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LITERARY NOTICES

... CABUELL'S MAGAZINE,' for October, contains a good paper on Eddystone Lighthouse. A history of Old New York has even greaterintereat, as salowing the amazing growth of that city. The price of the island on which New York is built, in 1626 was 24 dollars (24 16s.), and the Indian owners thought this a very good prio. Not less wonderful than its growth in value ha- been the advance of the ...

WALKER ART GALLERY

... WA-E ART GALLE .. WVALTUR ART GALLERY. rug No. VDID No.458, ThLePrivateView, C.N.Kennedy.- old Lest any nrscoenccption should arise relative to is this picture and its title, we may state that it is a sea. private view at the artist's own house before his he picture oEs to the Royal Academy or elsewhere. I' We know nothing of these private views in Liver- Dcii pool, but in London itis the ...

PRINCE OF WALES'S THEATRE

... PRINCEB OF, WALES'S THEATRE. Besides the usual assemblage of familiar faces, and the eager attendance of a crowd of playgoers accustomed for many years to welcome the reawakening to dranmatic activity of their favourite Theatre in Tottenhanistreet, the first night of the last season of Mr and Mrs Bancroft's management was distinguished by even more than the customuary interest taken in the ...

Published: Sunday 05 October 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1577 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Literature

... 1'ite4Ittrat C. Thee iflethodist S'unrday Scoeol I nn-Book. A Collsetion of Hymnus anid tipirirual Songs for use in Schools and Fami- lies. Comuipiled by direction of the keeloyan Methodist Conference. London : Weseloyan Methodist Su nday Schoot ;iDon, 2, Ludgate Circus-buildiDgs. W e rememnber seeing some yesrs ago a paltry little book entitled * The Methodist Scholars' Hymn Book, and b ...

BOAT ACCIDENT AT DUNDEE

... ESCAPE OF THREE PERSON'S FROM DROWNING. On Saturday afternoon a boating party narrowly escaped from drowning at Dundee Harbour. The party couaistcd of two young men and a young woman, and while the latter waa stepping into the boat it cap&ued, and all throe were throw into the water. The alarm being given, two of the bath attendanta—Daniel and Suttie—ran to the spot, having procurea a life ...

Poetry

... QVetri. I _I . IN SEPTEMBER, In the soft September evening, beside the Southern s- Whles the Wiest wind o'er the uplands was blowing free; * lxh and While the annset's parting glory on the hoeiving s i Gold flashing Into crimson, and paling into gre Yr ay, In the Nuft September evening, withl the lowv Of the ripples as they rose and fell epon th' Mtlodious roar Blent carieless laugh, and call, ...

MAGAZINES FOR OCTOBER

... re- [FOURTH NOTICE.] erest, In Cornhll this month the most interesting' Pape is.~eetitled -' Some Aspects of Robert' Burs Coigso soon after the publication of theust fcoylife of our national poet written irit. fo Macmnillan's English Men of Letters series 1.we by Principal Shairp, this sketch forms a pleaisint slid lb contrast to the Oxford Professor of Poetoi~ monograph. Happily the ...

DRESS AND FASHION IN PARIS

... (From Myrar. Journail for October.) ins Tbe present fashions mri Ho pretty and picturesque thnt A neither couturibres- nor ladies appear, willing to relinquish ' them for moire nutumrnal modss, tour iderantes ire still weoar- eod hng coquattieh toilettes cf a semi-rustic character, or tlie 'rn micre magnificemt costumes gleamed froece the time of Louis Y XV., and the still earlier period when ...

MUSIC

... CRYSTAL PALACM We have already given a summary of the urrangemeunt for the twenty-fourth series cf the excellent Saturday afternoon eoncerts, and have now to record the commencement thereof, with a selection of strong interest and variety, as the following programme will show: Overtcre, The Magio rlut ?? ,Moza. Rcaitnhve and Ari Non. pavoutr _. a. M t. Concerto for Violin twith Orebest ...

CAVAN CATTLE SHOW

... . ?? O(FROX OU'. REEORTER.) Cavan, Wedaesday. The first annual cattle show in connection 'ith the County Cavan Agricultural Societv waiS held at the courthouse here to-day ulder very favour. sble ?? Thle wveaher, to be-in with, was simo1Y glorious, the entries in the various depart2. meats numerOus, and the attendance of the inte. re-ted public -utficientiy large to indicate how higbly ...

THE LONDON THEATRES

... TlHE LONDON THE.ATRES. With this wveek the Messrs Gatti bring to a pCoBpFr,, 5 COt ?? their season of Proasenade Cancetta t COVENT-GARDEN' and oil Monday next ALrT7AvBR wicommence a fresh series of stonlir musical entertainments, to be ovntinubyed fve weeks. The.sIAYoARKNET on Tuesday evening closed with the admirable perfonuces of Mr ohen S p larer in The Heir-at-Law and Tite iFcewHunSlt. ...

Published: Sunday 05 October 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5224 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... RESCUED, AT THE ADELPI. Mr. Boucicault, the author of this piece, has neithi obtained or deserved success. It failed at New York, anl we cannot think it will succeed in London. The story which is mostly hashed up of haelcied materials, is ell eumbered by seenes and dialogues that have no relevanqc to its action or development. The plot may be thu briefly sketched. Lady Sybil Ferrers (Miss ...