Diary For The Week.

215—Commerce , Commercial Hotel , Haslingdon 208—Union , Queen's Arms Inn , George-street . Ashton-under-Lvne 313— Con cord , Militia Officers' Moss Rooms , Starkie-street , Preston 345—Perseverance , Old Bull Hotel , Church-street , Blackburn 307— ' robity and Freedom , Red Lion Iun , Smallbridge 432— Abbey , Newdegate Arms , Nuneaton ( jno— arniony , Freiniasons' Hall , Salera-streot , Btadford 971—Trafalgar , Private Room , Commercial Street , Batley

1011—Richmond , Crown Hotel , Blackfriars-stroet , Salford 1042—Excelsior , Masonic Hall , Groat G jorgo-stroet , Leeds 11 S 2—Duke of Edinburgh , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) J 299—" embrokc , West Derby Hotel , West Dorby , near Liverpool 1320—Blackheath , Green Man , Blackheath

1327—King Harold , Britannia Hotel , Waltham Now Town 1332—Unity , Masonic Hall , Cred ton , Devon 1514—Thornhill , Masonic Room , Dearn House , Lindley 1580—Cranbourne , Red Lion Hotel , Hatfield , Herts , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1817—St . Andrew's , Cambridgo Hotel , Shooburyness

R . A . 97—Strict Benevolenco , Masonic Hall , Park Terrace , Sunderland R . A 107—Philanthropic , Masonic Hall , King ' s Lynn R . A . 317—Affability , Freemasons' Hall , Cooper Street , Manchester R . A . 337—Coutidonce , Masonic Hall , Brownhill Vale , Upper Mill M . M . —Canynges , Freemasons' Hall , Bristol

FBIDAY , 20 th AUGUST .

House Committee Boys School , wood Green , at 4 Emu ' ation Ljtlge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 25—Robert Burns , Portland Arirs Hotel , Great Portland Street , W ., at 8 . ( In ) 507—United Pilgrims , Sun-en Masonic Hall , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . ( Inst . ) 766—William Preston , St . Andrew's Tavern , George St ., Baker St ., at 8 . ( In ) 834—Ranelagh , Six Bells , Hammersmith . ( Instruction ) 933—Doric , Duke ' s Head , 79 Whitecha > el Road , at 8 . ( Instruction )

1056—Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Fleet Street , E . G ., at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1185—Lewis , Fishmongers' Arms Hotel , Wood Green , at 7 . 30 . ( Instrction ) 129 s—Royal Stanuard , Alvvyre Castle St . Pad ' s Road , Cauonbury , at 8 . ( In ) 1366—Clapton , White Hart , Lower Capion , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1642—E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Netting Hill , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1789—Ubique , 79 Ebury Street , Pimlico , S . W ., at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction )

R . A . —Panmnre C of Improvement , Stirling Castle , Church Street , Camberwell R . A . 79—Pythagorean , Portland . Hotel , London Street , Greenwich . ( Inst ) . R . A , 890—Hornsey , Porchester Hotel , Leinster Place , Cleveland Square , Paddington , W . ( Improvement ) M . M . —Old Kent , Crown and CushiouLondon WalbSE . C . ( Instruction )

152—virtue , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester 453—Chigwell , Public Hall , Station Road , Longhton , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 616—Phoenix , Fox Hotel , Stowmarket 641 —De Loiair e Freemasons' Hall , Grainger-sfcreefc , Newcastle 993—Alexandra Midway Hotel , Levenshulme

1096—Lord "Warden , Wellington Hall , Deal 1102—Mirfield , Assembly Rooms , Eastthorpe , Mirfleld 1311—Zetland , Masonic Hall , Great George-street , Leeds 1393— 'lamer , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 8 ( Instruction ) 1773—Albert Victor , Town Hall , Pendleton 1993—Wolseley , Masonic Rooms , King Street , Manchester . ( Instruction ) 2005—Brooke , Forest Hotel , Chingford General Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall , New Strees , Birmingham , at

R . A . —General Chapter of Improvement , Masonio Hall , Birmingham R . A . 521—Truth , Freemasons' Hall , Fitzwilliam-street , Huddersfield R . A . 837—Marquess of Ripon , Town Hall , Ripon M . M . 65—West Lancashire , Masonic Hall , Liverpool

SATURDAY , 21 st AUGUST .

