The Press.
London, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN.
On Mcnday, and during the Week, tho New Drama, called
DADDY HARDACRE. Meagre. F. Robson, Cooke, and G.
Vining: Misses Stephens and Hughes. After which, A SHEEP
IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. To conclude with the New Farce,
eutitled THIEVE'! THIEVES!
IAI Commence at Half•past Seven.

ART-UNION OF LONDON.
Subscription List closes on Tuesday next, the 31st instant
prizeholders select from the Public Exhibitions. Every Sub-
scriber of One Guinea will have, besides the chance of a prize,
TWO PRINTS —" The Clemency of Coeur de Lion," by H. C.
Shenton, from the historical picture by John Cross, which
gained the Government premium of 3001.; and "The Piper,"
by E. Goodell, after F. Goodell, A.R.A.
GEORGE GODWIN,I Honorary
LEWIS POCOCK, Secretaries.
444, West Strand, March, 1a57.

CRYSTAL PALACE-GREAT HANDEL
FESTIVAL, under the especial patronage of Her Majesty
the OUEEN and PRINCE ALBERT.—The THREE
PERFORMANCES of the GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL are
now definitively fixed to take place as follows, viz :—MONDAY,
June 15. MESSIAH; WEDNESDAY, June 17, JUDAS MAC-
CA B2EUS ; and FRIDAY, June 19, ISRAEL IN EGYPT. At
these performances the orchestra will consist of nearly 2,500 per-
formers, viz.. 2.030 chorus, and 300 stringed, and a due propor-
tion of wind instruments. The entire musical arrangements
are undertaken by the Sacred Harmonic Society, Exeter hall.
Conductor, Mr. Costa. In answer to numerous inquiries from
put ties anxious to secure eligible places for hearing these per.
formaeoes, notiee is given that applications for tickets for places,
reserved end numbered as stalls, at one guinea each for each
performance, or at two guineas and a halt for one place for the
series of three performances, can now be received, and the places
secured in numerical order, at the Crystal Palace, or by letter
addressed to the Secretary there; at the Temporary Offices of
the Company, 79, Lombard-street: anti at the Handel Festival
Ticket-office, No. 2, in Exeter-hall.' N.B.—No application can
be at feudal to unless accompanied by a remittance for the price
of the places applied for. It is requested that Post-ollice orders
be made payable to George Grove, at the General Post-office,
and that cheques be made pat able to the Company, and crossed
Union Bank of London. Subscribers for annual season tickets
for the Crystal Palace are respectfully informed that such
tickets will not be available for these performances.
By Order, GEORGE GROVE, Secretary.
Crystal Palace, March 21, 1857.

ROLFE'S GOSSIPING CONCERT
EVERY TUESDAY EVENING.
ST. MARTIN'S HALL, LONG ACRE.
Stalls, 25.; Reserved Seats. Is.; Unreserved, ed.
Doors open at Halepast Seven.

VXH IBITION.—NOW OPEN, Messrs.
IA DICKINSON'S PORTRAIT GALLERIES, containing
some hundreds of important and highly-finished PORTRAITS
of Individuals of Celebrity in Talent, Hank and Fashion; like-
wiAe the Life-Size Pictures of Lords Lyons, Gough, Shaftesbury,
Lyndhurst, Rokeby, &c. Also, a Series of Coloured Photogra-
phic Sketches taken during the summer of ImSA, at Blair Athol.
Admission, One Shilling. 114, New Bond-street.

CORDON CUMMENG, the Lion Hunter,
will give his new and popular ENTERTAINMENT de-
scriptive of his Exploits and Advent urea in South Africa, every
Evening (except Saturday), at Eight. Morning Representation
every Saturday at Three. The Lion Hunter's Bush People,
from the great Kalahari Desert, will appear incidental to the
Enteitainment. Piano by Mr. Harries Wilson. Area, Is.
Reserved Seats, 2s. Stalls (which may be taken daily between
eleven and four, at the Museum), 35.—:31, PICCADILLY.