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THE WANDERING DODO MINSTRELS

... philosophy, his dancing, and singing. The boxing competition by the Dodo topweight champions, Messrs Thorpe and itycroft, cannot he considered so humornus as that of last year ; but the grotesque quadrille, after the Girard pattern, danced by Messrs Simon ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1887
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 746 | Page: 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LOCAL AMUSEMENTS

... cornet, the French huritig C horo, nnd other instruments. Charles Oasley ?? several melodious negro melodie, and gave a clog dance which brougilt down the bouse. Jimmy James, who is generally admitted to be one of the most expert of bone soloists, was ...

AMUSEMENTS IN GLASGOW

... respects admirable. BRITANNIA Music HALL.-Lessee and Manager, Air W. Kean.-One of the big features this week is a clog- dancing competition for a championship belt, the audience being constituted judges of the contest. The company includes the Pocket Asheroft ...

Published: Saturday 26 January 1895
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 472 | Page: 22 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

GAIETY THEATRE

... called upon to give a grotesque song and dance, and certainly he amply justified his boast, that he has a facility for showing agility. He did all that was possible with his part, and in the above-mentioned clog-dance with Miss Amalia was cordially cheered ...

Published: Sunday 07 September 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1707 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MUSIC HALL GOSSIP

... the Stowaway. MISS BEELA PERMSAN, of the Perman Trio, from Australia, who was unable to take part in the clog- dancing contest, would like to dance the winner, Miss Minnie Ray, or any other lady who may lay claim to the title of champion, for 100 a-side ...

Published: Saturday 07 May 1898
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2628 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATE ROYAL

... celebrities were very cleverly done, and 'were heartily applauded. Mr. D. c}. Eennorley'in his banjo solo, Mr. A. Brandt in his clog dance, and Mr. J. Allen in his stump oration g ept the audience in rare good humour, and Mr. G. R. Ward was highly complimented ...

AMUSEMENTS IN CANADA

... boisterous personalities at express speed, in athletic competitions, such as tumbling, jump- ing, rowing, &c., and at the end of the first act the audience was threatened with an entire Inter 'Varsity competition. All we can say is that if these alumni are to ...

Published: Saturday 27 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1385 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MUSIC HALL GOSSIP

... Monday evening, Dec. 7th, the cause of death being the bursting of a blood-vessel. Mr Sullivan was well known as a clog-dancer, having danced second to the late J. H. Haslam for the championship of the world. Mr Sullivan and his wife were better known by ...

Published: Saturday 21 December 1895
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4035 | Page: 17 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE KING'S LIVERPOOL REGIMENT

... (8) song, The Holy City, by Sergeant-Major Hackett; (9) song, The Dandv, Oh, by Garrison- Sergeant-Major Howell; (10) clog dance by Colour- Sergeant M'Nally; (11) song, In Happy Mo- ments, by Mr. Conaty; (12) song, I Want My Money Back, by Mr. ...

WITH THE CO-OPERATORS AT THE PALACE

... selection of miscellaneous objects, including two pairs of negro slap shoes, greatly recormmended to those who care for clog dancing; several highly coloured maps drawn by the children of members to show the public the many towns into which co-operative ...

CHRISTMAS ANUBMENTS

... Antient Concert Rooms are. to be given up for twelve hours to a continuous entertainment. The Ebonv Trio; will contribute clog ad shtae dances, Profes- sor Thorne, will. display his abilities as a vyen- triloquist, and Frank Comas, 'it's Nineteenth Century Wizard ...

THE LONDON MUSIC HAL

... usual quaint manner. La Roland. in her extremely clever and effective fire dance, entitled She, introduces effects which are astonish- ing as well as charming, the lady dancing on a sheet of glass while various coloured lights are thrown on her from ...

Published: Saturday 29 April 1899
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5009 | Page: 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture