Messiah at the Standard theatre stirs Good Friday crowd
Report on how Handel’s Messiah drew a mass audience at the Standard Theatre in Shoreditch on Good Friday. Despite rough crowds and high demand, the performance captivated listeners from all classes, halting street noise and prompting hopes for wider cheap musical displays and a rising popular taste for serious music.
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Standard Theatre
Shoreditch
Handel
Madame Rudersdorff
Madame Patey-Whytock
Mr. Wilbye Cooper
Orpheus
Redeemer
Standard
Crystal Palace
Holborn Amphitheatre
Britannia
East London
Shore
Offenbach
Parliament debate supports Ireland and Great Britain union measure
In a measured speech a minister lauds the bill for promoting tranquillity and unity between Ireland and Britain, promising justice and mercy as guiding principles. The session adjourned after bills advance, committee appointments broaden, and a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt is introduced.
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Ireland
Great Britain
British Empire
R. Palmer
Select Committee
Fawcett
Edward Egerton
Harcourt
Select Committee On the Registration of Voters
Attendees at Monday meeting discuss university tests and railway safety
Attendance was large with figures in the Peers' Gallery including Archbishop Manning and Lord Cairns. The Solicitor General offered to extend the University Tests Bill to Durham. Mr. Bricur noted Board of Trade consideration of passenger guard communications and a rope system on some lines, with possible reconsideration if ineffective.
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Archbishop Manning
Dean Stanley
Oxford
Lord Cairns
Earl Stanhope
Reverdy Johnson
Earl of
Sheridan
Bricur
Board of Trade
Fenian Conspiracy Documents Arrest in Cavan
In response to Colonel Annesley, Mr C Fortrrsovm said Smith was arrested in Cavan and held for trial for possessing Fenian documents and 1869 dated green paper resolutions outlining Fenian plans. Government will not seek liberation of more Fenian convicts. Forrescun added education commissioners expect to publish their report this year.
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Annesley
C. Fortrrsovm
Smith
Cavan
Keown
C. Forrescun
Ireland
Irish Church Bill Adjourne d Debate Remains on Endowment
Sir Roundell Palmer argues against disestablishment with universal endowment as unjust and dangerous. He contests public versus private endowments and notes parishes in Ulster would still hold 340000 pounds yearly, warning against confiscation and the loss of local church rights. He rejects the theory of restitution and critiques Gladstone's position on tithes and parish benefits.
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Roundell
Sir Roundell
United States
New York
Ireland
Ulster
Dr. Ball
Roundell Palmer
Bright
Mr. Gladstone
Liverpool
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