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THE LONDON THEATRES

... Another I thrilling incident is the fierce knife-fight on horseback 1 between Arizona Joe and Harry Ashton, alias Wild Cauliflower, loud applause greeting the victor. Mr W. Faulkner Cox gives an earnest and forcible embodiment l of Harry Ashton, his acting ...

Published: Saturday 20 July 1895
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5938 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

NEW NOVELS

... beautiful as she is and fascinating as she can be, and equally at home in the character of an innocent little pet-in her cauliflower colours, white and green-and as the gorgeous princess, imperious in her passion, but capable of very commonplace candour ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 1871
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1533 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICAL EXAMINER

... ina Ch aocery-lane, and his eeealgs at Chcfsea, stie clerk Was equally dexterous at eping a- con vex- or ultivating, a cauliflower, and who enterel tbe ac iu a suit of legal black and a surteut of, pea..- t, wih J nolte prosequi id anose- 'Tin the other ...

Comic Songs of Eighty Years Ago

... toe. Her eyes like stars glittering, Mouth always tittering, Fingers to fit a ring Ne'er was made so. Her forehead's like cauliflower, Cheeks like a holly bower, Nose like a jolly tower By the sea-side. . There is the precedent ?? for that nasal metaphor ...

Published: Saturday 17 April 1897
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1429 | Page: 26 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE REVIVAL OF COACHING

... Ashtead. Through it we go, although some of the passengers would like to linger and inspect the old Legge of Mutton and y Cauliflower Inn, with its quaint and venerable sign hanging from the lovely old trees which shade it from the road. Along as smooth ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1895
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1765 | Page: 24 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... y added some parodies on the Stodare and Anderson tricks. The Basket trick is shown with a little story in it, and the Cauliflower trick, as it is here called, in which there is a deviation rather ufore cornio than elegant. But the great changes have ...

AMUSEMENTS IN LEEDS

... Bruce represents Arizona Joe or Shooting Star, and Mr Frank Mlason imparts all the necessary emphasis to the role of Wild Cauliflower, chief of the Hawks. Others in the com- pany are MIessrs Neville, Carmichael, Henry, Baker, Kennedy, Jackson, Needham, and ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1894
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1314 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PEARLS FOR STRINGING

... sugerwas eaten with aeat to correct its putrescency. Turnips .dn:ostc .s othoughlt tobe indigenous roots of France. Our cauliflowers came from Cyprus, our Pokes from Sicilvy lettuces from Cos, a name vulgarly corrupted into Gos. Shallots or eshallots from ...

THE HORSE SHOW—SECOND NOTICE

... which Woodward did Justice to. Fancy the excelltent Woodward of the day--let us say Sothern or Buckstone-with a huge cauliflower in the front of his hat ! Well, we are just as big fools now, are we not, Miss Perk? But if you want to read any more of ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1870
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1797 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN MANCHESTER

... supported by his company, including a troupe of Indians, and by his clever 'dog detectives. Mr Frank Mason plays Wild Cauliflower, and Bliss Edna Seicrist is the wife. Miss Ada Layton appears as Rachael Levy, who is in love with Tom Slavin (Mr J. R. ...

Published: Saturday 25 November 1893
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1318 | Page: 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN MANCHESTER

... Baker, Cecil Kennedy, Frank Rodgers, ,1. Needham, and Curtis; Miss Edna Seicrist, who plays the part of the wife of Wild Cauliflower; Miss Daisy Stern, and Miss Ivy Dene. ST. JAMES'S TRHEATRE.-Lessee and Manager, Mr R. Flanagan ; Acting-Manager, Mlr H. ...

Published: Saturday 23 March 1895
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1336 | Page: 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

CONVENTIONAL ACTING

... bring his chutton mop and stint of pout, instead of mutton chop and pint of stout? Is there any choice fun in calling a cauliflower a folly dlower ? bat we have actually heard it so called, and accepted as a fine bit of drollery. The eternal repetition ...

Published: Sunday 01 February 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1727 | Page: 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture