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THE PIANOFORTE, ANCIENT AND MODERN

... that, in 1770, Mr. Barney, naphew of Dr. B~uiney, thle and musical historian, was appointed to the pianoforte at irate Drury Lane ; but no one knows what pianos these were, i~ient tier of whose make. Whatever the age of thle piano, it hat. may safely ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1881
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2322 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

AN INFANT STOCKBROKER

... the life by Thomas Moore was written a great tht I quantity of new information concerning Sheridan's the I management of Drury Lane, his politics, the Tb , Linleys, and the several transactions in which he we e was engaged, has, the A~t.eneesm says, come ...

Published: Saturday 14 November 1885
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2417 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

METROPOLITAN GOSSIP

... been members of the great unknown, but the other day, no less a notable than Mr. Blanchard, of the Daily Tcleraeph, and of Drury Lane and the other theatres at Uhristmas time, gave his experience. Un- fortunately, the testimony hals, like that unfortunate ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1869
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2400 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

METROPOLITAN GOSSIP

... puffed as a protdgg of President Juarez, and who turned out to be a third murderer and general 4banner carrier, &e., at Drury- lane, to the disgust of the audience. It is stated that the Loadon Scotsman will in future be edited by Dr. Mackay, the gentleman ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1868
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2617 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

DEATH OF THE EARL OF DERBY

... and who had attained a fair though not a first-rate celebrity as an act- ress of high comedy both at Covent-garden and Drury- lane. Her Lady Tow'nley and Lady Teazle were her great parts. The new Countess of Derby was in high favour at the Court of Queen ...

Published: Saturday 05 July 1851
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2658 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

DOMESTIC

... thing will be serious. ART UNION or LoNDoN.-The drawing for the prizes of tite Art-Union Society of London, took place at Drury Lane Theatre, on Tuesday, at twelve o'clock. LoDg before that hour the house was crowded to the ceiling. A very large proportion ...

Published: Saturday 30 April 1842
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2770 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

Table Talk

... lest a second failure in London might influence the public mind greatly to my prejudice, in the event of my re- turn from Drury Lane, disgraced as I formerly had been. In due time I was summoned to the rehearsal of ' Isabella.' Who can imagine my terror ...

Published: Saturday 19 July 1834
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2786 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... value of £1,000 a year, will shortly become vacant. When the pantomime of Beauty and tie Beas has completed its course at Drury Lane it is to be taken bodily over to Paris, and mounted at the Chatelet Theatre under the personal supervision of Mr. Harris ...

Published: Saturday 07 March 1891
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2741 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

OUR LADIES' COLUMN:

... all subjects pretty freely. An unrehearsed stage effect on the first night of the pantolnlilmeof the Forty Thieves at Drury Lane created as much sensation as anythin in the whole performance, and must be chronicled. T'here is a pretty little dance or ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1887
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2697 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... instantaneously, his back being broken by coming in contact with a beam of wood. Lady Dunlo has been out of the bill at Drury Lane Theatre for a few days. She caught a violent cold, and was compelled at last to knock up for a time. She has been staying ...

Published: Saturday 28 February 1891
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2994 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

AN INFANT ACTRESS AND HER FURNITURE

... murderer is never discovered. TLIn OLD CLtURCuvAunD Or BLEanx HOuSz.-If you have ainy business in White Hart Street, Drury. Lane, London, you will probably make haste, for it is not a desirable locality. Yet there is a reason why you should turn aside ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1889
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2958 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

... demonstration took place on Tuesday, at Drury Lane Theatre. The house was crowded to suffocation, and a l supplementary meeting had to be held in St. Mar-tin's Hall, where Earl Stanhope presided. At Drury Lane tile Duke of Richmond presided, surrounded ...

Published: Saturday 03 May 1851
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6180 | Page: 3 | Tags: News