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A VANISHED VARIETY THEATRE

... A VANISHED VARiETY THEATRE. The variety theatre known as Deacon's finally closed its doors on Saturday. Theremwas an overflowing audience and:a variedc programme, a. notable. feature being Claire Ho:ward's dual impersona.' tion in Monte Carlo. Later on ...

AMUYSEMENTS IN DOUGLAS

... Monday. Of course, there have not been this week the vast yet orderly crowds which fill the immense dancing hall and variety theatre to overflowing during the height of the season, when the Palace is nightly the cenire of the gay, buoyant life for which ...

Published: Saturday 19 September 1896
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 618 | Page: 20 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Burning of Three Theatres

... devastated the entire business portion of that city, swept away the Dramatic Lyceum, the Academy Ot Music, and Hathaway's Variety Theatre. The Dramatic Lyceum, which was the first regular Theatre in St. John, was a wooden building, situated on the southerly ...

Published: Sunday 15 July 1877
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 596 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN NEWCAS

... , Mr Geo. Ginnett- EMiPIRE VARIETY THEATRE, LIMITED.-Managing- Director. Mr Richard Thornton ; Acting-Manager, Mr John W. Thornborrow.-The usual attractise pro- provided for with this stirring drama.. EMPIRE VARIETY THEATRE, LIMITED.-Managing- tuneful ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1898
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 784 | Page: 21 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MISS CORA STUART, AS THE FAIR EQUESTRIENNE. AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW EMPIRE PALACE, EDINBURGH

... Chronicle says :--A pleasant break-in upon the usual music hall business was witnessed bv a crowded audience at the Empire Variety Theatre in Newgate- street, Newcastle, last night, when Miss Cora Stuart, the popular and accomplished actress and vocalist, appeared ...

Published: Saturday 12 November 1892
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 755 | Page: 17 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE FUTURE OF MUSIC HALLS

... amusement. And variety theatres can now partially, as they will hereafter more completely, please all tastes that derive pleasure from any of the forms of amusement that I have just named. And there is one other fact about variety theatres which is somewhat ...

Published: Saturday 20 July 1895
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 909 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LAST NIGHT'S THEATRICALS

... the Royal Music hall. In a few veeks Mr. Andre promises a new illusion of an inequalled character. A VANISHED VARIETY THEATRE. The variety theatre known as Deacon's finally slosedits doors last night. There was an over. lowing audience and a varied progranime ...

MISS LILLIAN RUSSELL

... marriage did not prove a happy one, and Miss Russell was next seen upon the stage of Tony Pastor's Variety Theatre, in New York, singing ballads. A variety theatre is an American institution which is a cut above a mnuic hall and a cut under a burlesque or ...

Published: Saturday 21 July 1883
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1279 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICALS AT SEA

... being honoured by the presence of the Earl of Kintore, the new Governor of South Australia, Lady Kintore, and suite :- VARIETY THEATRE, R.M.S. ' ORIENT. Licensed by Captain RIDmER. Lessee and Manager, Mr FRANK EMERr. Latitude as much as required. Longitude ...

Published: Saturday 25 May 1889
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 393 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN SUNDERLAND

... desired. Violet and ?? and Mrs Gathermoss are capitally played by IMisess F. Forster, E. Gordon, and BellaCutthbert. ROYAL VARIETY THEATRE. - Proprietor. Mr R. Thornton; Manager, Mr J. G. Allen; Acting-Manager, a Mr W. Armstrong. -Mr Thornton has put his house ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1889
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 391 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRES AND THE BOARD OF WORKS

... Metropolitan Board of Works on the 27th ult. the Building Act Committee reported that a notice be served on the owners of the Variety Theatre, in Pitfield-street, Hoxton, calling on them to remove a portion of a dwelling-house and a staircase communicating thereto ...

Published: Saturday 04 June 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 460 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE

... dents and situations of an Imusually thrilling nature that are highly appreciated by the devotees of the drama. EMPIRE VARIETY THEATRE, LIMITED.--Managing- Director, Mr Richard Thornton; Acting-Manager, Mr John W. Thornborrow.-The bill here this week is ...

Published: Saturday 24 December 1898
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 407 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture