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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

... the wit d and fashion of the' town, he little thought of the longroil of pantomimes (in almost every place that boats a i theatre) to which he wag giving a virtual paternity. ,Grimaldi used to bring his etravaganzas out at all seasons; and at all seasons ...

A SURVEY OF THE MAGAZINES

... gastric apparatus rebels, it is a hash made with cold meat. If the Church has its organs, so has the play- house; and. The Theatre, under the new editor- ship of Mr. Clement Scott, the dramatic critic of 'The I>@Dai, Telegrah, will increase in favour. ...

REVIEWS

... Indeed,. i.d besides.these twoi there are only .Yr.Littonz, an old, dandy, and Bopeep, a young musician engaged at. Afrazuie's theatre. However, Bo'peep falls in love' me with Ariel, who, she insists, inspires her musical . : efforts,. and whom, in a sort of ...

LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP

... so-called grand season of opera has still a tendency to diminish in length if not in importance. It is said that Covent-garden Theatre will not open this year v until Tuesday, April 13th, and Her Majesty's until Saturday, May 5th. In the days of Lumley the ...

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY

... unbleached Alenqou lace I have already men- tioned the new fashion of wearing elegant muffs of an evening at concerts or the theatre. I have noted some very pretty ones this week. One of black satin with skating Cupids painted ice water-colour sover the satin; ...

CLIPPINGS FROM THE COMIC JOURNALS

... friends and supporters of 'the Prince of Wales's made their way through the fog en Thursday night to see the last of the little theatre in Tottenham-street under uis old riime. 04ptain Gooch and Mr. Herbert Gardner,- the Hon.- ,Ewis Wingigeld, Mr. Ashby Sterry ...

A QUEER STORY

... 'thes* trupet had twice sounded, attiredy in a long cloak ofblac scloth or velvnt, a odstume which long obtained in' the 'theatre. c ' Thus Lloyduwrites, 1761 With odecentsable ohis b fck (Your prologuiises all wear black), Thp prologue comes`. ten r ...

BURNING OF A DUBLIN THEATRE

... BURNING OF A DUBLIN TillE AT',,v ?? T.rQC nRR(T' ?? . TMv -o o SUPPOSED LOSS OF EIGAT Llyr- n The Theatre Royal. hawcins-strect, TIci15ill c terdav totally destroyed by firc. While t ; ' pf pared for the reception of her Gra(ce tin D - d Mlarlborough ...

THE BURNING OF A DUBLIN THEATRE

... TIIE BURNING OF A DUBLIN THEATRE. R _ ^ .. . . - .. . . . _: I _ Ir. I The following account of the fire is given by Mrrs. Eldred:- Knowing that the Duchess of Maarlborough was to be at the mind-day,' and that it was for charity, I went out and bought ...

SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NOTES

... He was born in London, March 10th, 1810, and went to America about 1818, where he made his debut in the Federal- stroet Theatre, Boston, Mass. Mr. Howard Paul has caused to be erected in Brompton Cemetery, over the grave of his talented wife, a handsome ...

AN APPEAL TO JOHN BULL'S IMAGINATION

... biographical sketch, and it will be welcome to- .artiste more particularly.. Th e~ portrait. is-admira- -blyexecutad. F or. theatre-goers, there is an ex. cellent article on. David Garrick..- There are ( seveal the' pspe~sthe best of -which-is the Conl- ...

DESTRUCTION OF HUDDERSFIELD THEATRE ROYAL

... DESTRUCTIWN OF HUDDEP.SFIELD THEATRE ROYAL. About half-past three o'clock yesterday morning, the Theatre Royal, Rfamsden-street, Huddersfield, was dis- covered to be on fire. Informnation was at once sent to the fire-station not far distant. Supt. Holt ...