part at short notice. The spirit with which he played the part far
outweighed the error of the flesh. Miss EAMES a charming _Juliet_
in every way, though her singing of the waltz was not of dazzling
firework brilliancy. Brother NED was the _Frère Laurent_. Excellent.
The name Anglo-Frenchified, suggests a reverend gentleman who would
meddle with legal marriages and perform private ceremonies without
leave or licence from his Ordinary, and might be known as Brother
Law-wrong, an Extra-Ordinary Friar. The House crammed full with an
audience as brilliant as the performance.

* * * * *

[Illustration: THE ETERNAL FITNESS OF THINGS.

_Son of the House_. "YOU'RE NOT DANCING, MR. LAMBERT! DON'T YOU WISH
TO?"

_Mr. Lambert_ (_who is not so slim as he used to be_). "CERTAINLY--IF
YOU CAN FIND ME A _CONCAVE PARTNER_!"]

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THE LAST SONG.

[Mr. SIMS REEVES was announced to sing "_Total Eclipse_" at
his Farewell Concert on Monday.]

Farewell! A most unwelcome word to all
Whom fifty years of charm have held in thrall:
Total eclipse--of pleasure on their part