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LATEST INTELLIGENCE

... f«ll with crash. The ® a narrow escape. j o,lle o, d ho While a number of men were pulling down « ' kil| Kemble-street, Drury-lane, roof fell named Wm. Wilton and seriously injurfrorr> - ,a,,, y ,s maid, nimed Caroline Gallard, has died Motion at received ...

Published: Saturday 27 March 1880
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 921 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CONDENSED INTELLIGENCE

... Lloyd, William Young, Joseph Wynnick, and William Brooks, were charged with keeping and using a house in Betterton-street, Drury-lane, for the purposes of betting. Thomas Lloyd was ordered to pay a fine of 1002. and William Young fine of 252. The others ...

Published: Saturday 03 April 1880
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1603 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS

... place. Five persons were arrested. Fatal Fire. —A fire broke out early on Monday morning a lodging house in Shorts-gardens, Drury-lane, in which 30 persons were asleep at the time. The building was gutted, and two of the occupants, man and a woman were burnt ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1880
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8281 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CONDENSED INTELLIGENCE

... be effected by such an arrangement. Mr. Justice Talfourd's classical play of Ion will be performed in April next the Drury Lane Theatre, Mr. McCullough, the American actor, taking the leading part. During last month the officers of the Fishmongers' ...

Published: Saturday 25 September 1880
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2032 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS

... CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS. -♦ DRURY LAME. The pantomime provided for the Christmas season Drury Lane is entitled 14 Mother Ooose and the Enchanted Beauty.* 1 The author, Mr. E. L. Blanohard, has preserved enough of the romantic side of the story to please ...

Published: Saturday 01 January 1881
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3150 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FACTS AND FACETIÆ

... of body; but power and influence are seldom united ; never where self-interest rules.— Dr. C. J. Vaughan, DEBTOR AND “Old Drury Lane,”’ (a book of sketches of famous actors and actresses), the fol- lo anecdote is told of the improvident Robert Brough:—In ...

Published: Saturday 19 February 1881
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2071 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CONDENSED INTELLIGENCE

... clothes and was soalded death. On Saturday the body of an old woman was found in the oellar of a house in Great Wild-street, Drury-lane, which is occupied by number of families. The body was observed through the cellar window from the street. From its sppearance ...

Published: Saturday 26 March 1881
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1773 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE PIANOFORTE, ANCIENT AND MODERN,

... is recorded, too, that in 1770 Burney, nephew of Dr. llurney, the musical historian, was appointed *to the pianoforte' at Drury Lane ; but no one knows what pianos these were, nor of whose make. Whatever the age of the piauo, it may safely be said that ...

Published: Saturday 09 July 1881
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1906 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FACTS AND FACETIÆ

... “ The Soldier's Return,” which was written in his seventeenth year— both words and music being his own—and performed at Drury Lane Theatre with great success, a traveller is represented as coming to an inn-door and saying to the landlord : “ Pray, friend ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1881
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1970 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS

... death of Eliza Evans, aged 14, residing at 62, Fetter-lane. The mother of the deceased stated that deceased was engaged at Drury Lane Theatre, and up to Monday night last she took part in the performance of Youth. On the following morning she appeared ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1881
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6265 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS IN LONDON

... places of business. Lane Theatre. The familiar story of Robinson Crusoe afforded the materials for this year's pantomime at Drury Lane. The rise of the curtain discloses Luna and her satellites disporting themselves in their own b«ams, and shortly afterwards ...

Published: Saturday 31 December 1881
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2537 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NEWBURY CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DISPOSAL OF FARM PRODUCE

... : —Messrs. Salter and Stokes, 227, Central Market London, for poultry, eggs, butter, and pork, and Mr! John Scott, 119, Drury-lane, for fruit, vegetables, and greenstuff's,—both of whom promise to furnish Information as to market prices and the best time ...

Published: Saturday 13 May 1882
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 359 | Page: 6 | Tags: none