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LITERATURE

... away as he advanced in years. His manner had not the naturalness of his opponents, it was too theatrical, and his style of speaking suggested to me the spouting manner which schoolboys acquire by reciting pentameter verses. A quarter of a century later ...

BLACK SPIRITS AND WHITE

... Flint, speaking without any cant of woe, but yet with a tone-in his voice which showed that he was not quite unmoved. The lasttime that I saw Sir Rupert-on Thursday last I think it was: yes; Thursday-he came into Elcaster to my office, to speak about ...

Published: Saturday 02 September 1876
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6210 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICAL GOSSIP

... have to pay costs on both sides. MLusical Progress in England. Mr John Hullah, in his Report to the Council on Education, speaks hopefully of the advance made in the cultivation and study of music in this country. He accounted for this in some measure ...

Published: Sunday 03 September 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1536 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

VALIANT HENRIES

... and Mrs C. .Jones. The piece was excellently mounted, while as to this -rendition of Honey, it is alucost unsnccessary to speak. Blacready possessed thle trmm dransatie fire and knew hlow to ,combine it with his scholarly cequirements and refinensent ...

Published: Sunday 03 September 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1677 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... teratllrc. who adored Arctic heroes, and who finally t led tile expedition planned by M. Gustave Lam- 'l of whbich Mr. Van Campen speaks-relating 0,e'itcrn interest taken in the movement by the jatcEiinperor, and his dosation of 50,000 francs to tie fnlals of ...

PROMENADE CONCERTS, COVENT-GARDEN

... great work for the orchestra was the C Major, or Jupiter Symphony, of Mozart, of which an ardent admirer of the composer thus speaks :- It is the apotheosis of the master himself, whose triumphant brow beams with immortality. With true artistic discernment ...

Published: Sunday 03 September 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1573 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... after the event. It is a good divine that follows his ?? ingtrnutions: 'He that has a great nose, thinks that everybody is speaking of it. Who stnoubles twice over the same stone deserves a broken shin.' He who would stop every -mau's mouth t must lhave ...

LITERATURE

... inconsistency or a radical chance of conviction. In effect it sounds strangely to hear the reverent admiration with which Michelet speaks of the Church in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, aln to compare this with his hostility not only to Catholicism but to ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... and gentleman took part being received with great applause. Several other pelformers were announced to follow. but wc Oannot speak of their merits or reception. Being accidentally in the neighbourhood of the Sim- road station on Tuesdaynight we looked in ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... note was heard. As the actors appeared the noise ceased. For a moment each was applauded personally, but when they legan to speak the cries of Down with the director ! drowned their voices instantly. This continued al. through the first' act. At its ...

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... HAs.s.-(LCeS(ee, Mr, Jolis Ssitlth.)-Tltis Hall has bests reopened under niest mnasagemetit, atad Iis a ssnansser whticli speaks well of its prospects of success. fir Franki Hosrard is cthe Chsairmsasi, attd Mr Claxctons is once snore retaissed as lea ...

Published: Sunday 10 September 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 11443 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE MUSIC HALL FRAUDS

... fact that in so short a time sino$ the hospital was founded the committee have been able to so far complete tbe new building speaks volumes for the economsl aid energy of the execonrav, and forms a striking con mist i seame other institutions, where year ...