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THE GREAT EXHIBITION

... tickets for the Great Exhibition. We need scarcely say the officials were exceedingly angry at being made the mark for April fool jibes, and forthwith di- rected inquiries to be set on foot to trace the concoctors of the hoax, and subject them to punishment ...

Published: Sunday 06 April 1851
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2874 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... statistical and other. inforrualtior, valuable to all who have dealings with Brcitish North America. APRIL FOOLS. Who has not been made an April fool once at any rate in the course of his life'? Who has not when young gone swift and glad, or been sent ...

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... representing a hoydenish Miss and an old man, who, after flirting with her, turns out to be her lover, who has been niaking An April Fool of her. The Brothers ImY'loyr velteas usual, indescribably droll as the cornet player and drunimec of That leetle German ...

Published: Sunday 17 September 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3315 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Advertisements & Notices

... George Bernard, Skatinellh and Delilia, the Twvo Brewers, and Wal Pink's (Combination, in Laughable Sketch, entitled Au April Fool. Manager, Mr J. Sparrow. Secretarv, Mr (G K. S. sVenner. :Trll IH E G R A N V I L L E, T BROADWAY, W4,LHAM-GREBEN. Monday ...

Published: Saturday 25 March 1899
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 5875 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... but the others srO not in any respect belosv par. There is a lively story entitled ' lire. fleauclsomp's Vengesuce `-an April fool istor~y; a rosiest of she. seconD portion of Al, f1 otley's His tory of the Netherlanas t a sketch of tie state of the Ottoman ...

THE THEATRES, &c

... coasiderable precision soie popularairs between Lbs acts.' A new farce, by Messrs. trough aud!Halliday, under the title ofil ,n April Fool, was produced oan Monday night, after the play of liens-p the Poses-tA had once more delighted the audience by the . co ...

Published: Sunday 17 April 1864
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4068 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... satisfactory results; the Sisters Westfield do well as duettists and dancers; 'and the performance concludes with the sketch An April Fool, in which Mr Wal Pink and his company appear. The plot is suggestive of a popular farcical comedy, Mr Wal Pink representing ...

Published: Saturday 23 July 1898
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4268 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... company are responsible for more hilarity, the medium by which this is attained being their well - known sketch called An April Fool. The head of the troupe, who is also the author of the trifle, is seen to advantage in a leading part, and is ably supported ...

Published: Saturday 08 August 1896
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4228 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CHRONOLOGY FOR 1864

... saloon of Drury-lane Theatre, Mr. B. Webster in the chair.- 24. Drury-lane Theatre opened for the season, commencing with An April Fool, followed by Henry the Fourth, concluding with an extravaganza by Mr. John Oxenford,called Beauty and the Beast. ...

Published: Sunday 08 January 1865
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3760 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... the combination deserve unstinted praise for the unselfish manner in which they feed him. No. 2 of the sketches is As April Fool, presented by the Wal Pink Combination. In this the fun is evolved out of the mishaps met with by Algernon Trickle in the ...

Published: Saturday 22 December 1894
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4397 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRES, &c

... turns out, to. be no other than the witty Warnba (Buckstone),. Jester to Cedric, and rich in jests of the olden time, and an April fool in the bargain. Nine tailors are represented, we are gravely informed, by a gentleman of acknowledged ability. Mrs. Fitz- ...

Published: Sunday 07 April 1850
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 9551 | Page: 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... I results; the Sisters Westfield do well as duettists and 1 dancers; and the performance concludes with the f sketch An April Fool, in which Air Wal Pink and his s company appear. The plot is suggestive of a popular 5 farcical comedy, Mr Wal Pink representing ...

Published: Saturday 23 July 1898
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4713 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture