most beautiful. It was one of the last of founded on Miss Broughton's novel Nancy, Millais' works, being painted in 1895. It and dramatized by Robert Buchanan, represents the interior ofa room. Ona bed has been revived at the Avenue under which occupies the centre of the picture a the management of Miss Marion Thorne-man is sitting up with outstretched arms; hill and is a great success. The part gazing at a female figure (presumably in- of Nancy is again taken-by Miss Annie tended as a vision) dressed in white, with; Hughes, and uv sweeter Nancy could jewelled tiara, necklace, and girdle. She be imagined. As Barbara Miss Lena stands at the foot of the bed holding] Ashwell is charming, whilst Mr. Martin apart the curtains. Ona table beside the Harvey has rarely been seen to better hod is a burning taper, the light from advantage than as Algernon, half boy, half man, who makes love to designing Mrs. Huntley, a part Miss Thorne-hill has reserved for herself. Next week will be notable for two theatrical events, the production of Julius Cesar at Her Majesty's, the staging of which is being specially superintended by Mr. Alma Tadema, and Mr. Pinero's new play Trelawney of the Wells at the Court, in which the Earl of Rosslyn is to take a leading part.
1th January.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.