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... success. He was simply announced to ,Iappear at Drury Lane; and it has been said of him, by more than one critic of authority, that he came, be saw, s. and be conamered. His first night at Drury Lane is not e one to be forgotten by biraself or by those ...

Published: Saturday 28 May 1881
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1828 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... of time. Another interesting relic of old London has disap- peared by the demolition of the Old Lion Ina in Wych street, Drury Lane. The inn is famous as having been the chief haunt some hundred and fifty years ago of the thieves of the metropolis, and ...

Published: Saturday 08 January 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1852 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... of my readers happen to be visiting London, and want to see a sensational melodrama of the first class, they must g6 to Drury Lane to witness the perform. ?? of the new production, Youth. This piece eYen' surpasses the celebrated World in its realistic ...

Published: Saturday 13 August 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2143 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... our oawn gamec The most interesting theatrical event of tle week bas been the appearance of the Meiningen Court Company at Drury Lane. As is well known, this company is the hobby of the Duke of Saxe Meiningen, who beers all the heavy expenseover and above ...

Published: Saturday 04 June 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2301 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE PIANOFORTE, ANCIENT AND MODERN

... that, in 1770, Mr. Barney, naphew of Dr. B~uiney, thle and musical historian, was appointed to the pianoforte at irate Drury Lane ; but no one knows what pianos these were, i~ient tier of whose make. Whatever the age of thle piano, it hat. may safely ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1881
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2322 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... proprietor of a gold minne. Mr. Panl Meritt and his colla- borafteurs, in writing the drana of Youth, nowy playing i at Drury Lane, have, it is said, just received X3,OD each as their share of the profits up to the present time, and | will probably get ...

Published: Saturday 19 November 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2659 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... Mormon, who had been dwelling in Zion' as one of the faithful for fifteen years. He need to blow the French horn in our Drury Lane and Crystal Palace orchestras. He still continues to blow his trumpet in the Tabernacle orchestral band, and occasionally ...

Published: Saturday 19 February 1881
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4485 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

Miscellaneous

... circum- L stances attending the death of Annie Holloway, aged 3, di who died from injuries received at 23, Parker-street, III Drury Lane, Londlon, on Saturday evening.. It appeared lii that deceased had taken a bed at'the above address-a a, common lodging- ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6216 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

PANTOMIME

... iSorcerer, both pro luctions of Rich, weare very d successful, and Garrick did not disdain the le production of Queen Mlab at Drury-lane. be |,etween 1740 and 1746, pantomimes became very 'r popular, in spite of the critics, and great artists h were not above ...

Published: Tuesday 27 December 1881
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2346 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT CONGRESS

... It ?? appeared from the es'idenue adduced at the pie- |0l vious inquiry that the deceased was the daughter of W. a ?? at Drury-lane Theatre, that she ?? followed the profession of an actress, and had been . I playing in ' Youth. Last Monday week she went ...

Published: Thursday 29 September 1881
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1190 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... yesterday afternoon. 1I Her Poyal Highness, attended by Lady Churchill A | and GeLueal Gardiner, honoured the performance E | at Drury-Lane Theatre with her presence in the evening. The Princess, attended by the Hon. Lady Biddulph and Lieutenant-Ueneral Gardiner ...

Published: Wednesday 06 July 1881
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1333 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... P. B. Chatterton, who used to find that r Shakespeare spelt ruin and Byron bank- , ruptcy, when be was lessee of the Drury-lane Theatre, has taken up the Sadler's Wells enterprise, which Mrs. B ateman began and her * aughters find too niuch for them ...

Published: Monday 03 October 1881
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1671 | Page: 5 | Tags: News