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A VANISHED THEATRICAL MASTERPIECE

... ANNUAL, 1970 SMIRKE'S COVENT GARDEN THEATRE D URING the winter season of 1808-9, London's premier theatres, Covent Garden and Drury Lane, were both within a few days £50,000 was collected from private subscribers in shares of £5OO. The Prince of Wales donated ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1611 | Page: 212 | Tags: none

PUTTING A HIGH PRICE ON NONSENSE

... balletomane but I saw a good number of the Diaghilev ballets in the 1920 s and found it a nostalgic, moving experience to go to Drury Lane C 0 UN TR Y LI F E-J ANU A R Y 15, 19 7 0 By FRANK DA VIS LA ' J ~:~ 'f. .it. , /,;,.._ ' ··- 1.-THREE FROM A ORIGINAL DRAWINGS ...

Published: Thursday 15 January 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1625 | Page: 34 | Tags: none

W ARRE , Flat A, 33 Ea ton Square, London, SWI

... appears to exist a likeness to the Irish actor Robert Wilks (? 1665-1732), who was long associated with the management of the Drury Lane and Haymarket theatres. His portrait, painted by Kneller's follower J ohn Ellys, was engraved by J. Faber, and the younger ...

Published: Thursday 22 January 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2597 | Page: 31 | Tags: none

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... cottage walls; and J ohn Corn forth will review the recently published volume of the Survey of London on Covent Garden and Drury Lane. In addition, there 'vill be reports on the Gold Vase golf tournament at Sunningclale, by P . A. vVard-Thomas; and on the ...

Published: Thursday 07 May 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2797 | Page: 44 | Tags: none

FASHION

... cottage walls; and J ohn Corn forth will review the recently published volume of the Survey of London on Covent Garden and Drury Lane. In addition, there 'vill be reports on the Gold Vase golf tournament at Sunningclale, by P . A. vVard-Thomas; and on the ...

Published: Thursday 07 May 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 200 | Page: 44 | Tags: none

NORTH NORFOLK

... Isleworth; this was painted by the celebrated Francis \ Vheatley and dated 1776. Lacy's father owned a half share in the Drury Lane Theatre with Garrick. Topography is always an interesting theme, and maps and engravings are the speciality of Baynton-vVilliams ...

Published: Thursday 18 June 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 12681 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

1132 COUNTRY LIFE-JUNE 18 , 1970 6.-SILVER-GILT AND ROCK CRYSTAL PRICKET CANDLESTICKS MADE I r PARIS IN 1583. ..

... Isleworth; this was painted by the celebrated Francis \ Vheatley and dated 1776. Lacy's father owned a half share in the Drury Lane Theatre with Garrick. Topography is always an interesting theme, and maps and engravings are the speciality of Baynton-vVilliams ...

Published: Thursday 18 June 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1149 | Page: 88 | Tags: none

COUNTRY LIFE-JULY 16, 1970 1 teresting, for there seems to be no doubt that it was made to a special

... designed in a fashion that was so long out of date. It went for £520. Earlier that morning a working scale model of the Drury Lane stage was bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum for £5OO. This was a fascinating affair with miniature winches backstage ...

Published: Thursday 16 July 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1053 | Page: 69 | Tags: none

3.-COMMUNION CUP OF OLD GREYFRIARS, EDINBURGH. Presented in 1633. (Right) 4.-CUP PRESENTED TO THE KIRK OF ELLON ..

... the Survey to produce its accounts of The Parish of St. Paul Covent Garden (Athlone Press, £10), and The Theatre R oyal Drury Lane, and The Royal Opera House Covent Garden (Athlone Press, £6): on the one hand the volumes commemorate the 300th anniversary ...

Published: Thursday 13 August 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3549 | Page: 48 | Tags: none

REMNANTS, TWEEDS, WOOL JERSEY,

... HAND crochet-ed bedspreads. Elizabeths9 Bedford Avenue, Legend is currently being-proved nightlY at the Theatre Royai. Drury Lane. Become the envy of every hostess in London. bring the zip and sparkle of Old Vienna to your Our Strauss Barnet. Herts ...

Published: Thursday 13 August 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2085 | Page: 97 | Tags: none

A BELLE AMONG THE BEAUX

... manager of Alley (Fig. 1) and Aungier Street theatres. The e enjoyed a reputation second only to that of Covent Garden and Drury Lane, and although many Irish actors crossed the water to make their name London, the traffic was by no means a Garrick's vi ...

Published: Thursday 01 October 1970
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1276 | Page: 62 | Tags: none