7 JANUARY 1854, page 13

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When the,question "What are the Pantomimes i" has been duly projmsed and answered, the next question wilfBe,‘,‘•,What are they doing at the Lyceum ?" Nay, in many cases......

A 'melodrama At Drury Lane, Called The Begging Letter, Has

all the distidvant ag es of a play:founded upon - a book, without any of the Com- pontating LadvantageS, 1 which have been felt on many occasions. 'Every play that has a novel......

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There are few concerts in London durin g the Christmas holidays ; it bein g usual for our principal performers to spend this period in profes- sional visits to the provinces.......

At The Adelphi, Even The Appearance Of Burlesque Has Been

shunned: The story,- whieh . the ratifilfillS would cell- Lei Amour s chi :Diable, and which has • alreadY furnieherl' themes for an opera and a 'b a llet, has been modified......

A' New Dramatic - Composer Has Appeared In Italy,,who...

de- prive Verdi Of the preeminence he has so long and-to our thinking-so unworthily held: ; The Carnival season at Milan has been, opened with a new opera, IT (Yonr.ito di......

The Revenue.

Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, iy le Yeats and Qiuirters ended 5th January 1858 and 1854, showing thy acrease or Cluatoms Excise Twice Property Tax......