SPEECH OF THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY

... RoYAL DRAMATIC COmail.-A meeting of mem- bers of the theatrical profession and the public was held ?? in the saloon of Drury- lane theatre, Lord William Lennox in the chair_ to decide upon the best means for reviving the fallen fortunes of this institution ...

Published: Sunday 25 February 1877
Newspaper: Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1468 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE ADULTERATION OF DRINK

... But nobody can say what is the standard; and, as there was another case, viz., that of the landlady of The White Hart, Drury Lane, in which 48 per cent. of waterwas the customary allowance, the landlord of The Two Brewers couldprofess, as he did, ...

Published: Friday 24 August 1877
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3047 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

A COAL LADEN SHIP BURNT AT SEA

... houses, and additional novelties are promised. 8 j The chief attraction of the week has, however, bees a the reopening of Drury Lane with the long promised -historical drama. e NEW RFArLwa CanRRaievrs-The Midland Railway 1 Company have (the Leeds Mercury ...

Published: Thursday 04 October 1877
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3125 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

HENGLER'S CIRCUS

... not the requirements for a license there was no place in Liverpool that ?? uis London, with the exception, perhaps, of Drury- lane and Covent-garden theatres. Mr. Bradley, in reply to Dr. Commnins, said the gallery came right down to the arena, and people ...

Published: Monday 19 February 1877
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1841 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

GLEANINGS

... Garden Tbeatre, all DcsfceeoeW, to Mr. Chearles Young's Otlello, Sestember 20, 18. In 1818 her services were secured by ties Drury Lane management, and here, playing the leading oharacters of tragedy, Mrs. William West remniined fifteen years, afterwards going ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1877
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1885 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

SELECTED ANECDOTES

... kindly reqi me to read and correct it, equip it with prologs epilogue, procure for it a favourable receptiox the manager at Drury Lane. and make Mur Constable bleed handsomely for the copyright; a inspecting the cover, I found that I had betn eft five pounds ...

Published: Saturday 07 April 1877
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1510 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES

... compositor, 119, Stanhope-street, broken leg, through falling into some ?? King's 0oulege, a bov named Alexander Chambers, of Drury- lane, was playing with some other children, at the same time having some pins in his mouth. Some of the boys arc supposed to ...

Published: Saturday 08 September 1877
Newspaper: Illustrated Police News
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1528 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

HENRIETTA HODSON AND W. S. GILBERT

... prominent position as principal low comedian. For the last eight years he has fulfilled engagements with Mr Chatterton at Drury- lane, the Adelpbi, and the Princess's Theatres, his services being-always in great request for the Christmas Pantomimes at the ...

Published: Sunday 29 April 1877
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1541 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

CELEBRITIES I HAVE KNOWN.*

... for we find the book most readaole where he refers to actors and vocalists. One of the first sketches is of Byron in the Drury-lane Green-room at the period when Kean was in the height of his fame. Kean had been playing Richard the Second, and when Lord ...

Published: Sunday 18 March 1877
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1548 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

ASTON BOARD OF GUARDIANS' ELECTION

... a Y-ary early work of the composer-his fourth essay in opera end his first for the English stage-was first performed at Drury Lane Theatre, on Thursday October 20, 1835, Balfe, who was 27 years of age, conducting the perform- ance. The libretto, by Edward ...

Published: Monday 16 April 1877
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1653 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

II.FROM uvu U\JI\ UVJ UViUtLOr OA DLiN i e

... i e LONDON, MONDAV. A SERMON- BY MR VOYSEY.—A RITUALISTIC DEMON- STR-,kTION. -SPIRITS AT IIATCILBf CHURCH.— VIVISECTION. DRURY LANE THEATRE. tfASKRLYNE AND COOKE. SWIS.S IXNKREPER8 AND TOURISTS. THE WE AT 11ER. — OTHEB PEOPLE S CHILDREY. Everything warns ...

Published: Tuesday 31 July 1877
Newspaper: South Wales Daily News
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1625 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

I FROM OUR LONDMCOERESPONDEST -

... U* was exceedingly go«^ whois 3Uflferf^j Poor Mr. Compton, tba to have his ifrom cancer ,->nd has 5fr. Charted benefit at Drury Lane on Jiarc .i It is 'Mathews has >#b>»d to b9 followed by probable that The » _u{i Mr. Phelps The Merry Tiv« W'^ith Mr. as ...

Published: Thursday 04 January 1877
Newspaper: South Wales Daily News
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1637 | Page: 7 | Tags: News