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AN ACTRESS OF THE PAST

... engaged to play in the first pantomime at Drury Lane-he as the clown and she as columbine. A large number of letters from the principal stage managers were also found, including a letter from Mr. Martineau, the Drury Lane manager, offering him z£5 a week as ...

THE MAJOR AND HIS BOAT

... the end of the evening Nvas sitting in a chair listening to a song, when lie saieenly fell b.h alc ,d expired. I. Pya, of Drury Lane, deposed tlat deah wxvas duo to sudden heart failure, pro- bably resulting from the excitement of the evening. The jury ...

THE TRAGIC DEATH OF AN ACTOR

... choker, but she would not hear of it, and literally took him to the nuptial altar as he was. THE FUTURE OF DRURY LANE THEATRE, Tani future of Drury-Lane Theatre is now definitely settled. Mr. John Coleman has agreed to rent the old house from Mr. Oscar Barrett ...

MANGLING EARNINGS

... tion. Petitioner bore out his counsel's opening statement, and added that he pointed Glenney out a feew days ago at the Drury Lane stage door. William Pearce, ex-sergeant of police, and now in the employ of a private detective, de- posed to seeing the ...

Ii-h~d o :10 - WI BO

... oI his own in the mnattcr p( of giving evidence, and much amused the Court. Si It appeared that he was. in'the Red Lion, Drury Lane, when the prisoner came in and asked him pi 1 h'er.' Tlin prosecutor refunsed. He fc un:ed -ne move, he wvent on,. he ...

COUNTY OF LONDON SESSIONS

... Hayines. The constable hnd soren wounds about the head andneck, and was for three weeks in a critical condition. STRUGGLE IN DRURY LANE. Jaines Ballard, tailor, was indicted for stealing a watch, value £10 lOs., fron the person of Henry John Grcaves, a commercial ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... nineteen, Se iL' Fel-thers Court, Drury Lane, was charged a' vwith theft. liss Emmie Merliek, who said she an as an actress re.idingin Doughty Street, stated aco that on December 13 she was walking down to Drury Lane, when the prisoneir came out of a ...

DREADFUL TRAGEDY IN FRANCE

... thelinsbhand was buried by the parish. Tie wife said' she had 1O00 in her room, Which she Was robbed of. T'he couple lieedin i Drury Lane. His ?? said the juan'meest have bhcn thrifty, and gave judgment for plaintiff. XILLED AT A FOOTBALL MATCH. AN inquiry was ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... WHIERL THE PorLiv.E.-.~Before Mr. Vaugh ansera senionmes were heard, requiring the owners oif louness in Shorts egarditns Drury Lane, and s Camptoin Street to show cause why they should t nob ho 'closed As dwellings unfit for human 4 21Lon~hrvavn aa potman ...

THE LAW COURTS

... in respect of a doctor's bill. Defendant was said to be earning £920 a week acting in The Duchess of Cool- gardie at Drury-lane Theatre, and that piece would ran until the Christmas pantomime. Defendant was committed to Holloway, and the warrant will ...

ASSAULT ON AN ACTOR

... Edward Compton, has written to remind me that it was he who played Leonatus Posthumus when Cysmibetic was pro- duced at Drury-lane in 1888, and not the late Charles Dillon, although Mr Dillon was in the theatre at the time. Kindly accept my apologies ...

Published: Saturday 02 May 1896
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 625 | Page: 12 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

HUSBANDS AND WIVES

... Ross stated that the milk was sold by him in the same condition as it was supplied to him bh Messrs. Price and Harris, of Drury-lane. According to his accomnt this firm sent milk direct from the railway station to their customers with. out satisfying themselves ...