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DRURY LANE

... DRURY LANE. The Illustration gives the most effective scene from Balfe’s opera of The Maid of Honour”—the M asque of Orpheus and Eurydice,” performed before Queen Elizabeth and her Court. The music throughout this episode is exceedingly effective: and ...

Published: Saturday 08 January 1848
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 138 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

DRURY LANE. On Monda

... DRURY LANE. On Monday, October 15, 1883, was produced here a new drama, in 5 acts, by Robert Buchanan and Augustus Harris, entitled A Sailor and his Lass, Harry HastiDgs Mr. Aturattug Harris Walter Carrutw-n Mr. William Morgan Richarl Kingston Mr. ...

Published: Friday 19 October 1883
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4726 | Page: 14, 15, 16 | Tags: none

DRURY LANE

... DRURY LANE. IT was not to be reasonably expected that a drama de liberately and confessedly written for the purpose ful filled in Gentleman Jack would attain any very high standard of art. But one might fairly have hoped for something a little less child ...

Drury Lane

... Drury Lane. Since our last notice of the Meiningen Com pany there has been no new production to note, except the somewhat uninteresting performance of H 'aUenstein Lager and a German version of iVloliere's Malade Imaginaire. Neither oalls for much comment ...

Published: Friday 29 July 1881
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 183 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

DRURY LANE

... DRURY LANE. THE season terminated here on Saturday night with the last representation of the pantomime, The White Cat; and on Mon day a morning performance, promoted by an influential committee as a complimentary benefit to Mr. Chatterton, on the approach ...

DRURY LANE

... DRURY LANE. DIRECTORS' PROPOSALS. The directors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Ltd., have reconsidered their proposals for selling, and have dealt with the existing position by changes in the directorate. The directors on Tuesday afternoon met the ...

Published: Thursday 27 February 1919
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1582 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Drury Lane

... Drury Lane. Preciosa the last of the series of plays set down for production here by the Meiningcn Co., proved as a great success popularly and, if possibles greater artistically thau their opening performance, when they astonished us all in Julius Ceasar ...

Published: Friday 15 July 1881
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 289 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DRURY LANE

... the case heretofore. A pantomime at Drury Lane, with no other production to interfere with its success, would be sure to have a long run, whether sumptuously adorned or not. But the enterprising manager of Drury Lane has, on this occasion, been at greater ...

Published: Friday 26 December 1884
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1757 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

DRURY LANE

... DRURY LANE. IT will be surprising indeed if the Grand National Steeple chase, as run over the Drury Lane course, do not secure sub stantial success for The Prodigal Daughter, and is not enjoyed by crowded houses every night until it has to make way for ...

Drury Lane

... Drury Lane. As the engagement of the Meiningen com pany draws towaids its close, tho performances do not increase in interest. Dot Kaeichen von Heilbronn, tho lat. st novelty, produrod on Mon day night, was only relieved from indescribable dreariness ...

Published: Friday 01 July 1881
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 295 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DRURY LANE

... DRURY LANE. IT would be doing a grave injustice to the form of entertain ment most popular at Drury Lane to rank with its best-known developments such a production as A True Story, by Mr. Elliot Galer. It is all very well for the cynical playgoer to class ...

DRURY LANE

... DRURY LANE. IN his recent article in a monthly contemporary, Mr. Augustus Harris stated very clearly his view of the requirements of his patrons. They demand, he said, a performance which must be, above all things, dramatic, full of life, novelty, ...