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... The Tailors: Almost a Tragedy, giving a e humorous account of a play entitled : The of a Tailors, which was produced at Drury Lane more are, than a century ago, and which resulted in a riotous s at uproar owing to the indignation of the Knights of rob- ...

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE

... THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. Lessee and Mana.er, Mr. Augustus Harris, To-Day, at- 2 and 7.45, Grand Christmas Pantomime, BLUE BEARD. The Votes Family, Messrs. Law, Fred Evans. Cnllen, Romaine, &c.: Meseuunts Sansom, de lisle, Beaumont, Maxwell, ixc.— Preceded ...

THEATRES

... H %;~IIE~E TInE W est End theatres have done but little this year in the way of pantomimes, with the exception of DRURY LANE and COVENT GARI)EN ; but that is a large exception, for those two houses, when they have two performances daily-which happens ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1880
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2211 | Page: 28 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE EXAMINER OF PLAYS

... ballet and limelight and more fun; and they should be the first people to be considered. The pantomimes at Covent Garden and Drury Lane, although both present many attractive features, would bear improvement in this respect. At Covent Garden a so-called comic ...

THE REVOLUTIONS OF MUSICAL TASTE

... mechanics, shopkeepers, and their wives, and even nondescripts who bear the unrnistakeable stanrp of the Seven Dials and Drury Lane. Twenty years ago the best of these would have yawned over any music of a more robust flavour than the Bohe/nian Girl or ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1880
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1757 | Page: 23 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL CHRONOLOGY FOR 1879

... by Carl Ro'sa' opera ?? at tile Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. C. The annual Baddeley distribution of Twelfth cake an, punch at Drury-lane. 'Tie Messrs Gatti, thie lessees of Covent galrden for the Isantomn~ime season, also provided cakes an' champagne for the ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 10922 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... as per- haps the most magnificent spectace ever placed upon~an English stage. It is a master-piece of scenic display~ At Drury Lane the beautiful ballet scenery, the re- .splendent transformation, and here and there the acting . and dancing of the Vokes's ...

THE LONDON THEATRES

... way; and Airs Braybrook Hen- derson as Airs Thornton was bright and agreeable. The revival of Black-Eyed Susan recently at Drury-lane, and its transfer to the Connaught Theatre, reminds us that Douglass Jerrold's genial and hearty nautical drama is to be ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 980 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Mr. Carl Rosa's Opera Company

... promises heperforms, and he will render Laden grin adequately. The opera Taminy the Shrew, by Goetz, which was produced at Drury-lane for a single performance, will also be welcome, and we are to have Aida in an English dress. The company is a very strong ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 565 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMATIC YEAR 1879

... IMlr F. B. Chatterton long ago declared that Shakespeare spelt ruin. He must have meant Shllcespeare as presented by him at Drury-lane, for in his last venture in this direction with The Winter's Tale lie met isith but scant stupport, the draiu upon his resources ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3332 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

TWELFTH NIGHT AT DRURY-LANE

... TWELFTH NIGHT AT DRURY-LANE. There was high festival at Drury-lane on Tuesday evening, when the Twelfth Night ICing and all his Court celebrated the annual commemoration of Baddeley's Bequest with an enlargement of the accompanying ceremonies hitherto ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3160 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICAL GOSSIP

... contemporary The Parisian, which has had it in practice for the past six months. _ Oc leaving the Baddeley festivity at Drury-lane on Tuesday night Mr F. Wallerstein, the esteemed musical director, was the victim of a brutal attack by a gang of thieves ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1520 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture