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PROVINCIAL THEATRICA

... LS. (FROM OUlt OWN CORRIESONDERTs) TOSIPRILANCIS i d Saturday last week Mr C '5.[l~i~tLli5 cmpnyproduced Thre Silver Sing toth saitisfautiol olf large audwrlues. A 0ICflfNAGTO3- }iat;i;sv's TEAeToRH.I Voprietor, MTr J. B .Ormerod a Mana ger, Mr J. Ornierod.-e5i5rs Nelson arid L pasl' company g s oll ald dall~ ?? thison week. withero ?? hadv ?? sessioln of b dthe bo troupeo k. The Lp1Ir 1 is ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 26182 | Page: Page 14, 15, 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MONTE CRISTO, JR., FESTIVAL

... On Sunday night there promises to be a brilliant gathering at the Gaiety to celebrate the one hundredth night of the successful burlesque by Richard Henry, called Monte Cristo, Jr. About four hundred invitations have been issued to the best known representatives of art and literature, and the gathering doubtless will be a memorable one. The stage is to be beautifully decorated, and each ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1330 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON THEATRES

... Generally speaking the various Metropolitan dramatic establishments have continued to receive substantial support from the play-going public, and few changes of programme have to be recorded. With this week the Grand Circus at COVENT - GARDEN has closed for the season. Next week The Hobby-Horse, which has passed its hundred representations, will be with- drawn from the ST. JAMES'S to make way ...

Published: Saturday 19 February 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2882 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICAL GOSSIP

... WE last week stated that a new drama by Messrs Joseph Hatton and William Terriss had been accepted at the Adelphi. We are now assured by Messrs Gatti that there is not the slightest truth in this statement. It therefore becomes necessary to add that the said state- ment was made upon the written authority of Mr Joseph Hatton, whose misleading letter is still in our posses- sion. Perhaps Mr ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2838 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

HANS, THE BOATMAN

... HANS, THE BOATIMAN. | By Cla If. Greene, Produced on Monday, llarch th, at the Theatre Royal. Sheclield. Hans Becket .is ,1 CHAs. AIcNOLD ?? BI fVALTER RUSSELU Mr Fareell . ?? Yank Thureby .r PORRT oa EDaLIcOrT Dr. Percival Finch . M.., Bir JoserlH E. PEARCE Darrell Vincent . , . Mr ROBERT MORGAN Little Hans .laster FlANKli BEYD Fritz . . ?? . Little MAY Gladys Farwell ?? iss MliY GuRNEY ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1572 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

FARCICAL COMEDY

... In some recent numbers of The Era we have printed letters from a correspondent on the subject of the present popularity of farcical comedy. The writer, a Mr GEORGE MORLEY, is greatly exercised on account of the success of this species of enter- tainment during the past year, and attacks it with an unsparing vigour worthy of a PRYNxE. His primary allegation merely amounts to a complaint that ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1445 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN CANADA

... AMUSEVIEN'TS IN CANADA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MONTREAL, DECEMBER 27, 1886.-Cbristmas has come and gone, and, although the rain poured in torrents on the evening of the 24th, the clerk of the weather afforded unexpected aid to the lovers of tradition at the last moment, and Jack Frost, coming away with a rattle at the finish, so completely upset Jupiter P.'s chance, that people on ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2063 | Page: Page 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

FRENCH PLAYS AT THE LYCEUM

... On Saturday, July 30th, Act Two of the Tragedy, by Racine, entitled 1PH{EiRE. Hippolyte . ?? M. PHILIPPE GARNIER Thdramnen .. ?? M. FoURNiya Aricie ?? Madame JEANNE MALVAS Ismine ?? . M. Madame FONTANGES ?? . ?? Madame REuNARD Phedre .M Madame SARAn BERMITARDT Madame Bernhardt's season at the Lyceum, which came to end on Saturday last, has had the most satis- factory results, both for the ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1002 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... PROVINCIAL ThEATRICALS. (FROM Ox R OWN CORRESPONDENTS.U ABER DARE. TEmPERANCE HALL -On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Mr Charles Hermann produced Uncle Tome Cabin in excellent style. ABERDEEN. HER MArJSTc's TsIEATRE.-Lesseeo Mr W. M'Farland General Manager, Mr Reginald Hare.-Mr F. R. Benson and his company are paying their first visit to Aberdeen, and affording a large amzount of gratification ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 21521 | Page: Page 16, 17, 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

BLOOMSBURY RIFLES A.D.C

... The performances given by the members of this amateur dramatic club are always interesting, and that which took place on the evening of Wednesday last at the head. quarters of the corps was no exception to the rule, seeing that a new one-act play, written especially for the performance now under notice, was produced on the occasion. The title and cast of the little piece, which is in one act ...

Published: Saturday 07 May 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 692 | Page: Page 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY

... sfftESPEAIIIJE MEMORIAL LIBRARY. .i~tiolg was held yesterday afternoon in the -t ulll Theatre, kindly granted for the occasion by Mr J,,e II, to promote the extension of the above bray. Tilire was a very fair attendance in the body tile theatre. Mr IavING presided, and was accom- jnd al the stage by a number of ladies and gentle- ptl distillsshuitd in art, literature, and the drama. Ia elpellg ...

Published: Saturday 23 April 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1730 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

SHADOWS OF A GREAT CITY

... Tom Cooper ?? Mr W. Jr. DAY Jioi Farren ?? Ar WILLIA5M CALDER Abe Nathan ?? G. T. MINSIIUILL Geor.,e Benson. . Mr H. J. BARRIOT Arkcwrillt ?? . - r STANLEY 11OGERS lamamond ?? Mr J. B. MORTON Joe Doefney . . Mr H. ROSENVALst Crouch . . Mr ERNFST CAVE Abele ?? ..Ar H. CLARKI Bigs . . Mr E. HARVIEBR DisC .Messenger Boy ?? . Master JAMES DEWAP. Annie Standsh . . Miss ALICE FINCI Beles Stasdis.. . ...

Published: Saturday 05 March 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 809 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture