TOPICS OF THE DAY. (For the Mail of May 5th, 1888).

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 276, 27 June 1888, Page 3

TOPICS OF THE DAY. (For the Mail of May sth, 1888).

the essential part of " Dearest." Mrs Burnetts now children's story, "Sara Creivo," is to be published this week, and thoso who have read it in " St. Nicholas " pronounce the tale a worthy successor to " Lord Fauntleroy. "' Mr Wilson Barrett has, after all, decided not to risk the much-talked-of " Ben-my-Chrec" at the Globe, and is, instead, winding up his season there with a brief revival of ''The Silver King." "The Wife's Secret pro\ed a dead failuic at the St. James's, dospite Mvs Kendall's tine acting and the la\ish mounting "The tronnvisler" was rapidly put into rehearsal in consequence, and revived last Saturday with success. [ cannot, however, say, I think Mrs kendal's pathos is what it n.-ed to be. It rings false somehow. In " The Squire " the whole audience used to dissoUe in (ears.. In " The Ironmaster " it scarcely even hympalhi^c>. This, however, may be because of the dete^tablj French (one of the play. The (Jaiety Company have gone at la c l, and their place \\\\\ next week be taken by Mr Daly's American Company with a piece entitled *' The Railroad to Ruin." Lr\in<i ih busy intending the rehcaisaK ot "The Amber Roan," and "Robert Macuiip." He lookb. vei\ ill and seems to luu caged oieatly during hi< American tour.

Lin ton has a roview in hand of Zola's works which will it is anticipated cause a sensation. Another realist, Geo. Moore, has resolved to forthwith carry out an idea long simmering in his noble brain viz., to picUu e accurately the life led by the modern man -about- town. This great work will be called "Spring Di»ys," and run through the "Evening Newts " serially in the first instance. Mrs OliphantV pathetic study, " Mr Sand ford," concludes in the current " Cornhill," and Julian Sturgos commences a charnctemtic tale called "The Eavesdropper. 1 ' Mr (Uadstono's article on " Robert, EKmoro " is the leading fcatuie of the "Nineteenth Century,"' which seems, in other respects, a dull number.