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MISCELLANEOUS

... Chatteston, lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, against Mr. Sims Reeves for a breach of agreement to play and sing at that theatre, was tried in the Court of Common Pleas on Thursday. Mr. Sims Reeves agreed to sing for twelve nights at Drury-lane, at forty guineas ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1867
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6131 | Page: 9 | Tags: News 

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... Some idea of r its vast area may be formed by comparing it with other I buildings. It will be eleven times the size of Drury-lane c Theatre, or eight times that of Westminster Hall. A c church of ordinary dimensions might stand on its floor; f its sternle ...

Published: Friday 05 July 1867
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 12647 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE WATERING PLACES OF YORKSHIRE

... they occupy themselves in the most industrious manner with their spades, reminding one of a juvenile pantomime scene at Drury-lane, or of one of those pictures which Leech's fertile pencil. loved well to pro- duce, and, best of all, their interest in ...

Published: Tuesday 06 August 1867
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2544 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... present could not obtain admis- sion, the bail being full to repletion, The hall is fitted up for the performances of the Drury-lane theatrical company, and the reverend gentleman spoke from behind the foot- lights, and in front of the prosennium, the act ...

Published: Monday 30 December 1867
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6196 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

PARLIAMENTARY NOTICES

... With this money he seeks pleasures and enljoyments heretofore u11,ihown to him except by name He goes to the gallery of Drury-lane Theatre, and sees the pantomime, he treats himself and two young companions toa supper, and one of them induces him to put ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1868
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4292 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS

... tichfield. Inslde the House, when prayers had been read, there was a ruah into the galleries like that which takes place at Drury-lane on Boxing Night. The Strangers -for the most part apparently. olergymen and country squires-fought maufully with each ...

Published: Wednesday 16 June 1869
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3796 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

VELOCIPEDE FEATS IN GERMANY

... of a pewter pot. The more difficult the music the larger the quantity; and the odd anecdote related of her by Buan, the Drury-lane Theatre lessee, that she could never delineate the thirst of the desert scene in Balfe's I Maid of Artois,' except she had ...

Published: Tuesday 24 August 1869
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2204 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... who came by his death a few weeks since in London from the overturning of a cab en rot te to attend a Fenian gathering in Drury-lane.o T nl BrIsn ASSOCIATION. - A preliminary meeting, com osed of the president and vnee-presidents of the local fearned societies ...

Published: Saturday 13 November 1869
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1520 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE CONDITION OF THE LABOURING CLASSES

... Gld. The lodging-house, Charles-street, Drury-lane, had 8fo single men occupants-rent £t101 13s.: Clarke's-build. izrgs, St. Giles's, hlnd a population of 269, in families- rent £674 9s.- Wild-court, Drury-lane, had a popu. lation of 365-rent £623; T ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1870
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 734 | Page: 6 | Tags: News