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SIR A. HARRIS AND DRURY LANE

... SIR A. HARRIS AND DRURY LANE. I Sir Augustus Harris has been telling a Strand Magazine interviewer how be first got hold of Drnry Laue Theatre. It was to let; and why, he asked, should not he take it? Fortune seemed to favour me, and aD gentleman of ...

Published: Friday 18 December 1891
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 456 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... sporting and spectacular drama, the Work of Sir Augustus Harris, Mr. C. liaeighl, and Mr. H. Hamilton, which was presented at Drury Lane for the first timelast rtight, and which, on the whole, met with an enthubsi yostic reception. With an amount Of, ceurage ...

Published: Monday 17 September 1894
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2091 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

PRESENTATION TO SIR AUGUSTUS HARRIS

... PRESEN8TATION TO SIR AUGUSTUS HARRIS. Yesterday afternoon, in the saloon of Drury Lane Theatre, an illuminated album was presented to Sir Augustus Harris, in recognition of his services to opera in this country. Among the names inscribed in the album ...

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

THE COST OF PAYTOMIME

... and Bijou appeared at Covent Garden with their armies of mail-clad warriors. The price of the armour which glitters from Drury Lane to the pro- vinces varies very considerably-from £B5. upwards. One of our most enterprising managers has before now given ...

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

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... three paltoemimcs of what may be described as the est End order, these being produced Xt Drury Lane, the New Olympic, and the Crystal Palace. That at Drury Lane, which was given, under the direction of Sir Augmustus Harris, for the first time to-night ...

Published: Tuesday 27 December 1892
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2124 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... production of A MMilion of Money at Drury lane last night drew back to town a large number of first-nighters, and most of the familiar faces were to be seen. The play itself is of the usual order of Drury Lane melodrama. Mfr. Harris has discovered just ...

Published: Monday 08 September 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1694 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... Covent Garden, and after the disastrous venture at Her Majesty's last year people will be chary of rushing into rivalry with Drury Lane in the depart- ment of the drama which it has made peculiarly d its own. Following a practice which has prevailed in some ...

Published: Saturday 27 December 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1803 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

GLEANINGS

... snecev1sson to Sir Charles Russell. Mr3. Henry Pettitt is hard at work with Mr. Augustus Harris en tile autumn drama for Drury Lane, which is to be a play of modern London life. Lady Frederick Cnver.disb's scheme for the establish- rn'nt of a Permanent ...

Published: Tuesday 20 May 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1916 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

GLEANINGS

... Raleigh has signed a contract for the author- ship of the next Drury Lane drama, together with MI. Heary iatahilton and Sir Augustus H2alris. He is also engaged upon the pantomimes for Drury Lane and Newc.3stle. A new volume of sertone by the Right Rev. E ...

Published: Tuesday 29 October 1895
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1984 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... this moment a proof that such a liking exists. In the great procession of nations which is one of the features of the Drury Lane pantomime, the repre- sentajtives of most of the countries pass across the stage without any demonstration on the part of ...

Published: Friday 08 January 1892
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2082 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... let us at least be assured that essential scenes in the play shall bear the stamp of historic truth. A first night at Drury Lane is one of the most striking and unique spectacles London can show, and lvi. Zola appeared much impressed with it as he watched ...

Published: Friday 22 September 1893
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2031 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... usodest sum of £100. a year. DeATH O, A WrLL-ecOWX Ac-rors-The death is announced of Mr. Jlames Robert Anderson, ftrrmerly of Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatrms, which took place on Sunday, at the Redford HA te. Hie was born in I Glasgow, in MIay, 181 , ...

Published: Thursday 07 March 1895
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2071 | Page: 5 | Tags: News