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usual, is his own stage manager, and at the Lyrio Theatre, as at the Savoy, he shows himself a well- nigh incomparable master of the craft. The grouping is artistic in the extreme, and the dances are delightful. The dresses, too, are exceedingly tasteful, and quite worthy in design of Mr. Percy Anderson's fertile pencil. The honours of the performance fell to the representatives of the three mountebanks, Messrs.

H. Brough, and Aida Jenoure, who simply kept the house in roars of laughter. Mr. Monkhouee's embodiment of the mournful clown is one of the most humorous creations that the stage has lately Been, and Miss Jenoure displayed unsuspected talent, alike as actress, singer, and dancer. Miss Geraldine Ulmar imparted great charm and piquancy to the character of Teresa, and had to repeat more than one of her songs.

Miss Eva Moore was very winning in the part of Minestra, and Miss Lucille Saunders' made a highly successful debut at this theatre as the rival village queen Ultrice. Mr. J. Robertson, once a prominent member of the Savoy company, sang and acted with taste as Alfredo. Mr.

made a hit as Arrostino, and Mr. Furneaux Cook lent useful service as the innkeeper, Elvino di Fasto. The Garriok Theatre was reopened with Mr. Sydney Grundy's drama, A Fool's Paradise," on Saturday night. Three years ago the piece was put tative of the full strength of England.

On the other hand, the combined Australian team appears to have been the very best available. The English cricketers in South Africa concluded a match against twenty-two of Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. In their' first innings the Englishmen made 74, but this total was only slightly- exceeded by the Colonial team, who put together 78. The second venture of the visitors, however, proved far more successful, and they were not dismissed t(llthey had compiled 205. The Port Elizabeth men were thus left, with 202 'to get to win; but their second "total only reached 92, the English team thus winning by 109 runs.

The description of the casualties in the cricket fields of the past naturally leadd to the question- Is the bowling of these days really faster than that of half-a-century ago? From the facts cited by Blackwood's' contributor, the difference would appear td'Have been much less than is generally supposed. "Both Mynn and Brett' bowled "at a steam-engine Mr. Maroon, again, is said to have broken a man's leg at-Oxford, before the of pads; and on another occasion a ball bowled by him "hit the bat high up about the shoulder, and bat and ball went through the But, according to high authorities, George Brown, 16,000,000 ISSUED? Cleverly written 8tories. OIBCULAB. HORNER'S PENNY STORIES.

FOR THE PEOPLE. up at an experimental matinee at the Gaiety I of Brighton, was the fastest bowler ever seen on a Theatre, but was received so coldly that it has not been played in England since. It is constructed upon very old lines, the, main interest centring on the efforts of a wife to poison her husband, in order that she may marry an old lover. Her machina tions are, foiled by an old doctor, and seeing all her schemes unavailing, she finishes herself by swallowing a double dose of prussio acid. cricket ground.

He had three long-stops, the rest of the field were placed behind the wicket; and on one occasion he is said to have bowled through a coat, vainly held up by the long-stop, and to have killed a dog on the other side of it. Umpires in local matches do not as a class command the respect of those who are versed in the ways of crioketin the provinces. This functionary is skid to be usually the blacksmith, or the schoolmaster, or the village publican, or is even chosen haphazard from the crowd at the last moment, and we are assured that a good cricketer who happens mi to be known to them even by reputation need never The Australian papers to hand contain the full be outt 0ne Hampshire umpire, according to the score of the second match played by Lord Sheffield's Badminton cricket volume, allowed a bowler to team. The game-decided at Melbourne on Friday deliver ten balls to the over, because, as he observed and Saturday, Nov. 27 and against Vic- confidentially to Mr.

Mr. doan't have a bit of exeroise he woan relish my steak pie." Another, north of the Border, flatly declined toria, and was won by the Englishmen in a single innings with 107 runs to spare. This easy victory was brought about by the batting of Dr. W. Grace and the bowling of Attewell, Sharpe, and Lohmann.

