MUSIC AND THE DRAMA

... FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE AND MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE. (EXCLUSIVE FOR THE BRA.) PARIS ITALIAN TnEATRE.-The last week was devoted to Don Pasquale, I Puritani, and Roesihi's chef-d'ouvre, II Barbiere di Seviglia, the work of predilection, as every one knows, of the celebrated maestro. The II Matrimonio Secreto was likewise performed par extraordinaire, and this exquisite production of ...

Published: Sunday 01 March 1846
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 7852 | Page: Page 5, 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMERICAN THEATRICALS

... (From the New York 'Spirit of the Times, 17th ult.) PARx.- Richard III. is still the attraction here, con- tinuing most successful. Indeed, contrary to reasonable ex. pectation, there has beea no falling off in the houses since the first night, and all the most desirable seats have been secured in advance up to this evening. Of the players we can say but that their personations are marked by ...

Published: Sunday 01 March 1846
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1113 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... LiTfRATURE. TAIT'S MAGAZNsE (March).- The Life and Codres-at pondenre of David Humm, though accuratelY ceratate upon, and diffusively analysed by lirt Burton, so. after all, a rather dry piece of Writing for the s previash taste of present doy reading; andas, tt to be 0sniud nothing conclssive can be predctd yroftisgea B more thian what is usually ascribed to h the arl of Gowtie: a Tragedy, ...

HAYMARKET THEATRE

... Last evening a farce, in two acts, full of broad life and fun, from the pen of Mr. Planch4, almost as successful as it is pro- lific, was produced for the first time, and met with a reception a5 warm as the season. Its title is The Irish Post, and the hero, inpursuit of letters, is one Terence O'Grady (Hudson)! nephew to an old gaitered and powder-whsgged stock-broker, Mr. Bartholomew ...

Published: Sunday 01 March 1846
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 762 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

COURT AND FASHION

... GOURT AND FASHION. -- - - - SATVRDAY.-11iS Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback, attended by Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken an ailing in an open carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelcon. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred was taken out on his pony in the royal ...

Published: Sunday 01 March 1846
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1315 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICALS, &c

... -DRE:AT-RICALS, &e. _ - The art itself is nature.-SHAESPERS. I H~~ansmtmsT-A rxe farce, undeer the title of LendI aF ieve Siaiiniefs, has bes' produced at this theatre with much success. It is adapted from the French of fiche S i-Amour, but is not a verbatim translation of that piece: t ,,any portions have been judiciously ?? by the Ii Einglish adapter. The scene is laid at a provincial sOizo ...

LITERATURE

... ?? WfEEKL IST1TRUCTOR. PartaXII. Feb. 1846. This is an excellent portion of the Instructor, brimful of talented original articles, biographies, selected tales, and judi- dlous extracts from new publications. The second volume of the wvork is here brought to a close, and the necessary titles and index furnished. On a calm retrospect of the two vo- lumes, it must, we think, be freely admitted ...

HAYMARKET THEATRE

... 11A1 Y/,MR2KET THEA TREr. Lors A farce,. new to the English stage, was produced on OOd Saturday evening at the Haymarket Theatre, the title of which must have revealed its plot to playgoers of even small ter- experience. It is called The Irish Post; and whoever was cad sufficiently sapient of theatricals to guess that it turned upon the the blunders of an Irishman in misdirecting and mis ...

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE

... I FASHIONBRLE INTEjLIGENCE, THE QUEEN'S DRAWI YaOOn.de Her Majesty's Drawing-room was vo fully attended on Thursday, and several youthful debutanU were presented. The, Queen looked fatigued. l Among the presentations at the drawing-room, the ?? Princess Nicholas Esterhazy was the observed of allobservers'. Her beauty and the splendour of her Jewels attracted all eyes. I Her dress was the ...

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE

... Jll,' SICA, L JX'I'JI L i('EN(A. F io I I i i I I I i I I I I I E t I 1 4 I I I I I I I I t I4 4 Iv I i 9 I DiztUn Y-LANEt TuET Ixi'rii.-Tlue ti-ird represctt~ation of I) I ?? peraht of' T'k Crtailsder's, oil Sato rdtv tig ,lit, Ltits ft Veritable tri L Iph I fbi' ('Otttp mer, athtlors, anl a:rtists. hur house was Ctroll ided if) every tilt, till thi1 li't atof Nl1' tlIuNcelibt'Ill,(t' o urse ...

THE ITALIAN OPERA

... TUE ITALIAN OPeRA. H Her Majesty's Theatre will open to-morrow evening, with s Verdi's celebrated opera of Ara7codonosor, under the, newv title of Nitn, Re d'Assiria; a change which has been made on account of the objection, in this country, to the introduction into the theatre of subjects taken from sacred 't history. The subject of the original piece (which is written r by Solera, a dramatic ...

HAYMARKET THEATRE

... IIAY JIARKLET THEA TRE. Onl Saturdiny evening a new two-act faro' (adapted from tile French, by Mr. ?? ) was produiced here, entitled 'lj' Ifsl/ Post. It is a bu.Stlinig 1 go-a-head affair, ::nd kfept the audience in a perfect roar of laugohter from bemrin- iting to end. As tmay be supposed, tile plot ehietiy turns upon the blunders and eceentricities of a green youth from the sjster isle, ...