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Notes For Masonic Students. The Two Pillars.
Notes For Masonic Students . THE TWO PILLARS .
IT has been said that the two brass pillars of the Temple of Solomon represented the pillars of Fire and the Cloud . Bat another interpretation has been given to them , that they represent the two pillars of brass and bricks which Josephus mentions , which
our Guild Legends refer to , whioh were known to the old Freemasons , and were connected also with Hermetioism and Hermetic teaching . Josephns ' s words would seem to point to this idea . SPERO .
The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
Strand . —The suocess that undoubtedly has attended the revival of Mr . Alfred Collier ' s " Sultan of Mocha " is hardly to be wondered at . Coming as it doea in the middle of a long run of " Dorothy , " lovers of comio opera who have been charmed by the pretty music of that pieoe will surely go to hear the musio of the " Sultan ; " not that
the one can be compared in any way with that of Mr . Collier ' s previous work , in the musio of which there is nothing out of the common , nothing that would readily catch the ear . When Mr . Cellier wrote the score of the " Sultan of Mocha , " he could not have been so well versed in snoh matters : several numbers lack the finish which is
to be expected from Mr . Collier ' s work as compared with his later efforts . When the opera was brought out in 1874 it was comparatively a failure , one of its chief faults being that the book was weak . That fault has now been partly atoned , and Mr . W . Lestocq , aided by topical allusions aud jokes , has made it bright , we may
say interesting . The story has not been altered in any way , so that we need not give it . A capital company has been seonred to do the opera justice . Miss Violet Cameron shines well as the lass that loves a sailor . This lady plays vivaciously , while her singing is welljudged and ably rendered . Mr . Henry Braoy makes a jolly sailor .
This gentleman ' s bright tenor voice is heard to advantage , especially in the " yawning " song . This is certainly the prettiest number in the opera . Mr . Charles Denny was funny as Captain Sneek , while the rest of the caste do ample justice to what is demanded of them .
Mr . Charles Harris ' s finished stage management is clearly shown during the progress of the opera , while some pretty dances have been arranged by Madame Katti Lanner . Miss Lydia Thompson may be complimented on the way she has inaugurated her season at this house .
Opera Comique . —The Gaiety being required for other purposes , Mr . John Sheridan has had to seek a new home for his " Fun on the Bristol ; " this he has done at the above house . Judicious " cuts " have been made in the piece since we saw it at the Gaiety , while the variety business in the second act has been done away with . A new
song , " Peaceful Ireland , " has been introduced for Mr . Sheridan , who sings it with great success . The Lauri family now contribute to the entertainment in the first partofthe evening , with " The Sculptor and the Poodle , " which causes considerable laughter . Taking the programme all round , it has undoubtedly been considerably strengthened .
Alhambra . —Among the numerous attractions at this house there is none more pleasing than the entertainment provided by Mdlle . Vanoni , who styles herself an internationfd singer and dancer . This lady is captivating , her dancing is graceful , and her singing excellent . She
is highly appreciated by the crowds that nightly greet her . She will become a great favourite . The two ballets " Algeria " and " Nadia " still keep the bill , and continue to draw forth the hearty applause of the audience .
Owing to insufficient rehearsals , the management of the Gaiety , on Saturday last , decided to postpone the production of " Miss Esmeralda ; " it will , however , be produced to-night ( Saturday ) . We wish Mr . G . Edwardes every success with his latest venture . We are asked to announce that another trial will be given ' The
Witch " on Thursday afternoon , at the Princess's . This play was favourably received on the occasion of its first representation at this theatre , and Mr . C . Marsham Eae has now compressed the action
into four acts . He has also devised a new termination for the piece , which will bring the fine situations of the German original into even stronger relief . Miss Sophie Eyre and Mrs . C . Maraham Rae will appear in the characters they created with so much success .
Monday , the 10 th inst ., has been appointed for the reception of Works of Art intended for the Autumn Exhibition of the 19 th Century Art Society , at the Conduit Street Galleries .
' THE WILL AND THE WAY . "—As universally predicted by the public press , J . F . Smith's stories , " Miunigrey " and " Woman and Her Master , " have proved a brilliant success , and the proprietors of the London Journal are wise in continuing the same policy . They
now announce " The Will and the Way , from the same graphic pen . The opening chapters appear in No . 198 , published Wednesday , 28 th September , the novel being illustrated by the pencil of Sir John Gilbert , R . A . This grand story cannot fail to attract the countless readers of wholesome fiction at the present day .
_ WHAT MASONS TRY TO DO . —The Masomie scheme for tho fraternisal tion of men is not represented by the incongruous mass . We do not propose the unification of diverse and unfianced elements . Masonry contemplates a brotherhood of the good . We seek to make the bad better by exhibiting to them the virtues which exemplify and adorn
the Masonic character . We do not propose to introduce the profane and defiled to our sacred retreats . They must be " under the tongue ° ' good report" ere they knock for admission at our guarded gates . " --ManrynAc Jtecord .
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THEAMERICAN PORTABLEIflUSICSTANDS, J . P . WALTERS' PATENT . Iron , from 108 6 d . Brass , from 30 a each . THE . iE Stands are unsurpassed in simplicity , strength , portability , cheapness , and elegance of finish . They are suitable for Military Bands Orchestr is , Reading and News Rooms , Libraries , Studies , and Drawing Booms When opened to their full capacity they stand 5 feet high , and car be folded nd enclosed in a case 21 inches long by 2 inches diameter . The weightis about 3 lbs . 12 oz ., and they will support a weight of 50 lbs . To be obi nned of all Music Dealers , and of the Manufacturers and Proprietors of the Patent , HARROW&CO., MUSICSMITHS,BRASSWORKERS,&C-13 and 14 Portland Street , Soho , London , "W . DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS FREE .
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INSTALLATION" OF H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES As the M . W . G . M . of England , ATTHEROYALALBERTHALL 28 th APEIL 1875 C OPIES of this BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING by Brother HAETY P . M ., consisting of Artist's Proofs , Proofs before Letters , and Lettered Proofs , India Prints , and Plain Prints may be had at Cost Price by applying to Bro . W . R . NORRIS , 29 Southampton Buildings , W . C , London .
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DANCING . —To Those Who Have Never Learnt to Dance . —Bro . and Mrs . JACQUES WYNMAN receive daily , and undertake to teach , ladies &• d gentlemen , who have never had the slightest previous knowledge or instruction , to go through every fashionable ball-dance in a few easy lessons . Private lessons any hour . Morning and evening classes . ACADEMY—74 NEWMAN STREET , OXFORD STREET . BRO . JACQUES WYNMAN WILL BE HAPPI TO TAKB THE MANAaEHUNT o » MASONIC BALLS . FIBST-CLASS BANDS PBOVIDED . PBOSPECTUS ON APPLICATION .
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IMPERIALHOTEL, TORQUAY. nnHIS HOTEL is delightfully situated , overlooking the Sea , and <_ in consequence of its complete shelter from easterly winds , and superior accommodation , it has fyr more than twenty years been extensively patronised by families of the highest distinction , including H . R . H . the Prince of VValos , the King of Sweden , the Imperial Family of Russia , tho late . Emperor Napoleon III ., and the Nobility and Gentry . The accommodation is already unequalled in the West of England , and will soon be largely improved by the' acldit on of another wing . A first-class passenger Lift has lately been erected . Omnibus and Flys meet the Trains . Table d'PIote at Seven O'Clook . GEORGE HUSSEY , Manager .
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Agents , from whom copies oaa always be had : — Messrs CURTICE and Co ., 13 Catherine Street , Strand . Messrs . KENT and Co ., Paternoster Row , E . C . Mr . RITCHIE , 6 Red Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . SIMPSON Urns ., Shoe Lane . Mr . H . SIMPSON , 1 Red Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . W . H . SMITH and Son , 183 Strand . Messrs . SPENCER and Co , 23 A Great Queen Street , W . C . Messrs . STEEL and JONES , 4 Spring Gardens , Charing Cross . Mr . G . VICKERS , Angel Court , Strand . Mr . H . YIOKJBBS , 317 Strand .
