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AR'S CHARITABLE BEQUESTS AND DONATIONS

... formeerlyof the Strand Theatre; Philip Day, comedian; Wim. West, in his 94th year, the Nestor of the English stage, lessee of Drury Lane in 1820 ; Sydney Hayes, Adelphi actor; John Clayton, actor and lessee; J. IV. 1i, distinguished comedian of various London ...

Published: Tuesday 01 January 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1365 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... history. Mr. Augustus Harris is the latest addition to the list of candidates for the London county coruicil. The manager of Drury Lane has offered tirasef for the Strand division, in which the Yattard Theatre is situate ; and he claims that, ait Lahas ...

Published: Tuesday 01 January 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1611 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

PERSONAL GOSSIP

... his delight. me soon came hack again. Mer. Augustus Harris is in appearance a younger and darker Prince of Wales. Hec runs Drury Lane and Newoastle-on-Tyne Theatres; he superintends Italia opera at Covent Garden during the season; is a director of the ? ...

Published: Thursday 18 April 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 861 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

GLEANINGS

... Granville in November lst. This ?? last week of Babes in the Wood, the most successful of all the pantomimes produced at Drury Lane under the management of Mr. Augustus Harris. ' Mrs. Billington, who was on tour with Miss Mrary Anderson, has returned to ...

Published: Tuesday 23 April 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1986 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

GLEANINGS

... rything I have to your sole disposal. The personalty is of the value of £63,818. Mr. Augustus Harris has introduced at Drury Lane Theatre a convenient innovation in the shape of a second hox-office for the booking of seats at the performances of the ...

Published: Tuesday 08 January 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2050 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... g hini as 'illai the W1ood, the mos~t successful of 'ItheO sucroesoful vantomimos Mr. Auzustus Harris. has produced at Drury Lane, will close its career at Easter, after which the boards of The National Theatre will be for a time unoccupied. Mr. Harris ...

Published: Monday 25 March 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2172 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... continue tenantless; while the Garrick will not open its doors for the first time until next Wednesday. As a kind of set-off, Drury Lane is open to-night with its pantomime, The Babes in the Wood, which has5 had a run of, I believe, unprecedented length; ...

Published: Friday 19 April 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1668 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... that the musical knight ought himself to make a pronounce- ment on the subject to save further confusion. Regarding the Drury Lane pantomime, which Promis1 es to have a good, run, I hear that, althoughi M~r. Blanchard is described as its writer, thoro ...

Published: Friday 04 January 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1666 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

PERSONAL GOSSIP

... JiT the Penman, is the son of the late harpist to the Queen, and a cousin of the late F. B. I Chatterton, once manager of Drury Lane Theatre, of the Adelphi, and of the Princess's Theatre. He has been making vain efforts to purchase the Torqngy Theatre ...

Published: Thursday 21 February 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1855 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

GLEANINGS

... permission of Mr. Augustus Harris, the Royal General Theatrical Fund will have what is calledoits Jubilee Year benefit at Drury lane on the morning of the 11th April. laraely-attended meeting of traders and farmers was held at Lincoln on Friday. and resolutions ...

Published: Monday 25 March 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1931 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... not been seen in London as Macbeth for several years past, the last occasion he can recall being a benefit performance at Drury Lane. His efforts to-night were witnessed by an audi- ence which crowded the house in every part, the advance booking at the ...

Published: Friday 18 January 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1961 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

GLEANINGS

... biuestone industry. A cheque for £100. is said to have been Mr. Harry Nicholls s reward for his share of the writing in the Drury Lane pantomime. A story comes from Kingston, N.Y., to the effect that a watch made in 1695 is owned near there, and keeps tolerably ...

Published: Friday 08 February 1889
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2006 | Page: 3 | Tags: News