Lodge Meetings Next Week.

725 Stoneleigh , Coventry 732 Royal Brunswick , Brighton 739 Temperance , Birmingham 761 St . John , Dursley B 16 Royd , Littleboro ' 945 Abbey , Abingdon 971 Trafalgar , Batley

973 Royal Somerset , Prome 991 Tyne , Wallsend 1035 Prince of Wales , Liverpool 1055 Derby , Manchester 1061 Triumph , Lancaster 1098 St . George , Tredegar 1099 Huyshe , Stoke , Devonport

1143 Royal Denbigh , Denbigh 1144 Milton , Ashton-under-Eyne 1145 Equality , Acorington 1147 St . David , Manchester 1182 Duke of Edinburgh , Liverpool 1204 Royd , Malvern 1213 Bridgewater , Eccles

1247 St . John , Plymouth 1273 St . Michael , Sittingbourne 1387 Chorlton , Chorlton-eum-Hardy 1416 Falcon , Thirsk 1429 Alb'tEdw'dPr . of Wales , N ' p ' t . 1457 Bagshaw , Loughton 1495 ArkwrightMatlock Bath

, 1514 Thornhill , Huddersfield 1515 Bertie , Oxford 1583 Corbet , Towyn 1637 Hospitality , Waverfoot 1750 Coleridge , Clevedon 1763 St . Mary , Thame

1863 Priory , Tynemouth 1911 De la Pre , Northampton 1915 Graystone , Whitstable 1992 Tennant , Cardiff 2016 Shaldon , Alton 2038 Portcullis , Langport 2109 Prince Edward , Heaton Moor

2132 Egerton , Seacombe 2189 Ashburton , Ashburton 2217 Windermere , Windermere 2218 Rickmansworth , Rickmansw ' rth 2227 White Horse , Westburv 2234 Onslow . Guildford

2285 Eden , Workington 2311 Saint Alkmund , Whitchurch 2343 Sir William Harpur , Bedford 2372 James Terry , Waltham Cross 2420 Fd . de Rothschild , Waddesdon 2428 Gracedieu , Coalville 2449 Duke of York , Manchester

2529 Abbey , Whalley 2568 Deleval , Newcastle-on-Tyne Friday . 33 Britannic , Freemasons' -hall 134 Caledonian , Ship and Turtle

Lodge Meetings Next Week.

157 Bedford , Freemasons ' -hall 177 Domatic , Anderton ' s 749 Belgrave , Anderton ' s 1602 Sir Hugh Myddelton , Islington a . . ¦ - •Anchor , Cafe Royal 2399 Ordnance , Plumstead 2552 Stoke Newington , Stoke N ' gton

36 Glamorgan , Cardiff 81 Doric , Woodbridge 170 All Souls , Weymouth 355 RT . S ' x . Emulation , Swindon 401 Royal Forest , Slaidburn 404 Watford , Watford

458 Aire and Calder , Goole 460 Sut'land Unity , N ' castle-u-Lyme 526 Honour , Wolverhampton 652 Holme Valley , Holmfirth 680 Sefton , Liverpool 786 Croxeth United Service , L'pool 815 Blair , Manchester 916 Eastbourne

Hartington , 1001 Harrowgate & Claro , Harr ' wg'te 1054 Eccleshill , Eccleshill 1074 Underley , Kirkby Lonslade 1087 Beaudesert , Leighton Buzzard 1102 Mirtield , Mirfield 1121 Wear Valley , Bishop Auckland

1289 Rock , Birkenhead 1428 United Service , Landport 1605 De la Pole , Hull 1661 Newton , Newark-on-Trent 1676 St . Nicholas , Newcastle-on-Tyne 1739 Carnarvon , Swadlincote

1849 Royal Leek , Bangor 1983 Martyn , Southwold 2078 St . Lawrence , Scunthorpe 2244 Cowper and Newton , Olney 2380 Benevenfca , Daventry 2554 Manchester , Manchester 2558 Furnival , Sheffield

Saturday . 108 London , Ship and Turtle 173 Phoenix , Freemasons ' -hall 1328 Granite , Holborn Restaurant

1426 Great City , Camion St . Hotel 1446 Mount Edgcumbe , Southwark , 1607 Loyalty , London Tavern 1686 Paxton , Camberwell 1743 Perseverance , Anderton ' s 1839 Duke of Cornwall , F'masons ' -h . 2029 King Solomon , Markmasons ' -h .

