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The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

— : o : — Terry ' s . —A special morning performance was given at this Theatre on Friday , the 30 th nlc . The occasion was the production , under the direction of the author , of a new poetio drama , entitled

" In a Day , " b y Mrs . Augusta Webster , for the London debut of her daughter Miss Davies Webster . There was a fair audience , of the nana ) special morning performance kind ; but we are sorry to say that we are unable to congratulate them on the manner in whioh they spent a bright spring afternoon . Witnessing the performance of a

five act tragedy in blank verse is , perhaps , not the best way of spending a fine May afternoon , but when , as was unfortunately the case on this occasion , the drama is uninteresting , and the playing of it for the most part beneath contempt , one feels that by so doing ona is guilty of worse than waste of time . The itory deals with the time when Greeoe was nnder Roman rule , the notion of the play taking

place in Athens . Myron , a wealthy Greek , falls in love with bis slave Klydone , and is abont to marry her , first giving her and her father , Olymnois , their fieedom . Before he is able to oarry out hii intentions be ia wrongly oharged with plotting against the government , and is condemned to die . He is allowed to take his own life ,

whioh he does by poisoning himself ; with slaves , flowers , & c , picturesquely grouped aronnd him . Elydone has poisoned herself first , and is oarried in dead . Olymnois rushes wildly out , we believe , also to commit suioide . We are sorry that honesty prevents oar saying anything in favour of Mrs . Webster ' s tragedy , and when we come to to the perforators the same constraint is upon us . With the

exoeption of Mr . Matthew Brodie , who played the part of Myron fairly well , and Master Sidney Speller , a slave , who sang two songs , and sang them very well , none of the aotors seemed to have any idea how a poetio drama should be played . As the occasion was the debnt of Miss Davies Webster , we must , we suppose , say something of her but would much rather notThe least said

performance , we . the soonest mended . We have nothing but goodwill towards this ambitious young lady ; but if she must act , we would advise her not to attempt the part of heroine in classical tragedies written b y her mother . Before appearing again in public , it would be well for her to learn to speak so that the audience may understand what she is

saying . The whole action of the play took place in the outer court of Myron ' s house , so that only one scene was required . From the programme we learn that the suene used was painted for the " Fall of Troy , " b y Mr . T . W . Hall , from a design by Mr . Poynter , R . A ., and Mr . Walter Crane , and was lent for the oooasion b y Professor Warr . It is therefore needless to say that the scene was . good ; and even if we got a little tired of it during the many hours of Friday afternoon , at least we did not get so tired of it as of the performance .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

THB FIRST GRAND SECRETARY . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In the Q . C . Transactions , Vol . I ..

Par . 3 , on page 8 , Bro . Gould states as follows : — " The following is an extract from the minutes of the Grand Lodge , 29 th September 1721 .- — ' His Grace ' s Worship and the Lodge , finding fault with all the copies of the Old Gothic Constitutions , ordered Brother James Andtrson , A . M ., to digest the same in a new and better method . '"

It is strange that " when I asked the late Bro . Hervey , in 1869 , to show me tho oldest Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of England , he showed me one which begau 21 th June 1723 . And what is more , from the saino record I learned that a Grand Secretary was

appointed for the first time on the said day , and if I reoolleot right , the Grand Lod ge did not procure a record book until about three months after the above date . Now , I would like to be informed , if the Grand Lodge preserved its minutes of 1721 , what was the name of the Grand Seoretary of 1721 ?

Fraternally yours , JACOB NORTON . BOSTON , U . S ., 9 th May 1890 .

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