Lodge Meetings Next Week.

7 Rl . York Perseverance , Albion 140 St . George , Greenwich 174 Sincerity , Guildhall Tavern 619 Beadon , Upper Norwood 1044 Wandsworth , Wandsworth ¦ 1150 Buck'gham & Chandos , F . M . H . 1382 Corinthian , Cubitt Town

1507 Metropolitan , Anderton ' s 1539 Surrey Masonic Hall , C ' mb ' rw'll 1571 Leopold , Southwark 1624 Eccleston , Criterion 1677 Crusaders , Highbury 2266 Cator , Beckenham 2272 Rye , Peckham 2345 Duke of Fife ham

, Clap Common 2348 Lombardian , Ship and Turtle 2361 Cricklewood , Frascati 2409 Woodgrange , Forest Gate 2589 Borough , Bridge House Hotel 20 Rl . Kent Antiquity , Chatham 121 Mount Sinai , Penzance

127 Union , Margate 137 Amity , Poole 175 East Medina , Ryde 178 Antiquity , Wigan 200 Old Globe , Scarborough 210 Duke of Athol , Denton 221 St . John , Bolton

243 Loyalty , Guernsey 246 Royal Union , Chedtentham 261 Unanimity & Sincerity , Taunton 285 Love & Honour , Shepton Mallet 311 South Saxon , Lewes 325 St . John , Salford 342 Royal Sussex , Landport

376 Perfect Friendship , Ipswich 451 Sutherland , Burslem 537 Zetland , Birkenhead 581 Faith , Openshaw 591 Buckingham , Aylesbury 592 Cotteswold , Cirencester 610 Colston , Bristol

662 Dartmouth , West Bromwich 68 Isca , Newport , Mon . 726 Staffordshire Knot , Stafford 795 St . John , Maidenhead 823 Everton , Liverpool 865 Dalhousie , Hounslow 874 Holmesdale , Tunbridge Wells

889 Dobie , Kingston-on-Thames 934 Merit , Whitefield 938 Grosvenor , Birmingham 950 Hesketh , Fleetwood 962 Sun and Sector , Workington 972 St . Augustine . Canterbury 1019 Sincerity , Wakefield

1040 Sykes , Driffield 1086 Walton , Liverpool 1114 Joppa , Fakenham 1129 St . Chad , Rochdale 1136 Carew , Torpoint 1161 De Grey & Ripon , Manchester 1179 Rutland , Ilkeston

1212 Elms , Stoke Damerel 1246 Holte , Aston , Warwicks 1294 St . Alban , Grimsby 1301 Brighouse , Brighouse 1323 Talbot , Swansea 1334 Norman , Durham 1353 Duke of Lancaster , Lancaster

1511 Alexandra , Hornsey 1634 Starkie , Ramsbottom 1774 Mellor , Ashton-under-Lyne 1797 South Down , Hurstpierpoint 1842 St . Leonard , St . Leonard's 1973 Saye & Sele , Belvedere 1988 Mawddach , Barmouth

2050 St . Trinians , Douglas , I . of M . 2135 Constance , Consett 2153 Hope , Gosport 2203 Farnborough & N . C ., Farnboro ' 2258 West . Dist . U . S ., E . Stonehouse

2412 Ashfield , Sutton-in-Ashfield 2434 Anderida , Eastbourne 2475 Border , Blackwater 2514 City , Liverpool 2587 Radnor , Folkestone

Thursday . House Committee , Girls School , 4 . 30 49 Gihon , Guildhall Tavern 55 Constitutional , Cannon St . Ho . 169 Temperance , Deptford 179 Manchester , Anderton ' s 733 Westbourne , Holborn Rest

Lodge Meetings Next Week.

1287 Great Northern , Freemasons' -h . 1320 Blackheath , Southwark 1475 Peckham , Camberwell 1598 Ley Spring , Anderton ' s 1613 Cripplegate , Albion 1681 Londesborough , Cafe Royal 1716 All Saints , Poplar

1901 Selwyn , Peckham 2551 Clissold , Highbury Stat ' n Hotel 42 Relief , Bury 56 Howard B'ly Love , L'hampton 57 Humber , Hull 98 St . Martin , Burslem 100 Friendship , Great Yarmouth

203 Ancient Union , Liverpool 230 Fidelity , Devonport 245 Mechanics , Jersey 267 Unity , Macclesfield 268 Union , Ashton-under-Lyne 286 Samaritan , Bacup 322 Peace , Stockport

343 Concord , Preston 345 Perseverance , Blackburn 350 Charity , Famworth 363 Keystone , Whitworth 367 Probity & Freedom , Rochdale 394 Southampton , Southampton 425 Cestrian , Chester

430 Fidelity , Ashton-under-Lyne 489 Benevolence , Bideford 523 John of Gaunt , Leicester 600 Harmony , Bradford 605 Combermere , Birkenhead 659 Blagdon , Blyth 663 Wiltshire of Fidelity , Devizes

758 Ellesmere , Runcorn 777 Royal Alfred , Guildford 802 Repose , Derby 833 Afan , Aberavon 900 St . George , Tewkesbury 939 Pelham , Worksop 940 Philanthropy , Stockton

1000 Priory , Southend 1011 Richmond , Manchester 1037 Portland , Portland 1042 Excelsior , Leeds 1184 Abbey , Battle 1247 St . John , Plymouth 1299 Pembroke , Liverpool

1327 King Harold , Waltham Cross 1332 Unity , Crediton 1386 St . Hugh , Lincoln 1393 Hamer , Liverpool \ 432 Fitz-Allan , Oswestry 1459 Ashbury , West Gorton 1470 Chiltern , Dunstable

1512 Hemming , Hampton Court 1534 Concord , Prestwich 1562 Homfray , Risca 1776 Landport , Landport 1821 Atlingworth , Brighton 1869 Sandown , Sandown , I . of W'ht . 1872 St . Margaret , Surbiton

1887 St . Hilda , Wallingford 1892 Wallington , Sutton 2158 Boscombe , Boscombe 2226 St . David , Rhymney 2268 Hallamshire , Sheffield 2302 St . Mary , Southwell 2305 Stour , Ashford , Kent

2325 Rose of Lancaster , Southport 2341 Clemency , Oldham 2352 Universities , Durham 2374 Shurmur , Chingford 2523 Roll Call , Hounslow 2555 England Centre , Weedon 2570 Prince Llewelyn , Cardiff

Friday . Board of Management , Boys School , at 2-30 .

60 Peace and Harmony , F . H . 569 Fitz-Roy , Head Qrs . H . A . C . 2000 Earl oi Mornington , Cafe R'y'l . 1295 Gooch , New Swindon 1712 St . John , Newcastle-on-Tyne 2371 Felix , Felixstowe

Saturday . 1297 West Kent , Crystal Palace 1541 Alexandra Palace , Holborn 1584 Loyalty and Charity , Frascati 1293 Burdett , Hampton Court 1777 Royal Hanover , Twickenham

The new Sligo Masonic Hall , situated on the Mall , has been completed and handed over to the trustees . The new premises are both handsome and commodious , every effort having been made by the local Brethren to establish an Institution worthy of the Order . The premises will be dedicated on Thursday , 21 st inst ., when it is expected Lord Harlech P . G . M . will preside .

Entertainment Notes.

ENTERTAINMENT NOTES .

Criterion , —Although of opinion that some less jarring title might have been adopted—that first selected , " The Triflers , " to wit—still we must sincerely congratulate Mr . Henry Arthur Jones for having presented us with so agreeable , brilliant , and witty a piece of work as his new comedy " The Liars . " It is quite a " Society" piece , and all London is crowding to witness a picture of its daily episodes . The parties implicated all move in the upper circles , and the dramatis personse are drawn with exceeding care

by tho author . But Mr . Jones is a Society diagnostic , and exhibits his cases with the sang froid of a specialist , exposing its hollowness and its foibles , but in so pleasant a manner that no one can take offence . There are three married couples served up for the edification of the audience , who may or may not be accepted as types of modern society . The first , Dolly and Archibald Coke— -a young wife and an elderly husband ; the second , Freddie and Rosamond Tatton—a strong wife with an effeminate partner ;

and , lastly , Gilbert and Jessica Nepeau—a frivolous wife with an unsympathetic master . The interest lies principally with the latter pair , for Lady Jessica being left much to herself lightly drifts down the placid stream of flirtation until she finds herself in the arms of an admirer , one Edward Falkner , with whom she is discovered at a t @ te-a-tete dinner by her husband ' s brother . This gives rise to the evasions , equivocations and mental reservations svnonymous with the title of the play , but when matters threaten to

become serious peace is made by a charming , loveable , man of the world , yclept here Colonel Sir Christopher Deering , a gentleman well known to Criterion habitues under various appellations . Suffice it to say that he is Mr . diaries Wyndham in disguise , and there you are . Everyone knows him , and can tell exactly how the olive branch of peace will be brought to heal the differences of the divided pair . But it is not easy to convey an idea of the sparkling wit and humour of the dialogue , which must be heard to be

appreciated . Mr . Jones is at his very best , and affords Mr . Wyndham the opportunity of doing justice to the author , of which full advantage is taken . To Miss Mary Moore naturally falls the role of Lady Jessica , which is charmingly , naturally , and unaffectedly presented . Mr . Herbert Standing as h ^ r " bear of a husband , " and Mr . T . B . Thalberg , as Falkner , both enter into their characters with spirit ; while Mr . Alfred Bishop and Miss Sarah Brooke , Mr . "Vane Tempest and Miss Irene Vanburgh , as

representatives of the other two pairs , give due effect to the author ' s ideas , and the handsome Miss Janette Steer is the necessary idol for Sir Christopher to worship and pour forth his poetical libations upon , though she has little to do with the plot . We are not quite sure whether we ought to recommend our Brethren to take their wives or daughters to see the play , for the dresses are such " dreams " that we fear the Masonic Charities will suffer by the depletion of the pockets of paterfamilias , when called upon , as he undoubtedly will be , to provide duplicates . Anyway , it is a most delightful entertainment .

Parkhurst . —During the week commencing Monday next Mr . William Greet ' s company will appear here in the enormously successful play , " The Sign of the Cross , " by Wilson Barrett . A special matinee will be given on Saturday at 2 . 30 . This play has long enjoyed the reputation of being a thoroughly popular one , its single great pretension being to present Christian doctrine in stage play and stage speeches with powerful and solemnly impressive effect . This is accomplished along with a most perfect and continuous grip upon the attention and enjoyment of the audience .

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