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CITY NOTES: THE MARKETS

... companies of some of their hest employes, in consequence of the Reserve being called out. The Brighton Company's report tries to speak cheerfully; but, in view of the heavy capital issue which must soon be made, the attempt tails off rather dismally. Berthas ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3134 | Page: 46 | Tags: Photographs 

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... in some local guide-books, although I have not searched them. I have never seen the tale 111 the Leisure Hour of which you speak. I have seen somewhere a tale founded 011 the murder of the old Squire of the Doones. This may be the one you refer to. It ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1988 | Page: 14 | Tags: Photographs 

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT: HOW OUR STATESMEN SPEAK

... OPENING OF PAKLI AMENT. HOW OUH STATESMEN SPEAK. Pathetic interest attends Lord Salisbury's reappearance in the House of Lords. On first-nights he is usually the principal attraction, and this Session he has a special claim to the sympathy of the Peers ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 731 | Page: 22 | Tags: Photographs 

NEW TURNS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE

... quite a pleasant Pickwickian feeling to glow through my system, when I reflected that I had been permitted to discover, so to speak, these interesting human female phenomena. The Achmed Ibrahim Bedouin Arabs will be seen at the coming Paris Exhibition. ...

Published: Wednesday 07 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 978 | Page: 21 | Tags: Photographs 

MISS IRENE VANBRUGH AT HOME

... play written by Lawrence Olde, but that will depend on the time at her disposal. I11 reply to your inquiry. Miss Vanbrugh speaks with evident pride of the honour done her lately in having been invited, as the guest of the evening, to a special dinner ...

Published: Wednesday 07 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1022 | Page: 25 | Tags: Photographs 

RUPERT OF HENTZAU

... and Miss Esme Beringer does all that skill and intelligence can to render interesting a weakly drawn character. One must speak in praise of Mr. IT. Y. Esmond, Mr Sydney Brough, and Mr. Bassett Roe, whilst the Rupert of Mr. 11. B. Irving is quite a remarkably ...

Published: Wednesday 07 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1007 | Page: 37 | Tags: Photographs 

NAUGHTY ANTHONY

... farce-comedies as they mostly prefer to call them out there, have, more or less, possessed an ultramarine tinge of blueness, so to speak. It would seem, however, that the latest specimen of farce-fare submitted to New Yorkers-- namely, Naughty Anthony, which ...

Published: Wednesday 07 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 883 | Page: 30 | Tags: Photographs 

THE BENSON RÉPERTOIRE COMPANY AT THE LYCEUM

... during the third week, one half during the afternoon, and the other at the evening performance. It would hardly be wise to speak now of the actual performances of the members of a company who won warm admiration from the provincial critics as well as from ...

Published: Wednesday 14 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1125 | Page: 24 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... South Africa by the hereditary enemy Suddenly there rose from out the audience an indignant voice, M011 pere, one should not speak thus in the pulpit Sensation, clamours, and protests and when the over-courageous individual is found they hiss him they oblige ...

Published: Wednesday 14 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8114 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

MISS TOUPIE LOWTHER, AN ENTHUSIASTIC FENCER: WHO APPEARED IN THE MASQUE OF WAR AND PEACE, AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

... to women and renders it such an exhilarating and absorb ing pursuit. But don't you think that women of course, I am not speaking of, enthu siasts like yourself, but of women who fence just because it is the fashion to do so will soon tire of it, and ...

Published: Wednesday 14 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 959 | Page: 29 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK: The Queen and Bugler Dunn

... services during the Chitral campaign, besides the medal and another mention in despatches, he got the D.S.O. By the way, speaking of Magersfontein, a curious tale is told by a Modder River correspondent as to the disaster to the Highland Brigade. He says ...

Published: Wednesday 21 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8700 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

THE MAN ON THE WHEEL

... Tuesday, 6.34. Enthusiastic almost to madness must be the man who ventures out with his bicycle in weather like this. I am speaking, of course, with regard to the London climate. As I write, there is a downpour of half-rain, half-sleet, and the roadways ...

Published: Wednesday 21 February 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1482 | Page: 39 | Tags: Photographs