... debt to the inspiring influence of Charles Dickens can never be repaid; and welcomed the opportunity of assisting at thi* pleasant function to-night—just the fort of sion which was dear to the great heart of Dickens. Cbri:.tmas, and laughter, and good ...

... and May Brennan provided neat and artistic dancing act; Victor Newman gave some clever impersonations from Shakespeare and Dickens; Jean Macduff. the now' female Scotch comedian.? was entertaining; and Steve McCarthy, as comedian and dancer, was not the ...

... Grapes, London-road, for robbery, be discharged by the Society. It was also unanimously agreed to allow the solicitor's expenses to Mr. Winterbotham, of Peele's Coffee-house, Fleet-street, for the prosecution of his barmaid for robbery; to Mr. Jones, Jack ...

... prsitthe Dukte asid Duchess of Hamilton, the Earl and Countess of Alesford, tlie Earl of Coventry, the Earl of Hardivilce, Lord Charles Beresford, Lord Goerge Lennox, the Hoyi. Robert Grllinste, Sir George Womnbwell, Sir 1-eury Meysey-ThonipsoO, Colonel Luttrell ...

... gentlemen were present:-J. L. Toole, H. J. Byron, J. C. Pawle, C. W. Thompson, Charles Dickens, Edward Ledger, RogerCutler, Jonas Levy, J. Fernandez, Edward Terry, Charles Harcourt, Richard Smith, Gaston Murtay, J. H. Barnes, Jolir Billington, William ...

... principal characters. PHILHARMONIC HALL.-Mr. Charles Dickens, with his talented company of literary amateurs, will give another pereormarlce here on the 3d of September, the pieces selected being Used Up, Charles Xli., and Mr. Nightingale's Diary. We are ...

... ever, arousing screams of laughter throughout. Mr, Charles P. Cook fulfils tbe part of Colonel Cbesney to great advantage; Mr. Hoy Byford makes up well the lawyer. Stephen Spctligue; Jack Chesney and Charles have admirable exponents in Mr. Hugh Ardale and ...

... all in the autograph of Collins ; io Thoroughfare, a drama by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, nearly all in the autograph of the latter. There are also autograph letters of Charles Dickens, Thacke- ray, Tom Hood, and other well-known authors. Amongst ...

... , Mr. Charles Hawker..—Mr. Frank Stanmor: and Charles C. Ommaney are presenting the successful musical comedy, “Chasing Cynthia,” here, and good business is being done., As the Hon. Billy Bootle Mr. Frank Stanmore is excellent, as is Mr. Charl>s C. Ommaney ...

... Windsor Castle. The Tealous W1ife was played by Messrs. Bartley, Charles Kean, Leigh Murray, Walter Lacey, F. Matthews, Harley, Cormack, Raymond, H. Saker, and Barsby; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Charles Sean, Miss Heath, Miss Clifford, and Miss Collins.- An original ...

... highest and most fashionable sosisty. “Royal Dukse and statesmen, Bardett, Castlereagh, Boarlett, BiaUnt, Charlea Kemble, Charles Hathaws. and Lanicnao and Wilkie, the great painters, crowded to bar sonwsasionse, and for three years she kept sect of bblesls ...

... are le also counted among the newer writers, but they supple. Ms ment-not oust-such favourite standard authors as f Charles Dickens. W. DI. Thackeray, Victor Hugo, Tom at Hood, Lefanu, Douglas Jerrold, and Adelaide Procter. The work has been most carefully ...