Annual Ball Of The Old Concord Lodge, No. 172.

H . Mason ; Bro . W . P . Goosey and Mrs . Goosey ; Bro . F . Goosey ; Mr . and Mrs . Rowe ; Mr . Murray ; Miss Edwards ; Bro . F . W . Jordan and Mrs . Jordan ; Bro . W . J . Cousens and Mrs . Cousens ; Bro . S . Cawley and Mrs . Cawley ; Bro . A . Baker and Mrs . Baker ; Miss M . Ringer ; Mr . and Mrs . Foster ; Mr . E . T . Lockett ; Bro .

VV . H . Bailey and Mrs . Bailey ; Bro . W . Poole , Mrs . Poole , and Miss Kate Poole ; Bro . Geo . King , Sec , and Miss King ; Bro . Schneberger ; Bro . J . Hancock , Treas . ; Bro . Ji Cooper ; Miss Sargent ; Bro . F . Upton and Mrs . Upton ; Bro . Harding ; Bro . Kersley and Mrs . Kersley ; Bro , W . Cowley and Miss Cowley ; Bro . F . Hilton ; Mr .

and Miss Hilton ; Bro . and Mrs . Whitehead ; Bro . and Mrs . H . J . Martin ; Bro . and Mrs . Quinn ; Bro . and Mrs . -Dawson ; Bro . H . Tatton Sykes ; ~ Bro . T . Puyey ; Bro . J . C . Pearson and Mrs . Pearson ; Bro . G . Evans , I . P . M ., and Mrs . Evans j and Bro . J . Whaley , P . M ., and Mrs . Whaley .

The Theatres

THE THEATRES

Bro . Thomas Thorne , as usual , produced the new p lay at a matinee , and finding it met with universal approval , it forthwith went into the evening bills , where it is likely to stay . But Bro . Thorne need not have showed any timidity , for Mr . Buchanan has supplied him —as he did with " Sophia and Joseph's Sweetheart' '—

a dramatic version of Richardson ' s novel , " Clarissa Harlowe , " with an unquestionable success . Tom Fielding ' s works most of us know , but we doubt whether half-a-dozen people who saw " Clarissa " ever had read Richardson ' s novels . Though he lived 200 years ago , his works will have a sudden revival , for sad though it

is , "Clarissa" is an intensely interesting play . It will be almost impossible not to shed tears at the acting of clever Miss Winifred Emery , who has never done anything more full of pathos and sympathy than in representing this spotless girl . In the last act she seems quite inspired , her tenderness is unexpressible . If what Mr .

Buchanan depicts is a true record of life in London in the first half of the seventeenth century then we have no hesitation in answering in the affirmative the question , Are we better than our fathers' ? Richard Lovelace is a profligate of unlimited means . He keeps a number of persons to assist him in his debiuchery . He

persuades Clarissa , who is very unhappy at home , to fly with him to London , where he will place her under the protection of his sisters . He takes her to a hotel in Covent Garden and brings the ladies , Bab and Mary , who are his confederates , to see Miss Harlowe . They tell her that their house being under repair she must

stay at the hotel for the present . Lovelace sees the way clear to carry out his design to ruin the girl who loves him . He gets Philip Belford to dress up as an officer and represent a friend of Miss Harlowe ' s father whom she has never seen . This scamp , under the window of the hotel , feigns to upbraid Lovelace for

carrying off the girl , and says that a tremendous scandal is being caused in the country home , but pretends to be appeased if Lovelace will make her his wife . Clarissa , who has overheard all , as she was meant to hear , awakens to the fact that she has compromised her honour , and consents to marry . Richard

Lovelace now gets another of his harpies to dress up as a clergyman , and perform a mock marriage . The company leave , and Lovelace endeavours to secure the ruin of Clarissa , when Belford rushes into the room , having found out that the man who ruined his sister was his friend Lovelace . He demands a duel , and is going to

take Clarissa to a place of safety , but is giving a toast which is a curse upon Lovelace ; he drinks a glass of drugged wine , and so the fell deed is done . Belford calls Lovelace out and wounds him to death ; but the latter is able to struggle into the house where Clarissa is dying . Her spotless soul is unstained , and triumphs

over all physical corruption , and so the outraged girl clasps her lover , kisses , and forgives him . When her soul is fled , her betrayer falls at her feet , having expiated his crime . It is a moot point whether this should be the ending . It almost seems that such a fiend as Lovelace , penitent though he may be at the

last , should not be allowed to die by the side of this pure woman—his victim . Mr . Buchanan has no doubt considered different ways of ending his play , and thinks this the best . We do not know that the author has not over-done it when he makes Clarissa see visions of the next world . She is no doubt a lovely

character , but we think Mr . Buchanan goes too far . It will be seen there is not a gleam of anything but woe throughout the play . It begins with sadness , and it ends with tears , nevertheless , though people do not go to the theatre to cry , they will go to the Vaudeville . Bro . Thos . Thorne is well suited with

the part of Belford . Mr . Tharlberg is certainly a fine young actor , and makes Lovelace an awful villain , but he is not quite strong enough for such a difficult part . Miss Ella Banister deserves a word of praise for her exquisite rendering of the part of Hetty Belford . Melancholy as Clarissa is , " Clarrissa" will draw .

* * ¦ * On the whole we like Mr . Jerome ' s " New Lamps for Old , " with which Miss Cissy Grahame has inaugurated her regime as a manageress at Terry ' s Theatre . It has been said with much truth that

nothing is now-a-days sacred to the satirist . We do not see why the Ibsen craze and the Mona Caird school should not come under the lash of the writer of satirical plays . Mr . Jerome , without going seriousl y to work , shows in fun the nonsense of attempting to

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tamper with marriage laws , and were marriage made dissoluble for the merest whim of either or both parties to the contract , that their required freedom would onl y be found to be worse slavery . If marriage chastises with whips , the Ibsen cult chastises with scorpions . In "New Lamps for Old" we are introduced to Edwin

and Elvira Honeydew , who , having read about the new doctrine of individualism , which the world has always known as gross selfishness , are weak enough to believe that they are mis-matched , and the wife , having made the acquaintance of a drivelling poet of the individualism school , thinks she has met her fate . The

husband meets with a horribly masculine female ( we will not honour her by calling her a woman ) , who , it turns out , is the naturally divorced wife of the doggrel verse writer . He believes he has found his ideal . Edwin and Elvira fly away from home unknown to each other , and , with their respective new lovers , they find

themselves at the same hotel at Richmond . Of course , all four meet , and frighten each other out of the house . The next morning they are at the Honeydews' house , wiser , if sadder , couples , and the orthodox re-union brings the farcical comedy to a close . It is scarcely probable , but yet possible , that a couple

eloping from one another would fix upon the same place and the same hotel for their honeymoon , but the playwright is allowed to take liberties of this description . The situation lends itself to much entertaining absurdities , which the author has made the most of . Bro . Penley , as an old family solicitor ,

who scents a case for himself and pursues the runaways to the hotel , is very funny when trying to collect evidence . He secretes himself in a lift , which is out of order , and so keeps running up and down at odd moments . Miss Cissy Grahame , if a little nervous is very bright , and her dresses are iovely . Miss Gertrude

Kingston , as the unwomanly female , is as disgusting as she ought to be in the character . She has much improved in her acting . Mr . Bernard Gould is satisfactory as Edwin Honeydew , and Mr . F . Kerr is properly revolting as the unsightly poet . We liked " New Lamps for Old " because it is a bitter reflection on the unnatural and stupid cult called Individualism .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . COLONEL TURNER . After a long and severe illness , Bro . Col . Geo . Turner , well-known and highly respected by a very wide circle of Masonic , volunteer , personal , and business friends , died , on the 17 th inst ., at his residence , 46 , Nelson-street , Liverpool , in the 66 th year of his age . He was attended by Bro . Dr . J . Kellett Smith , in consultation with several other local medical men of eminence .

Although the event was not entirely unexpected , the news of Bro . Colonel Turner ' s death will be received with sincere regret by all who knew him during a long and honourable career . He was born at Northampton , but early in life he removed to Prescott , where he fulfilled with efficiency the duties of clerk to the

magistrates . Deceased was also well known at St . Helens , his duties frequently calling him to that town . About 30 years ago he came to Liverpool and commenced business as an auctioneer and estate agent in Limestreet , subsequently removing to Church-street , where his tact and energy gave the firm a

standing , which it maintains to the present time . The deceased was well known as a prominent and active Freemason , not only in West Lancashire , but in other provinces , taking a warm interest in all Masonic Charities , both local and Metropolitan . He was P . M . of the Lodge of Loyalty , No . 86 , the Everton Lodge ,

No . 823 , a popular member of the Liverpool Dramatic Lodge , No . 1609 , and was chosen by the brethren of West Lancashire to fulfil the duties of Provincial Grand Treasurer , the only elective Masonic position in the possession of the brethren ; also P . E . C , of William de la More Preceptory , and Vice-Chancellor in the Prov .

Priory of Lancashire , past officer in St . Peter ' s Rose Croix Chapter , and one of the founders and principal officers ( in Lancashire ) of the Knights of Rome and of the Red Cross of Constantine , and one of the leading [ spirits in various other Masonic Orders . Bro . Colonel Turner ' s connection with the Volunteer Force

dates from the earliest days of the movement , and it is probably as a Volunteer officer that he will live longest in the memory of those who know him . His share in raising the force will doubtless be universally acknowledged . He was one of the promoters of the 74 th L . R . V ., and having obtained the sanction of her Majest y , he

prepared the rulesfortheformationof thecorps , under the designation of " The Saint Anne ' s Rifle Volunteers , " in the early part of i 860 ; and on the 2 nd July of that year he was gazetted lieutenant . In September of the same year the corps was present at the Knowsley review , and on September 28 th Bro . Colonel Turner was

promoted to the rank of captain . The authorised establishment was afterwards increased to three companies ( with the late Joshua Ashley and Lieutenant-Colonel Steble as captains , and Bro . Colonel Turner as captain-commandant ) , and the 41 st L . R . V . was attached , making four companies , occupying the same store-house in St . Anne-street . An amalgamation with

the first L . R . V . took place in 1862 ( which then became a consolidated instead of an administrative regiment ) , and Bro . Colonel Turner became captain of J Company , remaining as captain , but more frequently acting as a field officer , until the 21 st February , 18 7 6 , when he was gazetted as major , on the resignation of Sir A . B . Walker . Lieutenant-Colonel Bousfield became commanding officer of the ist L . R . V . in 18 7 6 for the third

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time , but in consequence of his parliamentary duties and other circumstances , Bro . Colonel Turner had practicall y the command of the regiment during the greater portion of the time from 18 7 6 until Lieut-Colonel Bousfield ' s death on the 21 st May , 1883 . As showing the kindly disposition which

characterised the whole of Bro . Colonel Turner ' s volunteer career , it may be mentioned that just previous to Colonel Bousfield ' s death that officer had sent in his resignation , but at Colonel Turner ' s request to the War Office authorities his resignation never appeared in the Gazette . On the increase of the

establishment of the ist L . R . V . —now the ist Volunteer Battalion " The King ' s " ( Liverpool Regiment)—to twelve companies , the regiment became entitled to two lieutenant-colonels , and Colonel Turner was thereupon gazetted ( 2 nd May , 188 3 ) as lieutenant-colonel , and he became lieutenant-colonel commandant on

May 21 , 1883 . He received the honorary rank of colonel on the completion of his 25 years' service as an officer in July , 1885 , and retired from the command of the " First " in December , 1885 , receiving permission to retain his rank and wear the uniform of the

regiment . At that time it was remarked that he had " reaped the reward of his assiduous labours on behalf of the volunteer force , " a sentiment which was echoed by his old comrades , who will learn , with feelings of regret , that an ornament of the volunteer force has passed away .

Egypt.

Egypt .

CAIRO . Bulwer Lodge ( No . 1068 ) . —The installation meeting of the above lodge was held at the new Masonic Hall , on Saturday , the 4 th inst . There was a large muster of the members of the lodge and visiting brethren , amongst whom were Bros . O . G . Wood , W . M . ; G . H . Charman , S . W ., W . M . elect ; H . Crookshank , J . W . ; W . J . Box ,

Treas . ; Ellis Mansfield , Sec ; J . Nimmo , J . D . ; J . Collacott , I . G . ; VV . Hayes , D . C ; J . Mackintosh , Stwd . ; E . Anselm , P . M . ; J . Blake , J . Sullivan , W . Bailey , A . Vivian , J . A . Hamilton , N . Spathis , A . M . N . Bishop , P . Black , Carton de Wiart , R . £ . Sheehan , VV . Johnson , H . Searle , J . G . Willis , A . Jas . H . Large , Wm . Mackie , F . W . Miers , J . R . Macdonald , A . Hanauer , Wm . Heddick ,

H . J . Scott , C . Laudour , S . Mousally , A . A . Mortimer , J . Mitchinson , Milkem Shakoor . and VV . Asted . The visitors included Bros . H . Bacoom , S . G . W . Grand Lodge of Egypt ; A . Marshad Delanoj , P . P . G . D . West Yorkshire ; J . Jameson , 3 , Canada ; Frank Allchin , W . M . 1157 ; Idris Raghib , VV . M . Hita ! Lodge ( Egyptian Constitution ); Emin Fakry , VV . M . 1355 ( E . C . ); Ahmed Zukry , S . W .

Hital Lodge ( Egyptian Constitution ); Yousef Chidiak , VV . M ., Guindy Ibrahim , S . W ., and Ibrahim Chas . Rawy , J . W ., of Sabat Lodge ( Egyptian Constitution ); G . A . Williams , W . M . 7 . 7 ( S . C . ); J . R . Gowan , H . Michael , I 33 t ( E . G . ) ; Allan Borman , S . W ., and Thos . Bent , J . W ., of 1157 ( E . C . ) ; and George R . Zarb . The lodge was then opened , and the minutes were read

and confirmed . Bro . G . H . Charman was then presented by Bro . E . Anselm for the benefit of installation , the ceremony of installation being performed by Bro . O . G . Wood in an able and impressive manner . The VV . M . then invested his officers as follows : Bros . H . J . Scott , S . W . ; J . A . A . Hamilton , J . W . ; A . A . Mortimer , Treas . ; A . M . N . Bishop , Sec . ; J . Nimmo , S . D . ; VV . B . Heddick , I . D . :

Ellis Mansheld , D . C . ; A . Hanauer , l . G . ; P . Black , W . Bailey , and W . Hasted , Stewards . The W . M . then presented the I . P . M ., Bro . O . G . Wood , with a Past Master ' s jewel which had been unanimously voted at a previous regular meeting , at the same time congratulating him , in the name of the lodge , for the very satisfactory manner in which he had discharged his duties during his term of office .

The brethren then adjourned to the Hotel Continental , when the proprietor , Bro . Geo . Nungorritch , catered for his guests in an unexceptionable style . During the banquet , at which over 50 brethren sat down , the band of the Egyptian Army , by kind permission of Bro . Sir Francis Grenfell , the Sirdar , played a very pretty

selection of music . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and responded to . Songs and recitations filled up the intervals in a very agreeable manner , the evening ' s entertainment being brought to a close shortly after midnight with the Tyler ' s toast .

Prince Christian and his son , Prince Victor , dined with Mr . and Mrs . Francis Jaune at their residence in Wimpolestreet on Saturday last . Among the guests invited to meet their Royal Highnesses being the First Lord of the Treasury and Mrs . Smith , Bro . Lord Ashbourne , and Bro . Sir Stafford and Lady Northcote .

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