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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

> ° Richard Tauber, Singer Of ““ Heart’s Delight,”’ is Dead eart's Delight,” 1s Dea - London, Thursday. — Richard

... Vienna State Qpera Houses and his reputation as a tenor became international. His first appearance 0n the London stage was at Drury Lane] Theatre m 1931 in “The Land of Smiles.” It was a great success, as was his performance as Schubert in a production of “Lilac ...

Published: Thursday 08 January 1948
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 297 | Page: 1 | 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

Elre's Unemploved

... Vienna State Opera Houses, and his reputation as a tenor became international. His first appearance in England was at. the Drury Lane Theatre in “The Land of Smiles” in 1931, and in the followm% years he gave recitals in all the big cities of Britain. In ...

Published: Friday 09 January 1948
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 398 | Page: 2 | 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

STUDY OF SHERIDAN’S . THREE CAREERS

... and symo pathy | 22t cannot have been an easy book !‘Er write. Sheridan had three i gareers—as dramatist, as manager -wf Drury Lane and as a politiclan, ' slhecreative period was short; indeed, - The Rivals was written in 1775 and . = The Critic in 1779 ...

Published: Saturday 24 January 1948
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 600 | 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

LN TR PROGRAMMES

... —On Parade. 11.30—Estelle ADD““.'I.(&—E_BC Sym?hony Orch. 7.55— .Si . wn‘ of Mr. and Mrs. James '(soprano). 12.0—Orch. Drury Lane Thinking about Audiences. B.lo—Oret son of Mhed o broken leg Theatre. ~ 140_Rhythm Roundabout. chestral Concert. (part 2) ...

Published: Friday 23 April 1948
Newspaper: Derry Journal
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 678 | Page: 8 | 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