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CROMWELL'S SKULL

... West- minster-hall frontage until it fell in a storm into Old Palace Yard. Picked up by a soldier, it was passed on to a Drury Lane actor, who parted with it for a consideration to a member for Lambeth, through whom it has descended to Mr Wilkinson. There ...

Published: Wednesday 09 August 1882
Newspaper: South Wales Daily News
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

[No title]

... performing at Drury lane—to be exceptionally popular and at. tractive. A bargain, however, is a bargain, and there is clearly much to be said for the privileges of the modern representatives of the new Renters. Altogether, in the case of Drury lane, about three ...

Published: Friday 22 October 1880
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 677 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

[No title]

... the Madison Square Theatre in New York. He has also in hand anotber play of the society order whioh will be produced at Drury Lane in November. ...

Published: Friday 12 September 1884
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 274 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE CARL ROSA OPERA COMPANY

... productions of this company, which contains the principal artistes of the day, under the direction of Mr Augustus Harris, of Drury- lane, Mr H. Bruce, and Mr G. Friend, their names alone bjing sufficient guarantee that the excellence of this company will always ...

Published: Monday 07 October 1889
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 297 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

. Green Room Gossip. -'....,....-,.,.-,,-I

... College were scattered, a manuscript of The School for Scandal, copied from the prompter's book of the Theatre Royal, Drury- lane, which was preserved from the late fire. This version of the play differs from tha published text in several important ...

Published: Saturday 12 November 1887
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 750 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

News in Brief

... good rollicking boisterous fun, and 'Puss in Boots at Drury Lane for fine scenery and gorgeous costumes. The celebration of I the silvpr wedding and the armour clad procession of Chivalry at Drury Lane are triumphs of stage scenery and dressing, and contribute ...

Published: Saturday 31 December 1887
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1578 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

L()NDON LETTER. .

... for the Drury Lane Company. Accordingly he in- vested £100 in Three per Cent. Consols, and left directions in his will that with the money should be provided Twelfth-cake and wine to be partaken of annually for ever by the company at Drury Lane in the ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Daily News
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1691 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

♦ FAMOUS SNUFF-TAKERS

... A COOL AVENGER. A certain English gentleman, who was a regular frequenter of the green-room of Drury Lane Theatre in the days of Lord Byron's committee, and who always stood quietly on the hearthrug there with his back to the fire, was in his usual place ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1887
Newspaper: Rhyl Record and Advertiser
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 297 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

A DANGEROUS GANG

... Henry Paptall, jun., a machine agent, living at 20, Devon- shire hill, Hanipstead. The prosecutor was at the pit entrance of Drury lane Theatre on the 19th alt., but finding a large crowd there, he proceeded to the balcony entrance in Cutherine.street. Detective ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1881
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 368 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

[No title]

... promisee to be a success. Mr. Mapleson has taken Drury Lane Theatre for a company of which Madame Adelina Patti will be the star. Mr. Uspleson's season will follow that of Mr. Carl Rosa,, who has secured Drury Lane for nin.,weeks from Easter Monday. Mr. Maurice ...

Published: Friday 12 September 1884
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 802 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

- LONDON LETTER. ---.---

... represented wailing over Drury Lane :— Here booted grooms usurp Apollo's place, Hoofs shame the boards that Garrick used to grace; The play of limbs succeeds the play of wit; The stage a stable-yard, a jockey club the pit. Now, Drury Lane and Covent Garden are ...

Published: Monday 13 October 1884
Newspaper: South Wales Daily News
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1374 | Page: 2 | Tags: News