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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

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... common land. ' fiflmzmummn. ¢ ! parish cou; g down' the -un high :l: trance. i &hw'mh.““ e free access e mt MMMouwz h burbvon Drury Lane and In the past was used by people fetching water. “1 did once get a letter from the RD.C. asking me to take down the gate ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1970
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 7 | 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

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

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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

BY GAY DENNIS

... Banles and spending olidays in France an Spain, she wants to go further afield. * She has been living at The Old Vicarfi:, Off Drury Lane, - coln, where manY of the theatre ?eople ive. “I think I am going to do what lots of people would like to do. I've always ...

Published: Friday 22 May 1970
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 110 | Page: 13 | 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

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

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

I'OP R IN MORPETH

... Elementary | School under the management of | the above Board will be opened on Monday, 25th instance, in the Old Theatre, Drury Lane, Jarrow. Mr. John Witter, a first-class certificated teacher, has been engaged as Master. 14th March, 1872.” In June, 1880 ...

Published: Friday 17 July 1970
Newspaper: Morpeth Herald
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 597 | Page: 6 | Tags: none