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By Colin Johnston Robb

... this ditection. Coming down to more modern epochs, we find John Thurmond's we-I.nown Harlequin, Dr. Faustus, presented at Drury Lane, in 1723, and from that t:tne onward, John R.ch prod v'ed the pantomime, not as we know it, at Linco:n's Inn Fields and ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1948
Newspaper: Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 424 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Belfast Telegraph, Thursday, January 8, 1948

... and for several years was leading tenor at the State Opera House, 'Dresden. He made his first London stage lappearance at Drury Lane in 1931 as Prince Sou Chong in the Land of Smiles. Five years later he appeared for the first time at Covent Garden in ...

Published: Thursday 08 January 1948
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3146 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OBITUARY

... and for several years was leading tenor at the State Opera House, Dresden. Tauber made his first l-ondnn stage appearance Drury Lane in 1931 as Prince Sou Chong in the Land of Smiles.” appeared in “Land of Smiles in all parts Europe, in South Africa, Australia ...

Published: Friday 09 January 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 288 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TODAY’S RADIO

... assembled there such Rossini, Meyerbeer and Berlioz. And so to London in 1835, where made hla permanent home. While conductor at Drury Lane Theatre, ho produced many operas there, and helped to produce Weber’s Oheron in English another theatre. A brilliant pianist ...

Published: Monday 26 January 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1628 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

“ Planned inspection ”

... concerts to be held this month. Albert Hall—B.B.C. Symphony Orchertra (Sir Adrian Boult), with Bartlett and Rae Robertson, 12s; Drury Lane Theatre—Royri Philharmonic Orchestra (Sin Thomas Becchapi), 4s 6d to 12s Albert Hall London Symptom* Orohestra (Edric Cundell) ...

Published: Monday 05 April 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 708 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DOCK UNIONISTS

... 10-15 Service; 10-30. Accordion Band 11. On Parade; 11-30, Estelle Applin tsopranol, and Geoffrey Philippe »piano* 12. Drury Lane Theatre Orch ; 12-30. Workers Playtime; 12-55. Weather INews; 1-10, Progress Report: 1-40. Rhythm Roundabout. 2. Welsh Orch ...

Published: Friday 23 April 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1174 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Notes from My Diary

... and eio•ma stars believe in charms. There is an amusing story told about the late Sir Charles Wyndham, who never went to Drury Lane without his little dog. At an all-star gala performance of Money the terrier was in the way of everyone. When Cyril Maude ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1948
Newspaper: Ireland's Saturday Night
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1368 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HEALTHY PLAIN-SPK \ Kj\(l

... the Boptf „ hafter an unsettled youth m lln. he went to England . became a strolling a. u r - , tng London, made Ins'ii Drury Lane and Covent and ifor half century of the most popular ■ i those theatres 'i'.u ...

Published: Thursday 13 May 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1402 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TO-DAY’S RADIO

... Sextet; 9-30. Owen Waller’s Orch 10-15, Service; 10-30, Reggio Gofl's Sextet. 11, Irene Kohler (pianol; 11-40. Schools. 12, Drury Lane Theatre Orel*.; 12-30. Workers’ Playtime; 12-56, Weather News: 1-10, Golf. Great Britain America: 1-13 Film Time; 1-45. ...

Published: Friday 21 May 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 409 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Married

... first musical comedy actress to appear at Drury Lane, London. That brilliant little actress. Marie George, appeared at England's National Theatre long before Charlotte was heard of. She starred at Drury Lane in 1902, and was such a success that ahe appeared ...

Published: Saturday 22 May 1948
Newspaper: Ireland's Saturday Night
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3330 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ENGLISH MUSIC

... life.” Because of the limited volume of our singers, the only chance for opera was to take smaller theatres than those of Drury Lane or Ccvent Garden. Most of our singers had pleasant but rather woolly voices and they could not carry far beyond the fourth ...

Published: Friday 18 June 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 109 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TO-DAY’S RADIO

... Black s Orch.; 9-40, Margerlc Few ipiano). 10-5, Schools News: 10-15, Service; 10-30. Proisc’s Banjollers. 11, Schools. 12, Drury Lane Theatre Orch.; 12-29? Northern Farmer; 12-39, Workers' Playtime; 12-55, Weather. •I News; 1-10, Cricket: 1-25, Casino Orch ...

Published: Thursday 24 June 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 463 | Page: 3 | Tags: none