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HARLEQUINADE.*

... the homage paid by virtue to vice, or, rather, by Philistria to Bohemia. Whatever i890 or I1900 may have to say to this Harlequinade, the social historian of 2000 may be recommended to dip into it. He will find in it an ingenuous record of the influences ...

AN OPERA HARLEQUINADE

... AN OPERA HARLEQUINADE. The Belies of the Village, the new rustic ballad opera, written by Mr Hugh Foster, composed by Mit Job:, Fitz-Gerald, and produced at the Avenue Theatre in November by the London Juvenile Opera Company- which, be it understood, ...

Published: Saturday 28 December 1889
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1028 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL EXAMINER

... to the 'Mine of Wealth. Out of the Mine of Wealth grows Fancy's Fairy Factory; throuah which we, in due time, get to the harlequinade. Tile introduction is amusing, and if not very well written, is seasoned with many of lhose accept- able claptraps which ...

THE THEATRICAL EXAMINER

... small- est size, who are very pretty and picturesque; with a glimpse of Laputa, and a night scene in Brobdig. nag. The Harlequinade is wearisome. The introduction to the ADELPHI pantomime is the best we have seen at that theatre for many years. It is ...

THE CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES

... ballets are arranged by Mr John Cormack, nuder whose experienced direction the Pantomime is placed upon the stage. In the Harlequinade the Clowns are again Mr Fred. Evans and Mr Charles Lauri. Morning performances will take place every Monday, Wednesday ...

Published: Sunday 22 December 1878
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1572 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

W. T. PURKISS AND SAM ADAMS

... MR EDITOR.-Sir,-Your Manchester correspondent, in favourably noticeing the harlequinade, mentions that it is in the hands of the Norvellas. We beg to state the harlequinade is arranged by W. H. Harvey, clown, assisted by A. Norvella, pantaloon, and R ...

Published: Saturday 16 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 395 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE THEATRICAL EXAMINER

... dome; a set-scene running down the whole depth of the stage, and remaining for some time as the first scene of the harlequinade. The harlequinade here is also the fullest and best of the season. Another praise is due to DRuxy LANE. It is no longer a dingy ...

THE THEATRICAL EXAMINER

... pantomime lies in the corps de ballet. Here, too, we notice a falling off in the harlequinade, but in clever tricks, generally with political allusion, the harlequinade at the Princess's has the advantage of that at the Rlaymarket. ST JAXES'S THEATE. ...

THE THEATRES

... chief attractions of the entertainntc.nt; a fairy. dance, with bulrushes, and another with changeable satin skirts in the harlequinade,being extremely pretty and fanciful. The comic business is deficient in novelty, and Mr. F. Evans, of music-hall popularity ...

THE THEATRICAL EXAMINER

... course, in all the pantomimes. The introduction to the pantomime at Covent Garden is well filled with practical fun, and the harlequinade contains some very curious and pleasant transformations. Mr Mellon's opera, compressed without sacrifice of the music, ...

DRAMA

... should venture upon would be a piece of work de- manding so much technical stage knowledge, both in the opening and in the harlequinade, as a pantomime obviously does. A back-fall ill-executed, a slap not taken in time, a step or two slurred in a dance ...

TJ{E CHRIISTMAS ]NOV

... mentioned, where spectacular effects can be most effectually carried out, the seeker after the old comic business of the Harlequinade, on which oer forefathers set such high estimation, will have to visit the places Situated in the outer circle of the central ...

Published: Sunday 21 December 1873
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3040 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture