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L 0 NDON, January 11

... Encouragement for fhe Growth thereof in the North of Scotland. ' On Tuefday Night his Majefty was at the Theatre- Royal in Drury- Lane, to fee the Provoked Wife, and tiie new Entertainment called the Genii. On Tuefday a Woman who went under the Deno* mination ...

Published: Friday 12 January 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1766 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

L 0 N D 0 Ni January 25

... Scivant near Endfield (hot himfelf in-one of his Mailer's Outhoufes. Laft Night his Majefly was at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, to fee the Tragedy of Romto and Jußtt; ...

Published: Friday 26 January 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 723 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, February g

... and Edmonton and feveral Horfes, ftolen from thofe Parifhes, as fup' pofed, to carry offthe Lead. On Tuefday Evening at Drury-Lane Theatre, at performing a Comedy, call 'd the Nonjuror, Mr.Cibber Jun. had the fulleft Houfe for his Benefit that has been ...

Published: Friday 09 February 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2552 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, February 13

... Night, having occafioned forrie Alterations, it was on Thurfday Night acted for the fecond Time, at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, withuniverfalApplaufe. Lall Sunday a Servant belonging to — — Hale, Efq; of Pall-mall, who fet out the Day before for his ...

Published: Friday 09 February 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 668 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LONDON, February 17

... to embark for his Travels in foreign Parts. A new Tragedy, called the Brothers, is in Rehear- fal at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, and will be acted there the Beginning of next Month ; the Profits of which will be applied by the Author to a particular ...

Published: Friday 23 February 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2448 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, March*

... to the Signet at Edinburgh, Sollicitor to the Crown for their Affairs in Scotland, and Father to Mr. Rofs, Comedian, of Drury-Lane Theatre. He eat a hearty Dinner the Day hefore, and was feized fuddenly with a Pain in his Head at Night. By his Death an ...

Published: Friday 09 March 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1946 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

'LONDON, March 17

... common Hangman on St. Margaret's Hill this D\y at No rn. On Tuefday Night as a Gentleman and two Ladies, who had been at Drury-Lane Playhoufe, were getting jinto a Hackney-Coach that waited for them, a Youth ftepped in before them ; and the Gentleman firft ...

Published: Friday 16 March 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1686 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, Oftober 16

... Church- Yard, Weftminfter, on Sufpicion of iteaiing two Children, and committed tothe G3tehoufe. Laft Friday a Butcher near Drury- Lane was com- mitted to New-Prifon, on Sufpicion of murdering a Man who was put irt Pofleifion of his Houfe, by cruelly beating ...

Published: Friday 12 October 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 705 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PROLOGUE

... Boy ! — here, Sir ! Tarn, what N.ws to-day ? Foote, Sir, is advertis'd— •what—run away ! ■No, Sir, he adt. this Week at Drury-Lane ; How's that (cries Feeble Grub) Foote come again? I thought that Fo«l had done his Devil's Dance ; Was not he hang'd fome ...

Published: Friday 26 October 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1021 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Prom the Gray's Inn Journal;

... Prom the Gray's Inn Journal; Drury-Lane Play-Houfe, Oft. 26. On Saturday laft Mr. Foote appear'd forthe firft Tinie this Seafon on this Stage, and fpoke upon the Occafion the fol- lowing Prologue, written by Mr. Garrick, which afforded very high Entertainment ...

Published: Friday 26 October 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 117 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, December 6

... blefs the Holdfworth's Name. Laft Saturday Night fome Jew Gentlemen (but not Ladies ) being in one of the Balconies of Drury- Lane Play houfe, to fee the Tragedy ofßoDiciA, were pointed at by a Perfon ( notorioufly known ) in the Pit, and faluted with ...

Published: Friday 07 December 1753
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2187 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BANKRUPTS fince our laft Lift

... London, Merchants. - Robert Williams, of Abingdon-Buildings, Weft- minfter, Wharfinger. Edward Setchall, of Whke-Hoife-Yard, Drury- Lane, Dealer and Chapman. William Cokayne, of the Parifh of St. Dunftan, Stepney, Merchant. Henry Bowman, late of Pennington-ftreet ...

Published: Friday 11 January 1754
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 4 | Tags: none