... IT WOULD DO. A charming story is told by Mr. Bruce Smith, the celebrated Drury Lane scenic artist, of the late Sir Augustus Harris. The artist had made a working model of a transformation scene for one of his pantomimes. Sir Augustus came to see it, bringing ...

... will be given in the form Mlndividual tuition. Sir Henry Irving has opened what promises to be a most successful season at Drury Lane. leading off with Becket, Sir Henry has - paid a graceful tribute to the memory of the author, Lord Tennyson, with whom ...

... spectator had his legs broken, and a girl received fatal injuries. Mrs. John Wood will make her reappearance on the stage of Drury-lane Theatre in London in the autumn production of The Prodigal Son, when she will sustain the part of Margaret. A Clacton ...

... perhaps he has a daughter, beautiful ss a vision— Be quiet, Westbury, don't be a fool! Beautiful as the fairy queen of a Drury Lane pantomime, seen from the back of the pit, the other man continued, ignoring the rising temper of Herbert Saxon. A lovely ...

... George Alexander, who. it is said, is to remise the colossal salary of £250 a week when he appears in The Prodigal Son' at Drury-lane is the autumn, made his first big bit as George D'Alroy in Caste now many years ago; and later as Faust at the Lyceum—a ...

... to the number of glasses and spectacles of varir.os sorts that he always has at hand both at the th.ritre and at home. At Drury Lane Theatre lie had quite two dozen pains of one kind end another. He ia-constantly losing and buying new pairs of glasses, ...

... a courtehip of twenty years ago, was heard at Greenwich Police-court. Edward Rutherford Cox, aged forty, a lawwriter of Drury-lane, was charged with stealing • ring, • bracelet, and other articles from 64, Lewisham High-rood. It was alleged by tha servant ...

... treaty was signed and the Altens and Scottish Churches Bills were passed. Music and the Drama. The Prodigal Son at Drury-lane Theatre has been materially shortened, and the curtain now rises on the opening tableau at 8.15. By mutual convent the agreement ...

... clergymen. end even bishops give their benisons to play• that teach a mural lessoll. Mr. Arthur Collins, the manager of Drury-lane Theatre, is si who is wise iu his generation. Recognising the influence of the pulpit, he issued sotto four thousand invitations ...

... things ever seen on the English stage. Sir Henry retired from management in 1899. On the occasion of a brief reappearance at Drury-lane last summer the famous actor was given such a suetession of enthusiastic welcomes as must have eonvisoed him that he hold ...

... February. Preparations for Christmas are proceeding apace, and rehearsals are the order of the day at the West-end theatres. At Drury-lane several innovations will be introdnoed into the pantomime. One of these is that crowds of Ertegorgeously dressed people ...

... depressing effect upon the receipts of tradesmen in that neighbourhood. Drury Lane and the suburban theatres now running a pantomime are exceptionally well patronised. The Drury Lane production has never probably been equalled in the history of that classic ...