11 MAY 1889, page 17

Art.

THE ROYAL ACADEMY. [FIRST NOTICE.] IT is a question whether or not the present exhibition may be- pronounced an average one ; it is certainly not up to the mark of last year's,......

Books.

OTWAY'S BEST PLAYS.* THE best plays of Thomas Otway are a welcome addition to the "Mermaid Series." The enthusiastic admiration which is now widely felt for the dramatic writers......