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PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... The pantomimes transcend all former pantomimes In splendour, and the theatres have been nightly filled to the ceiling. Drury Lane opened Its doors for a morning performance every day, addition to the usual nightly entertain ment —an unprecedented event ...

Published: Monday 02 January 1865
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1597 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... the Regiment in a few days. Good fortune still clings to Mr. Dion Boucicault, whose Colleen Bawn has begun to draw at Drury Lane. Lord Dundreary has reached his 185th night, and is still the favourite of the hour. It is now just possible that the ...

Published: Tuesday 29 July 1862
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1691 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... Wales, the Queen's, the Strand, the Royalty, or the Gaiety. The susaller theatres leave pantomime to the two great houses-- Drury Lane and Covent Garlen-where the stage is large enough for those gramid mind bealutifull sceisic effects which now lead up to ...

Published: Monday 28 December 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1800 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... the 'extensive piemiats belonging to Mr; Wright, a lde ' draper end silk mnercer carrying on buiness in H lackncor Street, Drury Lane. !Vhe flmes commenced, from sosne nnknowne ause, in the lower nart of 'the building. All hacds 'employed on therestabu hmeut ...

Published: Saturday 09 May 1863
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1683 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... the best actor the Americans have yet sent us, ami Rip Van Winkle will no doubt run'' until the Christmas pantomines. Drury Lane is open, and Mr. Phelps is playing Macbeth, but inasmuch as the lessees have gone to law the theatre is carried on under ...

Published: Monday 16 October 1865
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1710 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... the importation of cattle from Scotland into England and Wales is permitted. A third order relates to Selford market. At Drury Lane, on Tuesday night, during the represen- tation of Ifing John, a rather pleasing incident occurred, that temporarily i ...

Published: Thursday 11 October 1866
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1862 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... provides a one-legged clown for Its harlequlnade! Mr. B. T. Blanohard, who has for so many years written the pantomime of Drury Lane, has chosen Hop o' my Thumb, in which Master Percy Roselle, the beat and youngest modern Roselus, will appear. Miss ...

Published: Monday 19 December 1864
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1945 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... REVIVAL oF TEI NirIi Houis AoTATIorr.-On Wed. nesday evening, a meeting of journeymen carpenters was held at the White Hart, Drury Lane, for the purpose of further agitation on this vexed question. Mr. Booth was moved to take the chair, and briefly explained ...

Published: Friday 04 May 1860
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1891 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... much prized by his father, the Corporate authorities will be alike ungrateful and undiscerning. The new play of Faust at Drury Lane is by no means an unqualified success, and will scarcely bring back its expenses and the money invested in its production ...

Published: Monday 29 October 1866
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1993 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... Gye's company to show that the burnt-out lesee needs not suspend his musical operations until his new Opera-house is built. Drury Lane is generally to be let in the spring and summer, and it is possible that we shall next year see both the great patent theatres ...

Published: Monday 09 December 1867
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1774 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... stage as regards scenery and dresses, and the cast, strengthened by Mr. Jordan (Ifrom the Lyceum), Mr. ESwinburne (from Drury Lane), and Miss blilly Palmer, comprised an eusemble said by many to be superior to the actandthecelbraed urs, dlivredwith brusual ...

Published: Thursday 29 September 1864
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2007 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE COMMISSIONERS OF BILSTON AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE

... captured. The outrage was caused by the facb that Canningham had given evidence in an ejectment case. BIRTH IN THE PIT OP DRuRY LANE THEATRE.-Oa Saturday night, during the farce of My Heart's in the Eligblands, a married woman, named Stevens, gave birth ...

Published: Wednesday 25 November 1863
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2092 | Page: 4 | Tags: News