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OUR CAPTIOUS CRITIC: THE GIRL IN THE TAXI, AT THE LYRIC THEATRE

... OUR CAPTIOUS CRITIC. THE GIRL IN THE TAXI, AT THE LYRIC THEATRE. THERE are always accessions of young playgoers to keep the ball rolling. And to these, at least, the story of The Girl in the Taxi will be new enough to have most of the attractions of novelty. Some twenty years back, when French farce took possession of our stage and repeated itself until it at length succumbed to its own ...

London Nights Entertainments: TURANDOT

... [London NigTitsEntertainments 1 BY JINGLE TURANDOT AT THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRE THIS is an extremely interesting production. It is the story of Turandot, Princess of China. According to the programme, the origin of the work is a Persian legend, but I should not be surprised to hear that the literature of every one of the old Oriental civilisations had a colourable imitation of it. Turandot ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1913
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1366 | Page: Page 19, 20 | Tags: Illustrations  Music 

Rag-Time For All: A HINT TO CULTIVATED MUSICIANS WHO WANT TO BE POPULAR

... Vi Rag-Time Fon Jill jj A HINT TO CULTIVATED MUSICIANS WHO WANT TO BE POPULAR n THE Editor said: Be bright at all costs, which, when you come to think of it, is the proper motto for anybody who is concerned with Christmas festivities in any shape or form-- particularly the at all costs. So I have endeavoured not only to be bright myself-- very bright-- but to help other serious minded ...

Published: Monday 17 November 1913
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 769 | Page: Page 64 | Tags: Illustrations  Music 

Joseph and Others: A REVIEW OF SOME RECENT PRODUCTIONS AT DRURY LANE; On the Side of the Angels

... Joseph and Others A REVIEW OF SOME RECENT PRODUCTIONS AT DRURY LANE On the Side of the Angels When those responsible for the Russian Ballet commissioned Dr. Strauss to write music for a story about Joseph (albeit an eighteenth-century, Venetian Joseph) and his temptations they may have done a very clever thing. They may have captured one, if not two, entirely new publics, the one attracted ...

Published: Wednesday 01 July 1914
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 792 | Page: Page 22 | Tags: Music 

From KEYBO to CANVAS: AN ARTIST WHO SEES HE HEARS AND PAINTS IT

... i '/Xvm.T _j(_- AN ARTIST WHO SEES W -IE HEARS AND PAINTS IT WE present on these pages some interests examples of the seeing of music. It a well-known fact that music is capable conveying visible ideas to the mind as well as audi ones. Many composers appear, in fact, to be move concerned that we should see than that we should her their music-- as for instance. Richard Strauss in Don ...

Published: Wednesday 08 July 1914
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 324 | Page: Page 39, 40 | Tags: Illustrations  Music 

THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR: WEEK by WEEK: When Irish eyes are smiling

... [THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR:'| 1 When Irish, eyes are smiling. Words by CHAUNCEY OLCOTT GEO. GRAFF, Jr. Music by ERNEST R. BALL. The struggle for the possession of Souchez is at last drawing to a successful close. The French are now in partial occupation of the town and are gradually fighting their way eastward through the village streets in the direction of their ultimate objective-- Lens. Buval ...

Published: Saturday 26 June 1915
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 822 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Illustrations  Music 

The NATIONAL ANTHEM of Our GREAT ALLY, RUSSIA

... . 2. 4. God the Omnipotent, mighty Avenger, God the All-righteous One! Man hath defied Thee, Watching invisible, judging unheard, Yet to eternity standeth Thy word. Doom us not now in the hour of our danger; Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee. Give to us peace in our time, 0 Lord. Give to us peace in our time, 0 Lord. 3 5 God the All- merciful; earth hath forsaken God the All- ...

Published: Saturday 12 February 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 237 | Page: Page 32 | Tags: Graphic  Music 

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

... POSSIBLY THE WIDEST-KNOWN PERSONAGE IN THE WORLD Charlie's extraordinary success as a cinema actor has created a vogue that is as great as that achieved by many a more distinguished character in history, such as the Fat Boy in Pickwick, Bluebeard, Casabianca, Jumbo, and Humpty-Dumpty. The lineaments of Mr. Chaplin are known to the uttermost ends of the earth, and his face may be described as ...

Published: Monday 13 March 1916
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 95 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Graphic  Music 

The HIGHWAY OF FASHION: The Bravery of Fashion

... sr^ !K6e 1IG1WAY o/ FASHION IB^- M E. IBirooIfe. t$W lyo The Bravery of Fashion. THE notable couturiers in Paris, although heavy hearted and surrounded with great difficulties, have not failed in their duty to France. When the war is over doubtless some of their many deeds of valour will be recorded, but already their silent bravery must be recognised. 1 hey know that Pans has long been the ...

Published: Monday 13 March 1916
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2150 | Page: Page 40, 42 | Tags: Illustrations  Music