The Theatre
On Monday evening last, Morton's celebrated Comedy of Speed the Plough was produced at the Theatre; and we could not but regret how thin the house was attended. It…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1838
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The Theatre
On Thursday evening the play of Katherine and Petrutchio was produced at the Victoria, in which Mr. Simmons, one of the favorites of the old Theatre Royal, made his first…
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The Drama of "Gil Blas," from the celebrated novel of that name, was produced on Monday evening for the first time and from the three great "notes of admiration"…
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Since our last notice of the sayings and doings at the Victoria, the romantic drama entitled GIL BLAS, a piece founded on Le Sage's superb novel of the same…
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On Monday evening, we witnessed the performance of a new Drama, called the "Ancestress." Why it was so called we are quite at a loss, but "Name's nothing -- merit's all -- rhubarb's…
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"Murder, the it hath no tongue, Will speak with most miraculous organ" Another foul, cruel and deliberate murder was committed on Monday night at this Theatre, on…
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PRESS of other matter has turned our attention from the progress of events at the Victoria Theatre for so long a time, that it is scarcely worth the labour now…
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On Thursday evening last, a domestic drama in 4 acts, entitled the Victim of St. Vincent, was produced for the joint benefit of Mrs. Larra and Miss Winstanley. Of…
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"As You like It" was played very much as we like it on Saturday night. It is a right pleasant spring time drums, well becoming the merry month of May,…
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The preceding week has been productive of no less than three new performers and several dramatic novelties. The first debutante was a Mr. Faucit, who appeared on Saturday week in…
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The maiden season of our Royal Victoria Theatre is now closed; and although in reviewing its proceedings we cannot speak in such high terms of commendation as we would desire we…
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This Concert took place in the Saloon or the Royal Hotel, on Wednesday evening last; and a more numerous assemblage of respectables we never saw in this Colony…
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Re-opens to night—a very important event to the loungers and play-goers of the metropolis, this being the only place of public recreation we possess. The pieces selected are judicious, and…
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The Victoria Theatre re-opened on Saturday with the performance of HAMLET. Knowles was greeted on his first appearance, after an interval of two years'…
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Opened on Saturday evening, and proceedings commenced by the chief part of the company being assembled on the stage, like good and liege subjects to pour forth their stains of loyalty in the…
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THE performance of Thursday evening, commenced with the popular piece of the Maid and the Magpie, with which our play-going friends are Familiarly acquainted. Knowles played Everard,…
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The attendance here during the past week has been only in media—but a revival may be anticipated as the festive season approaches. Hamlet has been repeated with much better effect…
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On Monday, for the first time in this colony, Coleman's play, of "The Battle of Hexham," was performed. We do not know what interest this piece might have…
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The Victoria company were engaged on Saturday evening in the massacre of CHARLES H. We have seen the same piece played above a dozen times on the…
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