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ROYAL GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND

... | OYA GENERAL THEATRICAL FtUND- I ,VA -f - ,d ?? n (mir f this corporahtioO, The annual general meeting on me, r aer -- - hich was instituted for the purpose of granting permanent pensions d tempwrary relief to decayed and aged members of the histrionic ofession including chorus singers, dancers, pantomimiets, andi. prompters' took place on Ash-Wednesday, by the kind ?? ?? Celste, in the ...

Published: Sunday 26 February 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1707 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRES, &c

... THEATRES, &o. I As is not unusual at this period of the year the various tieatres are relying for their attraction on those pieces that have been brought forward for the Easter and Whit- ,,ntide holidays, and another week has passed away almost universally unmarked by the production of a novelty. The weather, that has continued to be unfa- vourable to places of out-door recreation, has had a ...

Published: Sunday 17 June 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1607 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT Garden

... ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COV.E1j Garden. The second performance of Fidelio took place on Saturday. to house was crowded, and a large assemblage of the aristocracyt tl, ...

Published: Sunday 29 April 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 798 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

CRYSTAL PALACE.—MR. MANNS'S Concert

... [The following appeared in our Town .Bdition of last week.3 CRYST~AL PALACE.~MR. MANNS'B Concert. The Saturday Concerts of the Crystal Palace are now firmly established, and Mr. Manns, the director and conductor of music, may be complimented on the high place they have obtained in the estimation of connoisseurs. It was he who originated them, and under his care they have been sustained and ...

Published: Sunday 19 August 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1292 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRES, &c

... I THEATRES, &o. Drury-lame.-On Monday next will be produced the Iew Drama, by Mr. Watts Phillips. founded on some of the most stirring incidents in connexion with the Rebellion of 174.5, and adding to tfl-o company employed in its illustration the important names of All. Benjamin Webster, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Belford, Mr. Paul B3edford, and Mies Henrietta Simms. The programme during the week l ...

Published: Sunday 11 November 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3689 | Page: Page 10, 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MUSIC, CONCERTS, &c

... ?? _-0 HER DIjJ2ESTY'8 THEATRE. The management c' this establishment cannot be charged with sluggishness in the presentation of novelties. Mozart's and Meyer. beer's chtef d'ceuvres, of which we but recently noticed the produce. tion. is immediately followed by a comic masterpiece of the Italian Buifo School, la PFova d'un Opera Se7ia, by Gnecco, and Doni. zetti's tragic opera of Lucia di ...

Published: Sunday 24 June 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6792 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMERICAN THEATRICALS

... AMERICAN THEla ATRICALS. NEW YORK, JULY 14. Nisto's GA.i Dim.-Fortunstely for Mr. Nixon he had made a two weeks' engagement with Mr. John Brougham, and this gentle. man duly made his appearance on Monday night week, in the old, but still ever frees burlesque of Pocalsorstas. Mr. Broualsm played King Pow-how-tan with his ustal vigour and humour, and introduced a variety of Dew gags; some of ...

Published: Sunday 29 July 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1078 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

FINE ARTS

... FIRM ARTS. TEE RESiE oF Lucwsonw. Painted by T. Jo7nEs flvsrea, Esq. On view at Messrs. Hayward and Leggatt'e, 79, Coruhill. We possess so few really good bistorical pictures, that when a newr one arises in the artistic worli it is no less a ?? of justice than of patriotism to meet it and give the work a cordial recognition, No nation in Europe posseses so many glorious and memorable episodes ...

Published: Sunday 09 September 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 705 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW

... The gradual change which is pervading tlhe agriculture of this country, and the more universal adoption of the system of high farming, which necessitates cattle-feeding and the rearing and breeding of stock to insure a succession of profitable crops, impart every year to the great Christmas Cattle Show a higher amount of interest and importance. The question in the agricultural mind is now no ...

Published: Sunday 16 December 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 7104 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

The Alhambra, Leicester-square

... An efficient corps of equestrians and artistes connected with the cirpse are still performing at this place of amusement, which is open for the summer season, under the direction of Mr. Van flare. The performances were commenced by Mr. R. Croueste in his scene act of England, Ireland, and Scotland, which was highly attractive, and received great applause. This was followved by Mons. Oriel ...

Published: Sunday 19 August 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 655 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

... f[ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Oil Tuesday IF TDovatoa'e was repeated with the sanse powerful ct that created such a sensation on Saturday night. Borghi- 00 never sang more charmingly than she did on this occsiou. ;iies wias in famous voice. She revelled infloritfri with a freedom cad exactness, with a truth and grace of phrasing which no violin I could exceed; and the instrument in the present case ...

Published: Sunday 22 April 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1708 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Princess's Theatre

... [.The folloting appeared in our Towi Edition last wekj I Mr. A, Harris's benefit took place on the 31st ult, when the respected and indefatigable lessee was deservedly rewarded with a numerous and fashionable audience. The entertainments comprised The Wosderful Woman; characters by Mr. A. Harris, F. Matthews, J. G. Shore, Miss Carlotta Leclereg, Miss Rose Leclercq. After which a Concert, ...

Published: Sunday 08 April 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 656 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture