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CRYSTAL PALACE WEDNESDAY CONCERT

... new singers made their first appearance in public, Miss Harmon, a young soprano, and Mr. J. Greenhill, a new tenor. We can speak of the lady most favourably, since she possesses a voice of most agreeable quality, and has a good ear and decided intelligence ...

Published: Sunday 05 March 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 528 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... contrary, in some respects, he felt that that was a most unhappy moment, chiefly because, through not being good at public speaking,' he feated that he should not be able to express his thanks to his friends as he ought, and would like to do. Still he could ...

Published: Sunday 02 April 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 853 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

A THEATRICAL QUESTION

... called out Speak up, When he had done so, P. C. Bampton, 381 E., tapped him on the shoulder, and requested him to be quiet. Plain- tiffobserved that he had a right to do what he had done, and he again called upon the performers to speak up. He was ...

Published: Sunday 11 June 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2643 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

A Scene at the Queen's Theatre

... wished to hear ToonsTaylor's history.' The constabses, who alleged that there was no necessity for tle defendant to oay speak up, as every word could be heari, removed him from the Theatre and took him to the police-statin.il Mr. Vaughan asked the ...

Published: Sunday 23 April 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 603 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

The Belfast Theatre

... months since I last addressed you-barring about half-an-hour ago (a laugh)-speaking then from the boards of the old Theatre, the birthplace of an enterprise w-hic has now, so to speak, entombed it. I promised you a new, commodious, and hand- some Theatre; ...

Published: Sunday 08 October 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1045 | Page: 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICALS IN HUNGARY

... letter, therefore, I may probably again have occasion to speak of their qualifications. As regards the gentlemen members of our opera company I really think the least said the better for honestly speaking there is not one singlegood voice among them. Our primo ...

Published: Sunday 15 January 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1063 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

The Birkbeck Institution

... trerioglmoit. lie has esly one ?? w, iic the excetloeit elocutioni miaster vill agree celitt us coult easily be got rid of'. ?? speaks from bte throat iistead ot' the chest, consequicatly sm)ile of the dialogue was inaudible. By opelning the imnuhi, and using ...

Published: Sunday 17 December 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 519 | Page: 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Mrs. Dauncey Maskell's Entertainment

... above accomuplished lady. O( her power and skill as an elocutionist we have on more than one occasion had the pleasure to speak, and judging by trie very good attendance at the entertainment of Thursday, our admiration is shared by not a few of the public ...

Published: Sunday 14 May 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 565 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE WELSH CHORAL UNION

... poetry, except that it had been given for higher ends than pleasure only,' and as far as possible she should let the poets speak for thmenselvos, for she believed that any effort to render the poets more familiar would be prized by all who have our national ...

Published: Sunday 02 July 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1306 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

OUR CARPET BAG

... out of elderberries. TaiE Indians of.North America observe an admirable rule in their social intercourse; and that is, of speaking only one at a time. We earnestly reccommend the unqualified adoption of this simple rule in all families, for the better ...

Published: Sunday 30 July 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 543 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LONDON BALLAD CONCERTS

... wonted fire and energy, and of course The Pilerim of Love was sate in his hands. Of' Mr. Santley we hareav know how to speak without exaggerration. Since he has qoitted the experimental field of tenor singing, and has gone hack to what we may bs pardoned ...

Published: Sunday 22 January 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 591 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Amateur Performances at St. George's Theatre

... utterance, arising apparently from a natural defect, which most persons would regard as a decided disqualifica- tion for public speaking. His acting was, however, really clever and diverting. He had learned his part well, and depicted the peculiarities of the ...

Published: Sunday 22 January 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1364 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture