11 JUNE 1887, page 10

Playfulness.

T HE late Lord Iddesleigh's nature was evidently essentially playful. It is curious how many words we have in English to express the brighter side of character,—playful, gay,......

Prevention Of Fires In Theatres.

W E are in the midst, seemingly, of one of our recurrent panics about fires in theatres. It is natural, because play-going has immensely increased of late years among the......

Lord Randolph Churchill And The Spending Departments.

W E do not feel altogether inclined to join in the chorus of condemnation that has been evoked by Lord Randolph Churchill's speech at Wolverhampton. That speech was a long,......