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THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... ever been written on it-the caustic remarks about blowing notwithstand- ing. In New Zealand Mr. Senior spent more time in travel than in netting trout. He has not much new to tell us, but that little is freshly narrated, and well worth reading. He thinks ...

PROVINCIAL THEATRICA

... Sidney's fifth Christmas annual She Fair One is drawing good houses. PaeINcEss's THEATnE.-Lessee and Manager, DIr H. Cecil Beryl.-New Babylon is an extraordinary success. ROYALTY.-Lessee and Manager, Mr E. L. Knapp.--Mr Knapp's beautiful new Theatre has ...

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

LITERATURE

... serials, Our New Neighbour, and A Heroine of Home; 1Poems of the New Testament, by the Bishop of Derry Paphoe, anl interesting series; and a minute stndy of the Rev. D. Moore, M.A., called the Ten Virgins In B''rnvias, two new novels begin; ...

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... fashion. Mr Fred Wilton, a new topical vocalist and author, sang of the old year and the new, and other subjects. He has a good appearance, and his style is commendable. Miss Sophie Burlette and Miss Lily Wilford gave a new musical and Terpsichorean ...

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

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... many successive weeks on London Bridge without perceiving a chariot. It is not often that such a vehicle appears at all, except on the day of the Queen's Drawing Room or some similar occasion, and then we doubt whether London Bridge would be selected ...

TWELFTH NIGHT AT DRURY-LANE

... first management of Macready, had played in The Merchant of Venice, which preceded the Christmas Pantomime of Duke Humphrey's Dinner; or, Jack Cade, the Lord of London Stone. Then assembled to greet the Masnager, who had acted Shylock, Mrs Warner, the Portia; ...

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

IMPERIAL THEATRE

... Manor must, we fear, be pronounced the first failure of the New Year. In conclu- sion, we may mention that with pleasing taste Miss Litton has given to her programmes here the forms of Christmas cards, bearing hearty and seasonable greetings to her patrons ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1628 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL TIHEATRIC

... Temple of Thespis was thoroughly tested in the New Year week. At several of the shows it was lite- rally crammed from floor to ceiling. The handsome and complete way in which Mr Beryl has mounted New Babylon, which is still running, has called forth ...

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

THE SOLDIER'S PANTOMIME

... making the proposed purchase.] The New Year in the Masonic Institutions. During the last week New Year's entertainments have been given in the Masonic Institutions. On Monday Br G. R. Green (A. Romer) gave his illustrated reading of . Enoch Arden, and ...

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

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... Sermon [on Is. ix., 5, 6] preached at Westminster Abbey on Christmas IDay, i866. 8vo. i868, a Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey. I vol., 8vo. 2nd Edit., I868 ; 3rd Edit., illustrated, i86g; 4th Edit., i876. An Address on the Connection of Church ...

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... Hague for Rhe delectation of his patrons here continues to prove as powerful as ever. NEW STAR Mcus.C JALLm-Proprietors. Messrs Fineberg and toees.- The Christmas Carnival at thie popular rsuort cootitlues to exwicise strong drawing power, and large ...

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

ENGLAND AS IT IS NOT

... his surroundings, he maintained his, ill humour to the last. He saw strange sights and had grisly adventures. After a day of London he went to sleep and dreamed soot-coloured dreams; everything in the place is black, except the faces, and these are hideously ...