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ACTION AGAINST A BARONET

... eighty-seven years. Mr. Barnett, who was of foreign parentage, but was born near Bedford in 1802, made his debut as a singer at Drury Lane Theatre, in the early part of the century. He afterwards devoted himself to the piano and composition, basing studied under ...

CHARGES OF MURDER

... murder him. Mlr. Bernard Abrahams, solicitor, defended, and Mr. Albert 1 interpreted the ?? Clements, of Short's Gardens, Drury Lane, a porter, deposed that on Saturday afternoon he was in company with the deceased, who was thirty-five years of age. and ...

BIRMINGHAM POLICE COURT

... £750.; but as ;£2,500. was paid away annually there was a deficit of about £21, 280., which was made up by a benefit at Drury Lane and by the amount contributed at that dinner. It was to supplement the contributions of the actors that he appealed to those ...

SINGULAR LETTER TO A CORONER

... was a piece of theatrical property. He had, however, been greatly troubled about a small business they had purchased in Drury Lane and which was a failure; and he had threatened to commit ?? Glesson, a lodging-house keeper, of 5, Lumley Court, deposed ...

DISTRICT NEWS

... painter, Chapel Ash, and also with stealing a quantity of carpenter tools, the property of Gorge Sumner, carpenter, of Drury Lane, Solihull. Tb prisoner gave himself into custody a fortnight ago, stating that he had committed the thefts. It appeared ...

BIRMINGHAM COUNTY COURT

... maker. Mr. Richard OChin, Corporation Street, is solicitor in the proceedings. THE DRURY-LANE RENTERS. A general meeting of the renters or debenture- holders of Drury Lane Theatre was held yesterday after- noon in the Saloon, for the purpose of receiving ...

THE ST. JOHN DIVORCE SUIT

... telegrams which he had received from Miss St. John. He remem- bered dining with Mrs. Haughton and Miss St. John and going to Drury Lane Theatre on the 27th of September. She did not mention that she had separated from her husband. He had made her a present; ...

SUICIDE OF MR. GORING THOMAS

... perfoimed'by students, and led to a ?? being given him ),Fy the late Mr. Carl Rosa to wrte Wmeralda, which was. produced at Drury Lane in March, 183, with great success. It was produced in German' at Cologne iii the same year and at Hamiburg iim185 Previous-to ...

DIVORCE CASES

... Orant , at 14, Ebury Square. The petitioner commenced pro- ceedings for a divorce ;.but her husband. who was then acting at Drury Lane, begged her not to go on with the d case, as hewould be ruined in his profession. She stayed iP themuoceedings, but finding ...

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT BROMPTON

... beronly connection with tbe-stage occurred twnoyears ago, when she-acted as undmstudy to Miss mawbe Love in the lantomime at Drury Lane Theatre. The-inquest-will be held this nmrning, by'Dr. George Danford Thomas, o Croner-for Central London. CHARGE OF IEFRADI-NG ...

REMARABLE DIVORCE SUIT

... accidentally. That was the first time he had seen her since his marriage. He understood she w PA actress of small parts at Drury Lane Theatre. TIe respondent had told him she had been acquainted with Mr. Hornsby. She also said she wished to be married and ...

THE CUSTOM OF THE MUSIC-HALL PROFESSION

... entered into a contract with Sir Augustus. Earris to anpear in the title role in Boa-eep,- in the pantonmime produced at Drury Lane in 1892, at a salary of £4. a week. n consideration of that. she agreed to perform exclusively at the Palace Theatre. After ...