THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY

... date cannot be ascertained), Neil Guin, or Gwyu, or Gwynne, first saw the ligbt in a wretched cellar, in the Coal Yard, Drury Lane. HI-er early years wvere spent in the haunts of vice and poverty, and it is said that she sold -fish in the streets. A' ...

Published: Sunday 01 December 1878
Newspaper: Reynolds's Newspaper
County: London, England
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BANQUET TO CHATTERTON

... eonnected with theatrical affaiis was aware of tha very great responsibility which tho lossee of so gigantic a col- cern as Drury Lane had to bear. He (the Chairman) was one of the proprietors of the theatre, and ho could say from personal experience that ...

Published: Tuesday 12 March 1878
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 899 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

STRAY LEAVES

... father of a dcbutante, was generally con- sidered his best and most finished performance. He took his farewell benefit at Drury Lane on the 6th of July, 1872. A new artistic and dramatic weekly journal has appeared at Frankfort under the editorship of Dr ...

Published: Saturday 07 December 1878
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1046 | Page: 27 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... own hands, will have plenty of scope for his energies. Notwithstanding a strong cast, Shakespeare's Winter's Tale at Drury Lane has not proved a success. After Saturday it will be played alter- nately with Macbeth, in which tragedy Mr Dillon will ...

Published: Friday 25 October 1878
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1107 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... very heavy expen a. I do not know what to think about the rumour that Lady Burdett-Coultts intends to set up Mr Irving at Drury Lane to cultivate the national taste forna high-class dramatic feast. She is rich enough, certainly, to try such an experiment ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1878
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1089 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY OF THIS MORNING'S NEWS

... character of Shylock, at the Haymarket Theatre, then under the management of Mr. Webster, and after- wards performed at Drury Lane, under Mr. Macready's management. From 1844 to 1862 he was the principal manager of Sadler's Wells, and it is in con- nection ...

Published: Thursday 07 November 1878
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2314 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... unfortunate, but if Toole takes it in hand, it will leave a fair chance. I am told that Sha]kspeare's Winter's Tale at Drury Lane, will shortly give place to Othello, wvith the following ?? Moor, Mr Charles Dillon; lago, Mr Ryder; Desdemona, Miss ...

Published: Friday 18 October 1878
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 2370 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY OF THIS MORNING'S NEWS

... character of Shylock, at the Haymarket Theatre, then under the management of Mr. Webster, and after- wards performed at Drury Lane, under Mr. Macready's management. Froam 1844 to 1862 he was the principal manager of Sadler's Wells, and it is in con- nection ...

Published: Thursday 07 November 1878
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2322 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

TRINITY COLLEGE SPRING COMMENCEMENTS

... regard to ?? Correspondent. Mayfair states that Baroness Burdett-Coutts has made arrangements for securing the lease of Drury Lane Theatre, which is about to fall in, and that she means to conduct the establishment on a scale with which no State. supported ...

Published: Wednesday 06 March 1878
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1019 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

EXTINCT OCCUPATIONS

... of the sedan chairs, a lively Ecene might have been witnessed nightly during the season at the door of the old theatre in Drury Lane, behind what is now Mosley Street. There was a sheltered space or porch in fcont of the entrance to the theatre where the ...

Published: Friday 22 February 1878
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1155 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

Concerts for the Princess Alice Fund

... iSweethearts, Good Night, and The Div er were also incluied itl the pro- gramme. During the evening Mr T. E. Evans, late of Drury- lane Theatre, gave a recital from Sheridan Knowles's Firyinit's amidst hearty applause. Aenusements in California. SAN FRANCISCO ...

Published: Sunday 29 September 1878
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1065 | Page: 11 | Tags: News 

LORD CARNARVON ON THE EASTERN QUESTION

... Ryder will take the principal characters. fc ' Lecocy's operetta Angella, or a Woman's Wit, re 'will also form part of the Drury Lane entertain- Oc D ment. It has not hitherto been performed in tl e England, The Two Orphans will be played II at the Olympic ...

Published: Monday 23 September 1878
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5522 | Page: 5 | Tags: News