1755 Eldon , Portishead 1990 Hampshire of Emulat ' n , L'dp't . 2095 Caterham , Caterham 2147 Grays Valley , St . Mary Cray 2359 Doric , Didsbury

The Theatres, &C.

The Theatres , & c .

Her Majesty ' s . —8 * 15 , The Silver Key . 10-15 , Katherine and Petruchio . Matinee , Saturday , 230 . Lyceum . —8 , Hamlet . Wednesdays , 2 only . Drury Lane . —7-45 , The White Heather . Matinee , Saturday , 1-45 . Haymarket . —8-15 , The Little Minister . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Globe . —To-day , at 3 and 8-30 , A night session ; and The first born . ' Lyric—8-15 , Outward Bound . 8-45 , The judgment of Paris . 10 , The Cat

and the Cherub . Matinee , Saturday , 2-45 . Adelphi . —8 , In the days of the Duke . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . Garrick . —8-20 , La Perichole . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Daly's . —8-15 , The Geisha ; A story of a Tea House . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Vaudeville . —8-15 , The Cape Mail . 9 , Never again . Matinee , Wednesday , 3 . Prince of Wales ' s . —8-15 , La Poupee . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 .

Savoy . —7-40 , Old Sarah . 8-20 , The Yeoman of the Guard . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Gaiety . —8 , The Circus Girl . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . Terry's . —7-50 , Apron Strings . 8-20 , The French Maid . Matinee , Wednesday , 2-30 . Criterion . —8-15 , The Liars . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 . St . James ' s . —The tree of knowledge . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday ,

2-30 . Duke of York's . —8-15 , Francillon . Matinee , 2-30 . ( Last Day ) . Comedy . —8-10 , The Guinea Stamp . 9 , One Summer's day . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Court . —8-30 , The vagabond king . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Princess's—8 , Two little Vagabonds . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 .

Royalty . —8-15 , A bit of old Chelsea . 9 , Oh ! Susannah ! Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Grand . —Next week , The new barmaid . Parkhurst . —Next week , at 8 , Edward Compton's Company . Alhambra . —7-50 , Variety Entertainment . Victoria and Merrie England . Cinematographe views of the Jubilee Procession .

Empire . —7-50 , Variety Entertainment . New Ballet , Monte Cristo , & c . Palace . —S , Variety Entertainment , New American Biograph , & c . Royal . —7-30 , Variety Company . Saturday , ' 2-30 . Egyptian Hall . — 3 and 8 , Mr . 3 . N . Maskelyne ' s entertainment . Crystal Palace . —Varied attractions daily . Royal Aquarium . —Open , 10 a . m ., close 11-30 p . m . Constant Amusement .

THE first Skating Carnival will be held at the National Skating Palace , 7 Argyll Street , Regent Street , on Tuesday next , 9 th inst . ( Lord Mayor ' s Day ) . - * - "

Entertainment Notes.

ENTERTAINMENT NOTES .

Adelphi . —The new drama recently produced by Messrs . A . and S . Gatti differs considerably from the class of plays usually associated wifch this theatre . Its aim is higher , and we may say at once that it is an advance from an artistic point of view . Whether the public will appreciate this departure from the traditions of the house remains to bo seen . Messrs . Haddon Chambers and Comyns Carr have each achieved success as dramatists , and from their collaboration something superior might be

expected . " In the days of the Duke " is the somewhat misleading title of the new play , fche prologue of which opens in A . D . 1800 , when Colonel Arthur Wellesley was engaged in battling with the Indian tribes , as our gallant army is doing to-day . In a fort on the hills we find a terrible drama being enacted , Captain Lanson having led astray the wife of his Colonel , and who , in his passionate desire to secure the woman he loves , actually betrays the fort to the enemy in exchange for a large sum . of money and their safe conduct

through the lines . The plot is discovered by Colonel Aylmer , who taxes Lanson with his perfidy , and is thereupon shot by the villain , just as fche fort is relieved . The circumstances are known to an Irish adventurer , O'Hara , who makes ifc appear that the Colonel was the traitor . Fourteen years elapse when the son , now Captain Aylmer , overhears the calumny and devotes his life to restore his father's honour . This , however , is not done until after several exciting episodes , culminating in the Battle of Waterloo ,

