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THE OPENING OF THE PRINCESS MAY'S WARD FOR CHILDREN. RICHMOND HOSPITAL

... On Wednesday, Jul)' 8th, the Princess ilay's Ward for Children being the latest addition to the Royal Hospital, Richmond, was opened by H.R.H. the Duchess of York, accompanied by H.R II. the Duke of York, II. R H. the Duke of Cambridge, H.R. 11. the Duchess of Teck, H.H. the Duke of Teck, and others. The day proved 110 exception to the brilliant weather we have had of late, and proved an ...

MR. GEORGE EDWARDES

... . FEW who see Mr. George Edwardes, the able manager of the Gaiety Theatre, as he appears in front of the curtain on a first night, or have sought him at his palatial offices in Wellington-street, where he conducts an enormous business connected with other London theatres and touring companies, can realise that he finds time to spend in the country. Holi days are rare with this busy and ...

SANDRINGHAM, MARLBOROUGH HOUSE AND YORK COTTAGE

... SANDRINGIIAM, MARLBOROUGH HOUSE AND YORK COTTAGE. NEXT week will see the wedding of Prince Charles of Denmark with Princess Maud, the youngest daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Royal marriage is naturally exciting immense interest among all classes of people at home and abroad, and with a view of giving the general public a souvenir of Princess Maud, we have secured several ...

THE LITTLE GENIUS, AT THE SHAFTESBURY

... THE LITTLE GENIUS, AT THE SIIAETESBUEY. For a thousand reasons, a good deal of expectation centred itself upon the production of The Little Genius, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, on Thursday night. It was known that the late Sir Augustus Harris had lavished a world of trouble and expense to ensure its success; he had brought from Vienna Miss Annie Dirkens. Postponements had one by one been ...

Published: Wednesday 15 July 1896
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 538 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Photographs 

Graphic

... MISS MARGUERITE CORNILLE, AT THE PALACE THEATRE. from a photograph by hana, strand. c ...

Published: Wednesday 15 July 1896
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 14 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE BURNS EXHIBITION

... . Burns died on July 21, 1796. The centenary of his death-day is to be celebrated by public meetings in Glasgow and Dumfries, in which the Earl of Rosebery, Honorary President of the Burns Federation, will take the leading part. But more truly commemorative of one who was no public man, yet, on the other hand, touched and appreciated with the sympathy of genius every side of the life of his ...

Published: Wednesday 15 July 1896
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1556 | Page: Page 19, 20 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

HOW THE GREAT PADEREWSKI TRAVELS

... . So much has already been written about Paderewski that it is very difficult to find a subject which has some aspect of novelty; hence a representative of The Sketch got the following facts about his manner of travelling when he is on an extensive tour in an interview with Mr. Hugo Görlitz, his private secretary, to whom we are indebted for the photograph of the private car in which he ...

Published: Wednesday 15 July 1896
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 967 | Page: Page 26 | Tags: Photographs 

THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES

... . ADMIRAL THE EARL OF CLANW1LLIAM. ADMIRAL SIR M. CULME-SEYMOU li. ADMIRAL RICHARD WELLS. ADMIRAL LORD WALTER KERR. Photographs by Gregory Strand. ...

Published: Wednesday 15 July 1896
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 24 | Page: Page 35 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

ROWING.--HENLEY, &c

... ROWING.-- HENLEY, &c. LOOKING back on Henley, it may be said that the meeting was an unqualified success. The right men and the right boats won, and all was as it should be, weather included. The victory of Leander in the Grand Challenge was a foregone conclusion, especially after their defeat of New in the second round. They won easily by two and a quarter lengths over Thames. The Thames Cup ...