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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

THE BERKSHIRE CHRONICLE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 20. 1881. for £!(». ° E WESTERN BAILWAY—AUGUST. : fiflttta. probably ..

... has arranged to take the part of Elsa in the three special performanees of “Lonengrin ' during the German opera season at Drury Lane next spring. Hospital Work— Although the authorship of the saying that '• National health is national wealth has been ere ...

Published: Saturday 20 August 1881
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6256 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

... rates, and the sums levied by the Metropolitan Board of Work*. A deternihrecrMicide has been committed is Short's-gardens, Drury-lane, London, by a woman named Griffin, who swallowed twopenuyworth of carbolic acid, which caused immediate death. Potato blight ...

(Foos gad Inas/101 Regime)

... lam of either him or his balloon. is premmed bola here been blown into the sea. A nnieide was eonviand in dliores-audens, Drury. lane, London, by a maned Grills. who wallowed earbolie sea, lewd& is mid to be the of her intim arrived as Madrid from PIO and ...

Comptubium of ftba

... When the was first brought on, Mr. Carlo Terrine°, restaurant keeper, of 385, Euston-read; Mr. Edward Hugh., ironmonger, Drury-lane; Mr. Berton, landlord of the tloorge and Long-acre ; and Father Turner, of Pimlico, gave evidence no to cashing cheques ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1881
Newspaper: Windsor and Eton Express
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 13531 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WOKINGHAM

... Haines said; On Thursday, September Ist, I went to London in search of the prisoner. I found her at 47, Little Queen Street, Drury Lane. I charged her with leaving her child, Gertrude Clarke, aged 3 years, at Newland, Hurst, whereby she became chargeable to ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1881
Newspaper: Reading Observer
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3937 | Page: 6 | 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

STAN FORD-IN-THE-VALE

... to £3.668.003. Yount AT OLD DEURT.—Thie play, which has been univer , ally pronounced a success, still continues at Drury Lane and is one which the youeg people am. ngst us especially would do well to see. In it, vice is p,urtrayed without any of ...

Published: Saturday 17 September 1881
Newspaper: Reading Observer
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1656 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LONDON CLUBS AND SOCIETY. (mow era OWN ) If Cyprus is good for nothing else,it is admitably adapted for bee ..

... but Mr. Lewis does not see any copyright in a title, and remembers that some years ago Mr. Chatterton !produced apiece at Drury Lane called The Double Marriage;' Mr. Charles Reads, who alio had • Double Marriage, objected, without suecents Mr. Chatterteu ...

A OHAPTIR OP ENGLISH HISTORY

... and speeches, were the programme of each party, and so the wordy warfare was commenced. The Council of the League engaged Drury Lane Theatre in London, and tue largest available buildings in provincial towns. At these meetings the power of speech belonged ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1881
Newspaper: Reading Observer
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1671 | Page: 2 | 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

GENERAL NEWS

... Me E. A. sailed for America on Tuesday. Tag first snow of the winter season fell last week inSt. Petereburgh. Youth, at Drury Lane, is a great income. Last week the receipts averaged I:400 a night. THE four sections of the Methodist body in Bristol comprise ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1881
Newspaper: Reading Observer
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2740 | Page: 3 | Tags: none