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( Continued from page 521 ) . could be desired , and the most extreme ritualist would have found it difficult to discover any flaw in the working . After the lodge was lowered , Bro . D . Cherrie , RW . M ., thanked Bro . Caldwell , P . M ., for his services , and referred to the fact that they were both present at the consecration of Lodge St . Andrew 22 years ago . He also thanked Bro .
Court , R . W . S . D . G . M ., the D . G . L . officers , and other visitors for their attendance , and the Masonic choir for their services . The effectiveness of the whole of the ceremonies was greatly added to by the singing of the various odes and anthems by the members of the Masonic choir , Bro . A . J . Barth as conductor and Organist , and Bro . G . H . Schnacht as violinist . Before the lodge was closed , R . W . Bro . Caldwell , on behalf of the officers and members of Lodge
St . Andrew , presented Bro . G . VV . Harrold , I . P . M ., with a very handsome P . M . 's jewel . After the lodge had been closed , the members and visitors adjourned to the Lyceum Hall , where the annual reunion was held . Some 60 couples took part in the dancing , the music being supplied by Mr . Parker ' s string band , Bros . P . M . ' s Hutchison and Harrold making efficient M . C . 's . The company separated early the next morning , exceedingly well pleased with the entertainment that had been provided for them .
MASONIC IRIENNIAL FESTIVAL . Washington is to have a Triennial Masonic Festival next month as well as St . Louis . The General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States will be held the last week in September . Extensive preparations are being made to make the visit one to be remembered with pleasure in years to come . The convocation , which is the
highest in the Fraternity , is held every three years , and , although there have been twenty-five , this will be the first held in Washington . The convocation will commence on Tuesday , the 2 Sth instant , and will last until the following Saturday . It will be composed of the Past Grand High Priests of all State and District Grand Chapters in the country , together with the present active officers , viz .: the
Grand High Priest , the Deputy Grand High Priest , the Grand King , and the Grand Scribe of each several Grand Chapter . There are between thirty and forty Grand Chapters in the United States , and arrangements are being made to provide for about 200 officers , with their ladies . The headquarters will be at the Riggs house . There still remains a large amount of work to be done
upon the details of the entertainment of the visitors ; but the programme will be very much as follows : On the iSth , the first day of the convocation , the chapter Masons and Templars of the District of Columbia will assemble at Masonic Temple at an hour to be fixed in the morning . There will be a parade headed by the Marine band , and after that a public session at the Masonic Temple ,
preceding the regular convention . A trip to Mount Vernon and a banquet are also on the programme . At the banquet each guest will get a souvenir in the shape of a badge about four and a half inches long by three wide . This will be furnished with a pin , but it is not to be worn , the pin acting as a support to the souvenir when set upon the table , like a small easel . The badge will be made of metal , heavily
gold-plated , and will be die stamped . 1 he whole will be mounted on scarlet plush , the colour of the district chapter , the scarlet showing prettily between the interstices of the design . At the upper portion of the badge will be the words appearing in scarlet through the gold : "Souvenir of the Grand Chapter , Royal Arch Masons of the District
of Columbia , to the General Grand Chapter of the United States . " Beneath will be a full view of the capital and a representation of the Washington monument . The other inscription will appear below , on each side of a large Masonic triangle inscribed with the words : " Twenty-sixth Triennial Convocation of the General Grand Chapter of the United States . " The whole thing forms a very handsome souvenir .
The Theatres.
THE THEATRES .
DRURY LANE—A RUN OF LUCK . To the ordinary play-goers it must have appeared for some time past that almost every art of the playwright and stage-manager had been exhausted . Every form of crime and every phase of virtue had been pressed into service until we can almost imagine the modern writer settling down in blank despair at being incapable of
inventing fresh villanies or rewarding new virtues . The National Theatre ; alone has presented during _ its long career enough and to spare in this direction , and the danger of the management of Drury Lane repeating even its own plots and characters is sufficiently obvious to deter many from the attempt . The joint authors of "A Run of Luck , " however , have succeeded in placing on the stage a play that
will certainly bring a run of luck to the exchequer of Drury Lane , and we congratulate Bro . Harris on the answer he obtained from the vast audience in Drury Lane on Saturday last to his laconic enquiry " Is it right ? " The notices in the daily press have been favourable to an extent we have rarely seen , and we are indebted to the Dramatic Critic of the World for the following notice , which we have much pleasure in transferring to our columns : —
Having exhausted the fruitful fields of war both by land and sea , the lunacy and divorce laws , capital punishment , dynamite explosions , banking collapses , and railway collisions , the enterprising lessee of Drury Lane , in accordance with the late lamented Mr . Ducrow's advice , has at last " come to the horses . " Air . Pettitt and Mr . Harris have succeeded in producing an entertaining and successful drama which finds its " raison d ' etre " in neither crime nor
catastrophe , and which is in many ways a noteworthy achievement in the history of modern play-making . In "A Run of Luck " there is neither battle , murder nor sudden death ; but if the plaudits from every part of the house which greeted the fall of the curtain at the National Theatre on Saturday night may be taken as a fair test of the popular verdict , the public are in no way disposed to quarrel with the innovation . In the new play , instead of an unbroken succession of sensational surprises and startling situations ,
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we have real comedy , witty dialogue , and abundant dramatic incident deftly set in a series of lively and picturesque scenes of English life , English frivolity , and English sport . Racing dramas unquestionably present more than ordinary difficulties both to the playwright and the stage manager . The immutable laws of the Turf have almost invariably proved a serious stumbling-block to success , and criticisms on many former attempts to deal
dramatically with our national pastime have often consisted of little else than a catalogue of offended regulations and neglected customs . In this case , however , the co-authors have contrived to steer clear alike of the quicksands of improbability and the shoals of impossibility , and it must be confessed that Mr . Selby ' s Daisy won the Stewards ' Cup at Mr . Harris's Goodwood in spite of the tragic villany of Mr . Trevor-Cartwright and the comic rascality
of Mr . Sandown-Nicholls , without in any way shocking the susceptibilities of such distinguished sportsmen as Lord Rosebery and Sir George Chetwynd , who happened'to be amongst the spectators . From the jockeys' boots to the horse-clothing , from the telegraph-board to the owners ' colours , and from the weighing-scales to the winning-post , everything was , in racing parlance , " all right . " Mr . Taltersall's familiar friends may well have imagined that
that they saw him in the " rostrum ; " Judge Clark would probably be surprised to find himself face to face with his counterpart at the official desk ; and there was a charmingly dressed lady , who reminded one strangely of Caroline , Duchess of Montrose , on the Drury Lane "lawn . " It is needless to unravel in detail the story of the two Daisies . As a matter of course , they both represent the cause of virtue and injured innocence , and it is quite unnecessary to say
that they both eventually triumphed over the machinations of their enemies . Ihe cast was an exceptionally strong one . Mr . Grahame was a handsome , interesting , and manly hero ; Mr . E . W . Gardiner filled the role of the spendthrift son in a natural and intelligent manner ; Mr . William Rignold , as their robust father , looked , dressed , spoke , smoked , and swore like " a fine old English gentleman , " but found it even more difficult to mount his horse
than Mr . Henry Neville did twelve months ago in " Human Nature ; " Mr . Charles Cartwright ' s clever , cold , and cynical heartlessness contrasted picturesquely with Mr . Harry Nicholl ' s singularly artistic and humorous impersonation of the rakish adventurer , Charlie Sandown ; Mr . Arthur Yates , as the Duke , showed himself to be a careful student of character ; and Mr . Victor Stevens seemed to have passed his life as a stable lad ; Miss Alma Murray , as
the charming and sympathetic heroine , played with power , grace , and tenderness from first to last ; Miss Sophie Eyre ( whom we welcome back from America ) acted with realistic strength and energy the part of the betrayed and repentant Lucy Byfield ; Miss Edith Bruce , as the captivating farm help , showed herself to be entitled to a high place on the roll of chambermaids ; Miss Compton gave abundant proof of hereditary talent ; and
Miss M . A . Victor was as amusing and clever as of old . The " mise en scene" was a surprise even to Mr . Augustus Harris's most constant habitues ; the sets worked throughout with astonishing smoothness , and each successive picture seemed to surpass its predecessor . The effect of the red coats , the horses , and the hounds in the verdant glades of Selby Hall will perhaps induce his critics to pardon the unusually forward state of his May landscape .
Mr . Henry Emden has never had a better opportunity of displaying his skill as a scenic artist , and he has certainly availed himself of it . Selby Hall , the ball in London , Copsley Farm , and the various racing scenes deserve unqualified praise , and when at last the nine thoroughbreds dashed across the stage at full speed , in sight of the audience , the whole house seemed infected with the genuine enthusiasm of the racecourse . " A Run of Luck" will make all future efforts in the same direction difficult , for
the public will , after this , expect something better than profile working horses and dummy jockeys . The last production at Drury Lane marks a new departure in sensational and spectacular dramas , and the thousands who will go to see it before it gives way , four months hence , to the Christmas pantomime , will not appreciate it the less because blood chilling horrors find no place in a form of entertainment which embraces at once the best and most attractive features of modern melodrama and farcical comedy .
Good And Perfect Work.
GOOD AND PERFECT WORK .
The allegory of Freemasonry is founded in circumstance which occurred at the building of King Solomon ' s Temple upon Mount Moriah , and in the Capitular Degrees it is extended to the downfall of Jerusalem—the destruction of the first Temple—the captivity—the return , and the preparations for building a second temple on the site occupied
by the first . We are informed that the Temple of Solomon was commenced in the second month of the sacred year , a . m . 2992 , and was completed in about seven years and six months ; while the Ephesian Temple of Diana , in every respect its inferior , occupied the period of over two hundred years in building . B y the great wisdom of King Solomon and the wonderful skill of the chief architect , the vast multitude of
workmen employed were so classified and governed , the whole minutia : of the work so systematically arranged , and the executicn of the designs so judiciously superintended , that the building progressed to its completion in the most perfect order and harmony . The timbers were prepared in the forests of Lebanon , and the stones were squared
marked , and numbered in the quaries of Zeradatha ; and so perfect was the workmanship in all its several parts , that he use of metal tools was not required in raising the polished walls of the building . All the materials fitted together with such exact nicety that , when the edifice was completed , its beautiful symmetry was regarded by spectators as most wonderful , if not miraculous .
"AH was of the choicest Masonry , " Nothing but good and perfect work was allowed to have a place in his walls . Every block was carefully examined , and tried by tbe overseer ' s square ; if not found to be of just proportions and good workmanship , it was rejected and cast among the rubbish ; if it stood the test , the
faithful Craftsman received his reward in due time . Companions , we may here see a type a deep significance and moral grandeur ; a type of that spiritual temple which is being erected by the great Master Builder of the Universe , the immortal blocks of which are being prepared in the quarries of earth , As moral Craftsmen , we are placed
Good And Perfect Work.
here to work out our eternal destiny and earn for ourselves the title of most Excellent Masters . The great designs have been drawn for us by the Master ' s hand , and the specimens of work which we present will be tried by the Great Overseer with the square of His eternal truth . If our work is approved . it is written , "Ye shall have your reward . " A time will come when the craftsmen of this world will strike in eternity , and the world of life will cease ,
then if , as faithful craftsmen , we have performed well the work given us to do , we may go forth from the quarries of earth , prepared to receive the " wages of eternal life . " Our work , it is true , may be rejected of men and cast among the rubbish of prejudice and ignorance , yet , if it is in accordance with the designs of the great Master Builder , its merits will ultimately triumph . But if we prove
unfaithful workmen ; if we neglect the designs of the Great Architect , and waste our working days in idleness , until our hands are stained with the rust of the implements that have been given us , in vain we may frame excuses and think to receive wages that are not our due ; there is a record kept in eternity , and by that record we shall be judged . —Detroit Freemason .
The marriage of Bro . Lord Algernon Gordon Lennox , of the Grenadier Guards , with Miss Maynard , younger daughter of the late Col . the Hon . Charles Maynard and the Countess of Rosslyn , and sister-in-law of Bro . Lord Brooke , took place in the parish church of Little Easton , near Dunmow , on Tuesday . Owing to the recent death of Lord Henry Gordon Lennox , brother of the Duke
of Richmond and Gordon , the Duke , and Bro . the Earl of March , were unable to be present . The bride was given away by Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn , Past G . M . of Scotland , and the wedding breakfast was given by Bro . Lord and Lady Brooke . The presents were very numerous , and included a set of four candlesticks from the Prince and Princess of Wales .
A singular incident at a Masonic meeting is reported to have taken place the other night . The Somerset Freemasons held a Grand Lodge at Taunton , when the P . G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon , was present . Among the P . G . Officers who came forward to be invested was a brother bearing the significant name of Bro . O'Connor Parnell . The mention of the name elicted an amused titter in the otherwise decorous assembly , for no one had
anticipated an " interview between Parnell and Carnarvon in the Masonic Hall at Taunton . However , the noble Earl proved himself equal to the occasion ; and with a bland smile he boldly said : " Bro . Parnell , I have great pleasure in investing you with this , the collar of your Prov . Grand Lodge Office . I am sure Masonry has no more loyal and faithful brother than you . " It is necessary to add that the Taunton Bro . Parnell is a staunch Tory . — York Herald .
The Prime Minister of New South Wales on the 27 th ult . laid proposals before the Parliament of that colony for celebrating the centenary of New South Wales in January , 1888 . The 23 rd January , iSSS , will be the 1 ooth anniversary of the landing of Governor Phillip in the colony , and the 7 th February that of the proclamation of the Government . The interval between the two dates will be devoted to the celebration , the fortnight's carnival
being occupied with festivities of every description , as well as religious , naval and military , and civil ceremonies . The Governor , Bro . Lord Carrington , P . G . S . W . of England , intends inviting the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family to be present , as well as the Governors of the other Australasian colonies , and of various colonies and dependencies of Great Britain in other parts of the world . In fact , no efforts will be spared in order to make the occasion one of the greatest splendour possible .
Willing's Selected Theatrical, Programme.
WILLING'S SELECTED THEATRICAL , PROGRAMME .
DRURV LANE THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , A RUN OF LUCK . COVENT GARDEN THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , Promenade Concert .
ADELPHI THEATRE . Everjr Evening , at 8 , THE HARBOUR LIGHTS ; at 7 . 15 , Farce . GLOBE THEATRE . Every Evening at S , THE SINS OF THE FATHERS ; at 9 , THE PICKPOCKET .
SAVOY THEATRE . Every _ Evening at 8 . 35 , THE MIKADO ; or , THE TOWN OF TITIPU ; at 7 . 45 , THE CARP . Matinee every Saturday at 2 . 30 . VAUDEVILLE THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 , THE ROAD TO RUIN .
GAIETY THEATRE . Closed . Re-open shortly with Comic Opera , DOROTHY . PRINCES THEATRE . Every Evening at S . ts , THE J .
COURT THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 45 , THE SCHOOLMISTRESS ; at S , BREAKING THE ICE . Matinee Saturday next at 2 . 30 . OPERA COMIQUE THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , BACHELORS ; at 9 . 0 , DR . DAVY . COMEDY THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , BLACKBERRIES ; at o , TURNED UP .
OLYMPIC THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , MACKETH . STANDARD THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , Mr . J . W . Turner ' s English Opera Company . GRAND THEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , J SHORE .
SURREY THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , HOODMAN BLIND . ROYAL AQUARIUM . Open , 12 . 0 ; close , 11 . 30 . Constant Round of Amusement . COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION . Open daily from 10 a . m . to 10 p . m . Admission one shilling ; Wednesdays half-a-crown .
ALBERT PALACE . Open from 12 noon to 10 p . m . Amusements all day . CANTERBURY THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7-3 o > Grand Variety Company , & c , & c .
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( Continued from page 521 ) . could be desired , and the most extreme ritualist would have found it difficult to discover any flaw in the working . After the lodge was lowered , Bro . D . Cherrie , RW . M ., thanked Bro . Caldwell , P . M ., for his services , and referred to the fact that they were both present at the consecration of Lodge St . Andrew 22 years ago . He also thanked Bro .
Court , R . W . S . D . G . M ., the D . G . L . officers , and other visitors for their attendance , and the Masonic choir for their services . The effectiveness of the whole of the ceremonies was greatly added to by the singing of the various odes and anthems by the members of the Masonic choir , Bro . A . J . Barth as conductor and Organist , and Bro . G . H . Schnacht as violinist . Before the lodge was closed , R . W . Bro . Caldwell , on behalf of the officers and members of Lodge
St . Andrew , presented Bro . G . VV . Harrold , I . P . M ., with a very handsome P . M . 's jewel . After the lodge had been closed , the members and visitors adjourned to the Lyceum Hall , where the annual reunion was held . Some 60 couples took part in the dancing , the music being supplied by Mr . Parker ' s string band , Bros . P . M . ' s Hutchison and Harrold making efficient M . C . 's . The company separated early the next morning , exceedingly well pleased with the entertainment that had been provided for them .
MASONIC IRIENNIAL FESTIVAL . Washington is to have a Triennial Masonic Festival next month as well as St . Louis . The General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States will be held the last week in September . Extensive preparations are being made to make the visit one to be remembered with pleasure in years to come . The convocation , which is the
highest in the Fraternity , is held every three years , and , although there have been twenty-five , this will be the first held in Washington . The convocation will commence on Tuesday , the 2 Sth instant , and will last until the following Saturday . It will be composed of the Past Grand High Priests of all State and District Grand Chapters in the country , together with the present active officers , viz .: the
Grand High Priest , the Deputy Grand High Priest , the Grand King , and the Grand Scribe of each several Grand Chapter . There are between thirty and forty Grand Chapters in the United States , and arrangements are being made to provide for about 200 officers , with their ladies . The headquarters will be at the Riggs house . There still remains a large amount of work to be done
upon the details of the entertainment of the visitors ; but the programme will be very much as follows : On the iSth , the first day of the convocation , the chapter Masons and Templars of the District of Columbia will assemble at Masonic Temple at an hour to be fixed in the morning . There will be a parade headed by the Marine band , and after that a public session at the Masonic Temple ,
preceding the regular convention . A trip to Mount Vernon and a banquet are also on the programme . At the banquet each guest will get a souvenir in the shape of a badge about four and a half inches long by three wide . This will be furnished with a pin , but it is not to be worn , the pin acting as a support to the souvenir when set upon the table , like a small easel . The badge will be made of metal , heavily
gold-plated , and will be die stamped . 1 he whole will be mounted on scarlet plush , the colour of the district chapter , the scarlet showing prettily between the interstices of the design . At the upper portion of the badge will be the words appearing in scarlet through the gold : "Souvenir of the Grand Chapter , Royal Arch Masons of the District
of Columbia , to the General Grand Chapter of the United States . " Beneath will be a full view of the capital and a representation of the Washington monument . The other inscription will appear below , on each side of a large Masonic triangle inscribed with the words : " Twenty-sixth Triennial Convocation of the General Grand Chapter of the United States . " The whole thing forms a very handsome souvenir .
The Theatres.
THE THEATRES .
DRURY LANE—A RUN OF LUCK . To the ordinary play-goers it must have appeared for some time past that almost every art of the playwright and stage-manager had been exhausted . Every form of crime and every phase of virtue had been pressed into service until we can almost imagine the modern writer settling down in blank despair at being incapable of
inventing fresh villanies or rewarding new virtues . The National Theatre ; alone has presented during _ its long career enough and to spare in this direction , and the danger of the management of Drury Lane repeating even its own plots and characters is sufficiently obvious to deter many from the attempt . The joint authors of "A Run of Luck , " however , have succeeded in placing on the stage a play that
will certainly bring a run of luck to the exchequer of Drury Lane , and we congratulate Bro . Harris on the answer he obtained from the vast audience in Drury Lane on Saturday last to his laconic enquiry " Is it right ? " The notices in the daily press have been favourable to an extent we have rarely seen , and we are indebted to the Dramatic Critic of the World for the following notice , which we have much pleasure in transferring to our columns : —
Having exhausted the fruitful fields of war both by land and sea , the lunacy and divorce laws , capital punishment , dynamite explosions , banking collapses , and railway collisions , the enterprising lessee of Drury Lane , in accordance with the late lamented Mr . Ducrow's advice , has at last " come to the horses . " Air . Pettitt and Mr . Harris have succeeded in producing an entertaining and successful drama which finds its " raison d ' etre " in neither crime nor
catastrophe , and which is in many ways a noteworthy achievement in the history of modern play-making . In "A Run of Luck " there is neither battle , murder nor sudden death ; but if the plaudits from every part of the house which greeted the fall of the curtain at the National Theatre on Saturday night may be taken as a fair test of the popular verdict , the public are in no way disposed to quarrel with the innovation . In the new play , instead of an unbroken succession of sensational surprises and startling situations ,
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we have real comedy , witty dialogue , and abundant dramatic incident deftly set in a series of lively and picturesque scenes of English life , English frivolity , and English sport . Racing dramas unquestionably present more than ordinary difficulties both to the playwright and the stage manager . The immutable laws of the Turf have almost invariably proved a serious stumbling-block to success , and criticisms on many former attempts to deal
dramatically with our national pastime have often consisted of little else than a catalogue of offended regulations and neglected customs . In this case , however , the co-authors have contrived to steer clear alike of the quicksands of improbability and the shoals of impossibility , and it must be confessed that Mr . Selby ' s Daisy won the Stewards ' Cup at Mr . Harris's Goodwood in spite of the tragic villany of Mr . Trevor-Cartwright and the comic rascality
of Mr . Sandown-Nicholls , without in any way shocking the susceptibilities of such distinguished sportsmen as Lord Rosebery and Sir George Chetwynd , who happened'to be amongst the spectators . From the jockeys' boots to the horse-clothing , from the telegraph-board to the owners ' colours , and from the weighing-scales to the winning-post , everything was , in racing parlance , " all right . " Mr . Taltersall's familiar friends may well have imagined that
that they saw him in the " rostrum ; " Judge Clark would probably be surprised to find himself face to face with his counterpart at the official desk ; and there was a charmingly dressed lady , who reminded one strangely of Caroline , Duchess of Montrose , on the Drury Lane "lawn . " It is needless to unravel in detail the story of the two Daisies . As a matter of course , they both represent the cause of virtue and injured innocence , and it is quite unnecessary to say
that they both eventually triumphed over the machinations of their enemies . Ihe cast was an exceptionally strong one . Mr . Grahame was a handsome , interesting , and manly hero ; Mr . E . W . Gardiner filled the role of the spendthrift son in a natural and intelligent manner ; Mr . William Rignold , as their robust father , looked , dressed , spoke , smoked , and swore like " a fine old English gentleman , " but found it even more difficult to mount his horse
than Mr . Henry Neville did twelve months ago in " Human Nature ; " Mr . Charles Cartwright ' s clever , cold , and cynical heartlessness contrasted picturesquely with Mr . Harry Nicholl ' s singularly artistic and humorous impersonation of the rakish adventurer , Charlie Sandown ; Mr . Arthur Yates , as the Duke , showed himself to be a careful student of character ; and Mr . Victor Stevens seemed to have passed his life as a stable lad ; Miss Alma Murray , as
the charming and sympathetic heroine , played with power , grace , and tenderness from first to last ; Miss Sophie Eyre ( whom we welcome back from America ) acted with realistic strength and energy the part of the betrayed and repentant Lucy Byfield ; Miss Edith Bruce , as the captivating farm help , showed herself to be entitled to a high place on the roll of chambermaids ; Miss Compton gave abundant proof of hereditary talent ; and
Miss M . A . Victor was as amusing and clever as of old . The " mise en scene" was a surprise even to Mr . Augustus Harris's most constant habitues ; the sets worked throughout with astonishing smoothness , and each successive picture seemed to surpass its predecessor . The effect of the red coats , the horses , and the hounds in the verdant glades of Selby Hall will perhaps induce his critics to pardon the unusually forward state of his May landscape .
Mr . Henry Emden has never had a better opportunity of displaying his skill as a scenic artist , and he has certainly availed himself of it . Selby Hall , the ball in London , Copsley Farm , and the various racing scenes deserve unqualified praise , and when at last the nine thoroughbreds dashed across the stage at full speed , in sight of the audience , the whole house seemed infected with the genuine enthusiasm of the racecourse . " A Run of Luck" will make all future efforts in the same direction difficult , for
the public will , after this , expect something better than profile working horses and dummy jockeys . The last production at Drury Lane marks a new departure in sensational and spectacular dramas , and the thousands who will go to see it before it gives way , four months hence , to the Christmas pantomime , will not appreciate it the less because blood chilling horrors find no place in a form of entertainment which embraces at once the best and most attractive features of modern melodrama and farcical comedy .
Good And Perfect Work.
GOOD AND PERFECT WORK .
The allegory of Freemasonry is founded in circumstance which occurred at the building of King Solomon ' s Temple upon Mount Moriah , and in the Capitular Degrees it is extended to the downfall of Jerusalem—the destruction of the first Temple—the captivity—the return , and the preparations for building a second temple on the site occupied
by the first . We are informed that the Temple of Solomon was commenced in the second month of the sacred year , a . m . 2992 , and was completed in about seven years and six months ; while the Ephesian Temple of Diana , in every respect its inferior , occupied the period of over two hundred years in building . B y the great wisdom of King Solomon and the wonderful skill of the chief architect , the vast multitude of
workmen employed were so classified and governed , the whole minutia : of the work so systematically arranged , and the executicn of the designs so judiciously superintended , that the building progressed to its completion in the most perfect order and harmony . The timbers were prepared in the forests of Lebanon , and the stones were squared
marked , and numbered in the quaries of Zeradatha ; and so perfect was the workmanship in all its several parts , that he use of metal tools was not required in raising the polished walls of the building . All the materials fitted together with such exact nicety that , when the edifice was completed , its beautiful symmetry was regarded by spectators as most wonderful , if not miraculous .
"AH was of the choicest Masonry , " Nothing but good and perfect work was allowed to have a place in his walls . Every block was carefully examined , and tried by tbe overseer ' s square ; if not found to be of just proportions and good workmanship , it was rejected and cast among the rubbish ; if it stood the test , the
faithful Craftsman received his reward in due time . Companions , we may here see a type a deep significance and moral grandeur ; a type of that spiritual temple which is being erected by the great Master Builder of the Universe , the immortal blocks of which are being prepared in the quarries of earth , As moral Craftsmen , we are placed
Good And Perfect Work.
here to work out our eternal destiny and earn for ourselves the title of most Excellent Masters . The great designs have been drawn for us by the Master ' s hand , and the specimens of work which we present will be tried by the Great Overseer with the square of His eternal truth . If our work is approved . it is written , "Ye shall have your reward . " A time will come when the craftsmen of this world will strike in eternity , and the world of life will cease ,
then if , as faithful craftsmen , we have performed well the work given us to do , we may go forth from the quarries of earth , prepared to receive the " wages of eternal life . " Our work , it is true , may be rejected of men and cast among the rubbish of prejudice and ignorance , yet , if it is in accordance with the designs of the great Master Builder , its merits will ultimately triumph . But if we prove
unfaithful workmen ; if we neglect the designs of the Great Architect , and waste our working days in idleness , until our hands are stained with the rust of the implements that have been given us , in vain we may frame excuses and think to receive wages that are not our due ; there is a record kept in eternity , and by that record we shall be judged . —Detroit Freemason .
The marriage of Bro . Lord Algernon Gordon Lennox , of the Grenadier Guards , with Miss Maynard , younger daughter of the late Col . the Hon . Charles Maynard and the Countess of Rosslyn , and sister-in-law of Bro . Lord Brooke , took place in the parish church of Little Easton , near Dunmow , on Tuesday . Owing to the recent death of Lord Henry Gordon Lennox , brother of the Duke
of Richmond and Gordon , the Duke , and Bro . the Earl of March , were unable to be present . The bride was given away by Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn , Past G . M . of Scotland , and the wedding breakfast was given by Bro . Lord and Lady Brooke . The presents were very numerous , and included a set of four candlesticks from the Prince and Princess of Wales .
A singular incident at a Masonic meeting is reported to have taken place the other night . The Somerset Freemasons held a Grand Lodge at Taunton , when the P . G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon , was present . Among the P . G . Officers who came forward to be invested was a brother bearing the significant name of Bro . O'Connor Parnell . The mention of the name elicted an amused titter in the otherwise decorous assembly , for no one had
anticipated an " interview between Parnell and Carnarvon in the Masonic Hall at Taunton . However , the noble Earl proved himself equal to the occasion ; and with a bland smile he boldly said : " Bro . Parnell , I have great pleasure in investing you with this , the collar of your Prov . Grand Lodge Office . I am sure Masonry has no more loyal and faithful brother than you . " It is necessary to add that the Taunton Bro . Parnell is a staunch Tory . — York Herald .
The Prime Minister of New South Wales on the 27 th ult . laid proposals before the Parliament of that colony for celebrating the centenary of New South Wales in January , 1888 . The 23 rd January , iSSS , will be the 1 ooth anniversary of the landing of Governor Phillip in the colony , and the 7 th February that of the proclamation of the Government . The interval between the two dates will be devoted to the celebration , the fortnight's carnival
being occupied with festivities of every description , as well as religious , naval and military , and civil ceremonies . The Governor , Bro . Lord Carrington , P . G . S . W . of England , intends inviting the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family to be present , as well as the Governors of the other Australasian colonies , and of various colonies and dependencies of Great Britain in other parts of the world . In fact , no efforts will be spared in order to make the occasion one of the greatest splendour possible .
Willing's Selected Theatrical, Programme.
WILLING'S SELECTED THEATRICAL , PROGRAMME .
DRURV LANE THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , A RUN OF LUCK . COVENT GARDEN THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , Promenade Concert .
ADELPHI THEATRE . Everjr Evening , at 8 , THE HARBOUR LIGHTS ; at 7 . 15 , Farce . GLOBE THEATRE . Every Evening at S , THE SINS OF THE FATHERS ; at 9 , THE PICKPOCKET .
SAVOY THEATRE . Every _ Evening at 8 . 35 , THE MIKADO ; or , THE TOWN OF TITIPU ; at 7 . 45 , THE CARP . Matinee every Saturday at 2 . 30 . VAUDEVILLE THEATRE . Every Evening , at 8 , THE ROAD TO RUIN .
GAIETY THEATRE . Closed . Re-open shortly with Comic Opera , DOROTHY . PRINCES THEATRE . Every Evening at S . ts , THE J .
COURT THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 45 , THE SCHOOLMISTRESS ; at S , BREAKING THE ICE . Matinee Saturday next at 2 . 30 . OPERA COMIQUE THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , BACHELORS ; at 9 . 0 , DR . DAVY . COMEDY THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , BLACKBERRIES ; at o , TURNED UP .
OLYMPIC THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , MACKETH . STANDARD THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , Mr . J . W . Turner ' s English Opera Company . GRAND THEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , J SHORE .
SURREY THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , HOODMAN BLIND . ROYAL AQUARIUM . Open , 12 . 0 ; close , 11 . 30 . Constant Round of Amusement . COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION . Open daily from 10 a . m . to 10 p . m . Admission one shilling ; Wednesdays half-a-crown .
ALBERT PALACE . Open from 12 noon to 10 p . m . Amusements all day . CANTERBURY THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7-3 o > Grand Variety Company , & c , & c .