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CRUELTY BY A MUSIC HALL SINGER

... played by, yours respectfully, TED LA.1me, Sen. MJR GEORGE T. CLnPHAsI, the business-manager for MIr William Foote, of American Minstrel fame, will arrive in England on March 21st, in search of novelties, ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 679 | Page: 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN AUSTRALIA

... little theatre a home of minstrelsy, and presents good and varied entertainments. ST. GEORGE'S HALL.- Billy Emerson's American minstrel company opened here on Saturday last to a packed audience. MISS GENEVIEVE WARD and Mr Vernon are playing to crowded houses ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1885
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 645 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

A Study in Superlatives

... lyrics from so far. But we were, it seems, mistaken. For this is the strain in which Mr. Swinburne now addresses the American minstrel whom he once besought for verse:- The question is, whether you have any more right to call your- self a poet, or to ...

Excesses of Minor Poetry

... diagnosis of the minior poet. But certain selec- tions from Shadows and Ideal3, tle collected verses of a recent American minstrel, may be offered as examples of what a modern singer, cau produce, and a modern critic can applaud. For example, Anglo-Saxon ...

AMUSEMENTS IN DUBLIN

... effective. CONNAUGHIT VARIETIES. - Proprietress, Mrs E: ?? important engagement has been made here with WV. H. George's American minstrel trio, who introduce a speciality act entitled The Picnic Party; or, Out for the Dao. Miss Addie Connors, serio; Miss ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1894
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1246 | Page: 17 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN MANCHESTER

... Dot D'Alcorn. Mr Harry Glynn's combination are producing their funny sketch Before the Bead; and Mr H. XW. George's American minstrel trio are very amusing in their act George's Picnic Partyl; or, Out for the Day. Doonan is a comedian of ability - and ...

Published: Saturday 26 May 1894
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1305 | Page: 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

GAIETY THEATRE

... recitative,, but this is varied by the introduction of a number of ais more or less old, which have done duty in American negro minstrel performances. As these are introduced, as it were, haphazard, evea in pathetic or serious pas- sages, the effect, ...

LOCAL AMUSEMENTS

... smart little artistes; Sam Tcrr, On the back of Daddy; the American La ,S'londe Minstrel Trio, in their original sketoh, The Pic-nic Party, or Out For thre Day; and' the famous American knock- abcuts Brown and Carey, vocalists and acro- batic asncers ...

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... proof of her versatile ability by a gracefully executed serpentine dance, which is loudly applauded. Mr WV. H. George's American Minstrel trio tender a pleasing entertainment, consisting of song and dance, interspersed with amusing dialogue. The younger of ...

Published: Saturday 01 April 1893
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2939 | Page: 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICAL, MUSICAL, AND EQUESTRIAN OBITUARY FOR 1878

... aged 37, February 23. D'Aste, Miss Lottie, gymnast, aged 26, May 18. Davenport, Miss Lily, American actress, Philadelphia, Jan. 1S. Davis, Lew, American minstrel comedian, August 3. Dawson, James, an old actor, well known in the West of England, aged 79 ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2633 | Page: 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MUSIC HALL GOSSIP

... and Burgess Minstrels will inaugurate their thirty-second autumn season at St. James's Hall on Monday, when Mr Walter Howard returns as a member of the company. Special engagements have been made also with the celebrated American minstrel comedians the ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1896
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3961 | Page: 17 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN LIVERPOOL

... Bliss Kate Ferris. LaiNsarR HALL. - Patentee, Mr Micbael Gunn ; Acting Manager, Mr Chas. Hyland. -Mr T. Gill's American star female minstrel troupe of thirty performers opened here on 'Monday. ANTIENT CoNCeRT Rooss -Herr Dobler is still here. AMUSEMENTS ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1889
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1571 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture