Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It is hoped that these sketches will either enable the reader to recall beautiful scenes once beheld upon the stage, and to hear again in memory the beautiful melodies with which they are connected, or give non-opera-goers a faint idea of performances Which have given pleasure to thousands, and which, we trust, may long continue to charm all true music-lovers.