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DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL CHRONOLOGY FOR 1879

... Star Music Hal Bermondsey, took his farewell benefit, having transferred tl establishment to Air Fred. Evans, the popular clown. 18. 1,400th and last representation of Oun Boys at ti Vaudeville. 19. Mr W. G. Wills's new piece Ellen, produced at the Ha ...

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

THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

... Mr J. F. Alexander; Columbine, Bliss Floretta; Fop, Mr D. Moss; Policeman, Mr F. Harley ; Pantaloon, IALM George Gibbs; and Clown, Johnny Alexander. he whole perform- ance, which was highly relished, closed with an excellent scene called Home Again in ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1664 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICA

... received with roars of laughter. In the comic scenes following the Transformation Mr John Alfrano is the Clown, and Mr Tom Pleon the black Clown. Mr Hazlewood may be congratulated on a well- ?? success. WHITEHAV EN. THEATRE ROYAL. - Lessee, Mr Edward ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 39011 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Extraordinary Scene at a Music Hall

... December 28tb, at Plymouth, after a fortnight's severe illness, Henry Withers, professionally known as Relio, the lion comic Clown, aged twenty-five. DIED, on December 14tb, at her residence, 18, Narrow Wine-street, Bristol, Mrs Elizabeth Morrish, the beloved ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 496 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... the elated individual who sings Keeping up the old girl's birth- day. Messrs Wood and Bennett, the versatile-musicians and Clowns, and Messrs Gates and Haslain, who are laughter. provoking knockabout Nliggers, were well received, like all who went before ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2889 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

TWELFTH NIGHT AT DRURY-LANE

... another exquisite moving diorama, illustrating the passage across the Siinplon into Italy; and Southby and E. J. Parsloe, the Clowns ; and-little Miss Poole, who had so charmingly spoken-the lines allotted to her as Alraccabah, the Polar Star, flitted in ...

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

`THE BABES IN THE WOOD AT THE ELEPHANT AND CASTLE

... humour; as did Mr Boustield, who was Lady Barbara De Goosein, and many others. The Harlequinade, supportedby Mr Louis Ellis (Clown), Mr A. C. Wakeling (Pantaloon), Mr Tom Cubitt (Harlequin), Miss Annie Henley (Columbine), Mr Carlo Frants (Policeman), is ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1592 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL TIHEATRIC

... humour into his comic songs. The Hisriequinade introduces Mr Harkwright as Clown, Miss Jennie Vincent as Harle- quina, Miss Amnnie Prentice as Columbine, Mr Edwin El. Ml'Carn as Clown, and Mr C. W. Gilbert as Pantaloon, while the inevitable 1Peeler finds ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 14916 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICAL, MUSICAL, AND EQUESTRIAN OBITUARY FOR 1879

... prompter at the Haymarket, aged 37, October 1. Carton, James E., American comedian, aged 35, August 23. Cassim, James, American Clown, aged 28, May 14. Caulfield, John, formerly musical director at the Gaiety Theatre, and husband of Miss Constance Loseby, April ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2939 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE SOLDIER'S PANTOMIME

... New Year. The Harlequinade was sustained by Harlequin (Mr Roberts), Columbine (Miss Fanny Brock), Policeman (Nfr J. Wilsoni Clown (Mr W. Hawkins), Pantaloon (Mr J. Hammond), and Harlegnina (MiEs Stanley). The songs, &c., were written by Mr Addison, and ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1562 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... evarnisg Miss Aisnie Powell tolk her breneit. PRINCEc OF WALES TiscATRE -Proprietor, Mr D. Grancehll-eM8. Saroisi (inuslcol Clown, &e.) is the big letter artist here this sweek. Tile newn appearances isleso iscluse Miss Ross Bell (a cicarrming serso-coluic ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 10406 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... that extraordinary performane in mid-sir to which reference has already been made in these columns. The Honreys (acrobatic Clowns and hat-manipulators) next appear, and win well- deserved favour, and the companyis completed by Sefton (now known as the ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1783 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture