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Evening Star, Issue 4107, 26 April 1876, Page 4

Classes for dressmaking have been started at the Melbcun.* Home.

Theatrical critics arc not mealy-mouthed n Melbourne, Thus the ‘Echo’ speaks of a star actor now playing there “Nothing more disgraceful has occurred in a theatre for a long time than the scene which took place last night at the Opera House durum the performance of ‘ Fritz. ’ The public were outraged, and the representative of Her Majesty openly insulted by the appearance of Mr Emmett on the stage in a state of hopeless intoxication. It Nvas clearly evident from the beginning that he was unfit to appear, and indeed, it was rumoured during the afternoon that a fiasco would inevitably occur, as the celebrated actor had been seen m a condition of incipient drunkenness ” Under the title of ‘The New Idea’ a pretty little paper containing the programme of both the theatres is, says the ‘ Echo,’ now published in Melbourne. It is daintily printed in blue ink, sweetly perfumed, and nicely bordered with well written paragraphs. As it does not cost anything, no one can grumble at the price, while it will just serve capitally to fill up those moments of misery between the acts of the play when the fiddlers have gone out to get beer, and thei-e is nothing attractive going on. It contains an excellent selection of fashion jokes, anecdotes, and oddities, and ,u® advertisements have been turned by a smart and skilful writer into neat and readable articles.