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The Late Deplorable Disaster at the Princess's Theatre

... rrwa=== We peeply regret to state that Miss Smith, one of the nnrortunate sufferers Irom the late accident at ttle Princees's Theatre, expired, after muchb suffering, at a quarter to six o'clock on Wednesday eveailig, in the female accident ward of Middlesex Hospital, to which she wae taken immnediately alter the dreadful occurreuee. ter appear- ance when lying th the hospital was most ...

Published: Sunday 01 February 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1069 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Criticism Below Stairs.—No. 26. THE OVERTURE

... Criticism Below 8tairs.-mlo. 26. THE OVERTUiE, * !] D i ail Unless peop~le have an ear for music, said Cecilia, all the fiddling in the world is no good to thema, and, on tbe other hand, when a person has an ear, like I have, it ensivens the body and animates the mind, for I know the meaning of every note, and the sentiments of every instrument. To describe an Overture properly, I ehould ...

Published: Sunday 01 February 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 539 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

FOREIGN DRAMATIC INTELLIGENCE

... FOREIGN9 ]-DAMATIC INTELLIGENC2 (WrIxTTE ERXPRESSLY TOR T:ra X&.) The theatrical intelligence from Italy is not of the most cheeri kind, except from Naples, where Midlle. Titiens appears to ha ve restored the long-wavering fortanes of the San Carlo, whilst con. siderably adding to her own. Verdi's Inew opera, La Pora del Daslino, has been produced in Rome, under the neutral title ofLoD ...

Published: Sunday 01 March 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1676 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Crystal Palace Art-Union

... Crystal Palaae Art-Union. The drawing for prizes took place on Thursday in the Concert- room of the Palace. On the motion of Dr. Read, seconded by J. W. Fairbolt, Esq., Dr. Doran Was unanimously called to toe chair. On the motion of J. R. Ward, Esq., seconded by H. Toole, Esq., the report was received and adopted unanimously. The bust of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has been more ...

Published: Sunday 02 August 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1177 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE WHITSUNTIDE AMUSEMENTS

... Cold and cloudy as the early days of the Whitsune fes- tival proved to be, the holiday folks mustered with the same determination to enjoy themselves as though the festive period had been inaugurated with the brightest of summer mornings. The low temperature of Monday and Tuesday was decidedly, after dusk, in favour of places of in-door recreation, and Theatrical Managers prospered accordingly ...

Published: Sunday 31 May 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 9432 | Page: Page 10, 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMERICAN THEATRICALS

... AMIIRICAN THEATRICALS. I . - I NEW YO~x, Nov. 23. WA&KO'10..To.niaht the comedy of Rosedale enters upon its ninth week, and there is no sign of its withdrawal for the present. Nine weeks even for a plr in New York to run is something extra- ordinary, and Mr. Leiter may well be proud of his clever adaptation of an obscure novel. AT ?? Oxi.-kPej Mrs. John Wood continues to charm the eyes and win ...

Published: Sunday 13 December 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 457 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Mr. Henry Leslie's Choir

... Mr. Leslie gave a Mendelssohn Commemoratiou Concert. in St.. James's Hall, on Wednesday evening, it being the anniversary of the death of that composer. As might be expected, the programme consisted wholly of selections from his works; and those chiefly of part-songs and choruses, interspersed with a few instrumental airs by Ernst Paner (on the piano), and Piatti (on the violoncello). There ...

Published: Sunday 08 November 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 459 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... TEE ALMASEBRA PALAcE, LxecxaTxn-squAuiti.-Thia magni- ficent salon de inusigeue still continues to attract crowded audiences to witness its varied entertainments, and to elicit marks of appreciation, in the shape of manifestations of approbation, for the spirited and tasteful manner in which the Proprietor (Mr. Wylde) oas ~atered for public amrusemnent. Langlois, the juggler, is one of thes ...

Published: Sunday 25 October 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1710 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

COURT AND FASHION

... COURT AND FASHION, WINDSOR, Nov. 14.-The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highnese the Crown Princess of Prussia (PrDcess Royal) drove in the grounds this morninK. Their Royal llighnessee PrincessLouise and Prince Leopold, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Grey, Miss Grey, Hon. Harriet Phipps, Lieut..General the oein. Groy, And Mnr' Buff, went to London 'on Friday evening, arid honouied the performance ...

Published: Sunday 22 November 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1549 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Royal Society of Muicians

... Royal Society of M uicians. . of Mesihin aid of tile lnun himself one of the aarliestmembers and most muniliceut baeneatr) took place at St. James's Hall on Wednesday evening, every place being occupied almost before the cOmmeflcement. The vocalists on this occasion were Mdilli. Titiens, Mdllie. Paropa, Mise Lascelles, Miss Eliz Hughes, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr Weiss, Mr. Santley, Mr. Wallwvortb, ...

Published: Sunday 10 May 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1677 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... LONDON MUSIC HALLS I a ?? HIGHBURY B~ulil.-The third anniversary of Mr,,R.Giovannelli's proprietorship of this establishmeul wts celebrated on Wednesday evening, when About 200 gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner, served in the large end beautiful ball-room, Hippialey Justine, Esq., preaided, and proposed the various toasts in A few appropriate remarks. ThaeaUelth of the County ...

Published: Sunday 03 May 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1909 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AUSTRALIAN TREATRICALS

... AUSTRALIAN TRBATRIcALS. (FaO31 OUR OWN CIOBREBPONDENT.) MELBOURNE,;Jiuc. 26. AT mHB RoTAoL opera-and pantomime were, not so successful as the Lessee anticipated-; indeed, ,after the first week, the latter was a decided failure, notwithstanding some clever puins and local allusions by Mr. WV. Akhurst;' but the general 1getting up was not at all equal to that Of former- years, especially the ...

Published: Sunday 22 March 1863
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1776 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture