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... The School or _ Scandal and The Rivals. par. pectins left the story with Sheridan sitting in a coffee-house while Drury-lane theatre ..urned. When it urged him to go to the scene. he replied. Egad! can't a man drink coffee by h:s own fireside ...

Published: Tuesday 07 February 1950
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 610 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Gleanings from UUUL Town & Country

... to promote concerts in Lancashire, and 1913 saw him collaborating with Beerbohm Trco and producing the Russian Ballet at Drury Lane. During the ton' years of the first World War - spent lavishly to keep going lh> London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic ...

Published: Tuesday 07 February 1950
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 467 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Referendum the Only Way, Says Leopold BRUSSELS. Tuesday. King Leopold was understood today to have rejected any ..

... to conduct the first performance. Set in a Victorian girls' school in Switzerland this musical comedy was first seen at Drury Lane in 1932. No date is fixed for Mr. Emlyn Williams's new play Accolade, which is about a novelist who becomes involved ...

Published: Wednesday 08 February 1950
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1351 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THEATRE BILLS

... one time Drury Lane Theatre printed its own bills on a press set up in a room beneath Ihe stage. The programme was a much later innovation, the first being ordinary bills printed on white satin. These were placed in the royal boxes at Drury Lane and Covent ...

Published: Thursday 09 February 1950
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 403 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

MANAGER, with extensive experience large and small theatres, will shortly be requiring position of trust, ..

... Sundays. Max Rivers. Tem. 6572^ 1 THE SHERMAN-FISHER STUDIOS fvcry large and medium rooms) at Inns of Court Mission, 44-46, Drury-lane, 1 W.C.2. by day or week only. Phone: 1 Tern Bar 8361. or write to J. Sherman- i Fisher. Ltd.. Sufle 52. at 26. Charing ...

Published: Thursday 09 February 1950
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 5250 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

CONCERT AND ENTERTAINMENT NOTES

... SONATA Ychudi Mcnuhln and Louis Kent- ncr gave the first performance of William Walton's sonata for violin 1 and piano, at Drury Lane, last Sunday. The work was specially written for the two soloists, and i is dedicated jointly to their wives. It had a trial ...

Published: Thursday 09 February 1950
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1553 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

... 5. 151. Rugby Road. Leamington. 1117 ANTED, Oil Paintings and Gilt Frame*. any condition —Send Postcard to H. Leighton. Drury Lane. Rugby. ...

Published: Friday 10 February 1950
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 111 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Friday February 10th 1950 THE KENSINGTON NEWS AND WEST LONDON TIMES BREAKFAST Mow available flat-dwellers in ..

... singing carols in the streets of Kensington to Monday night this was as far removed from the church hall and the aspidistra Drury Lane is from Little - Muddlesom - on - the -Marsh The names on the bill were top ranking names in the theatre and radio world ...

INDEPENDENT PRESS CHRONICLE Friday February 10 1950 19 S A boon received Ladies’ Coats i All sum- fS bridge County

... yonr “Hawkins-Universal in daily Models from 65s At your Local Electrician or Ironmongers or details from Hawkins 3035 Drury Lane W133 NEW Grey Enamel Boiler Neo-Classio 41 Immediate delivery offers?— 54015 am 1045 NAVY High Pram fair condition with ...

Published: Friday 10 February 1950
Newspaper: Saffron Walden Weekly News
County: Essex, England
Type: | Words: 2776 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

Years-old mystery

... brother in-law has now written to the police asking if they have any more information. Years ago Mr. Dicks was employed at Drury Lane Theatre. He had a well-paid position there. His name still appears in the missing persOns book at Gerald Road po:ice station: ...

Published: Friday 10 February 1950
Newspaper: Westminster & Pimlico News
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 134 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

4 THE SURREY ADVERTISER COUNTY TIMES SATURDAY FEB 11 1950 PUBLIC NOTICES GUILDFORD DIVISION OF SURREY DICK ..

... mentis— Tel Miss Arthur Claygate 2848 Magic PUNCHINELLO for Punch Puppets Hempsey The Famous Children’s Entertainer from Drury Lane 363 Sandy-! Road Kew Gardens Rie 4238 all Dances Weddings Socials etc the Jimmy James Quartette always reliable rehearsed ...

Published: Saturday 11 February 1950
Newspaper: Surrey Advertiser
County: Surrey, England
Type: | Words: 5119 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FICTION OF THE WEEK

... form it did precisely because it was designed for the largest theatre in London.” Or how obviously only a theatre such as Drury Lane could cater for so big or so potentially successful a musical as Oklahoma ! if the producers were to reap the full reward ...

Published: Saturday 11 February 1950
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2277 | Page: 39 | Tags: none