The Week.

be exhibited by the most fashionable or fastidious critic at au opera in a more aristocratic theatre . The Surrey Theatre has been opened with great spirit by Air . Calvert . Mr . and Mrs . Herman Vez ' . n made a successful first appearance here on Monday in " Macbeth ; " but we must defer our opinion on their performance until next week . Tho splendid weather on Monday and yesterday filled all the public gardens to overflowing . At Cremome , among the numerous attractions , a new ballet' ' The Dream of Love" has been produced . The sceneryb

, , , y Messrs . Grieve aud Teibin , is in every way worthy of tho reputation of the artists . Mr . . 1 " . Lame ' s graceful dancing ancl that of his sister . Miss C . Laine , contributed in no slight degree to the success of the performance . In tiie Marionette Theatre an entirely new burlesque was produced ; it is entitled " The Queendom of Ladyland , " by Hugo Vamp , and is replete with racy dialogue and sparkling effects . After the performance of the Marionettes , the Great Cirque Oriental was thrown open . The equestrian troupe has received several additions since last season , in

addition to Madame Blanche and tho other old favourites . The lessee has determined to give morning performances in the Circus and Marionette Theatre . He is induced to take this step in the hopo that he will thereby offer an additional inducement to the large number of the aristocracy who visited the gardens ou former occasions to repeat their visits , — -The North AA oohvich Gardens were filled with holiday-makers , who thoroughly appreciated the efforts of the proprietors to contribute to their enjoyment . At the St . James ' s Hall , the

' ' Christy ' s Minstrels" have varied their attractive entertainment by the revival of tho burlesque Italian Opera that was received with so much favour at the Polygraphic Hall . The drollery of the piece depends ou the ability of the singers to caricature the peculiarities proper to every department in the ordinary lyrical drama , for a very impassioned soprano , an extremely ardent tenor , an evil-minded baritone , and a confidential bass , are all brought into collision by moans of a plot ridiculously simple , the lady being conspicuous above the rest through tho steadiness with which Mr . Collins supports the falsetto voice , while indulging in the most violent declamation . The joke is not too long , but leaves off before the roar of the audience has fairly subsided .

CRYSTAL PALACE . Tm . second Sydenham flower show for the season took place last AA ednesday , and was oven more successful than its predecessor . The flowers were not , perhaps , in quite such abundance as on the previous occasion , but , in quality , it seemed as if the various species had progressed with the advancement of the season . If there wore any drawback on the general enjoyment of tho day , it was to be found iu the intense heat of the placegenerated by the sunthe enclosureaud the lass

, , , g altogether . Tho company yesterday was numerous and fashionable , the ladies being strongly iu tho majority , and the praise of tho exhibition was very general . The roses , as usual , arrested the attention of the visitor at the entrance , both by their colour and their fragrance ; and the immense plateau of greenhouse plants in the transept was surrounded by crowds of admirers . These latter wero magnificent . Amongst the orchids there was considerable evidence of progress since the last show , and a siugular-lookiug cactus at the end of the nave ( Cactus Andersoni ) formed a

constant attraction for the curious . Tho geraniums generally wore magnificently represented . There were also some fuchsias of extraordinary stature and variety of colour ; and of the calceolaria family one or two pot were of considerable beaut y , being , iu fact , the only novelty since the May show . In fruit , as might have been expected , the gradual advancement of the season brought increased abundance and considerable improvement in quality . The pines and strawberries wore large and fineand the grapes quite maintained the excellence of tiie former showThe amount

, . distributed in prizes by the company exceeded . £ 500 , a liberality which Was fully justified by the high character of the exhibition ., The play of tho fountains and the extra military bands added , as at the May show , to the general attraction . Prizes to the amount of upwards of £ 500 were distributed among the successful competitors , the chief awards being as follows ;—For stove and greenhouse plants ,