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NANA IN BRUSSELS

... '-NANA IN BRUSSELS. Nana was produced at the Galeries St. Hubert, Brussels, on Tuesday last, before an audience which overflowed the Theatre, but was rather curious than enthusiastic or demon- strative. The play could not well, on the whole, be better interpreted or placed on the stage ; the only pity is that it is not more worthy of the care bestowed upon it. Five new scenes have been ...

Published: Saturday 07 May 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 611 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... LIT E RAT UR E. BELGRAVIA for September contains various interesting articles, one of which, written by Mr Dutton Cook, and entitled Suit the Action to the Word, will be attrac- tive to theatrical readers. This gentleman writes so agree- ably upon subjects of this kind that his articles must be very welcome to the readers of Belgravia. An article entitled Mr Cisnabue Brown on the Defensive is ...

Published: Saturday 24 September 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 905 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... THE DRMA INAMERICA. TilE DRAMA - (FROM OUR OWN CORRESFONDENT.) NEW YORI, fEFOEMBER 3,-The postponement of the production of MlicJael ,trogqff from Monday until Wednesday eseining gave every one ain opportunity of being present at Jeanie Lee's first performance of Jo in New York city. The Fourtceeth-9treet Theatre was well filled, therefore, at an pearly hour, and the audience contained many ...

Published: Saturday 24 September 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3361 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

ALEXANDRA PALACE

... Messrs Jones and Barber appear quite to understand the requirements of the million. Instead of rigidly keeping to one class of entertainment, they provide ample recreation for the most varied tastes. Those who like scenes in the circle had an ample fund of amusement on Saturday in the excellent Circus under the control of Mr A. Henry, where capital riding is diversified with drolleries of ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 454 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

SARAH HEARTBURN

... ,;AUAH HEARTBN i ,;;A i A ' 1 lE A t ,T B UR ?? DIl 's4r Moore and Divgena, a1lways anxions to ?? the lave't novtlties for their numerolis patrons, were naturally attracted bh th'e tialming accoulilts reaching them from the ;lker *lr ot the Atlantic rspertisg the sloces s ot Alr, William i jf es' , at: shladoipht , it1 an nipersonation entitled IN sitlenti uIn,' II II h w w II, a ?? t5 a ?? ?? ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 843 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

SOUTH KENSINGTON DRAMATIC CLUB

... SOUTH KENSINGTON DRAMATIC CLOUD. South Kensington has lone a great deal for art, and we may hope, in course of time, that the Sooth Kensington Dramatic Society will do credit to the locality in theatrical matters. At present something remains to be done ere the Society can claim to reach a high standard of performance even as amatcurs, but the rendering of a farce and comedy which foemed the ...

Published: Saturday 30 April 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1630 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HAL

... LS. THE OXFORD. Here' Mr Jennings has provided a wonderfully strong com- pany, and there is not the slightest doubt that all lovers of the sensational will, ere long, be busily engaged in talking of Lur- line, the aquatic marvel, who has recently made her first appearance amongst us. Lurlino has a curious history. It has been made partly by herself and partly by the Oxford manager, who has ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1882
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6229 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEW YORK, OCTOBER 22.-On Monday there was a general change of base oet the part of the Managers of the Theatres, excepting only the few, who ale doing a very good business. THE Emma Abbott company at the Grand Opera House gave way to Mr Jno. T. Raymond, who appeared, for the first time this season, in Mr A. C. Gunter's play of Fresh, the American. He was supported ...

Published: Saturday 05 November 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1645 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON THEATRES

... TITE L ONDON TIIIEATRE;S VitLiI the ( Wbo 1 iel,'w 'loll is ?? Iiodii etao d to s igiify tie closi ?? theie f;lsolisiaible season, theil sinll~er of Th itres opcil Iit ?:he I est-eildl becomes still lirthes reduced. GOIl Jriday evening MUr Miiil Mrs Io~llerOft terinsated Cieiv irgill. r diiilaticcmlle jiailgl, wellen thle farewell perform- 'IncO wan piVr'II of Socictu under their nsanegeinlent ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6735 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICAL GOSSIP

... 7 , I . , , . i i ? ? , ; , H ?? li , I . - ? i- ?l ; . Ii ? , . Mln EOCCICAULtr, beisaty :.a 1 1.fl : 0 ncga'e at the PriUce's Theatre, Blla-el lte.l', Itte ]i C;'IS t -1 U his eldest son, familiarly knowsn by thie name of Dot. ' ?? youngster took the whole weight of the eveningi entertaii- iment, playing in Andy Blacce, and as Conn iln I/se $S/Olyh- rsa un. A few of the box and stall ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1542 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... LITER A T U R E. FRENCH NOVrI;, puwhliche-ld} by Messrsq Vietolly and Co., 10, Sootinlmtoe-street: Sleasnl, ?? a, iienv nulnrce of interest to the lovers of fiction. It hans been orteii remarked that while we eag-erly seic the Frenchi stage for ?? novelty, few have tronbledl about tile v:ast vtoleii of lictiun wvlicil Franice supplies. There has been an idea, probably, that liecause some ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1006 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE MEININGEN COMPANY AT DRURY-LANE

... THE MEININGEN COMPANY AT DRURIY-LANE. In a previous article we had occasion to allude to a species of dramatic productions which, classifled as Sc/hiclcsals Trayddien, swayed the reperoise of the German S'tae to a considerable extent during the first quarter of the present century. These tragedies, embodying, as their name saggests, the idea of fatalism, were the natural excrescence of a ...

Published: Saturday 02 July 1881
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2084 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture