LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... with eyes that, like all the other organs and faculties, need to be perfeeted by education. But the blindness of which we speak is mental blind- ness. ?? Men have eyes, but they. see not. - They pass ~ln ough this world of life and beauty with eyes turned ...

DRAMATIC, MUSICAL, AND EQUESTRIAN

... just been told of it; therefore I am unable to perform my part properiy. I know it is not quite coesee ite/hut for ladies to speak at public dinners; the gentlemen do it for them; but this dinner is an exception. I do not possess the persuasive eloquence ...

Published: Sunday 06 March 1870
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4536 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON THEATRES

... occasion Miss Caroline Parkes made her first appearance at this Theatre, anid gave a capital personation of William. Her speaking, singing, and acting were bright and pleasing, and her dancing was especially admired. She executed a Hornpipe with marvellous ...

Published: Sunday 06 March 1870
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6840 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

CURRENT LITERATURE

... should perhaps say that the Rev. Mr. Smith warmly commends Portugal to all those in search of an accessible mild climate, and speaks in high terms of the kindliness and hos- pitality of the people. The Leters of Sir CAarlea Bell (John Murray) are selected ...

FRANCE

... amend- ient to the Budoet, demanding that all the priL -iois ?? by decrec to widows shall be Iceised Other Liberal deputies speak of an anmend- nrent p'opusing to suppress the pay of ioo,ooof. at PsciL accorded to three ?? who sit in the i ,a y Council ...

BRITISH IRONCLADS

... an. The one but affects the covering enough to show the real strength lying below it; the other attacks the life itself. Speaking more technically, the striking energy of the 6i-ton gun at 1,ooo yards is 1,143 foot tons ; the S in. of 9 tons advances ...

Varieties

... musical goddess, rill lift tile souls to hteaveun (aisi a little be- yond it) by a sacred concert at the California Theatre. We Speak elsewhere of her previous perforitiances. Her sacred concert, as far as promiotitg a holy adoratiotn of Gozd and His works ...

THE THEATRES

... followed. The very fact of that attractive work having been so long before the public, renders it superfluous now for us to speak of it further than to direct attention to our artist's portrait of Mrs. John Wood, the beautiful savage who figures as the ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1870
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1352 | Page: 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... assert still holds sway in many families, and has its votaries in every rank of life. We will allow Mr Grantley Berkeley to speak for himself, as it will give him the opportunity of telling one of his short characteristic stories: In the annals of literature ...

MY FIRST CLIENT

... reply mystified more than ever. *' Why, rejoined I, she assured that she escaped from ; your house tuis very morning You speak in riddles, Mr. Belgrave. Are you aware that my war 1, Miss Eleanor, is now in Batn, where she completing her i , rudimentary ...

PICCADILLY

... foul and ill-bred cynic. There is a strongly marked originality in his sketches. I-le is familiar with the life of which he speaks. People who have imixed with the same order and class of persons of which Mr. Oliphant has been so industrious a student will ...