The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

Avenue . —Prettily dressed , admirably staged , and perfectly rehearsed , the revival of Offenbach ' s " Madame Favart , " as produced on Monday , is sure to prove successful . That the management will have no cause for regret in having revived this opera we feel sure ; playgoers will be glad of the opportunity thus

afforded to see and hear so pretty a work again . A feature has been secured in the engagement of several of the ladies and gentlemen who aided in the success achieved when the opera was first produced . The story ia not without interest , while the music is singularly tuneful . In short , the revival will be heartily welcomed , and it

shonld draw for some time to come . As we have already stated , several of the old favourites are in the caste , foremost of whom is Miss Florence Sfc . John , who essays the title rdle . Miss St . John's bright face and winning ways are admirably suited to such a part , while her singing is everything that can be desired . Mr . Henry

Ashley is still the Marquis de Pontsable , and as fnnny as ever , while Mr . Joseph Tapley sings well as Hector . As Charles Favart Mr . Arthur Eoberts has taken a step in advance . Here he has mnsio of the highest order to sing , and he must not take liberties ; his latest effort is a welcome change . Miss Phyllis Bronghton makes

a sprightly Suzanne ; Mr . C . H . Kenney , a capital Biscotin ; while Mr . Lewins is again the Major Cotignao . We trust " Madame Favart" will continue to delight her audiences for some time . Now a start has been made , fche revival of other old operas will doubtless follow .

Royalty . —Mr . Mark Melford , the author of the successful farce " Turned Up , " with his latest work , " Ivy , " is hardly likely to become so popular as by previous efforts . The work now under notice is styled a three-act comedy , and it was produced on Saturday evening , but received far from a favourable recep .

tion . The plot is weak , while the bnsiness " pitchforked " in for Mr . Edouin and Miss Atherton retards progress , and so far from interesting the audience rather does the reverse . Certainly Mr . Melford this time has made a mistake . The story , not a new one , shows how Sir William Grainger , after denouncing his daughter

for marrying contrary to his wish , goes abroad , where he dies , but he leaves a will , which entitles John Sherwin , his faithful steward , to a fortune of £ 5000 , the rest of his money going to his disobedient daughter . This will gets into the hands of the daughter's husband , and by him is destroyed , but eventually fche steward pro-luces another

will , which disinherits the daughter , wbo turns out to be an adopted child only . The deceased baronet ' s estate now passes to his nephew , a gentleman who has set his affections on Ivy , the afore , said steward ' s daughter . In the third act a pretty scene is intro . dnced ; here some school children appear , and this feature of tbe

entertainment gamed the approval of the audience . That Mr . Edouin and Miss Atherton were amusing goes without saying , still we regret these clever artistes ever attempted to pull such a piece through . Mr . Edouin displayed genuine humour as th

Miss Atherton acted with spirit as his daughter Ivy . Miss Olga Brandon played gracefully as the disobedient daughter , while Messrs . Edward Emery , Walter Erskine , and Eric Lewis made the most of their parts . A call for the anthor was , after a time , responded to by Mr . Melford .

Miss Grace Hawthorne having returned from Paris , after a visit to M . Sardou , will open at the Olympic Theatre , on Tuesday evening next , the 26 th inst ., with Mr . James Mortimer ' s popular adaptation

of M . Dumas' " La Dame Anx Camelias , " " Heartsease , " sustaining her original character of Marguerite Gautier . Miss Hawthorne will be supported by a powerful company , including M . Maurice Gaily , for several years leading actor with Madame Sarah Bernhardt .

Mr , Fred Leslie will appear at the Gaiety Theatre , on Monday afternoon next , in a new and original Comedy-Drama of domestic interest , in three Acts , entitled "Twice Married , " by Clement O'Neill and Henry Sylvester . He will be snpported by Messrs . E . D . Ward . Geo . Shelton , Percy Lyndal , W . T . Elworthy , Chas . Wilson , Misses Henrietta Lindley , Lilian Gillraore , and Cicely Richards .

NEW BRUNSWICK . —On 22 nd March last , the St , John Globe of 23 rd March says : " Seven of the nine R . A . Chapters in New Brunswick met in St . John , and took steps to form a Grand Chapter , electing Comp . B . Lester Peters of St . John , First Grand Principal , and other officers . "

The 125 th Annniversary of the introduction of Freemasonry in Maine was celebrated on Tuesday , 22 nd March 1887 , by a banquet at the Falmouth Hotel , Portland . Among the distinguished Freemasons present were Past Grand Masters Day , Drnmmond

Burnham and King . 'The celebration was under the auspices of Portland Lodge . The menu waa very choice . On the removal of the cloth admirable addresses were delivered by W . M . Bro . Leach , and Brothers P . G . M . Fessenden I . Day , D . G . M . Dr . Sleeper , Grand Commander Sbaw , P . G . M . King and P . G . M . JosiahH . Drnmmond .

The Kentucky Masonic Home , at Lonisville , has over two hundred inmates . 22 od June next will be " Templar's Day " afc the Home , when the two Louisville Commanderies will bave . charge of the proceedings , and present their gifts .

HOLLOWAT ' OINTMENT AWD PILLS . —AS spi-Jug approaches a most favourable apportimity offers for rectifying irregularities , removing impurities , and erasing blemishes which have arisen from the presence of matters forbade by winter from being transpired through the pores . This searching Ointment , well rubbed upon the skin , penetrates to tho deeply seated organs , upon which it

exerts a most wholesome and beneficial influence . Well nigh all the indigestions give way to this simple treatment , aided by purifyine and aperitive doses of Holloway ' s Pills , round eaoh box of which plain " instructions " are folded . Bilious disorders , loss of appetite , f'llness after eating , lassitude , gout rrid rheumatism may be effectively checked in their painful progress , uad tlio ieeda of long sufFei jig eradicated by thote remedies .

Gleanings.

GLEANINGS .

MASONIC HOMES . —Bro . Cornelius Hedges , of Montana , commenting on the indefinite postponement , in Indiana , of a proposition to build a Masonic Home , solaces himself by saying : Perhaps we do not need any Homes or Asylums at all . Perhaps our own homes are all the asylums that are needed . There are very few so utterly

helpless that they cannot provide for themselves with a little assistance ; perhaps a little good advice and encouragement is all that is needed . It ia a good educating influence to have some charitable work on hand at all times and to keep the objects that need charity in sight . Every Mason ' s heart ought to be a Masonio

home , a fountain of charity watering its vicinity and multiplying these oases of society till they all run together , covering the dreary desert of life with pleasing verdure and productive life . There is this to be said about a diffusive charity that is not alwaya understood and never sufficiently appreciated , the worthiest oases

of charity seldom receive attention , because they seek to avoid rather than to attract attention . Beggars generally are unworthy , and the deserving poor suffer in silence . Whatever sort of Masonio

homes we may establish , we could never get the most deserving objects of charity into them . There is nothing to take the place of domiciliary visits , if we wonld find where tbe most meritorious want and suffering hide themselves . —Keystone .

FREEMASONRY NON - PARHZAN . —A brother writes : "Not a thousand miles from your city I recently heard a lively political talk in a Lodge room . Is such a theme admissible npon tbe carpet . " In reply we say most emphatically , no . It is the wisdom and strength of our noble Order that it is non . partizan . With a

man ' s political opinions aud religious convictions as well as his avocation , if it be legitimate , it makes no attempt to interfere . Whether a man is a democrat or republican , whether he is a member of this church or that , whether he earns his bread with bead or hand , are questions that shonld never cross the threshold

of a Lodge room . And in the amenities due each other as members of the fraternity no snch considerations should for a moment be allowed to enter . A brother who entertains them is grossly disloyal to both the spirit and letter of the Order .

AUTHORSHIP . —The vocation of the author is a high and holy one 5 woe , therefore , to him who abuses it to gain popularity or pecuniary gain ! Ever it behoves all men to be truthful , bnt tbe literary man moat so of all , for who can say where his influence ends—whether for good or evil ?—Bro . Markham Tioeddell .

MEN AND BEES . —Wo never see two bees contending for the same flower , as we poor fools contend for this morsel of profit , or for that man ' s paltry share of trad ? , instead of opening up fresh sources of real wealth for ourselves and the community . —Peter Proletarius . The beauties of Masonry consist chiefly in the lives aud fellowship

of its members ; there ia a mystic cord that binds them together , whether in prosperity or adversity , in sickness or in health , in life or in death , at home or abroad ; and death itself does not rend asunder this silver cord—for as long as the descendants of a Mason

ask in his name " help" it is freely given ! When a man becomes a true Mason , the fountain of charity is opened up in his heart , and , like the pure waters gashing from a rock , continues to flow , dispensing happiness and joy .

WHAT HE BROUGHT . —A candidate naving petitioned a Masonio Lodge for initiation , and on being asked , rather by way of jest , what good things he brought with him to render his petition acceptable to the Masonic Fraternity , thus nobly answered : "I bring what Caesar never had , and Napoleon vainly sighed for , a

heart unsullied , a conscience clear , a mind serene . These are my portion . " We need not add that such a man was acceptable , nor nor will it be a matter of surprise to any reflecting Mason to be told that the record of the Lodge in which that man was initiated , when it alludes to his too early death , calls him by the honourable name of Past Grand Master . —Freemason ' s Journal .

The persons admitted members of a Lodge must be good and true men , free born , of mature and discreet age , no bondmen , no women , no immoral or scandalous men , but of good report . Grand Lodges , being our highest tribunals , hold jurisdiction overall subordinates within the limits of the Government , State

or Territory in which they are located . Their authority is coextensive therewith . All , however , are governed by our "Ancient Charges , " held as the germ embodying the constituent elements embraced within the written landmarks of the Order , and which are

regarded by them with the moat scrupulous veneration , as they are the groundwork upon which their own Constitution and laws are framed . No Grand Lodge would presume to make innovations upon these time-honoured instruments .

Man ' s natural desire is to seek happiness , and he wilt attain ifc in proportion as he cultivates virtuous habits , and lives in obedience and conformity to their just and rational requirements . SUNDAY . —Masons should remember the Sabbath day and try and keep it religiously . It is highly improper for them to meet in their

Lodges on this day for instruction or practice . Every Mason is taught to obey the moral law , and cheerfully conform to the laws and customs of the country in which he lives . The members of the Order cannot consistently openly violate and outrage the acknowledged moral and religious customs of the place and age . To do so tends

to degrade tho participants , lower the Order m tho estimation of good men and bring disgrace and reproach upon the whole fraternity . Let our young brothers who attend bass ball games , sinking matches , races and kindred amusements on Sunday ponder this matter in the light of the teachings of our Order . —Calijornia Record .

The avaricious man is like the barren , smdy soil of the desert , which sucks iu all the rain and dews with greediness , bufc yields no fri " tful herbs or plants for the benefit of others .