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d conceal it from the other actor on the stage. It was nice and loyal of Mr. BASIL RATHBONE to behave as if he didn't notice anything unusual, but it must have been as patent to him as to us. Of his _Loris_ I cannot say too much in admiration. At first Mr. RATHBONE seemed a little stiff in his admirably-fitting dress-clothes, but in the last scene he moved through those swift changes of emotion--from joy to grief, from rage to pity and the final anguish and horror--with extraordinary imagination and resource. Of the others, Mr. ALLAN AYNESWORTH, as _Jean de Siriex_, played in a quiet and assured undertone that served to correct the rather expansive methods of Miss ELLIS JEFFREYS, whose humour, always delightful, afforded a little more relief than was perhaps consistent with the author's designs and her own dignity as a great lady in the person of the _Countess Olga_. O. S. * * * * * A Matinee in aid of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children will be given at the Garrick Theatre on Wednesday, November 17th, at 2.30, when a comedy by Mr. LOUIS N. PARKER will be presented, entitled, _Pomander Walk_ (period 1805). It is hoped that at the Alhambra Matinee on November 16th one thousand pounds will be raised to complete the special pension fund for actors, which is to be a tribute of affection to the memory of Mr. SYDNEY VALENTINE, who, in the words of Mr. MCKINNEL, "did more for the rank and file of the theatrical profession than any actor, living or dead." * * * * * ="The Dog it was who Died."= "At Dovey Board of Conservators at Barmouth it was decided to ask Major Dd. Davies to hunt the district with his otter hounds, and failing this the water bailiffs themselves should attempt to stamp them out."--_Welsh Paper._ Major DD. DAVIES' answer is not known to us, but we assume that he said, "Well, I'm Dd." * * * * * "Royal Surrey Theatre. Grand Opera. To-night, 8, Cav. and Pag."--_Daily Paper._ More evidence of the paper-shortage. * * * * * [Illustration: _Affluent Sportsman (after a long blank draw)._ "NOW I BET YOU WE'LL FIND AS SOON AS I LIGHT ONE OF MY HALF-DOLLAR CIGARS." _Friend._ "DON'T YOU THINK WE MIGHT MAKE A CERTAINTY OF IT IF I LIT ONE TOO?"] * * * * * =OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.= (_By Mr. Punc
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