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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 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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

THEATRICAL GOSSIP

... the Olympic. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. Sir,-In your notice of the revival of Brigkhton at the Olympic Theatre, your Critic speaks of the piece as the farcical comedy by Mr Bronson IHoward, originally produced in America under the title of SaisatOqa ' ...

Published: Sunday 25 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3177 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE ERRATICS AT ST. GEORGE'S HALL

... somewhat failed in her vindictiveness in the second act, and she would do well, generally. to exercise her voice so as to speak more powerfully, as we found it difficult to hear many of her lines. We give this advice for her good, as, withl such advantages ...

Published: Sunday 25 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1685 | Page: 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL DRAMA

... noticed by you in a previous issue. If Mr Carton had any unpleasantness through others assuming the name he had better speak out, as his letter seems to mean more than it says. No theatrical or other tradesman requires a caution on my account, as my ...

Published: Sunday 25 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1246 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... energy and humour with which she sang of being Sacy ?? Ann, an eccentric female called Sarah, and a vivacious, plain-speaking servant whose mis- tress shouts 'Maria, Maria, all day long. Mr H. I. Clif- ford gave a capital entertainment, consisting ...

Published: Sunday 25 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2176 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... Aida is underlined for the opening. Mdlle. Teresina Singer is the prima donna-her first appearance in New York, and if report speaks truly, she is a Singer by name and nature. A NEw American comedy entitled The Professor was brought out for the first time ...

Published: Sunday 01 February 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1602 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture