THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... is a member. MICHAEL RICHARD SULLIVAN, or, as he was professionally known, Dick Sully, who had appeared in many of the variety Theatres of the East, died at his home in Philadelphia at half- past one o'clock on the afternoon of December 9th, of inflam- ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3342 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

TOWN EDITION

... Your obedient servant, 24, Bedford-square. W. C. DAY. JOSEPH M. MORInaIEs, once well known as a Manager of Philadelphia Variety Theatres, died in an insane hospital at Harrisburg, Pa., on January 6th. His real name was Joseph Mortimer Mocherman, and he was ...

Published: Sunday 01 February 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4833 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE A.D.C. AT CAMBRIDGE

... y of the Club. The scenery was good, and the fourth scene, mentioned in the bill as ''Behind the Scenes at the Royal Variety Theatre, especially wortcy of notice. But the success of the piece was mainly due to the capital acting of Mr E. Beylard, a French ...

Published: Sunday 29 February 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 823 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... February 27th, aged forty years. He was one of the best jig dancers in this country, and had per- formed in many of the Variety Theatres and with Minstrel troupes. While Kelly and Leon's Minstrels occupied Hope Chapel he was of the company. He also possessed ...

Published: Sunday 21 March 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2550 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... Therefore Mr Locke's deathatisation seposed in his desk for ten years. By chance Mr Locke was pacocsin ce evening at a Toledo Variety Theatre, where Mr I ?? was enateing a female character in ai sketce, of which hem was the author, entitled Fins. The rest was ...

Published: Sunday 04 April 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2269 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... to exhibit their specialities. To sum up, this class of enter- tainment is a refinement of and an improvement over the Variety Theatres, where the grossest indelicacies are often relished and laughed at, but which, taken all in all, give sub- stantial, ...

Published: Sunday 23 May 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2008 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... short variety sketch of the adventures of a New England farmer on a visit to New York, performed by Mr Thompson in the Variety Theatres, it has been gradually extended, until now it is a full-length play, and Mr Thompson has become thoroughly identified ...

Published: Sunday 27 June 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2179 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE]j LONDON MUSIC I

... expense of the recent elaborate redeco- ration of the interior, by which it has become as brilliant and magnificent as any Variety Theatre in the Metropolis. On Monday evening last, after the band, under the direction of the accomplished Mr D. Spillane, had ...

Published: Sunday 19 September 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1640 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

. AL THiEATRICALS. t

... has now reverted for the winter season to its original purpose, and was opened on the 1st inst. by Mr Allan Shaw as a variety Theatre, the following artists forming part of the company :-Miss Annie Sparkes (soprano), Modlle Ella (Indian club manipulator) ...

Published: Sunday 14 November 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 17503 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MUSIC

... estimated, according to the Guide Mcsical, at 3,000,000 francs; 300,ooo wouldl probably more nearly resemble the ?? Variety Theatre in St. Petersburg has been entirely destroyed by fire.-NMdle. Anna de Belocca has returned to Paris. Her stay among us ...

Published: Saturday 16 July 1881
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1819 | Page: 28 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... builders may be relied on ; and the Germania, meantime, takes posses- sion of the old Theatre, while Tony Pastor moves his variety Theatre from its present location in Lower Broadway, opposite Niblo's Garden, to the quarters formerly occupied by the Ger- mania ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1550 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... domestic drama by a Mr George F. Macdonald, theretofore unknown to famo as an author, but known to a few as an actor in variety Theatres. The dreadful name of the play had not given rise to any pleasurable antici- pations, therefore thle audience were not ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1727 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture