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PRESENTATION TO SIR AUGUSTUS HARRIS

... managing the Italian Opera in uaris that he saw the light amid the shots of the coup d etat. As a boy he had the run of Covent Garden, and it was there he supposed that he gained his first love for opera. Sub- sequently, as a youth in Germany, no less a ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1894
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 608 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THEATRICAL ITEMS

... Patti travelled to Paris especially to see Sir Augustus Harris, in order. to sign the agreement for her appearance at Covent Garden in the forthcoming season. The final-arrange- ments wexe accordingly comp!sed on Thursday night,: and Madame Patti left ...

GRAND THEATRE

... afteriion was annicd to .tke. the fform of tcesa operatic' recitals ?? at Covent Garden Theatre at. the 'en of JanuayC Itmay be necessary~r to explain that at -'thetime mentiane Covent- Garden Theatre= =wt given' up to 'fancy-dress halls, sad' the orhesitra was ...

FLOWERS AND FRUIT FOR CHRISTMAS

... from thinking the season other than kind. Under these circumstances, it is not surptieing that the supply of flowers at Covent Garden Market is quite equal to ?? see are accustomr-d to see at this time-and we may %ssure our r euntry readers that means a ...

Published: Tuesday 26 December 1893
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 620 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

ASSAULT ON A BURLESQUE ACTRESS

... information was to the effect that on January 12 the defendant threw some t champagne in her face at the Albion Tavern, Covent Garden, and followed this up by throwing a glass of I water at her. Two days later, in a dressing-room at Drury Lane Theatre, ...

Published: Tuesday 19 January 1892
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1342 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE COST OF PAYTOMIME

... THE COST OF PAYTOMINE. [Fromt the Standard.] In the neighbourhood of Covent Garden there is a certain class of business which, during the c last, few years, has increased fourfold. Some r branches of it have so flourished as to be turned ( into limited ...

Published: Wednesday 27 December 1893
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2208 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... to have been some-what trchs1 ed upon; but the exhibition as a whole is very attractive. This year's season of opera at Covent Garden, under the direction of Sir Augustus Harris, will (COMEmielce on May 16, and although the prospectus i.. not 'et issued ...

Published: Saturday 23 April 1892
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1013 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

ALLEGED THEFT BY AN ASSISTANT POSTMISTRESS

... in ?ucstu«n a letter had lieen pi«ted at the Post Office at .oogford. addressed to Mr. George Fisher. 9. Mercer Street, Covent Garden, Lrmrion, and containing two pjNtal order*, one for 7a 6d. ami tie* other for Is. The I**tt«*r was never received by Fisher ...

Published: Saturday 13 November 1897
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 431 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

OPERA-SINGER AND CRITIC

... Italian Opera, Covent Garden, taking the part of Mifastc. The following morning the Daily Tefprcph, according to the plaintiff, falsely and maliciously satedthabt Mr. Ciarmpi, whose Maassetto belongs to the ancient history of Covent Garden Theatre, as well ...

THE LATE MADAME TREBELLI

... artist with a beautiful voiee, and curiously enough, it was as Orsini tbab Madame Tsebelli was seen in her last season at Covent Garden in 1888. ?? the later years of her life she was heard a good deal on concert plat- forms, and was also a great favourite ...

Published: Saturday 20 August 1892
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 436 | Page: 4 | Tags: News