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THE PORTADOWN NEWS AND COUNTY ARMAGH ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1870

... the Christmas festivities. There are pantomimes at Drury Lane and Covent Garden, at Astley's and the Surrey, and burlesques awl exteavagauzas at the other houses. Mr Blanchard provides the Drury Lane bill of fare as usual, while the inimitable Payees ...

Published: Saturday 31 December 1870
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 499 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

pressed on his bearers the necessity union among themselves, and told them that with union August, when town is ..

... law is also, if one behoves all one hears, to interfere with the programme of the Drury Lane Opera, which opened so auspiciously on Saturday night. The company of Drury Lane, the finest collected for jests, could unquestionably knock the Covent Garden Company ...

Published: Saturday 23 April 1870
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2444 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

heifers, beef to the heel—landed from Canada. They were only the advanced guard of an invading army. Some ..

... Pantomime, however, is certainly not so mush in favour with theatrical managers as it used he be. We have pantomimes at Drury Lane, Cuevas Garden, and at several of the minor theatres ; ben at a great many houses there is none. Bur. lentos and opera•bouffe ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1876
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 648 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CELEBRATED A.CTKESSES. mo. tu. Mas. OmriKi.n.—This and accomplished actress was, during -her girlhood, employed ..

... talents which she displayed for the Stage, JU. in con June-1 tion with Sir John Vanbrugh, introduced her to Rich, the patentee Drury Lane ; the result was, that the age of sixteen, she made ber appear- I ance in public Caodiope in Dryden's play of; ••.Secret ...

Published: Saturday 23 September 1871
Newspaper: Ulster Gazette
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1528 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

would be thrown in the way of is having the extension granted ; but if he obtained it, he would

... part of the Westend theatres are closed, and visitors to London, who are only acqmiinted with such old familiar names as Drury Lane and the Haymarket, are often in hesitation where to go ts• a good dramatic performance such as can only be expected at a ...

Published: Saturday 31 August 1872
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 886 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE PORTADOWN AND LURGAN NIWS AND CO. ARMAGH ADVERTISER, SATUIIDAY,JANUARY 17, 1874. DD. cumgmo ON TAE SIGNS OF ..

... SATUIIDAY,JANUARY 17, 1874. DD. cumgmo ON TAE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Lo c eee, ExterneY.—Last night, at the Chapel. Crown Court, Drury Lane, the Rev. Dr. Cumnung teetered on Signs and Wonders: • Retrospect from 1e;4. The rev. gentleman, taking his text from Daniel— ...

Published: Saturday 17 January 1874
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 839 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Mr Frost, a painter of fluid nudity, who was

... this letter, the bad weather has had a very serious effect upon the receipts of the theatres ; and with the exception of Drury Lane, the Gaiety, and the Prince of Wales's, the houses have been very poorly attended. It is stated that the Globe will be closed ...

Published: Saturday 14 January 1871
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1011 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

OF EDMUND KEAN

... and that tbs lady was very tall and somewhat masculine. Mors Tout*.— When Ed. tnund Kean first played Sir Odes Overreach Drury Lane in June 1816, he made as great an impreaaion on his fellow actors, as the audience: insomuch, that they agreed to present ...

Published: Wednesday 21 June 1871
Newspaper: Ulster Gazette
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2025 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DEATHS

... According to all accounts of preparations, Drury Lane will produce the Pantomine of the season. Mr. Ries, at the opposition.honse, hopes to do great things with his Cat 1a oat at Covent Garden and another at Drury Lane!), but the friends and admirers of Mr ...

Published: Saturday 15 December 1877
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2452 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE LATE ORANGE DISTRICT MEETING

... T. Lowboy, WKrncuDLT. Dr Cammlog, of Scotland, as the Pope somewhat sneeringly 'tiled the great prophet of Crowe Court, Drury Lane, has just published another eharaeter• istie volume entitled, The Fall of Babylon Fore- shadowed, and the signs of the ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1870
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1173 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CORttfcSp O M O E N C K

... record. Winn Kean bad arrived at celebrity he ran through long list of characters. Shylotk. in ' which he made bisfirst at Drury Lane. ! Uxchard lit., Sir Overtook, Oieurory. j Luke. Jerry. Sneak. Leon, Lear, OtneUo, la-jo, j Zauja, Pierre, Jajjicr, KitUy ...

Published: Saturday 22 April 1871
Newspaper: Ulster Gazette
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1036 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SCRAPS AND ANECDOTES. ADVICE TO DADOrrTESS. The Count de h»d twodin.htCT.- »• *“• otl, The ooautL mfe. Uegeml ..

... of fluctuation probably that the entire trading transactions the kingdom. Tom Cooke.—During the rehearsal of” Hofer” at Drury Lane, a chorus singer, named ‘Sheriff,* absent, and was kicking up a row, when another stepped forward and offered himself as ...

Published: Friday 16 September 1870
Newspaper: Ulster Gazette
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1208 | Page: 4 | Tags: none