The Theatres.

This falls into the husband's hands , and when he 'aWB' s his wife with infidelity , Mrs . Desmond comes forcha ^ , jn order to save the wreck of their lives , claims W I ' tter as being written to her . George Desmond arrives 4 the scene , and , being of a jealous temperament , and ° " ¦ g after several years of married life , only found out ^ if ' this wife was rngaged or even knew Captain Tempest , it rns her out of his house . The rest of the play is oied with the reconciliation of the different parties cnn-° ed and with Tempest's protect of penitence . We C j ?" k we have never enjoyed Mrs . Kendal's acting more thn in " A White Lie . " She throws the most passionate av into her appeal to George Desmond , who will not tf heve her declaration that she has been telling a falsev d Bro . Kendal is throughout admirable as the unsuscto ' ns husband . Mr . Arthur Dacre plays the di-agreeable P' . f the lover with every satisfaction . Mr . Glendinning , ^ Desmond , is not impressive , and his provincial accent is disaeneable . Mi . 'S Olgna Brandon is the Lady Molyneux , ho sails so near the wind , though no harm is meant , that " ne cannot sympathise with her , nor even with anyone in ° .. p ) 3 y . That sweetest of children—pretty little

Miss Minnie terry—has been engaged by Mrs . Kendal to play a part , which she does in the most unaffected manner , and looks as if she etiioved wriat sne d ° es . Her scene with Mr . Desmond wins her the applause of the whole house . Mr . Kendal has to say in "A White Lie" that "husbands are made , not born . " We may reverse this , and say . judging in

hy little Minnie terry , wnom we nave seen omer parts , that " actresses are born , not made . " The talent possessed by her four clever aunts seems to have in a large measure descended to her . This child is only seven years 0 f a o-e , and , unlike stage children , is quite as childish as nnv ^ ther of her age . Avery pretty comedietta , which

introduces Miss Annie Hughes and Mr . Uric Lewis , is played before " A White Lie . " Mr . Arthur Chudleigh , the joint lessee with Mrs . John Wood , is to be congratulated on the victory he won over the Chelsea Vestry , who wanted to re-pave Sloane Square in the height of the season , which would have made driving to the " Court " impossible for several weeks .

* * * The Gaiety Company have opened with " Faust up to Date " at the Grand Theatre , Islington , leaving their own house to the French artistes , who commenced last Monday night with Augier ' s play , " L'Aventuriere . " In this piece , Clorinde , an adventuress , is about to marry a widower , much to the distaste of his friends and family , who

have some knowledge of the lady's real character and history , and from this fate he is saved by his son , who returns unrecognised after some years' absence , and sets himself to expose the whole plot . Madame Hading was not entirely successful as the adventuress , though she managed to obtain a good deal of sympathy for an undeserving character . M . Coquelin was excellent throughout as the guardian or brother of Clorinde , and M .

Duquesne gave a very earnest rendering of the part of Fabrice , the son . We would advise the management in the interest of the public to issue with the programme a short account of each piece in English , in addition to the book , and also to put an immediate check upon the host of footmen who were on Monday allowed to crowd up the hall and staircase and push about , much to the discomfort of those leaving the theatre .

* s * The International Hall is a fine sounding name for the room recently opened on the second floor at Monico ' s as a concert hall , and the Spanish guitarists make a very mournful-looking trouDe , who will never find

the favour accorded to their rollicking Neapolitan predecessors of last year at the Italian Exhibition . The hall is ill adapted for conceit purposes , and will probably be of more service to the public and its proprietors as a dining room attached to the Cafe , to which use it must ultimately be brought .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BROS . JOHN HENRY ONIONS AND CYRIL CHARLESWORTH . It is one of the disadvantages attending upon a lodge which has existed for 70 years , and has in that time reckoned more than 2000 sons , that it must expect to lose

every year some of those who are , or have been , on its roll of members . But it must rarely happen that such a loss "as fallen on any Masonic body as to have to lament within ^ , week the death of three brethren , two of whom were so Distinguished as Alexander William Adair and John Henry Unions , while Cyril Charlesworth had endeared himself to many brethren not only in Oxford but also in London and the neighbourhood . Of General Adair we wrote at length

last week . Bro . Onions was better known in the classical than in tne Mason ; c world . The Blue Ribbon of the universit y of Oxford as regards classical learning is Dean Ireland ' s Scholarship . Three members of the Apollo mversit y Lodge have gained this distinction—Thomas orancker in i 8 n . lohn Henrv Onions in 187 ' ; . and Albert

