Notes On Music And The Drama.

opera at her Majesty ' s theatre , fco commence on the 23 rd inst . The operas are to be " Faust , " " Fidelio , " " Don Giovanni , " and "Der Freischutz , " the singers Mdlle . Titiens , Mr . Sairtley , Signor Gardoni , and other members of Mr . Mapleson ' s Company . The Orchestra mentions a rumour that Government are' taking steps to interdict the sale of the song

introduced into " Arrah-na-Pogue "— "Thc Wearing ofthe Green . " To be consistent thoy must prohibit the singing also ; but Government can hardl y bo so foolish . Liszt , they saj-, has converted the Pope to a liking for Haydn and Mozart . Ho plays daily before his Holiness , bufc only religious Avorks IIOAV . Operas are tabooed . Liszt has declined the prelacy Avhich was offered him ;

ho prefers remaining a simple priest . A new English vocalist , a Miss Brereton , has been singing with great success in Paris , and the correspondent of the Orchestra predicts that her name ivill become a " household Avord" in England before long . Tamborlik has been decorated Avith fche order of Charles III . of Spain . He is one of tho few on Avhom the Emperor of Russia has bestowed his large golden medal surrounded with brilliants .

The Orchestra says thafc a triangular tract of ground afc Kniglitsbridge , AY Inch covers one of thc large plaguepits of 1665 , has been taken for the purpose of erecting a theatre . King Yictor Emmanuel has just conferred an annual alloAvance of 450 f . on the son of Guiglini , the tenor , to facilitate his admission into a naval school .

Astley ' s is now open with a now piece by Mr . John Brougham , called "The Child ofthe Sun , " wifch Miss Menkin as the heroine . Mdlle . Adelina Patti is expected in Paris , ivhero she Avill remain quiet for some time , as the state of her health requires repose . The Orchestra says thafc the frequent rumours with regard to Miss Bateman ' s marriage are so far true that she has become tho Avife of an American gentleman—a pianist .

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

PRINCE OF WALES'S THEATRE . A merry , rattling farce , written by Mr . 0 . S . Chelfcnam , and entitled "Dinner for Nothing , " was brought out here on Monday evening Avith complete success . The leading idea of the p lot is a droll one , and some of the situations are contrived with a good deal of comic skill . Mr . JohnBiJles ( MrJClarke ) a hilanthropist fche

. . , p on largest conceivable scale , has placed a placard in the window of his suburban residence announcing thafc he is ready to extend hospitality gratis to foreigners of all nations , and has moreover driven his cook to desperation by commanding her to prepare a number of outlandish dishes in order thafc he may bo enabled to gratify the peculiar tastes of the denizen of every clime . ' His conduct is

naturally looked upon Avith extreme disfavour hy Mrs . Bijjles ( Miss Sophie Larkins ) , his wife , and Arabella ( Miss Weston ) , his daughter ; and Fred Ralliout ( Mr . Sydney Bancroft ) , the young lady ' s lover , undertake to cure the too generous Briton , of his folly . He disguises himself as a h ' reuchman , and induces a number of his friends to personate the natives of all

manner of countries ; the motley crew invade the domestic hearth of Mr . John Bijjles , fleece him unmercifully , and involve him in a variety of alarming and apparently perilous entanglements , being materially aided therein by Arabella , Avho presents herself as a gushing and persecuted Italian maiden flying from the obnoxious advances of II Gonte Benlivoglio ( Mr . Hare ) , a sham fireeating compatriot , and in the end the Avould-bo universal host abandons his scheme of keeping open house for

Public Amusements.

foreigners . This little piece is excellent fooling , and it was acted throughout wifch au earnestness which , gave full effect to the author ' s diverting idea . Some of the parts Avero remarkably Avell played . Mr . J . Clarke ' s overtloAving and exaggerated seufcimentalism ,-his bold bufc abortive attempts fco express himself iu divers languages , and his horrified bewilderment Avhen he found

himself iu tho midst of annoyances and dangers of a purely exotic character , provoked repeated roars of hearty laughter ; his make-up ivas admirable , and his performance Avas full of natural humour . Mr . Sydney Bancroft Avas capital in his disguise as the Chevalier dn Brouillard , and spoke his French lines excellently ; Mr . Hare threw a great deal of character into his

impersonation of the jealous and bloodthirsty Italian ; . and cordial praise must be bestowed upon Mr . J . Tindale for his singularly clever acting in the little part of a Japanese . Miss Sophie Larkins had not much fco do , bufc the little that Avas seen of her confirmed the favourable impression which she produced on her first appearance here ; Miss Weston , a new coiner , looked vei *}' ' pretty and acted nicely , though Ave Avould suggest that her disguise Avhen she appears as the Italian girl should be much less

transparent , so as to render ifc conceivable that her father should be deceived ; and Miss Blanche Wilton played the most peripatetic Avaiting-maid ever seen upon fche stage Avith unflagging vivacityand energy , rendering substantial service to the piece aud entitling herself to warm commendation . Mr . H . J . Byron ' s sparklingly written burlesque of

" Lncia di Lammermoor" still continues to delight the audiences Avhich nightly crowd this bright and elegant theatre , and will doubtless hold its place in the bill for many weeks to come . Nothing could Avell be more perfect in its way than the style in Avhich this piece is acted ; the piquancy and delicately refined humour of Miss Marie Wilton , the jaunty grace of Miss Fanny Josephs ,

the thorougly artistic verve of Miss Hughes , the grotesque tenderness and droll despair of Mr . J . Clarke , the admirably exaggerated and comical intensity of Mr . F . Dewar , and the quiet fun of Mr . H . W . Montgomery combine to create a series of side-splitting burlesque pictures Avhich find charming backgrounds in the pretty scenery ; and AVO should not omit to note that the band is a capital one , and thafc tho singing is of far more than average excellence .

Reviews.

REVIEWS .

Happy to Meet . Song wifch chorus ; written by Bro . G . W . Chase . Music composed and dedicated to the brethren of fche Lodge of Harmony ( No- 600 ) , Bradford , by Frederick C . Atkinson . We havo pleasure in noticing Bro . Atkinson ' s musical offering ; it is very cheery and good . The Avords to which the music is set Avere given in our issue No . 227 , Nov . 7 , 1863 . We recommend Bro . Atkinson's production as Avell worthy of a place amongst the various pieces of Masonic music Avhich have from time to time appeared .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal family attended by the Court , will , it is understood , return to Windsor Castle [ from Scotland on or about the 1 st of November . The Queen and her Eoyal Highness the Princess Helena , attended by the Marchioness of Ely anel Lieut . 'General the Hon . C . Grey , drove to the Spittal of Glenshie , and rode over the hill to

Dnnkeld , on a visit to the Dowager Duchess of Athole , ou the 11 th inst ., and returned to Balmoral on the following Friday . The Queen , accompanied by their ltoyal Highnesses Prince Alfred , Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse , Princess Helena , and Prin