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A DERBYSHIRE DRAMA

... hungering brethren in such a proceeding ? These and other questions will no doubt be elucidated before long. We are accustomed to speak of an English gentle- man as a creature apart, capable of no mean action-of no cowardly one. Yet probably no one would have ...

LITERATURE

... two boous on orators and public speaking may afford help to the aspiring speaker. The Art of Public Sneaking- conttiizis many useful hints, wvhich at all events will show the readler vvhiat to avoid. Public speaking is so noto- riottsly otily learut ...

THE WHITE SEA PENINSULA.*

... 'I bll' most amusing person in the whole book. The Linguist was ClC tld Uccause he could speak Russian, while the Expedition could t ItAt then lie could not speak English, which the Expedition could; IL'IcIfore fell to MIr. Rae's lot throughout the journey ...

MUSIC

... the English version of I Wagner's DeT Fliqeside Hettasider (as produced by Mr. Rosa in 1876) was announced. Of this we must speak t hereafter. t THi. MONING BALLAD CONCERT given by 1 Mr. JohnBoosey, atSt.James'sHall, lastweek consisted largely of songs ...

MARRIAGE.*

... in Scotland he will not understand the sharp division of ranks which still, and not less in the most Radical, politically speaking, circles than in others, prevails there. But it is not unimportant to take note of these things in considering the pecu- ...

BARRY'S LECTURES ON ARCHITECTURE.*

... appointed professor of Architecture, to I88o, when he died,. on the 27th of January, of'an apoplectic stroke while in the act of speaking at a council meeting of the Royal Academy. We have only one serious fault to find with the volume which his brother has prepared ...

MUSIC

... 7we Flying Dutchman, and the complete success of Mdlle. Valleria and Mr. Ludwig as Senta and 'Vander Decken, we must defer speaking till next week. There was a very full house, but not so crowded as that attracted by Lohenugrin, which was repeated on Wednesday ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1882
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1701 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN AMERICA

... belongs with the Metropolitan Hotel, to the estate of the late A. T. Stewart. It has not paid any interest onl the investment to speak of for some years, and is considered detrimental to the interests of the hotel, and it is therefore to be removed. This house ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1882
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3471 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MARION FAY: A Novel

... She is a most lovely creature. Very pretty, is she not; particularly when speaking? I never care for female beauty that does not display itself in action,-either speaking, moving, laughing, or perhaps only frowning, said Hampstead enthusiastically ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1882
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6379 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

RECENT POETRY AND VERSE

... scholar claiming praise for having perpetuated Yankee atrocities in the perversioll of orthography, and it is ridiculous to speak of the old legend of Binnorie and cognate ballads as foolish. The estimate of the unhappy genius's character is generous ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1882
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 588 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE READER

... view of Jarrow-an unpromising subject very artistically treated. With the actual engraving we are disappointed-critically speaking. Much of the work is thin, and wanting in vigour, richness, and, above all, meaning. There is apparent a mild hankering after ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1882
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2142 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PARISIAN GOSSIP

... every one was masked. It was the chef d'orchestre Misard who first introduced dancing at these fetes, which revolution, so to speak, occurred before the construction of the present building ; at a time, in fact, when they were held it the old Renaissance ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1882
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1623 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture