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 

LITERATURE

... agoing. A vestry, a Towi bh Council,amayor and cotporation, an Assembly involving ft popular elections, canvassing, public speaking meetings T (a w ord now adopted into some European languages as me expressive of sonmething to which only a British trade ...

A REAL GHOST STORY

... to exanmine him more closely, and I was fraridug a Fentence to address to him, when I dis- covered that I lid not dare to speak. I was afraid of the sound of my nwn voie, There he sat, and there sat I. I turned my head again to my work, and finished writing ...

A REAL GHOST STORY

... examine him more closely, and I was framing Cl re. a sentence to address to him when I discovered that I a did not dare to speak. .1 ewas afraid of the soeund of b my oem voice. There he sat, and there sat I. I r turned my head again:to my work, and finished ...

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 ...

CONCERT AT THE EXHIBITION

... said that the artists on their part very graciously encouraged the disposi. tion by responding without much diffidence. - In speaking of a concert of the kind one finds some, difficulty in selecting what to single out for specialP praise, not that the merit ...

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 ...

Literature

... lion. Edward Lyt- it telton writes ott 1 Athletics in Public Schools, a subject 1A onl which he is emninently qualified -to speak. The article S imakdsygreat moderation and judgment. Thewriter points out the valuec of athletics in provjiding at vent fr ...

LITERATURE

... auriferous gravel beds; of Calif-ornia, arid the quartz tI 'lie rocks of the ?? colony, and ?? mrodes of working. is Ito Speaking of the fulture( sujjpply, lie says- ft ?? i~or~ustraha, as for Caliifornia, there appears totec aloang ti ry fetore of g ...