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he may , as have the authors of " No . 20 , " seek rather to teach and elevate than make us either laugh or weep . HAYMARKET THEATRE . — " Crisi' , " thc new play at this house , is adapted by Mr . Albery from Mr . Augicr ' s bold comedy " Lcs Fourchambault . " Notwithstanding the success of " Les Fourchambault" in Paris , it was thourht by many , not a few of whom are considered good

judgv a in such matters , that thc piece could not be transposed to the English stage with any chance of a successful issue . Mr . Wyndham thought otherwise ; he knew that Mr . Albery ' s dramatic instinct would steer the piece safely among the rocks and shoals that seemed to endanger iis reception here , and with even greater certainty he felt confident that this brilliant writer could by his unequalled

wit , his bold portraiture of character , and by his vigorous treatment of trying scenes , make this remarkable comedy a genuine and deserved success . " Crisis "is now declared to be the " best thing " in London , and yet I believe that in the hands of any other English dramatist it would have been a failure . Had the one delicate scene in the play been treated nervously , as though the writer were himself

afraid of the result , his fears would have been well gi oundtd ; had the pathos beer , less quiet and self-contained , or the dialogue less racy , witty , and spontaneous , this fine comedy , as it stands , would have been absolutely spoi't and have degenerated into a poor farcical drama . Any sign of timidity in the treatment , any exaggeration of the pathetic , and diminishing of genuine wit , would have been fatal .

Such were the difficulties Mr . Albery had to encounter , but he has conquered them , like the good dramatic general he is . The piece is mounted in a manner that reflects no small credit on the management , and of the acting generally it would be difficult to speak too highly . Miss Moodie when she played in " Mammon " gave great promise and in " Crisis " she has fulfilled that promise .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending Friday , December 20 , 1878 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Encampments , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place , day , or months of meeting .

SATURDAY , DECEMBER 14 . Lodge 108 , London , Ship and Turtle , Lcadenhall-st . „ 176 , Caveae , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . „ I 426 , The Great City , Cannon- ^ ., Hot . „ 1612 , West Middlesex , The Institute , Ealing . „ 1671 , Mizpah , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st .

LODGES or INSTRUCTION . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Manchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq . Star , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-rd . Eccleston , King ' s Head , Ebury Bridge , Pimlico . Percy , 113 , South gate-road , N . MONDAY , DECEMBER 16 .

Lodge 1 , Grand Masters , F . M . H . „ 8 , Briiish , F . M . H . „ 21 , Emulation , Albion Tav ., Aldersgatc-st . „ 5 8 , Felicity , ioi , Queen Victoiia-st . ,, 185 , Tranquillity , AndertDn ' s Hot ., Fleet-street . „ 862 , Whiitington , F . M . H . > i 1537 , St . Peter , Westminster , 68 , Regent-st . Chap . 1319 , Asaph , F . M . H .

LODOES OF INSTRUCTION . Wellington , White Swan Hot ., High-st ., Deptford . Et . John , Gun Hot ., Wapping , 8 till 10 . Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., Kingsland . Strong Man , Old Rodney ' s Head , Old-st ., E . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st . Station . Camden , 174 , High-st ., Camden Town , at 8 . Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile-end-road .

St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st . Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rothcrhithe . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney . Loughborough , Warrior Hot ., Brixton . West Smithfield , New Market Hot ., West Smithfield . St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Greenwich . Doric Chapter , 248 , Globe-rd ., Mile End-rd ., at 8 .

TUESDAY , DECEMBER 17 . Board of Gen . Purposes , at 4 . Lodge 73 , Mount Lebanon , Bdge . Hse . Hot ., London-bdg . „ 95 , Eastern Star , Ship cc Turtle , Leadcnhall-st . ,, 162 , Cadrgan , F . M . H . 11 J 339 i Stockwell , S . M . H ., Camberwell . „ 1420 , Earl Spencer , Swan Hot ., BatterseaO . Bdge . „ 16 95 , New Finsbury Park , Seven Sisters Tav ., N , Chap . 19 , Mount Sinai , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st .

LOOOES OF INSTRUCTION . Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . Domatic , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord ' s Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st .

Dalhousie , The Sisters' Tav ., Pownall-rd ., E . Florence Nightingale , F . M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich . Constitutional , Bedford Hot ., Southampton Bdgs ., at 7 . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince's Head , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone .

Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rothcrhithe . St . John of Wapping , Gun Hot ., High-st ., Wapping . Islington , Three Bucks , 23 , Grcsham-st ., at 7 p . m . Leopold , Woolpack Tavern , Bermondsey-st . Metropolitan Chapter , Jamaica Coffee Ho ., Cornhill , Mount Edgcumbe , 19 , Jermyn-st ., St . James ' s Sir Hugh Myddelton , 162 , St . John ' s-st .-rd .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 18 . Lodge 174 , Sincerity , Guildhall Tav ., Gresham-st . ,, 700 , Nelson , M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich . ,, 1382 , Corinthian , George Mot ., Millwall Docks . „ 1507 , Metropolitan , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . ,, 1673 , Langton , 101 , Queen Victoria-st . Mark 144 , Grosvenor , 68 , Regent-st ., W .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Confidence , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-st ., at 7 till 9 . Urban , 23 , Gresham-street , City , E . C ., at 6 . 30 . New Concord , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-rd ., N . Mt . Lebanon , Horse Shoe Tav ., Stones-End , E . Pythagorean , Portland Hot ., London-st ., Greenwich . La Tolerance , 2 , Maddox-st ., W ., at 7 . 45 .

Peckham , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham Stanhope , Thicket Hot ., Anerley . Finsbury Park , Finsbury Park Tav ., Seven Sisters ' -rd . Somhwark , Southwark Park Tav ., Southwark Park . Duke of Connaught , Havelock Tav ., Dalston , E . United Strength , Hope and Anchor , Crowndale-rd , N . W . Whittington , Red Lion , Poppin ' s-court , Fleet-st „ at 8 .

Lewis , King ' s Arms Hot ., Wood Green . Royal Jubilee , 81 , Long Acre . Langthorne , Swan Hot ., Stratford . Temperance in theEast . George the 4 th , Ida-st ., Poplar , 7 . 3 o THURSDAY , DECEMBER 19 . House Com . Girls' School , at 4 . Lodge 49 , Gihon , Guildhall Tav ., Gresham-st .

„ 169 , Temperance , White Swan , Deptford . ,, 179 , Manchester , Anderton ' s Hot ., Mect-st . „ 813 , New Concord , Rosemary Branch , Hoxton . „ 1287 , Great Notthcrn , F . M . H . „ 1475 , Peckham , S . M . H ., Camberwell . „ 1613 , Cripplegate , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . Chap . 79 , Pjthagorean , Ship Hot ., Greenwich . „ 1381 , Kcnnington , Surrey Club House ,

Kennington Oval , Consecration . Mark Bon Accord , 2 , Red Lion-sq ., W . „ 7 , Carnarvon , 68 , Regent-st ., W . Encamp . E ., Observance , 14 , Bedford-row . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Union Waterloo , Chatham Arms , Thomas-st ., Woolwich Egyptian , Hercules Tav ., Leadcnhall-st .

Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-st ., W . Finsbury , Jolly Anglers' Tav ., Bath-st ., City-road . Ebury , 12 , Ponsonhy-st ., Millbank . Highgate , Bull and Gate , Kentish-town . The Great City , M . H ., Masons' Avenue . High Cross , Coach & Horses , High-road . Tottenham .

Salisbury , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . Southern Star , Crown Hot ., Blacklriars-rd . Great Northern , Berwick Arms , Berners-st ., Oxford-st . Rose , Walmer Castle Hot ., Peckham-road , at 8 . Prince Frederick William Chapter , St . John ' s Wood . Crusaders , St . John ' s Gate , Cleikenwell , at 9 .

FRIDAY , DECEMBER 20 . House Com . Boys' School , at 4 . Lodge 143 , Middlesex , Albion Tav ., Aldergatc-st . „ 201 , Jordan , F . M . H . „ ij ° 4 > Anchor , Bridge House Hot ., London-bdge . Encamp . 6 , St . George ' s , Albion , Aldersgate-st . Rose Croix 10 , lnvicta , 33 , Golden-sq ., W .

LODOES OF INSTRUCTION . London Masonic Club , 101 , Queen Victoria-st ., E . C . Stability , Guildhall Tav ., Gresham-st ., 6 to 8 p . m . Robert Burns , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . Belgrave , Harp Tav ., Jermyn-st ., W . Unions Emulation ( for M . M . ' s ) , F . M . H . Temperance , Victoria Tav ., Victoria-road , Deptford .

Clapton , White Hart , Clapton . Metropolitan , Portugal Hot ., Fleet-st ., at 7 . St . Maryleborne , British Stores Tav ., St . John ' s Wood . Westbourne , Lord's Hotel , St . John ' s Wood . United Pilgrims , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . St . James's , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-road , S . E . Duke of Edinburgh , Silver Lion , Penny-fields , Poplar . Doric , 79 , Whitechapel-road , at 8 .

Burgoyne , The Red Cap , Camden Town , N . W . St . Luke ' s , White Hart , King's-rd ., Chelsea . Chigwell , Prince ' s Hall , Buckhurst-hill . Royal Standard , The Alwyne Castle , St . Paul's-rd ., N . Ranelagh , Bell and Anchor , Hammersmith . rd . William Preston , FeathersTav ., Up . Gcorge-tt ., Edgware-rd Hervey , 99 , Fleet-street , at 8 . Earl of Carnarvon , Mitre Hot ., Goulbo urne-rd ., Notting-hill . Pythagorean Chapter , Portland Hot . London-st ., Greenwich .

Masonic Meetings In West Lancashire And Cheshire.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN WEST LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE .

For the Week ending Saturday , December 21 , 1878 . MONDAY , DECEMBER 16 . Lodge 1502 , Israel , M . H ., Liverpool . Chap . 32 , Jerusalem , M . H ., Liverpool . Everton L . of I ., M . H ., Liverpool .

TUESDAY , DECEMBER 17 . Lodge 667 , Alliance , M . H ., Liverpool . „ 1225 , Hindpool , Hartington Hot ., Barrow . 11 ' 3 * 51 Stanley , M . H ., Liverpool . ,, 1570 , Prince Arthur , M . H ., N . Hill-st ., Liverpool . Bootle L . of I ., 146 , Berry-st ., Bootle . Merchants L . of ] ., M . H ., Liverpool .

WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 18 . Lodge 178 , Antiquity , M . H ., Wigan . „ 428 , Sincerity , Angel Hot ., Northwich . » . S 3 " . ZetUnd , M . R ., Birkenhead . Lodge 823 , Everton , M . H ., Liverpool . ,, 108 ( 1 , Walton , Skelmersdale H ., Kirkdale .

„ 1276 , Warren , Queen ' s Aims Hot ., Liscard . „ 1345 , Victoria , Cross Keys , Eccles . „ 1353 , Duke of Lancaster , Athenaeum , Lancaster . „ 1730 , Urmston , Lord Nelson Hot ,, Urmston . De Grey and Ripon L . of I ., M . R ., N , Hill-st ., Liverpool . Downshire L , of I ., M . H ., Liverpool .

Masonic Meetings In West Lancashire And Cheshire.

THURSDAY , DECEMBER 19 . Lodge 203 , Ancient Union , M . H ., Liverpool . 11 343 . Concord , Militia Mess Rooms , Preston . „ 425 , Ccstrian , M . R ., Chester . ,, 605 , Combermerc , Seacombe Hot ., Seacombe . „ 1299 , Pembroke , Rawlinson ' s Hot ., West Derby . Duke of Edinburgh L . of I ., M . H ., Liverpool . St . John's L . of I ., M . H ., Liverpool . FRIDAY , DECEMBER 20 , Hamer L . cf I ., M . H ., Liverpool . For Masonic Meetings throughout Scotland see Scottish Freemason , which can be obtained at the Office of this paper , IQ 8 , Fleet-street , London .

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