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Notes For Masonic Students. The Two Pillars.
Notes For Masonic Students . THE TWO PILLARS .
IT has been said that the two brass pillars of the Temple of Solomon represented the pillars of Fire and the Cloud . Bat another interpretation has been given to them , that they represent the two pillars of brass and bricks which Josephus mentions , which
our Guild Legends refer to , whioh were known to the old Freemasons , and were connected also with Hermetioism and Hermetic teaching . Josephns ' s words would seem to point to this idea . SPERO .
The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
Strand . —The suocess that undoubtedly has attended the revival of Mr . Alfred Collier ' s " Sultan of Mocha " is hardly to be wondered at . Coming as it doea in the middle of a long run of " Dorothy , " lovers of comio opera who have been charmed by the pretty music of that pieoe will surely go to hear the musio of the " Sultan ; " not that
the one can be compared in any way with that of Mr . Collier ' s previous work , in the musio of which there is nothing out of the common , nothing that would readily catch the ear . When Mr . Cellier wrote the score of the " Sultan of Mocha , " he could not have been so well versed in snoh matters : several numbers lack the finish which is
to be expected from Mr . Collier ' s work as compared with his later efforts . When the opera was brought out in 1874 it was comparatively a failure , one of its chief faults being that the book was weak . That fault has now been partly atoned , and Mr . W . Lestocq , aided by topical allusions aud jokes , has made it bright , we may
say interesting . The story has not been altered in any way , so that we need not give it . A capital company has been seonred to do the opera justice . Miss Violet Cameron shines well as the lass that loves a sailor . This lady plays vivaciously , while her singing is welljudged and ably rendered . Mr . Henry Braoy makes a jolly sailor .
This gentleman ' s bright tenor voice is heard to advantage , especially in the " yawning " song . This is certainly the prettiest number in the opera . Mr . Charles Denny was funny as Captain Sneek , while the rest of the caste do ample justice to what is demanded of them .
Mr . Charles Harris ' s finished stage management is clearly shown during the progress of the opera , while some pretty dances have been arranged by Madame Katti Lanner . Miss Lydia Thompson may be complimented on the way she has inaugurated her season at this house .
Opera Comique . —The Gaiety being required for other purposes , Mr . John Sheridan has had to seek a new home for his " Fun on the Bristol ; " this he has done at the above house . Judicious " cuts " have been made in the piece since we saw it at the Gaiety , while the variety business in the second act has been done away with . A new
song , " Peaceful Ireland , " has been introduced for Mr . Sheridan , who sings it with great success . The Lauri family now contribute to the entertainment in the first partofthe evening , with " The Sculptor and the Poodle , " which causes considerable laughter . Taking the programme all round , it has undoubtedly been considerably strengthened .
Alhambra . —Among the numerous attractions at this house there is none more pleasing than the entertainment provided by Mdlle . Vanoni , who styles herself an internationfd singer and dancer . This lady is captivating , her dancing is graceful , and her singing excellent . She
is highly appreciated by the crowds that nightly greet her . She will become a great favourite . The two ballets " Algeria " and " Nadia " still keep the bill , and continue to draw forth the hearty applause of the audience .
Owing to insufficient rehearsals , the management of the Gaiety , on Saturday last , decided to postpone the production of " Miss Esmeralda ; " it will , however , be produced to-night ( Saturday ) . We wish Mr . G . Edwardes every success with his latest venture . We are asked to announce that another trial will be given ' The
Witch " on Thursday afternoon , at the Princess's . This play was favourably received on the occasion of its first representation at this theatre , and Mr . C . Marsham Eae has now compressed the action
into four acts . He has also devised a new termination for the piece , which will bring the fine situations of the German original into even stronger relief . Miss Sophie Eyre and Mrs . C . Maraham Rae will appear in the characters they created with so much success .
Monday , the 10 th inst ., has been appointed for the reception of Works of Art intended for the Autumn Exhibition of the 19 th Century Art Society , at the Conduit Street Galleries .
