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HOLIDAY AMUSEMENTS

... take away the childena Ad mrde tem A Ithis period of the story a number of wood nymphs are in- troduced gathering blackberries in a blackberry brake. This is one of the most exquisite scenes in the whole panto- mime. Independently of its wonderful colouring ...

THE THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL EXAMINER

... care is taken not to lose the beauty of the story in burlesquing it. The stcenery by Mr Callcott is exceedingly good; the Blackberry Brake is quite equal in beauty to MIr Bever- ley's Mistletoo Home, and the Transformation scene, in which is shown ...

THE PANTOMIMES AND THEIR Progress

... one for the children, exhibits Mr. Callcott's talents as a scenic artist in a prominent light, and the autumnal view of Blackberry Brake is one of those landscapes that the eye loves to linger on. The Caslsuies are very graceful dancers; Milano is brisk ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1857
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3135 | Page: 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... be as drunk as a lord-expressed the popular notion of human felicity; but, since uncrowned kings have become commnon as blackberries, and attempts at assassi- nation have ceased to be a nine days' ionder, street boys and girls; of all ages, have adopted ...

FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER

... with black chenille. The same trimming was placed on the curtain, and the cap was made of blonde, with pink velvet and blackberries. The flich is growing in favour daily. At one time we see the fichu Marie Antoinette, of black lace or richly embroidered ...

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... Hills. In the auturmn of 1856, a woman living near 51assachusetts went out with her baby, a boy about a year oldi to pick blackberries in a field near her house, and set her charge on the grass, while sbe gathered the rrnit. As long as the little fellow ...

MAGAZINES FOR THE MONTH

... upon di d nsr'-pitneuo whic thY exist even to: the c d: ,pesent'dny;-- Dutch barons ;and herrs are as plentiful as et L- blackberries at' Coebfin. yond~e'r ILsnl'y ntle'man f sec o0 ~t~les, with -thegbcoad brimm~edI .tile! a'nd'gr~einnecklercrhieef, 'fe ...

SOCIETY OF FEMALE ARTISTS, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly

... rurallife, nearly faultlese. The second best picture in the room is a little unpretending beauty (numbered 340), Gathering Blackberries, Eliza Adams. This is a bi'jou, a perfect gem, and must become a favourite of every visitor to the gallery. There are souse ...

Published: Sunday 04 April 1858
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 990 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE EASTER AMUSEMENTS

... descending daggers, the rescues, combats, deeds of heroic bravery, and feats of femrafle heroism that blossom, thick as blackberries, in every scene, Wve should be accecused of dealing in hyperbole instead of sober fact. We would, therefore, advise every ...

Published: Sunday 11 April 1858
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 16469 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

FINE ARTS

... distant branches, and mark how natti- rally the lost child is huddled up, after crying itself to sleep, and letting the blackberries fall from c its little apron, and we are sure they will be grati- fied. Turning, also, to the first picture-to that shady ...

THEATRES, &c

... the ballad, is bare softened dosvn to a mere temporary indisposi- tion arising from a too heartily-enjoyed banquet upon blackberries. A little of the fairy element is introduceed by the transformation of the corps de ballet into a flock of fairy-birds ...

Published: Sunday 24 July 1859
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2389 | Page: 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE

... publiz. &he OHaw' Perch has been pencilled' with, ?? and is'appropriate to the o penn or- the Hfawk's stor while theI Blackberry Del th 'VW aly of the Blooming Macbaias ' and the 1 Cottg ?? of ~Single Shoe,l have all th riticeclence ef 'natural ...