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THE TROCADERO

... 1869 I erected a circus (and not Cooke Bros.) at a cost of about 1,600, and when the same was converted by me into a variety theatre, three years later, a further sum of 670; in the year 1875 a further sum of 1.983. Theseamounts are extractsfrom the builders' ...

Published: Saturday 23 June 1883
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1589 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

A CHAT WITH HYRAM TRAVERS

... to speak a of brilliant artists. There has, of course, been a vast c- improvement in the style and circumstance of the variety theatre. I recently completed a long engage- ment with the Syndicate. Lor! when you come g- to compare the Pavilion, the Tivoli ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1895
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1632 | Page: 17 | Tags: News 

THE SHOWMAN WORLD

... the past week. Here was the pick of the Yorkshire the shows, ?? Kinemato pictures of con. we temporary events, Hodson's variety theatre, George Dai Proctor's circus, and that capital abnormality, Remus, I the cast-iron man. A strong contingent of first-clays ...

Published: Saturday 03 June 1899
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1468 | Page: 19 | Tags: News 

WEST LONDON THEATRE

... T. Rcma alnd Mr Franik Woeti apileare(l in their clever little sli etch lie or Site ' just the lsiusd of piece for a variety theatre, uin edcel- lently acted,. Bir lob-ert Gaisthony's isorel entertain- ment wes tnuctl appreciated. MIr George Niois vocally ...

Published: Saturday 14 April 1894
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1437 | Page: 16 | Tags: News 

THORNTON'S VARIETIES, SUNDERLAND

... Sunderland in the purchase of the DR Theatre Royal, which he has just opened, which hehe has designated Thornton's Royal Variety Theatre, ed and which, from the timprovements it has undergone, OR of may very justly he termed the best of the kind in t a the ...

Published: Saturday 08 September 1888
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1540 | Page: 10 | Tags: News 

A CHAT WITH A COMIC SINGER

... itdoesn't, ve shall halve achange-a shost step up and a long step down. T here xvill then come to be the theatre proper, the variety theatre with sketches, and the music hall ; and the music hall will then be like it was twenty years ago. That sort of change ...

Published: Saturday 18 July 1891
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1563 | Page: 15 | Tags: News 

A CHAT WITH MISS DAGMAR

... Bial's for two years in the aggregate, and she rejoices in a Ieneral invitation from Air Albert Bial to make the e amous variety theatre her home. At first Miss I Dagmar used to sing on the variety stage in evening r dress. Then she had the happy thought ...

Published: Saturday 12 January 1895
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1593 | Page: 11 | Tags: News 

THE WARES OF AUTOLYCUS

... angels sent again to earth, and, as she wished to be up to date, she particularly wanted to see behind the scenes of a variety theatre, where the temptation was to take place, and the Amphitryon Club, where the hero and heroine first meet at dinner. I promised ...

Published: Monday 26 April 1897
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1617 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

HAMMERSMITH PALACE

... of recreation a prominent place must be l assigned to the New Cross Empire. The local popu- w larity of this palatial variety theatre has progressed by di leaps and bounds, so that, although only a few days fr stand between us and plum-pudding and goose ...

Published: Saturday 16 December 1899
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1631 | Page: 21 | Tags: News 

HARTE'S GRAND PALACE

... forth Harte's Grand Palace and Fairyland will be num- in bered amongst the cosiest, handsomest, and most con- el venient variety theatres in theprovinces. Palms and other A growing plants were liberally bestowed in the vicinity of theproscenium and the orchestra ...

Published: Saturday 08 August 1896
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1551 | Page: 17 | Tags: News 

OCCASIONAL NOTES

... well Nader A very beautiful ballet was produced at the Alhambra last night to a house crowded in every part .The great Variety theatre is now in the full tide of success. Cupid is really a dazzling spectacle, superbly mounted, and though connoisseurs ...

Published: Tuesday 25 May 1886
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1797 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

A MODERN MAGICIAN

... value of illusions and sleight-of-hand, or similar tricks, Mr Morritt? Well, audiences differ very greatly. In a big variety theatre nothing goes so well as a good illusion. Such an audience as we have here at Prince's Hall in an afternoon is very partial ...

Published: Saturday 22 April 1893
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1551 | Page: 17 | Tags: News