage the public, by a discount of 10 per cent., to book seats at the Avenue Theatre itself, and not at those agencies for the sale of tickets known collectively as "The Libraries," was worthy both of our symipatlhy and of o

But few changes have been made in the programmes of the week. To the Italian ballet of Bxceesior at HER MAJESTY'S the graceful dancing of Miss Kate Vaughan has been added, and the two-act comedy of Secret Service now furnishes a dramatic prelude. The last nights of MIr John S. C

|"ECRET SERVICE " AT HER MAJESTY'S. On Thursday, October 16th, the Drama, in Two Acts, by J. R. Planchi, entitled " SECRET SERVICE." Michel Perrin ?? Mr HBRIIAaX VZcIy Fouch..c r FRANK ARCeat Jules de ?? Mr ARTeua .DACR Bernard .S. W. HEnRERT Desaunais ..ir P. IRISH Therese B.. i

ILLEGAL AMATEUR PERFORMAINCES. Before Alderman Barber and Mr C. G. Hill, at the Smmnos-court of the Nottingham Town Hall, on Friday sweek last, Marcus Goldberg, of 72, Redoliffe. crescelt, M1dapperley-park, Arthur T. Dickenson, and Chas. T. Wooodward, young men, saere summoned fo

W ireA N T EB D W for Gcorge Sanger's Grand National Amphitheatre, London, a First-class Burlesque Company (must Sing and Dance), for the forthcoming Grand Hippo. dramatic and Spectacular Pantomime of " Aladdin and the Forty Thieves." Artistes of ace losyledged ability alone ente