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An Inscription for a certain Monument,

... his Learning from his civn. OnSaturday the 2d Inftant thei Tragedy of Mahomet the Im- postor, was to have been afted at the Theatre in Dublin j but the following Speech in the firft Aft being encored. . If, ye Powers Divine • Ye mark tbe Movements of this ...

Published: Tuesday 19 March 1754
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 439 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Dublin

... intermingled with their diverfions. On the 2d of March, the tragedy of Mahomet the impollor was to have been a£led at the theatre in Dublin but the following fpcech in the firll being encored, —If, If, ve powers divine! Ve mark the movements this nether ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1754
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 931 | Page: 41 | Tags: none

The Adventurer, No 117. Dec. 18

... intended to go in the evening to amafquerade; and 1 immediately conceived a to difcover his drefs, and follow him to the theatre; to fingle him cut, make advances, and pofiible bring on an affignation, where in the ardour of his firfl addrefs might ftrike ...

Published: Monday 01 July 1754
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 6983 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

From the London Evening Foft, Aug. 20

... Play-houfe, a Timber Ffolfice without the City, on the Oovertom Road, and conftiroed it entire- ly. We regret the Lofs ofthe Theatre, which, for its Extent, Magnificence and Decorations, was admired by all Gonnoifieurs. Two Houfes contiguous to the Play-houfe ...

Published: Monday 26 August 1754
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 371 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Adventurer, No. 127. Jan. 22. 1754

... We fliall never again behold the time, when a Duke de la Rochefoucault might go from the conversion a or arrtauld, to the theatre of Corneille This reflection may more juftly applied the ancicnts, and it may with much greater truth The age will never ...

Published: Monday 02 September 1754
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1747 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

NEW BOOKS

... befl able to judge, this defign is perfectly executed. Dittionnaire portatif theatres. 1 vol. Svo. P.. lis. '1 his work contains an account of the origin all the theatres of Paris; the names all the pieces that have been reprclented there fince their ...

Published: Monday 02 September 1754
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3236 | Page: 48 | Tags: none

ExtraSl of a Letter from Gibraltar, July 19

... tended to be hereafter added anorher, in which the Printing Ofßce z.nd Regifter Office will be kept; thefo with the fuperb Theatre, which forms a Wing on the Left, will altogether perfeft one ofrhc: fineft Deiigns in rhe World. The Myrrylda, Capt. Bo Jen ...

Published: Thursday 05 September 1754
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 509 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON

... Hand, viz. the Conqueft of cur American Colonies ; or, which will be near equal to it, their DeflrucHon, by being made 'he Theatre of War and Defobition. Plain good Senfe can fuggeft but one Reafon for ibeir prefent au- dacious Proceedings, in Times of ...

Published: Tuesday 24 September 1754
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1068 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HISTORY

... neither wood, rope, nor even ftraw. The fcholars of the college of Jefuits lately exhibited fome works of this kind, upon their theatre, in the midft of the fcenes and decorations, without doing the leaft damage. The funs made by this method are much brighter ...

Published: Monday 04 November 1754
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4210 | Page: 41 | Tags: none

Gentleman's Magazine

... occafions the audicnce has been known to enter into the immediate bufinefs of the drama. And, to fay the truth, never into the theatre without looking on the fpeftators as playing part almoft as much as the adlors themfelves. All the company from the Itage ...

Published: Monday 04 November 1754
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2870 | Page: 28 | Tags: none

From the Whitehall Evening Poft, Nov. 5

... even to Straw. Ihe Scholars belonging to the College of Jefuits lately exhibited fome Fireworks of this Kind, upon ihesr Theatres, in the Mieift of the Scenes and Decorations, without doing the lead Damage. The Suns made by this Method are much brighter ...

Published: Thursday 14 November 1754
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 393 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Extradl cf a Letter from the Hague, Nov. 1

... been defigned. The Emprefs of Ruf- fia, and the Emprefs Queen of Hungary, do not aft a lefs remark- able Part upon the great Theatre of tbe World: But this Dowager Queen is the moft indfatigable in her Endeavours to put in Executi- on her political Projects ...

Published: Monday 18 November 1754
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 353 | Page: 1 | Tags: none