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MUTE HARLEQUINS

... coarseness, as in all that Aphra Biehn wrote; but we are coming to the English Harlequin directly. His name was Jevons, a speaking Harlequin, and a very clever fellow indeed, with something of the Vokes Family; some- thing of Fred. Evans, something of ...

Published: Sunday 07 May 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1715 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMATEURS AT ALDERSHOT

... Warren (81st Regiment) was Ernest Waldburg, and supported the character in an easy and agree- able manner. This gentleman speaks distinctly,. and is audible all over the house, which is not always the case here, the acoustic arrangements being far from ...

Published: Sunday 02 July 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 505 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MISS VIRGINIA VAUGHAN'S READINGS

... tone of the traigedy queeis to realise our idea of the m1anliel iel whieb this exqui ite psesn should be recited. Shelley speaks of Lnnpresleditated art, but iliss Vaughans's art did nto coscesal itself suffiliently. The entire p.oeim, fill of subtle ...

Published: Sunday 03 December 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 663 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

BARRY SULLIVAN'S TRIUMPH IN AMERICA

... picture in their inmost hearts, and it will haunt the soul forever like the rememberedmusic of a gentle voice that wvill speak no usore. Whatever forms we might apply to the Hamlet of Barry Sullivan would probably be inadequate, as a full expression ...

Published: Sunday 27 February 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 721 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DAYS OF HIS VANITY.*

... interpreted as here. After heading a chapter with one of the most serious admonitions to be found in Holy Writ, the writer speaks flip- pantly of a young lady, lHow good she looks saying her prayers into herpoekethandkerchief. There is really nothing ...

Published: Sunday 29 October 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 852 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AN UNMUSICAL POET

... ini Heine's lifetinse. The poet thus speaks of him: H~eis indisputably the artist in Paris who finds the most unlimited enthusiasm, as well as the most cealous opponents. It is a characteristic sign that no one speaks of him with indi! - ference. Without ...

Published: Sunday 08 October 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2781 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE BETTERTON DRAMATIC CLUB

... an idea what Queen Mab was like. We will not set down aught in malice, at the same time we will not extenuate, but will speak of Alr Godfrey's pro- duction according to its merits. We would, however, first counsel him to avoid that besetting sin of ...

Published: Sunday 11 June 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 939 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

HER MAJESTY'S OPERA

... will be cited henceforth as one of the most delightful, sympa- thetic, and natural in her repertoire. We should be glad to speak in equally flattering terms of Mdlle. Von Elsner, who undertook the character of the Princess. It was her first appearance ...

Theatricals at the Lord Chamberlain's

... on the 28th ult., at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, the seat of the Marquis of Hertford (Lord Chamberlain). The comedietta Who Speaks First ? was performed, after which A Proverb was given, con- cluding with a translation from the French, entitled Tears. Scenery ...

Published: Sunday 06 February 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 882 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

TENNYSON'S QUEEN MARY

... suggest themselves to any reader of Queen Mary's history. We shall besides speak of these inci- dents in a separate notice. Our object is rather to trace the. . motive power so to speak of Mr Tennyson's play, and we quote, in conclusion, a passage from the ...

Published: Sunday 16 April 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2540 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AUSTRALIA

... Theatre was opened for one isight f or an assault-at-arms, or; more correctly speaking, a prize-fight. The Theatre was crowded, but the affair has been, generally speaking, denounced by the Press. The fistic encounter was veiled under the title Boxing ...

Published: Sunday 10 September 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 964 | Page: 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Miss Nelly Griffiths's Entertainment

... some to expect, of professed imitations of celebrated players, but of representations of famous dramatic characters. After speaking a few neat and appropriate prefa- tory lines, Miss Griffiths withdrew, and quickly reappeared, habited as the unhappy Leah ...

Published: Sunday 28 May 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1072 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture