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WORLD'S WHISPERS
... PRINCESS ELEONORA BRANCACCIO, who has just set to music Francesca da Rimini by D'Annunzio-- that spoilt child I-- is the wife of Prince Massimo, who has the happiness of tracing his descent, not from the comparatively recent and middle-class Middle Ages, but from the Fabius Maximus of the Ancient Roman history- books. The Massimo Palace, one of Rome's greatest, is the centre of an annual ...
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... IT IS A FAR, FAR BETTER THING THAN I HAVE EVER DONE: MR. C. HAYDEN COFFIN AS SYDNEY CARTON, AT THE CORONET. Photograph by Ellis and IValtry.] At the Coronet this week, Mr. Hayden Coffin, forsaking comic opera and musical comedy for the time being, is appearing as Sydney Carton in an episode based on A Tale of Two Cities. During each evening's entertainment he will sing several of his ...
THE WORLD THE OF SPORT
... The Derby. I am afraid his Majesty the King has little or no chance of winning the Derby of 1919. as he has only two horses left in-- namely, Orelius, by Orme-- Ecila, and Border Prince, by Persimmon-- White Lilac, and neither is good enough to carry the royal colours to victory. Mr. Fairie's Lemberg is very likely to become a winter favourite for the race, especially if it is announced that ...
CROWNS CORONETS COURTIERS
... ON July 3 the King will be at Rugby, opening a speech- room in the best possible way-- by speaking in it; next week his Majesty starts the building of the new premises of the Royal School of Mines, also in the best possible way-- by laying the foundation- stone; and Wellington is still smil ing at the royal re marks that brought blushes to the headmasterly cheek, in spite of the speaker's ...
PLAYERS PLAYING FOR PLAYERS: THE THEATRICAL GARDEN PARTY AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
... PLAYERS PLAYING FOR PLAYERS THE THEATRICAL GARDEN PARTY AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS. i. An Inspkctor (Stagh) and a Fair Visitor. 2. Mr. Sydney Ellison and thr Camrl from A Persian Princess Advertise the Hat-Trimming Competition. 3. Miss Evelyn Millard and Miss Lilian Rraitiiwaitr Play Croquet. 4. Mr. Pblissikr Presents a Folly Teddy- Bear. 5. Miss Evelyn Millard and Mr. Aubrey Smith are ...
AFTER DINNER
... ] BY ERNEST A. BRYANT. Changed Flights. As England is pageant-mad just now, we may be sure that a good many people who are to be present for Speech Day at Harrow to-morrow would prefer the picturesque old archery tournament which Speech Day supplanted. The shooting for the silver arrow was the function of the year at Harrow. The competitors were arrayed in silks and satins, and wore cans with ...
HEARD IN THE GREEN-ROOM
... my -to ||]nmm> TvkQEmvm°N g lir1 ■■■t^w-. lEfoi Tom Robertson's Daughter. The complimentary matinée to be given on Thursday afternoon to Miss Maud Robertson (Mrs. Haslingden Russell), the daughter of Tom Robertson, the famous dramatist. who practically made the fortunes of the Bancrofts, will restore to the stage for the afternoon an actress who was at one time intimately associated with ...
KEY-NOTES
... kcr-Norcs ci Louise. Charpentier's Louise is undoubtedly the most vivid picture of contemporary Paris that the operatic stage has ever seen. Not alone does the story palpitate with the breath of modern life, but the music itself is as modern as the book, and no less influenced by the spirit of symbolism that is seen in all latter-day French art-forms. Music, story, and mounting are ...
THE £10,342 VERDICT AGAINST AN ART DEALER: CHINA THAT WAS SOLD TO THE LATE MR. C. J. DICKINS BY MR. ARTHUR ELLIS
... THE £10,342 VERDICT AGAINST AN ART DEALER CHINA THAT WAS SOLD TO THE LATE MR. C. J. DICKINS BY MR. ARTHUR ELLIS. I. LADY AND GENTLEMAN EMBRACING --SOLD TO MR. DICKINS FOR £400. o 2. LADY PURCHASING JEWELLERY SOLD TO MR. DICKINS FOR £300. 3. AUGUSTUS THE STRONG AND THE COUNTESS OF COSEL-SOLD TO MR. DICKINS FOR £12 00. 4. PETER THE GREAT AND FREDERICK THE GREAT DIVIDING THE WORLD BETWEEN ...
THE GREATNESS THAT IS THRUST UPON HIM: THE FLYING MAN'S CHEF
... THE GREATNESS THAT IS THRUST UPON HIM THE FLYING MAN'S CHEF. Mi. Wilbur Wright has had greatness thrust upon him in the shape of a French cook, who has been sent to his nest by the Mayor of Pau. The chef himself is not altogether pleased with his position, for he wishes to demonstrate his skill by the making of elaborate French dishes, while Mr. Wright insists on tare of the simplest kind. ...
SMALL TALK
... THE engagement of Lord Brooke may be regarded as so far the most sensational of 1909 engagements, for his bride is destined to bear a famous name, and to rule over perhaps the most beautiful of the stately homes of England. The future Lady Brooke is Miss Elfrida itiarjorie ttaen, only daughter of a very clever father, and of an exce pti o nail y lovely mother. Sir William Eden is a writer, ...