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... bean-stalk. We meet Nelly Trevor here preparing to rake her first appearance as a sort of supernumerary sobreltte, without a speaking part, and we take leave of her just three months later, looking forward with confidence to playing Celia to the Rosalind ...

Published: Saturday 17 January 1880
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1231 | Page: 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

SINLESS SABBATH-BREAKING

... holiday crowd. In this one there was no difficulty whatever. The good French mothers regarded quite tenderly the little French-speaking English maiden, and were delighted to have their own children noticed. I heard the whole history, from birth upwards, of ...

Published: Saturday 17 January 1880
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2933 | Page: 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MUSIC

... better to i'I ?? a ?? opinion of hlerr Schott's powers as a singer and ' dliii till further experience shall enable us to speak with confi- c. ?? t; : IlIicli riien he becomes more intimately liamiliar with our 1g may reduilndl as much to his cidit here ...

Published: Saturday 17 January 1880
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1560 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MISS FOWLER IN THE PROVINCES

... than force of her own powers of acting. She has personal charms of rare elegance alike In face, figure, and deportment. She speaks her lines with expressive clearness, and the quick repartee with which the text is studded Is rendered with vivacious enjoyment ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2184 | Page: 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... Verison. After the usual loyal and patriotic toets, Hr W. Duck rose to propose the health of their fair hostess, aiid, aft1er speaking in the most glow. ing terms of liar five years' engagemont as a prominent member of his compatty, exltressed lils regret ...

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

... Georgie Edmunds, too, is here, and her serio- comic songs are so well sung as to win her general favour. We have before bad to speak in terms of praise of this artist, and all the good things we have said of her we may now most emphatically endorse. The two ...

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

MISS FOWLER IN THE PROVINCES

... of that name, is as bright and spirited a piece of comedy acting as we are likely to see on the stage of to-day. Indeed, it speaks much for Miss Fowler's ability that she is able until the end of the play to retain an audience's interest in the character ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2113 | Page: 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

... entertaining items such as the visitor to St. James's Hall seldom has an opportunity of enjoying. We shall be able soon to speak more fally of these items, meanwhile there need be no delay in wishing Mr Burgess all the success lie so well deserves. Few ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1617 | Page: 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON THEATRES

... servant, 24, Bedford-square. W. C. DAY. A Critical Discrepancy. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. Sir,-Your Bradford correspondent speaks of my imperso- nation of Richard the First thus:- Miss Marie Allen fills the character of Richard Cour de Lion with a deal ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3267 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

CINDERELLA and her LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER MR EMERY'S GRAND PANTOMIME AT THE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE, LIVERPOOL

... GLASS SLIPPER' MR EMER 'S GRAND PANTOMIME AT THE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE, LIVERPOOL. An emphatic and pronounced success. Speaking of the Prince of Wales Pantomime Cinderella, the London Daflp ?? of Saturday, the - 27th nlt., says,:- Cinderella is the ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1197 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

BANDMANN'S TRIUMPH IN AMERICA

... and-ihuiiy interprets all that even Davenport and Salvini left obscure in the text. Time-and space fail us, or we should go on -to speak of the lights and shadows of the-part, of the new readings, not in words, but inemphasis and intonation, which give striking ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 708 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

... and again the innumerable strong points and good things with which the last act is studded. I have but little space to speak of the interpretation. It was almost perfect. Miss Roosevelt, Miss Barnett, Mr Brocolini, Mr Ryley, and Mr Talbot deserve special ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3120 | Page: 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture