The latest venture of the enterprising publisher of the Strand
Magazine is the Strand Musical Magazine, which has now reached its third number, and which, being well written and well printed, and most varied in its contents, has all the appearance of success. Of course, musical pieces of different kinds constitute the majority of the contents. There are in the March number twelve in all ; and among the literary and musical artists whose names are in one way or another associated with them, are Lord Tennyson, Lord Lytton, Sir Joseph Barnby, Mr. Cotsford Dick, and Mr. Benjamin Godard. The letterpress includes an account of the Guildhall School of Music, by Sir Joseph Beamby ; an interview with Sir Arthur Sullivan, by the Baroness von Zedlitz ; and a paper on the career of Miss Jessie Bond. Fiction is represented by a slight but pretty story bearing the title, " Corinna's Con- cert," telling how "the first baritone in Europe "—he was born in Cork and studied in Italy—was induced to sing for coals and blankets.
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