THE NEW THEATRE ROYAL, PLYMOUTH

... from the charred and distorted and grotesquely commingled mass which the fire of June 13th left behind, there has arisen-we speak of the interior only-as stately a Temple of Thespis as almost any town can boast. Starting with the lowest tier we enter the ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1656 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICAL GOSSIP

... to Maria Emma G~eorgina, the eldest daughter of Thomas Preston, REsq. THE Junior Garrick Club has now 515 members. We can speak from our own experience of the excellence of the general arrangements of the Institution, which, under Mr T. Mow- bray's management ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1630 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON THEATRES

... the fall of the curtain. Miss Santley appeared as Tita, a part which seemed to please her immensely. Her singing, like her speaking, was spoiled by affectation, although it is only right to say that in I wish I was a man and in Poor Mrs B.- both songs ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1971 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

... as to form a large design suitable for the pavement of a hail or floor of achamaiber. Of the quality of work one can safely speak in high commendation ia reference to the exhibits of both France and America, and especially 'the' latter. The French designs ...

AMUSING SUIT FOR NULLITY OF MARRIAGE

... Fiqaaoi She described herself (and the description does not seem to havea been untrue) aS a yolung viciow of 28, good-lookirig, speaking several languages, writing-vith good. style belonging to a rich, powerful, anti noble family, bat roelced by adverse cir ...

LITERATURE

... one revolution, and in which the kingdoms of Europe encourn- i tered each other in deadly conflict. Wo are accustomed tic to speak of the interval which elapsed between the final - aefeat of Napoleon on the field of Waterloo and the W Drimean war, as the ...

BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE.*

... English baronies of Moowbray and Segrave have been revived in favour of Lord Stourton. Of course it is obvious that, strictly speaking, the earldom of Cairns is as much a new peerage as either the viscounty of Cranbrook or the barony of Norton. But since it ...

THE LAME DOG

... own impetus, the boarrushed past his Imperial Highness without touching him. Colonel William Holmoe, member for Paisley, speaking at an artillery volunteers? meeting at Glasgow last night, said our volunteer force presented. a remarkable con. trast to ...

Literature

... terms of praise to this excellent periodical which undoubtedly will be a source of great pleasure I and instruction to French-speaking Englishmen, and it t remains now only for us to give a brief index of the current number. From the Pcatrie is taken L'Annde ...

PRESTON HORSE FAIR

... woman Thornton, whom. he believed to hail from M1Y Sheffield, appeared to ba the busieast, and aon the detec. for lives' speaking to her she said she was merely waiting for her husband who was in the Theatre Tavern. They found ne; stranger in the tavern ...

ON FOOT IN SPAIN.*

... as he went his way he relieved himself by strong language. Like I.crd Bateman's mother-in-law, he had never been heard to speak so free, and his Spanish dog, Juan, was so impressed by the force ot the English expletives that he tucked his tail between ...

YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION EXHIBITION

... they could not doubt Ms that it would be the means of general good, and an Al t encouragemeut to the members of the Union. Speaking Ri of the value of these societies, he said that each must have th Its own work, namely, to work up the natural history m ...