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... appearance as full of an 1uneonseious Melancholy,'' and I can confirm Isis statement from nip own observa- tiosis, made in the theatre, thle great 1Tabernacle,'' amid other places, where they congregated iii fell force. Bust wha t, meanwhile, munste the position ...

LITERATURE

... Isis escape, 1it hascleredispenogh or uehutnot for tico. His excue t th ma wh reonsratd wth him for drinking whoen his theatre was in flames: Wl, sir, and may scot a mace1 Chinkc a glass of winie by his own fireside is characteristic, but eccond-haud ...

THE LATE THEATRE ROYAL, HULL

... present lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, to recover the sum of £27 8s 5d, on account of alleged extras in finishing the late Hull ?? Laxton, in opening the case, said that plaintiff had contracted to do the plaster work of the theatre for £150, but upon going ...

LETERATURE

... , cud where yet flee teliperature of the miass is so elevated, is it any woseder if that gaseous envelops shieuid hO the theatre of extonscive leech per turbatiocis? Now, escuming the existence of ama acid eb preseests the spectacle of a dark undoneu ...

SELECTIONS FROM PUNCH

... improvements in cabs and oninibsises. Somebodyv will live to see begging put down. Semebeds' will live to see fees abolished at theatres. SomeOeds wvill live to see the now Law Courts built, the new Natioiial Gallery opened, and the Duke of Welling- ton's n ...

LITERATURE

... feats of graceful daring never before attempted by any equestrienne. She was idolised by the young swells'frequentitig tha theatres, and created quite a fluc. flut she prloved to be a.mocker~y, adelu- sion, and a snare, -For, shortly after this, when ...

A BELGIAN PASSION-PLAY

... building that our modern ?? a fortnight ago set up their theatre, their special sai'soe d'etra being the kermesso, fair, or patron-saint's festival of the village. The exterior of this theatre, a canvas and lath erection of imposing size, attracted ...

LITERATURE

... wigs were introduced, and it became the fashion for a man sai- of tots to be seen combing them on, the Mall or itt the ndl theatre. The hat was worn with a broad brim, Ornamented )(s- with feathers ; a falling band of the richest lace adorned and the rc6k; ...

LITERATURE

... to their ?? ('hildrev's .Friend. HIGH MASS AT ST. PETER'S. -On lookring round it seemed as if all the wardrobes of all the theatres in London had been rifled. By-and-by tho bishops began to stresm in and take their seats, tier on tier of them, down the ...

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

... from Paris we find this:- At thi AmbiguC.omique, a spectacle entitled' Les Prussiens en Lorraine ' is in preparation. The theatre of war has anticipated the IAmbigu ! The Prussians in Lorraine is a spec. I tacle which the French can see, and they don't ...

LITERATURE

... central point of Nancy is the Place Stanislas, which is really dig- ciiied with its statue and fountains, its Hotel deoVille, theatre, and bishop's house. The Place de Ia Carriere cosnes next, with its palais de justice, tribunals, and the Palace of time ancient ...

EXTRACTS FROM THE COMIC PAPERS

... book contains, But not less, on the per contra side, write off these mighty gains!, (From Pun.) THROWINQ COLD WATER ON ?? theatres in Paris have been obliged to close their doors for the want of firemen, employed in the place of regular troops. In this ...