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THE PANTOMIMES

... field, if with some diminution of force. In Western London pantomimes have been this season produced only at Covent Garden, Drury Lane, and the Lyceum, unless we journey so far west or north-west as to include in our list the new Royal Alfred, late the Marylebone ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1869
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1712 | Page: 12 | Tags: News 

FORMOSA

... and did verify each of my facts over and over agaim I should observe that I am not a' dramatic oritic, and that I visited Drury Lane without a thought of adding to the correspon- dence to which Mr. Bouoicault's bold experiment has given rise. Indeed, I ...

Published: Wednesday 25 August 1869
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1553 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... will allow me to state that the piece to which you evidently refer is the comedy entitled the Drummer, pro- -duced at Drury Lane in 17 I6. Here the personage who gives the title to this piece is an honest fellow, whose object in beating a drum and thus ...

Published: Tuesday 06 April 1869
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 915 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE ORGANISATION OF CHARITY

... contemplation to devote Her Majesty's Theatre exclusively to the non-lyric drama. That there will be an Italian Opera at Drury Lane Theatre, under the direction of Mr George Wood, is, however, upon the best authority, beyond a ?? Xoal GCazette. * A writer ...

Published: Saturday 23 October 1869
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 536 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

A PARLIAMENTARY PANTOMIME

... A PAULI!ANNTARY PANTOMIME. During the Christmas season, the pantomimes at Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres have attracted immense multitudes to those houses. The press praised the brilliancy of the scenery, painted by Messrs. Beverley and Morgan ...

Published: Sunday 28 February 1869
Newspaper: Reynolds's Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1221 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

NEW BURLESQUES

... French origin. Only the other day it formed the groundwork of the operetta The Contrabandist. In r827 it appeared at Drury Lane as the farce of The Illustrious Stranger, in which Liston's Peter Bowbell was once so famous a character. . In the same ...

Published: Saturday 30 January 1869
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1008 | Page: 12 | Tags: News 

TRAGEDY IN A FRENCH BOARDINGHOUSE

... TEATU A-Mr. Langham held an inquest on Tuesday on the body of Jane Phillips, aged 67, wholwas employed as an attend- ant at Drury Lane Theatre, 'and who, on Saturday week, dropped down dead in the theatre. The deceased was a single woman, who had always enjoyed ...

Published: Sunday 19 September 1869
Newspaper: Reynolds's Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 977 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

SHOW CHURCHES

... London ought to inform the visitor that, if he goes the round of St Paul's, he will pay more than if he went into the pit of Drury Lane Theatre; and some men may think Formosa better 'worth the money. Nor should our country cousin go into Westminster Abbey ...

Published: Saturday 06 November 1869
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1028 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

FOBRAOSA

... FOBRAOSA.1 : Iy Mr. P. B. Chatterton, of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, has addressed the foildwing.letter to the Tlie8: Sir -I do not wish to intrudoe on the.discussion ooncern- &i ?? isormilffect£of Mr. Boucicault's new play,' .Frormoa ?? manager ...

Published: Wednesday 25 August 1869
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2061 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

EARL VANE AND THE BRIDGE TOLLKEEPER

... Hyde-psrlr,. via Calawell- street, Baihill-row, Old-street, Great Sutton-street, Cierkenwell-greec, Leather-lane, Holborn, Drury lane, Strand, to Trafalgar-square, where it will jAn, the grand prooeasion. Red is the oolour to be worn by this asso- eIation ...

Published: Sunday 24 October 1869
Newspaper: Reynolds's Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1063 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

EPITOME OF OPINION IN THE MORNING JOURNALS

... idea of the Railroad to Ruin, but it is a different mratter at Drury Lane. Very young girls are not brought either to the Opera or to the entertainments of Mdmle. Schneider. Drury Lane always has been a sort of middle-class family house, patronized by ...

Published: Thursday 19 August 1869
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2824 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

TOWN AND COUNTRY TALK

... company at Salisbury 5 dividend of 21 per cent. was declared for the year. Prince Arthur attendedby his suite, visited Drury. lane theatre on Saturday evening. I During the past week 47 wrecks have been reported, making for the present year 135. On Tuesday ...

Published: Sunday 24 January 1869
Newspaper: Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1370 | Page: 11 | Tags: News