... In 1738 Arue'was engaged to compose the music for Dr. Dalton's adaptation of Milton's Cormus, which was brought out at Drury Lane theatre. Two years later followed Mallet's masque of Alfred, in which the air of Rule, Britannia was introduced and ...

... foreign, and engaged for , short time on the operatic stage. Soon after she was fifteen Miss Weichaell married a member of the Drury Lane band named Billing- ton. After a year's strolling, chiefly in Ireland, Mrs. Billington made her debut in London as Rosetta ...

... Barton, beingz her first essay.' Engagements in the pro- vinces followed, and the next year the lady became a member of Drury Lane company. She was first described as Mrs. Abington in 1759, havipa married her music master, one of the Royal trumpete~rs ...

... years. His first appearance in the metropolis took place in 1824 at Drury Lane when he played Hawthorn in the opera; Love in a Village. After this success he continued in opera at Drury Lane and Covent Garden, and played the leading characters in Der Freuischutz ...

... production, Sir Augustus ilarris *ill on 'uesdaypresent the same programme as before the Queen at Windsor ast, night, At Drury Lane, the oheaper parts of !which were well attended, tue birst of the extra performances took piaee. The Ger. man foace, heaaed-byv ...

... in Newton- street and secreted his watch. Perry, a pub- licist, who died in 1794, wrote, I mat the un- happy Fraser in Drury. lane; he looked meagre and broken. His wealth consisted of some gold lace, a damaged Toledo, and a silver watch of rare merit ...

... hours, and the pantomime only ran for eight weeks, two of which were holidays. The Crystal palace employed 30 children and Drury Lane over 100.-Mr. Purvis said they were being dealt ?? said that ?.s regarded the evening performance the children came on in ...

... man, Aif liighfield, now lying under sentence of death in Newgate for the murder of his sweetheart in Great Queen-street, Drury- lane, The jury strongly recommended Highfieid to mercy, and this will be one of the grounds on which the petition will be based ...

... Captain Rloper Park- ington, who was nominated at the Court of Aldermen on Tuesday, Mr. Augustus Harris, the lessee of the Drury Lane theatre, has announced his intention or coming forward for the slsrievalty of the City of Londow at the election on Mbid- ...

... council to repadiate, an accusation that his theatre was the obh jept of -favouritism. Certain 'eats re' ferred to had been at Drury Lane since 1817. . - . -The council took un the consideration of the report of the Special committee on the Beer and Spirit duties ...

... -were indulged; 'the Brothers Grirxths:appear1ing as bantam cocks; ,Mr. : Walton' wa seen as the. Toy Soldier from the Drury Lane panto. mimre:.fi.' Cahmour was a sham eurate;f Tht ladies were varied beyond descrip- tion, These were saucy damsels in ...

... eet, E.; at 11, Mabiey-etreet, Houmerton, at 2.26 p.m.; at 40, Judd-street, Brunswick square, at 4.11 p.m.; and at 171, Drury lane, at'7.13 p.t. WsoEacnSDAY (51.-Outbrelks took the fire- men to 18, 19, ard 20, at. Johe's-lane,Clerken- I well, an electro ...