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LAW AND JUSTICE

... the accuracy of his balance sheet. The season at the St. James's Theatre commenced on the 4th of February, and ended on the 31st of May, 1839.-The payments made on account of the theatre were 3939 19s. 21d.; the receipts at the doors, &c.. 3076 5s. 2d ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2420 | Page: 4 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

SPECIAL COMMISSION.--TRIAL OF THE WELSH INSURGENTS

... ? examination of this witness was poro ceeding eh n thi exprca3 left. MIRACULOLS ESCAPE OF CHARLES KEAN, AT T*EZBOs. TON THEATRE.-While Charles Kean was standi the prompter's side to enter with the cbild, in-the6lapscene of Pizarro, and was speaking on ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 13544 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

MANNERS AND AMUSEMENTS

... opera was rehearsed a first time on Wednesday last. A celebrated actor at one of the patent theatres, a short time since, took a benefit at a provincial theatre, and invited his' friends to an intellectual treat, with the following invite:- Let none be ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3193 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Advertisements & Notices

... dresses, arms, alidparaphernalia, valued at 1t00, vornat the Graisd l'assaee oi Arms at Eglinton. Castle. T HE ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE:- T Lessee, Mrs. HE--y BEcvEritY-On Monday, Jan. ?? asid during the week, will he performed (first time) an entirely New ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 2577 | Page: 6 | Tags: Advertisements & Notices 

CHIT-CHAT

... and had been for some days, seriously indisposed. The Princess Augusta and the Duke of Cambridge bonoured Covent-garden Theatre with their presence on Saturday night. We remember seeing a bill in a shop-window at Faversham, which ran precisely thus :- ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1448 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LICENSED VICTUALLERS

... distillation is already upon the increase in the Metropolis. Look at the great number of workmnen, compositors, and men from the theatres, who have been at their daily, or rather nightly la- bours, as twelve o'clock just closed their occupations. There stands ...

Published: Sunday 12 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2612 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

Advertisements & Notices

... Diplomacy.-Friday, Fra Diavolo.-Satur- day, a new Opera. And. Cpid's Diplomacy. To conclude Every EvenIng with the Pantomime. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.-Under T the management of Madame VESTRIS.-On MONDAY, the rapedy of HAMLET-On Tuesday (tenth time this ...

Published: Sunday 12 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1978 | Page: 6 | Tags: Advertisements & Notices 

POLICE-COURTS

... Hardwick asked her how she became acquainted with the lad who had been found wvith her; and she said she had met him at the theatre. -Mr. Talbot said the case was one in which the Society would prosecute, and Mr. Hardwick at once granted a warrant against ...

Published: Sunday 12 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3968 | Page: 4 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

NEWS OF THE WEEK

... TsEARICAtS . EXTRAoRasDMAfty.-On Monday evening a most extraordinary scene occurred at the. Royal Kent 'Theatre, High-street, Kensington. The theatre in question, which is a regularly licensed one, was opened on boxing-day for the winter season, under the ...

Published: Sunday 12 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6985 | Page: 10 | Tags: News 

LITERATURE AND ART

... forms which were once the presiding deities of the spot; and in later days, the mournful, scenes of which it has been the theatre. A thousand such thronging reflections tell us how well it deserves the title of le palais de souvenirs. But to describe ...

Published: Sunday 12 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6874 | Page: 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MANNERS AND AMUSEMENTS

... daylight to me. THE THEATRES. COVENT GARDiEN.-The novelty at this theatre was the ap- pearance last Monday of a new aspirant in the perilous cha- racter of Hamlet. Mr. Moore, the gentleman in question, is announced as from the theatres royal Edinburgh and ...

Published: Sunday 19 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4552 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

POLICE-COURTS

... Kensington Theatre, was charged with having ap- propriated the money received fron the audience to his own ?? circumstances which led to the appearance of the prisoner at this office have already been briefly noticed in the Era. The Kensington Theatre was opened ...

Published: Sunday 19 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5308 | Page: 4 | Tags: Crime and Punishment