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THEATRICAL REMINISCENCES

... THEATRICAL REMINISCENCES. Messrs Chatto and Windus recently issued two very noteworthy volumes, entitled Old Drury-lane ; Being Fifty Years' Eecollections Author, Actor, and Manager, by Edward Sterling. Most of his life Mr. Sterling was Stage manager ...

Published: Monday 04 July 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 966 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

A YOUNG WOMAN BATHING IN THE SERPENTINE

... Police-court, London, on Tuesday, Mary Ann Dickson, young woman, who stated that she lived with her mother in tho Coal-yard, Drury-lane, was charged before Mr. Newton with indecent conduct in Hyde Park. A policeman stated that about a quarter to six Tuesday ...

Published: Saturday 09 July 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... after this matter, for in most of the large towns, as in St. Pancras, the new class of voters belong to the Liberal party. Drury Lane is now pre-eminently the home of the spectacular drama. After vainly endeavouring to live by the legitimate the old house ...

Published: Tuesday 09 August 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 919 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... of my readers happen to be visiting London, and want to see a sensational melodrama of the first class, they must g6 to Drury Lane to witness the perform. ?? of the new production, Youth. This piece eYen' surpasses the celebrated World in its realistic ...

Published: Saturday 13 August 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2143 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... of fine clothes expects half that sum for n'B *} acting. This week and (Queries reprints ?^ii culars of a week's wages at Drury Lane years ago. Lacy was paid £16.135., and Garvir.l- £34. 3s. for their week's work. By Cli (£5O) was paid to Sprange Parry ...

Published: Monday 15 August 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1461 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Fatal Tramcar Accident.—Mr. John Wright, an extensive farmer at Croxteth and member o the West Dorby Local ..

... of fine clothes half that sum for night's acting. This week Ifotes and Queries reprints the particulars of week's wages Drury-lane Theatre 108 years ago. Lacy was paid £16 13s. and Garrick received £34 3s. for their week's work. By far the largest salary ...

Published: Tuesday 16 August 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 417 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SHOCKING DEATH IN DRURY-LANE. Mr. S. held an inquest King's College Hospital on the body of Adelaide Dover, ..

... SHOCKING DEATH IN DRURY-LANE. Mr. S. held an inquest King's College Hospital on the body of Adelaide Dover, aged 27, lately cohabiting with cabinet-maker, named Henry King, at No. 6, Parker-streot, Drury-lcne, and who on Thursday mornine last was found ...

Published: Tuesday 23 August 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 280 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

T3 BAD TO-DAY' S C R Y S For Serniou, Preached by the LOED BISHOP of On Sunday Evening last,

... Attacked Natives. LICENSING SESSIONS- A Coquette. THE COLONEL AND THE OLD ' * A Great Traveller's Discourse. A RELIC OP OLD DRURY-LANE The Comet. TIME AND THE POE 1, EIGHT PAGE S—O N E The MANCHESTER COURIER obtained tithe;- with or without SATURDAY'S NOTICE ...

Published: Friday 26 August 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 367 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A RELIC OP OLD DRURY-LANE THEATRE

... A RELIC OP OLD DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Writing 2fotes and Queries, Lieutenant-colonel Alexander says:— Recently have had occasion to inspect some old family correspondence which hod successively passed through the hands of Mr. Upcott and Mr. Dawson Turner ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 438 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

'jD* AND FRENCH BULBS, comprising CROCUS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, •**ti - S ' and quantity unsurpassed. In- invited. ..

... 7 30. TO-NIGHT. New Sensational and Realistic Drama, in nine acts, t, entitled WORLD. THE WORLD, to From Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. J Paul Merritt, Henry Pettitt, and Augustus Harris. Messrs. T& WILMOT'S SPECIALLY-SELECTED COMPANY I-ARAN-CE HOLT as CLEMENT ...

Published: Tuesday 13 September 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1103 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THEATRE ROYAL

... cannot wonder that foreign critics should discuss the sterility of the English stage when such a drama is produced the old Drury Lane The%tre. Nevertheless, the play attracted last night large house, especially in the pit and gallery, who watched with unflagging ...

Published: Tuesday 13 September 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 368 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

P By'S.t FRENCH BULBS, comprising HS, CROCUS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, - V 3' &C-- and quantity unsurpassed. In- I ftp V-

... ~~7 30. TO-NIGHT. ft Sensational and Realistic Drama, in nine acts, ] ~ cntitletl °BLD. . THE WORLD. ,; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. erritt, Henry Pettitt, and Augustus Harris. Messrs. . iLSIOT'SSPECIALLY-SELECTED COMPANY 4 *fr- A_ . CE HOLT CLEMENT ...

Published: Wednesday 14 September 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1291 | Page: 1 | Tags: none