" •"" is Clark in 1879 . It is the second of these whose loss we have now to deplore . Educated in the great Philological chool of Shrewsbury , Bro . Onions was elected a junior MrH ° Christ Church in l 8 7 > obtained a First Class in . ? ertlons . in 1873 , was placed by the Classical Examiners in the Second Class in the Final Schools in 1875 , and was

. . Scholar in 1876 . In this year he was elected to a senior studentshi p at Christ Church , and began a most as t t career first as Classical Lecturer , and afterwards deri ' ^ ° c'ever pupil could read with him without to l- " tv 5 VaSt benefit from his acute scholarship , while he "U the greatest nnssihlp nnins tn pnahlethp dnllsot men tn

work . 1 " examinations . His friends thought that he brain H - hardj and ! t is t 0 be feared that the seeds of For s ease were sown , to which he at length succumbed . Churf * % ^ ears P i' s his custom to reside in Christ himself f ' Part of tne Lon 8 Vacation , and to devote tended K ' ' y oured men whose studies he superinin thp ' t , morning while he joined in their distractions accentfl - - Da ™ g the last Easter Vacation he scholars V ' tation to coach some of the Winchester Renial ,, ^ l assical subjects , and found the work mostconlot of Du , ,, > " he "rote , " have I had such a pleasant grammar ? , ' He had a boo , c on nand aDout a Latin marian—Nonius Marcellus—which he wished much to

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complete , and about a month ago he told a friend that he intended to apply for a year ' s absence from tuition , that he might enjoy some repose and prepare bis book for publication . A few days afterwards he caught a severe cold while attending a meeting on the subject of the Christ Church Mission in East London , and in 10 days , after a painless illness , his spirit returned to God who gave it . The first

part of the funeral service took place in the Cathedral on Friday , the 24 th ult . About two hundred undergraduates attended in their surplices . The Dean , six Canons , sixteen members of the tutorial staff , many old students and attached friends from other colleges , admirers of his classical attainments ( among whom were the Master of Balliol and the Provost of Oriel ) , together

with brethten from his lodge , joined in paying the last tribute of respect to departed merit . The hody was taken to the family grave in Shropshire . There is not much to be said of the Masonic work of our dear brother . He was initiated in the Alfred Lodge , No . . 340 , Oxford , in 1872 , and joined the Apollo in 1 SS 3 . In this lodge he served some minor offices , and became Junior Warden in 1 SS 7 ,

but refused to go on , as he had no spare time at his disposal for getting up the work of the W . M . He had , however , hopes that when he had finished his work in the University he might elsewhere aspire to the dignity of the chair of K . S . He was very fond of the R . A . Degree , and rendered good services , to the Apollo University Chapter as their S . E ., besides entertaining in his room in Christ

Church those companions who liked to enjoy his hospitality after the labours of the Degree were ended . Kind and courteous in manner , yet steady and firm in principle , he was never heard to say a harsh word of any one , and he has lived respected and died lamented by all

who knew him . Cyril Charlesworth was initiated in 1 SS 5 , and acted in the same year as Secretary to the Committee who gave the musical fete in the gardens of New College at the Commemoration . He died on the 21 st ult ., and was buried at Chislehurst .

BRO . WILLIAM WELLS . We regret to record the death , at the age of 71 , of Bro . William Wells , of Holme Wood , Peterborough , which occurred at his London residence , 12 , North Audley-street , on the 1 st ult . Bro . Wells was one of the oldest and most influential members of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society , having been elected to that body in 1861 . In December , 1 S 62 , he was chosen a member of the

Chemical Committee of the Society , of which he became chairman in 1866 . This post he continued to hold uninterruptedly up to the time of his death . His long chairmanship was distinguished by constant and careful attention to the work of the Committee . His counsels were invaluable , and his loss will be deeply felt . As a practical agriculturist his name will be especially associated with

the enormous work he undertook in the draining and reclamation of Whittlesea Mere . He represented Beverley in Parliament from 1 S 51 to 1856 , and Peterborough from i 86 Sto 1874 . He was formerly an officer in the 1 st Life Guards , and took a deep interest in the Volunteer movement , with which the name of his brother-in-law , Lord Elcho ( thepresnt Earl of Wemyss ) , is so closely identified .

The remains were taken from London and interred at Holme , on the 6 th instant . The mourners included Capt . Grenville Wells ( brother ) , Mr . Hubert Wells ( nephew ) , Earl Wemyss ( brother-in-law ) , Earl Carysfort , Lord Hilton , Lord Elcho , Lord de Ramsey , Lord de Vesci , Lord Brooke , M . P . ; Lord Esme Gordon , Hon . St . John Broderick , Hon . Ailwyn Fellowes , M . P .: and Mr . Gordon ,

M . P . A deputation from the Royal Agricultural Society attended , and the Peterborough Agricultural Society , Middle Level Commissioners , and Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire magistracy were largely represented . St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 442 , of which Bro . Wells was a

very old member , was represented by the W . M . and a number of P . M . ' s and brethren . The W . M . deposited at the entrance of the vault a magnificent wreath , " with fraternal sympathy from St , Peter ' s Lodge and Chapter of Freemasons , Peterborough . " By the death of Bro . Wells the Charities have lost a warm supporter .

