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Literature

... Ititerature. ELLISTON AND THE ASS'S HEAD. Elliston was, hii his day, the Napoleon of Drury- lane, bat, like thle conueiror at Austerlitz, lie suifered his declensions, and the Surrey became to him a St. Helelan. flowever, once an eagle al- ways an eagle; ...

Poetry

... ourselves. fint tait' DeaiTi rnel! WANT.-Satutrday an inquest was held we Iled. at tie 'White Horse, Sliort's-gardens, Drury-lane, osn- ?? Newreltitam, aged about 50, wito died in an .110- lie A furnisited room in Lincoln-coirtr. The deceaseli, wvho ...

THE MUSIC OF THE FESTIVAL

... Beethoven. Welsh airs have also been used by Mir. John Parry, in the music to two pieces, A Trip to M ales, produced at Drury Lane Theatre, London, in 1826; and inl 1833, to the Welsh Girl, performed at the London Olympic Theatre, by Madame Vestris. The ...

WEDNESDAY EVENING

... numerous offers. M. Jullien hi ng prevented Isis departure, by a most liberal engagemcnt, hi ms the moment the lessee of Drury Lane 1a,(1 resolved to give Ih Y grand operas. Mr. Ioeeves is a pur1 tenore robusto, antd ij t his chest notes G, A, and B, are ...

DRURY-LANE THEATRE

... DRURY-LANE THE AT RE. M11R. MACREADY'S FAREWVELL BENEFIT. The event, to which all that lairge 1)ortioO of the public to whom theatrical inatters are of'any nmoment have becn looking forwarkd for many wveeks Isast, took place on Tluesday nig.ht. XeIlls) ...

THE GREAT EXHIBITION

... newspapers record the oulplpet2 success ti r at the Imperial Opera, of ai Emiglish vocalist, miss Rater, hi V formerly of the Drury-lane Theatre, who made a rocelit 1 appearanee, and aciieved a drecidedt iapression in La ft e l'lglum del Reggimoento. . r The ...

WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THE GREAT METROPOLIS

... has brought out, \ith isutch success, the more prominent parts of the noel_ s Mr. Bunn, it appears, will not Volotire nprn Drury-lane again. Ile is going to thle llitd e States to give entertainlmc'nts there, tskinz,, uoh himl Balfe's new opera. 'Mr. Smith ...

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC GOSSIP

... already well established reputation. A new play called the Betrothal, written by an American, was prodeced last week at Drury Lane, in which Mr. Brooke sus- tained tli prineipal part, but notwithstanding every thing had been don0 by the management, and ...

Metropolitan News

... mixed pieces. The music of Weber and ?? will furnish the chief attractions of the ensuing The plan for opera in English at Drury Lane, which was to have comminecd in February next, appears to be abandoned, owing to the unwillingness of the musical contracting ...

Metropolitan News

... given witho great success by Miss Thmsofrd, and another by Miss Alleyne Groode. The arrangencents for Englishi operas at Drury Lane are at t last Completed, nisd time experiment will be niado is! February, 1 Aui Italian Company is alsoe eigaged for a series ...

Literary Varieties

... but in 1755 Walpole writes:- England seems returning; for those who are not in parliament there are nightly riots at Drury- lane, when there is air Anti-Gallician party against some French dancers. The young men of quality have protected them till last ...