LITERATURE

... the present part, and is, with the drawback of a little tediousness, a very creditable and well-written story. The other prose articles are too short and sketchy to merit any notice, with the exception of a con- tribution from Silverpen, Miss Meetyard ...

Published: Sunday 05 February 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1470 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

DRAMA, MUSIC, &c

... of Two Cites into a dramatic form, but we really cannot congratulate him upon the result of his labours. The plot. of the story is this:-A young French girl, who has been seduced and brutally treated by a French nobleman, the Chevalier St. Evremoad, when ...

REVIEWS

... Cavalier and ltouindihad story, Ovingdean Grange, is continued in thle present number. The itonuldhieads are brought to the Grange, and the young hero of thle story is made to go throuigh various excitilg ndventures. A short paper called Ceplialonin ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... Henry Leslie, the libretto by Mr. Palgrave Simp- son, entitled Romance. It has been stated by some ingenious mole that the story is French. If it be so, it is only fair to add that it is so slight that neither France nor England would care to claim it ...

LITERATURE

... conversational novels-the making his characters talk when they have nothing to say worth listening to. Of the incidents of his story, and of some of his principles as dis. played in it, we regret to be obliged to speak less favourably. In spite of his del ...

Published: Sunday 12 February 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4753 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LIFE AND DEATH IN NEW ORLEANS

... T.F 'AND DEATH IN NEW ORLEANS. The Newo Orlccus Delta relates a horrible story. Colonel Peck, a member of the state legislature, and a Mr. C. N. Harris had had a quarrel about a year ago. They both accidentally happened to be staying at the St. Charles ...

DRAMA, MUSIC, &c

... harsh and monotonous; and, consequently, some of the finest scenes and speeches in the play fell flat upon the audience. In short, Mr. Dillon's personation of the Swiss patriot was a great effort producing small results. Mr. Emery, as Gesler, was restless ...

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... as good an actor as his brother would speak more for his talent than if we occupied a whole column, but it would fall far short in describing the rapturous delight of the frequenters of this theatre. With his acting, he has the same braspue muaiere that ...

Published: Sunday 12 February 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 12212 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRE-ROYAL

... heart;- and tells us- that, There can he a- tie which sorrow does, but strengthen, and which even guilt itself-if it stops short of base contamina- tion-cannot seVer. In Beiverley, Mr. Se-an afforded a fine. display of- that tragic power which can oul-y ...

POETRY

... shore, As from hearts content, yet desiring msore- Who feels forlorn, P. wandering thus down the path through the corn? P pi A short space since, and the dead leaves lay Shouldering under the hedge-row gray, l Nor hum of insect, nor voice of bird, a O'er the ...

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... life of an army, as well as the lives of the soldiers marching in it The right direction of the energy that has produced in0 short time a host of English Rifle Volunteers is a subject of extreme importance, and so great is our risk of a dirersiot of this ...

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... and Charles Parker. Tho band is namerous anad complete under the direction of Mr Levey. The theatre opens on the 2.7th for a short operatic season coder the direction of Signor Arditi, Among the names announced are Mesedames Piecolomiui, florcbardt., Gramajilia ...

Published: Sunday 19 February 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 11652 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture