FATAL FIRE NEAR DRURY LANE

... discovered by the police in a dwelling-house, let out as tenements to a number of poor people, at 7, Great Wild-street, Drury. lane. In less than seven minutes after the outbreak a pitiable secene presented itself. A number of lodgers were awakened from ...

Published: Saturday 30 November 1878
Newspaper: Illustrated Police News
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1610 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE OLD THEATRICAL PIT

... act il1fonte Christo at Drury Lane. English actors were not arbi- trarily shlt out of theatres then by the tyranny of authority, indeed it was an outburst of popular prejudice which we would gladly forget. Speaking of Drury Lane, though, we may refer to ...

Published: Saturday 28 December 1878
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1552 | Page: 9 | Tags: News 

THE LATE CHARLES MATHEWS

... is re-published:- Garriek Club, Covent Gaiden. Nov. ?? *Dear Sir,-I was stopped the other night at the stage door of Drury Lane Theatre by people whom I remember to have seen at the Lyceum under your reign. This is the first time such an affront was ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1878
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 423 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE SALARIES OF OPERA SINGERS

... benefit night, and a leave of absence, during which she -arned as much as her salary amounted to. In 1823 she was engaged at Drury Lane for forty represen- tations, for which she received £8200, and two bene. fits, with a guaranteed receipt of £2400, or alto ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1878
Newspaper: Illustrated Police News
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 461 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

The School for Scandal

... Royal in Drury-lane. Altered from 'Vaubrugh's Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger.' By Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. London: Printed for G. Wilkie, No. 71, St. Paul's-churchyard. WIMDCCLXXXI. This comedy was, I believe, brought out at Drury-lane in 1777, ...

Published: Sunday 08 December 1878
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 517 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE COURT

... the PrInce went to the Houie of-Lords; and aftera: wards accompanied his wife and two sons and the Duke of Connaught to Drury Lane Theatre. On Saturday Princes Albert Victor and George went back -to Dartmouth to their. studies on board the Britannia, ...

Published: Saturday 02 February 1878
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 661 | Page: 11 | Tags: News 

PORTFOLIO

... oharacter of Shylock, at the Haymarket I Theatre, then under the management of Mr. Webster, and m e afterwards performed at Drury Lane. under Mr. Macready's i g management. From 1844 to 1862 he was the principal lb e manager of Sadler's Wells, and it is in ...

Published: Wednesday 13 November 1878
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1217 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... has been playing H Hamlet at Drury Lane, does not find the speculation a pay- ing one, I fear. He has taken the theatre out of I r Chatterton's hands, so the responsibility, such as it Is, lies with him alone, Drury Lane is I I I i i i I I I such a big ...

Published: Friday 13 December 1878
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1392 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

RAILWAY EXTENSIONS

... the Centre of the township, the lollin- wood passeng et station is being built, between Hudson- street, Bower Lane, and Drury Lane. The line at this point being 16ft. or 18ft. above the road, there will bea approaches inclining on one side to Hudson-street ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1878
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2025 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LETTERS OF THEATRICAL CELEBRITIES

... fair and reasonable dimensions, that the drama has now (with so much opposition) a chance of existence. The more I think of Drury Lane or Covent Garden, the more I an disposed to believe that no permanent interest will ever attach to them-their day is gone-they ...

Published: Sunday 21 April 1878
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1452 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

BANQUET TO MR. CHATTERTON

... connected with theatrical affairs was aware of the verj great i'spousibility which the lessee o0 sO gigant c a con. cern as Drury Lane had tobear. He (tho chairman) wag one of the prop; ietors of the theatre, and he could saf from personal ex-periencetbht ...

Published: Sunday 17 March 1878
Newspaper: Reynolds's Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 734 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... the whole world, when, without going into such matters, Herr ?? had a sufficient defense. He will make his appearance at Drury Lane next week in Hamlet, anid I amn curious to see what kind of reception he will meet with on the occa- sion. It is perfectly ...

Published: Friday 29 November 1878
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 899 | Page: 7 | Tags: News