Produced by Neville allen, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net PUNCH, OR, THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOLUME 98. APRIL 19, 1890. * * * * * IN THE LANE. _Monday._--_Carmen_ exceptionally excellent. Miss ZÉLIE DE LUSSAN, gifted with a light, pleasant voice, sang admirably. Can't have "_Trop de Zélie_." Mr. BARTON McGUCKIN, as _Don Jim-along-José_, did all that can be done with this weak-minded soldier. No holes to be picked in Mr. McG.'s performance, though there was a portion of his costume that would have been the better for the attention of Signor SOANSO, the Spanish tailor. Perhaps he is one of the "Renters" of Drury Lane. The strongest and most novel situation was the entrance of a horse, which, like the old woman who "lived on nothing but victuals and drink," "wouldn't be quiet," and nearly gave poor _Carmen_ fits. If it had given Mr. BARTON McGUCKIN fits--a pair of them--my previous allusion to the tailor would have lacked a tangible basis of fact. Fancy _Carmen_ frightened by an ordinary horse, not even a dray-horse, of which no Carmen would have been afraid! [Illustration: The Garden Scene from the Lane.] _Tuesday and Friday.--Faust._ Signor RUNCIO, as _Faust_, up to the mark. Military band of soldiers returned from the wars had apparently conquered the drum of a British regiment. Signor ABRAMOFF (good as _Mephistopheles_) showed his generous disposition by sharing his red light with _Martha_ when he was talking to her. _Wednesday.--Romeo and Juliet_, repetition of last week when the season commenced with GONOUD'S masterpiece. Scenery tested the resources of some of the greatest Drury Lane successes. The pantomime in the ball-room was particularly excellent and noticeable. _Thursday.--Mignon_, represented by charming Miss MOODY. Supported by the dullest of _Lotharios_, Mr. F. H. CELLI. _Wilhelm_ played by a very small tenor--in fact one who looked like a CHILD. The cast good all round, and a crowded house enthusiastic. One of the best revivals of the season. _Saturday._--WALLACE'S _Lurline_ in the evening, after _Carmen_ in the morning. "Troubador" just as enchanting as he was twenty years ago. "The silver river," too, "flows on" as sweetly as ever. Good house testifies to the love we all have for home-made music. On the whole a satisfactory week from every point of view. So far--all's well. * * * * * "A SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF INEBRIETY." (_Notes by Mr. Punch's Own Reporter._) [Illustration]