' THE WILL AND THE WAY . "—As universally predicted by the public press , J . F . Smith's stories , " Miunigrey " and " Woman and Her Master , " have proved a brilliant success , and the proprietors of the London Journal are wise in continuing the same policy . They
now announce " The Will and the Way , from the same graphic pen . The opening chapters appear in No . 198 , published Wednesday , 28 th September , the novel being illustrated by the pencil of Sir John Gilbert , R . A . This grand story cannot fail to attract the countless readers of wholesome fiction at the present day .
_ WHAT MASONS TRY TO DO . —The Masomie scheme for tho fraternisal tion of men is not represented by the incongruous mass . We do not propose the unification of diverse and unfianced elements . Masonry contemplates a brotherhood of the good . We seek to make the bad better by exhibiting to them the virtues which exemplify and adorn
the Masonic character . We do not propose to introduce the profane and defiled to our sacred retreats . They must be " under the tongue ° ' good report" ere they knock for admission at our guarded gates . " --ManrynAc Jtecord .
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THEAMERICAN PORTABLEIflUSICSTANDS, J . P . WALTERS' PATENT . Iron , from 108 6 d . Brass , from 30 a each . THE . iE Stands are unsurpassed in simplicity , strength , portability , cheapness , and elegance of finish . They are suitable for Military Bands Orchestr is , Reading and News Rooms , Libraries , Studies , and Drawing Booms When opened to their full capacity they stand 5 feet high , and car be folded nd enclosed in a case 21 inches long by 2 inches diameter . The weightis about 3 lbs . 12 oz ., and they will support a weight of 50 lbs . To be obi nned of all Music Dealers , and of the Manufacturers and Proprietors of the Patent , HARROW&CO., MUSICSMITHS,BRASSWORKERS,&C-13 and 14 Portland Street , Soho , London , "W . DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS FREE .
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INSTALLATION" OF H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES As the M . W . G . M . of England , ATTHEROYALALBERTHALL 28 th APEIL 1875 C OPIES of this BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING by Brother HAETY P . M ., consisting of Artist's Proofs , Proofs before Letters , and Lettered Proofs , India Prints , and Plain Prints may be had at Cost Price by applying to Bro . W . R . NORRIS , 29 Southampton Buildings , W . C , London .
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DANCING . —To Those Who Have Never Learnt to Dance . —Bro . and Mrs . JACQUES WYNMAN receive daily , and undertake to teach , ladies &• d gentlemen , who have never had the slightest previous knowledge or instruction , to go through every fashionable ball-dance in a few easy lessons . Private lessons any hour . Morning and evening classes . ACADEMY—74 NEWMAN STREET , OXFORD STREET . BRO . JACQUES WYNMAN WILL BE HAPPI TO TAKB THE MANAaEHUNT o » MASONIC BALLS . FIBST-CLASS BANDS PBOVIDED . PBOSPECTUS ON APPLICATION .
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IMPERIALHOTEL, TORQUAY. nnHIS HOTEL is delightfully situated , overlooking the Sea , and <_ in consequence of its complete shelter from easterly winds , and superior accommodation , it has fyr more than twenty years been extensively patronised by families of the highest distinction , including H . R . H . the Prince of VValos , the King of Sweden , the Imperial Family of Russia , tho late . Emperor Napoleon III ., and the Nobility and Gentry . The accommodation is already unequalled in the West of England , and will soon be largely improved by the' acldit on of another wing . A first-class passenger Lift has lately been erected . Omnibus and Flys meet the Trains . Table d'PIote at Seven O'Clook . GEORGE HUSSEY , Manager .
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Agents , from whom copies oaa always be had : — Messrs CURTICE and Co ., 13 Catherine Street , Strand . Messrs . KENT and Co ., Paternoster Row , E . C . Mr . RITCHIE , 6 Red Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . SIMPSON Urns ., Shoe Lane . Mr . H . SIMPSON , 1 Red Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . W . H . SMITH and Son , 183 Strand . Messrs . SPENCER and Co , 23 A Great Queen Street , W . C . Messrs . STEEL and JONES , 4 Spring Gardens , Charing Cross . Mr . G . VICKERS , Angel Court , Strand . Mr . H . YIOKJBBS , 317 Strand .