wuere Lanson is shot , and dies confessing his crime . Thus it will be seen that " The Duke " has little or nothing to do with the story , which revolves round the person of Captain Lanson , Lawrence Aylmer , and Mr . O'Hara . Of course Mr . William Terriss is in his element as the gallant son defending his father's memory , while the talent of Mr . Charles Cartwright is peculiarly suited to the part of Captain Lanson . Mr . O'Hara finds a fitting representative in Mr . J . D . Beveridge , and the repentant wife is pathetically

pourfcrayed by Miss Marion Terry . Ot fche principal remaining characters Miss Millward may be commended as Dorothy . Lawrence ' s sweetheart ; Mr . Harry Nicholls and Miss Vane Featherston , who provide the comic scenes ; Mr . L . Cautley and Mr . Charles Fulton , whose make-up as the Duke was admirable . The play is splendidly staged , and supervised hy Mr . Fred G . . Latham , while the military uniforms of the period are designed by Mr . Louis Edwards .

Garrick . —Mr . H . T . Brickwell has arranged with Mr . Oscar Barrett to produce at this Theatre , on Boxing Day , Monday , 27 th December , a Fairy Pantomine founded on the evergreen and favourite story Cinderella . National Skating Palace . —Mons . Buatier de Kolta , the Inventor of the Vanishing Lady , Cocoon , Illustration of Silk , & c , & c , will give his latest marvellous illusion , being an ascent and miraculous disappearance in mid-air , for the first time in public , this day ( Saturday ) , at 4 . 30 and 9 . 30 p . m ., and afterwards every evening at 9 . 30 , and Wednesday and Saturday afternoons at 4 . 30 .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

CORNUBIAN LODGE , No . 87 . AT the regular mooting , held at Hayle , Bro . Percy T . Chirgwin presiding , Bro . A . Dunkin S . W . was unanimously elected W . M ., and Bro . J . G . Osborn P . M . was unanimously re-elected Treasurer for the ensuing year .

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE , No . 246 . THE installation meeting was held at the Town Hall , Buxton , on the 19 th ult ., on whioh occasion Bro . C . F . Wardley was installed in the chair as ruler for the year .

BISLEY LODGE , No . 401 . A MEETING was held , by special dispensation of Grand Lodge , at the Cambridge Hotel , Camberley , on Thursday , 28 th ult ., Bro . D . G . Norman P . M . acting W . M . Bro . D . Sparvell Prov . S . G . W . was elected Treasurer , and Bros . Norman and Kennett Auditors . A resolution was unanimously passed that

" Pursuant to notice , and in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee appointed at the last regular meeting , it is resolved that the future meetings of this Lodge be held at the Cambridge Hotel , Camberley , and that fche bye-laws be altered accordingly . " Bro . W . A . Shaw , of Worplesdon , P . M . of fche Thistle Lodge , No . 8 , W . M .-elect of the Bisley Craft Lodge , No . 2317 , was unanimously elected W . M . of the Lodge .

A banquet followed . At the next meeting of the Lodge Bro . Shaw will be installed as W . M ., and a large number of Grand Officers have announced their intention of being present .

Hertford County College.

HERTFORD COUNTY COLLEGE .

AFTER all , the training of our boys does not depend so much on making them apt scholars , as it does in laying the foundation for a manly future . " Mens sana in corpora sano " is the motto of Bro . Herbert Catford ' s College at New Barnet , and he seems to do everything in his power to carry ' out both the letter and the spirit of his text , believing that pupils who are contented and happy will learn far more than those who may be miserable

and dejected . We were present on Thursday evening at one of the fortnightly Pupils' COD certs which are arranged for the winter , and were thoroughly pleased with the programme provided . Many of the boys did remarkably well , and it does not detract from their claims for notice if we award the palm to fche elder son of Bro . Starke , who simply made fche visitors as well as his fellow scholars roar with his comic songs . The son of Bro . F .

S . Plowright P . M . 193 took part in a well rendered duet , while the college choir and band appeared to great advantage in the vocal waltz " See-Saw . " Bvo . Catford has so many sons of Masons under his care that we should never be surprised to hear of the formation of something in fche form of a •Lodge of Lewises at his establishment , or perhaps in later years they may follow tho example of Bro . C . W . Hudson and his fellow pupils of Brighton Grammar School , and found a " Hertfordian Past and Present Lodge , "