5179—Manchester , Yorkshire Grey , London St ., Tottenham Court Rd ., at 8 . ( In ) 1275—Star , Five Bells , 155 New Cross Road , S . E ., at 7 , ( Instructiou ) 1361—Earl of Zetland , Royal Edwaru , Tra igle , Hackney , at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1624—Eccleston , Crown and Anchor , 79 Ebury Street , S . W ., at 7 . ( Inst ) 1641—Cr ' chton , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell 2012—Chiswiek , Windsor Castle Hotel , King Street , Hammersmith , at 7 . 30 . ( In ) Sinai Chapter of Improvement , Union , Air Street , Regent Street , W ., at 8 R . A . 820—Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond , at 8 . ( Improvement ) M . M . 25 *—Tenterden Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street

811—Yarborough , Royal Pavilion , Brighton 1326—Lebanon , Lion Hotel , Hampton 2035—Beaumont , Royal Hotel , Kirkburton R . A . 1326—Lebanon , Lion Hotel , Hampton M . M . 14—Prince Edward ' s , Station Hotel , Stansueld , Todmorden

The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

Strand . — The successes that have attended Mr . Edward Compton ' s previous visits to London induced him to renew his acquaintance with London playgoers ; this he most successfully did on Monday , in a Comedy in three acta entitled " Garrick , " a version—by Mr . W . Muskeny—of tbe incident related by a French dramatic author . The strongest scene in Mr . Muskerry ' s version is the

second ; in it the great actor simulates drunkenness , and otherwise misbehaves himself , in order to care Violet Gresham of a longing for the theatre . This result is brought about at the instigation of the lady ' g father , who has a great dislike to the stage and its surronudings . Not until after Garrick has made the compact with the father does he find out that Gresham ' s daughter is the unknown being ¦

whose face has haunted him in his dreams . In order to secure the happiness , as he thinks , of Violet , he almost wrecks his own , but through a cousin of Violet , she learns the ruse that has been practised on her , and in the end Gresham gives his consent for Garrick to marry Violet . TJufortunately , the sincerity and earnestness of manner which was such an excellent feature of Mr . Compton ' s efforts

on Monday led us to believe that Garrick was fitted just as well for the church as for the stage . Dignified in the passages in which the player makes the rash promise to Gresham , Mr . Compton portrayed the drunken scene with much force , relieved by fantastic tricks not at all unfamiliar to the situation . They are not absurd , neither do they violate good taste . The scene is certainly a trifle long , but Mr . Compton ' s business strikes us as being new , and some of it is

decidedl y funny . Throughout tho role of Garrick is suited to Mr . Compton ' s abilities , and so engrossed does he become in his enactment , that he scores an undoubted success . Miss Virginia Bateman ( Mrs . Edward Compton ) played tbe part of Violet Gresham with much tender feeling ; she was most successful in tbe first act , where she cunningl y questions her cousin—TomTallyhaut—about the great Garrick . Mr . Lewis Ball , a veteran actor , undertakes the part of

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old Gresham with credit ; while Mr . Sydney Valentine , as the drunken cousin , Tom Tallyhant , shows promise as a quietl y humorous oomedian . Mr . Charles Dodsworth received a good amount of acknowledgment as tho morose Sowerberry , while Mr . Sydney Paxton aud Mr . Percy F . Marshall made the most of the small parts

of Rumbelow andSimpkina respectively . The Mrs . Itnmbelow of Mis 3 Elinor Aickin , and tho Selina Sowerberry of Miss Alice Burton both deserve a special word of praise . Mr . and Mrs . Compton were heartily complimented at the conclusion of the piece , as also was the author , Mr . Muskorry .

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