Whitsuntide Railway Facilities.

WHITSUNTIDE RAILWAY FACILITIES .

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY announce that a fast excursion train for the West of England will leave Paddington at 8 . 5 a . m . on Saturday , the 8 th inst ., reaching Exeter in 5 ^ hours and Plymouth in 7 $ hours , and that excursions will also be run on the same day to Bath , Bristol , Dorchester , Weymouth ( for the Channel Islands ) , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Worcester , Malvern , Hereford ,

Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Shrewsbury , Chester , Liverpool , Manchester , Cardiff , Newport , Swansea , New Milford , and other stations on the Great Western System ; passengers will also be booked at excursion fares to certain stations in the South of Ireland . To meet the expected additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , the Sth instant , the company will run in duplicate the 9 . 0 ,

11 . 45 a . m ., 1 . 0 , 3 . 0 ( by which 3 rd class passengers are now conveyed ) , 5 . 0 , and 9 . 0 p . m . trains from London to the West of England ; and the 3 . 30 and 6 . 30 p . m . trains from London to the North ; and the 10 . 20 a . m . and 12 . 0 noon train to Weymouth , Hereford , and South Wales . The first portions of the 9 . 0 a . m ., 1 . 0 , 5 , 0 , and g . o p . m . trains will leave Paddington at S . 55 a . m ., 12 . 55 , 4 . 55 , and

S . 55 p . m . respectively , but the first parts of the other trains will leave at the advertised times , and the second a few minutes afterwards , the long distance passengers being as far as possible taken in the first portion , but with a few exceptions both trains will stop at the advertised stations to take up and set down passengers . Passengers for Windsor who are usually conveyed by the 6 . 20 p . m . train

from Paddington will be taken by the 6 . 30 p . m . train instead . On Bank Holiday Excursions will be run to Reading , Bath , Bristol , Oxford , Leamington , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , and other stations . They have made arrangements for the issue of tickets during the week preceding Whit Sunday , at their l . ity and West-end Offices , viz ., 193 and 407 , Oxford-street , 23 , New Oxford-street , Holborn

Circus , 29 , Charing Cross , 269 , Strand , 26 , Regent-street , 5 , Arthur-street East , London Bridge , S 2 , Queen Victoriastreet , 43 and 44 , Crutched Friars , ' 67 , Gresham-street , and 4 , Cheapside . The booking offices at the Paddington Station will be open all day on the 5 th , 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th instant , when passengers can obtain tickets at any time for use on either day .

Whitsuntide Railway Facilities.

THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY announce that the ticket offices at Euston , Broad-street , Kensington , and Willesden Junction will be open throughout the day from Monday , June 3 rd , to Monday , June 10 th , inclusive , so that passengers wishing to obtain tickets for any destination on the L . and N . W . Railway can do so at any time of the day prior to the starting of

the trains . The tickets will be dated to suit the convenience of passengers . Tickets for all the principal stations on the London and North Western system and its connections can be obtained at any time—Sundays and bank holidays excepted—at the following Town Receiving offices of the Company : 15 , Queen-street , E . C . ; Soread Eagle , % , Whittington-avenue , Leadenhall Market , E . C ;

Swan-with-Two-Necks , Gresham-strect , E . C ; i 3 , Eastcheap ; Cross Keys , Wood-street , Cheapside , E . C ; 22 , Aldersgate-street , E . C ; 65 , Aldgate , E . ; 30 , West Smithfield , E . C ; S and 9 , Clerkenwell Green , E . C ; Bolt-in-Tun , Fleet-street , E . G . ; n 6 and 117 , Holborn , E . C ; George and Blue Boar , High Holborn , W . C ; 43 , New Oxfordstreet , W . C . : Universal Office , Spread Eagle ,

Piccadillycircus , W . ; Golden Cross , Charing Cross , W . C . ; Hotel Windsor ( late Army and Navy Hotel ) , Victoria-street , S . W . ; 231 , Edgware-road , W . ; Atlas Office , 167 , Tottenham Court-road , W . C . ; 70 , St . Martin ' s-lane , W . C . ; Lion , 108 , New Bond-street , W . ; 49 6 , Oxfordstreet , W . ; Griffin ' s Green Man and Still , 241 Oxfordstreet , W . ; 33 , Hereford-road , Bayswiter , W . ;

Knightsbridge , 34 , Albert Gate , S . W .: Kensington , 33 , Highstreet , W . j 117 , Borough , S . E . j 233 and 234 , Blackfriars-road , S . E . ; Surrey Railway Office , 138 , Newington Causeway , S . E . ; 194 , Westminster Bridge-road , S . E . j and Islington , Angel , 5 , PentonviUe-road , N . The tickets obtained at these offices will be available from either Euston or Kensington ( Addison-road ) , and will be issued at the

same fares as are charged at those stations . The tickets will be dated to suit the convenience of passengers . Tickets can also be obtained at Gaze and Son ' s Tourist Office , 142 , Strand , at the same fares as at Euston Station . On Friday , June 7 th , special express trains will leave Euston Station at 10 . 20 a . m . for Windermere , Morecambe , Ingleton , and Keswick ; and at 1 . 10 p . m . for Blackburn , Fleetwood ,

Southport , Lancaster , Morecambe , Carnforth , Kendal , and Windermere . A special express will leave Euston at 6 . 25 p . m . for Holyhead and Ireland . On Saturday , June Sth , special express trains will leave Euston Station at 8 . 55 a . m . for Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Shrewsbury , and Aberystwith ; [ 0 . 20 a . m . for Windermere , Morecambe , Ingleton , and Keswick ; 1 . 10 p . m . for Blackburn ,

Fleetwood , Southport , Lancaster , Morecambe , Carnforth , Kendal , and Windermere ; 4 . 25 p . m . for Coventry and Birmingham . Special express trains will leave Birmingham ( New-street ) at 2 . 10 and 4 . 5 p . m . for Northampton , calling at Stetchford , Coventry , and Rugby . On this date the ordinary trains leaving at 2 . 0 and 4 . 0 p . m . will not convey passengers to Stetchford , Coventry , Rugby , and Northampton . Numerous residential trains will be

discontinued on Bank Holiday , Monday , June 10 th . The Company also announce that they will run excursions to and from London and Wolverhampton , Leamington , Coventry , Walsall , Leicester , Burton , Macclesfield , Stoke , Stone , Derby , Liverpool , Manchester , Chester , North Wales , Shrewsbury , Hereford , Oswestry , Aberystwith , Preston , Wigan , Blackpool , Morecambe , Carlisle , the Lake District , and other places .

Willing's Selected Theatrical Programme.

WILLING'S SELECTED THEATRICAL PROGRAMME .

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA . Monday , Tuesday , Thursday , and Saturday Evenings , ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA . ADELPHI THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 , THE HARBOUR LIGHTS ; at 7 . 15 , Farce .

GAIETY THEATRE . Every Evening , at S . 30 , FRENCH PLAYS . VAUDEVILLE THEATRE . Every Evening , at S . 50 , THAT DOCTOR CUPID ; at 7 . 50 , THE POET . OPERA COMIQUE THEATRE . Every Evening , at 9 , THE REAL LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY ; at 8 . 15 , HER OWN RIVAL .

COURT THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 . 30 , A WHITE LIE ; at S , IN THE CORRIDOR . COMEDY THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 , A HIGHLAND LEGACY ; at 9 , TENTERHOOKS .

TOOLE'S THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 , COMEDIETTA ; at S . 30 , ARTFUL CARDS ; alter which Ici ON PARLE FRANCAIS . SAVOY THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 . 15 , THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARDJ at 7 . 20 , MRS . J ARRAMIE ' S GENIE .

PRINCE OF WALES'S THEATRE . Every Evening , at S . 15 , PAUL J ONES ; at 7 . 30 , J S MITH . TERRY'S THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 . 30 , SWEET LAVENDER . LYRIC THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 . 15 , DORIS ; at 7 . 40 , FuNNIBONEs ' Fix . ROYALTY THEATRE . Every Evening , at S , MIGNONETTE . GRAND THEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , FAUST UP TO DATE .

SURREY THEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , THE TWO ORPHANS . ROYAL AQUARIUM . Open 12 ( noon ); close 11 . 30 . p . m . Constant Round ; of Amusement . ALHAMBRA . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , Variety Entertainment . Two Grand Ballets , Sic .

EMPIRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , Variety Entertainment Grand Ballet , DIANA , & c . LONDON PAVILION . Every Evening , Grand Variety Entertainment . CANTERBURY THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , Variety Entertainment , Humorous Sketches , Sic .

MADAME TUSSAUD & SONS' EXHIBITION . Open 10 a . m . till 10 p . m . Portrait Models of Past and Present Celebrities .