Dr. Grace's performance caused quite a sensation. Going in first on the Friday afternoon, he scored 102 before the call of time, and on the following day he increased his total to 159 and took out his bat. The reports of the game state that he gave a chance in the slips when he had made 14, but this seems to have been the only chance given. He and Abel scored 91 for the first wicket, and before the second fell the total had reached 101.

Abel scored 29 and Lohmann 39. After Lohmann's dismissal the great batsman did not receive much support. The English bowling was very fine, Attewell following up a brilliant achievement a week before at Adelaide by taking, in the two innings, nine wickets for 67 ruhB. The Victorian far weaker in bowling than when Paiiner and Boyle were in their seemed to have a chance of success. Twenty-five, made by both Bruce and C.

Ross, was the highest score on their side. to give a certain sporting baronet out who persistently kept his legs, or rather his body, in front of all the three stumps. "Lor' bless you, sir 1" was his reply to a remonstrance, I've been his valet fifteen years, and I dussn't give him out; he's awful wild at times." The match between England and Australia ended on Wednesday in favour of the Australian team, who have gained a well-earned victory by 54 runs. On Tuesday the Englishmen made such a feeble resistance to the Australian bowlers as, when play ceased, to be 109 runs behind, with but three wickets to fall. The position of the game as left on Monday was as Australia, first innings, 240; second innings, 152 for five Contrary to expectations, England secured a rather easy victory in the first of the International Rugby football matches, beating Wales, at the Rectory Field, Blackheath, on Saturday, by three goals and a try, or seventeen points, to nil.

This score, however, does not furnish a true criterion of the relative merits of the two teams, as, though the home side were undoubtedly superior, they did not have such a great advantage as the score would tend to show. The fight, too, would undoubtedly have been very much closer but for the absence, through indisposition, of the brothers James, of Swansea, who, on their fine form this season, had been seleoted to appear for the Principality at halfback. The match was witnessed by about 10,000 people, among those present being the Lord Mayor and party. England has won seven of the nine matches played, once suffering defeat, with one drawn game. Preparations are being made for American' bicyclists to visit Europe spring.

The idea originated with the Athletic Club, some of its members a team of during the New York being the wickets, Lord Sheffield's Eleven, first innings, 264. champion bicyclists of Amwica. It The weather on Tuesday, as on previous days, was W. F. Murphy £nd A.

A. Zimmerman of theJSew all that could be desired, but the wicket bore York Athletc possibly W.Wendle, evident traces of the heavy scoring of Saturday of the Berkeley Athletic Club, wdl leave for this, nodoubt, accountmg in a certain England early February. The team mil be measure for the poor batting of the Englishmen, under the care of Mr. W. B.

Troy. There will be None of the home team scored heavily on Wednesday, but nearly every batsman gained double figures, and in the end the Australian second innings reached the excellent total of 236. With 213 to get to win, Lord Sheffield's Eleven began their second innings. Dr. Graoe and Mr.

Stoddart were the first pair of batsmen; but, after putting together 25, the captain was somewhat easily caught. Mr. no racing until March, after which the Americans propose to take part in the chief bicycle races, and, return to the States in August. It is seldom that a fox selects the huntsman's residence as his point; but this is what one chose to do on Saturday pressed by Mr. Fernie's hounds.

They found him at Menvale Stoddart left after scoring 35; but then, with the 1 Holt, and he ran by a circuitous route to Medbourn. exception of Abel (who wasnot out 16), the rest of It so happened that the pack which had been left the batsmen failed signally, and when play ceased for the day only 104 funs had been scored for the loss of seven wickets. The innings of Lord Sheffield's men closed for 159; the Australians winning, as stated, by 54 This is the first defeat sustained by the Englishmen, who, although beaten, were not Neither'dan "it be said that the side, good as it was, was really tepresen- at home were out at exercise, and, hearing their comrades in full cry, they tried to get away from those in charge, and were only prevented by the servants running and excitedly holloaing an imaginary fox in an opposite direction. The hunted animal was pulled down in the paddock adjoining the huntsman's liouse, and within a stone's throw of the kennels. BTo.

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