Contented must have been Composer BEMBERG with such a cast as was made and provided for him by Sir DRURIOLANUS. MELBA, as the "Lily Maid of Astolat," charming, with a charming song, "_L'Amour est pur_." The audience was in an encoring humour, but, thank goodness, only a few encores were taken, and the others left, otherwise none of us would have been home till sunrise. In the swan-like dying scene the Composer wrings our heart-strings with his harp-strings, reminding everyone forcibly that, as _Mr. Guppy_ observed, "There _are_ chords!" Wagnerian, sometimes, is our BEMBERG, with his horns and brass. Fine chorus at beginning of Act II.--the Tournament Act--which shows, as a foolish person observed, "a Rummy lot at Camelot." At end of Third Act MELBA and JEAN DE RESZKE (who must have joined the Salvation Army, as he was, apparently, "saving himself" all the evening) were enthusiastically called. Engaged in curtseying her thanks, MELBA didn't notice--as, how should she?--property steps behind her, on which, at about her tenth curtsey, she suddenly sat down about two seconds before she could possibly realise that there was any chance of sitting down. But JEAN LAUNCELOT DE RESZKE was there, and rescued her! Good Knight! JEAN DE RESCUE! Then EDWARD, as _Hermit_, own brother to _Friar Laurence_, excellent. But so were they all, and the Opera will well repay several re-hearings. _Thursday._--_Aida_. Generally considered rather a heavy Opera by VERDI. "But to-night," says WAGSTAFF, "the Verdi-ict quite t'other way." MAUREL excellent as _Amonasro_, and MAGGIE MACINTYRE looked, acted, and sang Maggie-nificently. Uncommonly good was GIULIA RAVOGLI as _Amneris_, _Aida's_ rival for the love of the small-sized _Radames Dimitresco_, or Dimi-nutive-Tresco (comparatively speaking), to whom EDWARD DE RESZKE, being quite _a Ned_ and shoulders taller, might spare some of his superfluous inches. EDWARD uncommonly good as _Ramfis_, which name, considering the peculiar make-up, might be appropriately changed to _Rum Phiz_, and nobody be any the worse. BEVIGNANI conducted himself and the orchestra admirably; M. PLANCON, in English Plain Song, did all well that as _Il Re_ he had to do, looking every inch a _Re_, and not a bit _Il_. Mlle. BAUERMEISTER was _Una Sacerdotissa_, but she would be anything and do everything well. Signer RINALDINI was _Un Messagiero_. His costume might have been more effective had Sir AUGUSTUS brought him up to date as a Messenger Boy for the Telephonie-sol-fa Company. This can be amended. House good.