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THE BADDELEY CAKE

... THE BADDELEY CAKE. The cutting of the Baddeley cake on Twelfth Night, the historic ceremony inseparably associated with Drury Lane Theatre, will be performed by Mr. Laurence Ceird to-morrow evening, immediately after the performance of Rose Marie. ...

Published: Tuesday 05 January 1926
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 171 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ODDS AND ENDS

... intend to send out Everywoman tour in the spring with the entire Drury Lane production. Mr. Compton himself will be in the cast as Nobody. When Mr. Arthur Collins has started the Drury Lane pantomime on its run, will devote his attention to the production ...

Published: Wednesday 04 December 1912
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 173 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

OBITUARY

... Leighton, Drury Lane pantomime star of thirty years ago. She won a national competition for the most popular principal boy in Britain. Her first performance in pantomime was at the Opera House, Northampton. Soon afterwards she went to Drury Lane. Joining ...

Published: Saturday 27 November 1943
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 74 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A CHILDRENS SHOW

... A CHILDRENS SHOW. Oar London correspondent writes:—Mr. Arthur Collins having determined that the annual production Drury Lane Chriitma* should truly a “children's pantomime” baa thoroughly realised his reoolve ia “Cinderella,'' which was gnen for the ...

Published: Wednesday 27 December 1905
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 327 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Brooke Bond’s 2/- Coffee

... Brooke Bond’s 2/- Coffee “The Coffee the Kaiser wanted.” STUPENDOUS FILM VERSION OF THE GREAT DRURY LANE MELODRAMA The simplest way to make coffee well Put the coffee in a warm jug, one tablespoonful for each person ; pour on boiling water ; stir; cover ...

Published: Monday 28 January 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 113 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

* * *

... for our industry. News values have changed since Glamorous Men had its record.breaking run at Drury Lane, and the emphasis has been changed. At Drury Lane it was Ivor NovOlo, as the young Englishman, who was the minantic hero. In the film first place ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1937
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 116 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

TIY LANE REVIVAL

... already success- ise, that there could be doubt .t . ,ber good run. No finer scenic effect has ever been seen, even in Drury Lane melodrama, than the sinking of the troopship with the soldiers saluting the vessel vanishes beneath the waves; while of ...

Published: Friday 31 March 1911
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 151 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS TIME IN LONDON

... CHRISTMAS TIME IN LONDON PAGEANT OF PEACE AT DRURY LANE. Drury Lane has lived onoe more to its timehonoured title of “The National! Theatre” (telegraphs our London correspondent) by presenting Boxing as the central feature of its pantomime, a pageant ...

Published: Friday 27 December 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 798 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

“THE WHIP” AT THE THEATRE ROYAL

... “THE WHIP” AT THE THEATRE ROYAL. Drury Lane melodramas belong a genre of their own, with conventions of their own, and demanding a kind of criticism of their own. You must accept the conventions of melodrama if you want enjoy its pleasures, and, curiously ...

Published: Tuesday 10 September 1912
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 340 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TABLE TALK

... observed. ‘‘He threatened to kick me, the lessee of Drury Lane! Such a man as that must to London, sir. He mustn’t waste his energies here.” And to London he was straightway sent, there to appear at Drury Lane I ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1939
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 297 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CHARGE OF PERJURY

... reserved his defence, was allowed bail as before. PLAYS £7,000 A WEEK. According a statement i•sued I.y the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. London. blot night. Root, Marie broke all rec. - mi.: for the theatre the week teforc last, taking 111 s. for eight ...

Published: Thursday 23 April 1925
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 132 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

KAISER’S VISIT

... KAISER’S VISIT. THE COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRURY LANE, ...

Published: Wednesday 17 May 1911
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 7 | Page: 4 | Tags: none