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BEHIND THE SCENES

... obtained a license in 1659, from the thlr powrers then iii being, to establish a company of' players s in the Cockpit in Drury-lane, to which company IlBetterton Vol became attached, and, though trot much above twenty ere years of ago, immediately gave ...

Literary Extracts

... Failing in their object ofobtatiting tadmrittance, it appears that titey scot for wine from the, l'orse-shsoe Tavern, in Drury Lane, which they drattk iu the oieit street, partiading~up stud down before Mrs. Brucegirdle's3 house, with drawui swords in ...

THEATRICALS AND MUSIC

... the diffes-ent theatres, and other places of m3 ly amusement in the neetropolis, were open to crewds of tc visitors. At Drury-lane the play of the Winter's Tale P as was performed to a full house, followed by thle pantomime w Ct of Harlequims and ...

MR. MACREADY'S FAREWELL BENEFIT

... of itself a marked event. The scene outside the theatre prior to the commence- ment of the performance was most singular. Drury-lane, Vinegar-yard, and the western end of Great Russell- street, were completely occupied by a crowd, which had begun to colleet ...

THE DANGERS OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION

... make themselves happy. We have no fear of 'e - riotcrs and rebels, doaesttio or foreign. Even the o lI- demonstrators of Drury-lane think the Crystal ?? Palace a pleasant lounge for a fine or rainy day. ire Distressed agriculturists hugely enjoy the show ...

PICKINGS FROM PUNCH

... PICKINGS FROM PUNCH. A GREAT CHANCE FOR THE BLooKIMS.-Jualien opens Drury Lane with a masqnerade I ADvtcE-Advice ie like a policernan, often to be met with when not wanted; but, when really wanted, never to be found. A NATIONAL PoLum1UrTr.-The largest ...

THE GREAT EXHIBITION

... sums disbursed for their conveyance to and from the Crystal Palace. Mr. James Anderson, late lessee of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, suggests that the royal commissioners should appropriate the surplus arising out of the Great Exhibi- tion to the erection ...

SELECTIONS FROM THE NEW REVIEWS & MAGAZINES

... young lady met at all thle balls and suppers through- out the Londeti season. For many a successive theatrical seasot,, the Drury-lane face of that play-hill woman was one of our stars. It was pale with gin, and with many a night's tramping asid trottinig ...

Literary Extracts

... the fair uvas the eatablislttnenc ' of Sounders unit itanuistera. This show uvas elcuontinsted by its proprietors The Drury Lane and Covecit Garden of the c ilutat Districts, It was devoted, of course, to duau.stio .r performances, Maxfielei sod the ...

THEATRE ROYAL.—THE OPERA SEASON

... presentMadlle. Caradori t; has only very recently made her debut in England on the ed occasion of a short operatic season at Drury Lane. Her Is, reception there was a flattering one, and we have pleasure in t vo confirming the estimate of metropolitan criticism ...

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... ComiousTtON.-Sheiidan'is reported to have In ouce fallen into a coal-celicl on- hits way hsotime, tfiter a good se supper at Drury Lane, and his abuse ot the v6cfer, for not ig ?? ta light at his ce!lar door, was vwarmly retirited by the a wife. D mtin, cried ...