TREBELLI: A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHI By MARIE DE MIsNSIAUX. One Vol. eunry Potter and Co. This sketch in no way pretends to be an exhaustive biography of Madame Trebelli, but the authoress was right in thinking th t an outline of the prima denas a career would be acceptable to lovers

T HE BABY ON A BATTLE-FIELD. On the night after the Battle of Waterloo, in the blood- stained mire of a ploughed field lay an English officer, dead where he fell. At his side lay the body of his wife, who had followed him from England, and perhaps arrived in time to receive his l

?? 1 t SATURDAY, OCT. 4, 1890. DRAMATIC REALIS)L. W hen w hat-weventured tocall the " IassEeraze" was at its height about July last year; when it was prophesied that we were going to be "Ibsenised" altogether in matters dramatic, and all who scoffed at the prediction were regarde

THE, BARCLAY MATCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. SIR,-James Searles, alias Tigser, continues to perform the Barclay Match, viz., a thousand miles in a thousand successive hours, he hav- ing, up to twelve o'clock to night, performed 760 of the '1000 miles. He is going on very well as

'liE VARIET1Y CLL-' SULAI'TE. The Variety Club is an accomplisbed fact ; aud now that it is established and in full swing, as it were, one wonders it has not occurred to somebody before to initiate such an institution. The idea of founding it originated with Mr Leo Dryden, who ha

MR. Nv H. GRIFFITH'S MATINEE. The popular acting-manager named above had his annual matin6e on Wednesday last at the Vaudeville, where was assembled a fairly large audience, to whom was presented a new play, in four acts, by B. W. Findon, entitled " THE PRIMROSE PATH." Frank Trev

AlI S S WALL I S (Mrs. Lancaster). Address, i7, Lancaster-gate, Hyde-park, W. NI I S S M A R R I 0 T T 153 at Liberty for Matinde. Address, RICHARD EDGAR, '27, Weltje-road, Hammersmith. LS S K A T E S ANTLE Y. MISS Address, Royalty Theatre, Londrn. A ISS GENEVIEVE WARD. 10, Cavdi

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL,-Lessees and Managers, Messrs Howard and Wyndham; Acting-Manager, Mr F. Seph- ?? last weeks of Robinson Crusoe are announced, although crowded houses are still the rule. Messrs Brown, Newland, end La Clerq are responsible for most of t

MR. GABRIEL TIIORP'S CONCERT. The popular young baritone Mr Gabriel Thorp had every reason to be congratulated, not only on the distinguished patronage he obtained, but also on the musical merits of his concert given on Thursday at Steinway Hall. The Marchioness of Waterford, Lad

(c-scan OUR OWN CORRESPONDINT.) TREATISE ROYAL. - Lessees, Messrs Howard and Wyndhain ; Acting-MIanager, BIr Alex. M'Neil.-On Saturday last Mr T. Al. Robertson's Sseet Lavceder company concluded a successful week's engagement here before a crowded audience. On Monday Dorothy com