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THE FUTURE OF THE ENGLISH STAGE

... future, he owned, he could say with Horace Walpole, I know no more than a prophet, but for all that he might be allowed to speak his thoughts about and for that future. That a man of letters had something to do with the Theatre was clear, if literature ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1708 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

NOTES OF NEWS

... year will, we trust, see a still fortherimprovement inthesame direction, YRa. GLADSTONE.-Mr. Gladstone will he invited to speak at Chester on the occasion of the visit of the Right Hon. J1. G. Dodson and the Hen. Beilby Lawlev a fortnight hence. Mr.Gladstone ...

PROVINCIAL TIHEATRIC

... favourite). SEFED TTOFATRE Ro~AL.-Lesseo, Mr W. It. Younge.-Robisison Crusoe, the pantomime of which we were able last week to speak in most favour- able terms, is still drawing capital houses. ALmEXANcDRA OPERA HOUSE.-Lessee, Mr W. Brittlebankc.-Here the ...

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

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

... MR EMERY'S GRAND PANTOMIME AT THIE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE, LIVERPOOL A -n -lo : an ?? An emphatic and pronounced succees. Speaking of the Prince of Wales Pantomime Cinderella, the London Daily Telegraph of Saturday, the 27th ult., says.- Cinderella is ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1048 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS

... The tope, explained, belonged to ancient and most important branch of architectural development, aud consisted, generally speaking, of structure square base, or, at later period in India, solid hemispherical domes surmouutedbya Tee, over which were placed ...

OPERA IN ENGLISH AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

... English manner. It was said of the Emperor Nicholas, who had learned our language from a Caledonian nurse, that if he did not speak English like an Englishman he at least spoke it like a Scotchman. Herr Schott's pronunciation is wonder- fully distinct-a little ...

MIDGE AT THE ROYALTY THEATRE

... ude. As a play, so Midge belongs to the infancy of the trade. The several incidents are lugged in neck and heels, so to. speak, and have an interest at best but momentary and fortuitous; the situations are so long in coming, and are prepared for by means ...

PUBLIC MEN ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS

... n among the students and graduates Edinburgh University. Lard Gbobqe Hamilton, M.P., in his address, said be would try to speak on the preseut position of tbe Conservative party, whose principles they professed, and whose prosperity they meant to maintain ...

POLITICIANS OF TO-DAY

... notice of Punch Mr. Reid has failed to give the political history of that publication, or rather he has given it incorrectly. Speaking generally, it may be said that the politics of Punch have been those of the Times-that is to say, weathercock politics. It ...

MUSIC

... went just as admir- ably as they did last year under Mr. Betjemann's skilful guidance. Of the artists we have of course to speak most about the new Rienzi, and opinions as to the merits and demerits of Herr A. Schott are up to the present divided in a ...

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... Burmese, who does not know and revere the name of the Bishop. If we have devoted some space to the author which ought, properly speaking, have belonged to a review of his work, it has been to show his eminent and singular qualifications for the task he has ...

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