Dramatic season heralds lavish opera revival at Her Majesty's
The paper teases a grand reopening with Grisi Fornasari Mario and Lablache in Don Pasquale and Cenerentola, plus Carlotta Grisi in La Esmeralda, a new Costa Don Carlos opera, and Parisian Polka trends. Also notes tours by Tamburini Ernst and updates on Rankin Catlin Indian exhibitions and General Tom Thumb performances.
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Hex
Grisi
Fornasari
Mario
Lablache
Don Pasquale
Favanti
Cenerentola
Paris
Jess
Carlotta Grisi
Costa
Schiller
Don Carlos
Her Majesty's Theatre
Tamburini
M. Ernst
Livori
London
Drury Lanz
Dupréz
Guillaume Teil
Mademoiselle Lucille Grahn
Rankin
Catlin
Egyptian Hall
Ton Taums
Tom Thumb
Buckingham Palace
Prince of Wales
Princess Royal
Alice
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
St. Helena
Waterloo
Edinburgh
Henry Bishop
Gauntlett
H. H. Pearson
Trinity College
Cambridge
Salisbury
Adelphi Theatre
Glascow
J. Grey
Miller
Niven
Glassford-street
Easton
King
North Hanover-street
Christina M‘coll
Saltmarket
James Chalmers
Peter Brodie
Cambuslang
Barney M‘pheely
C.J. Dupain
Andrew Templeton
Kingstreet
Dalton
Livingstone
Glasgow
Cologne
Handel
Beethoven
Mozart
Rossini
Orpheus of
Pesaro
Joan of Arc
Rome
Cerito
Academy of St. Cecilia
Auber
Scribe
Academie
Halevy
St. Georges
Miss Birch
Germany
Madam Grisi
Signor Leblache
Sig
Bellini
Sig. Fornasari
Europe
Carlota Grisi
AMES Recarra regatta plans and royal attendance hinted
The lord mayor intends to attend the forthcoming regatta with civic pageantry and Prince Albert, a subscriber, may honor the event. Thames men face improved prizes, with provincial winners to be judged next. A letter from Trieste notes English reforms and government bills for taxes and roads, plus public works to employ the poor.
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Albert
Thames
London
Jeter
Trieste
Cologne
Corfu
Ian Islands
Boscawey
Wootago
Woolwich
Jace
Countess of Haddington
Boscawen
Cumberland
Chatham Dockyard
Twolverhampton
National Anti Corn Law League
R. Cobden
M.P
J. Bright
R. Moore
C. P. Villiers
Thomas Thornely
Wolton
Dovter
Nuon
Dover
Appears
Tunbridge
Tos
Shannon
Chesapeake
Sheerness
St. Lawrence
Bocking
Guardians of
Braintree
Lane
Mansfield
Crooks
Leeson
Nottingham Review
Canada
Bellona
Caledonia
Broomsclaw
Parken, Shore, and Co
West
Sheffield
Malta
Greece
Ionian Islands
Guadaloupe
Martinique
Curacoa
St. Croix
Porto Rico
South Western Railway
Axorner
Jack Sheprard
Portsmouth
John Smith
George Baker
Ainsworth
Jack Sheppard
Byerly
Hanover Street
Portsea
Southampton
Winchestre Next Assizes
Maurice Batchelor
Queen Charlotte
Limnel-street
Gub
Greenwich
Hunt
Kent
Lewisham
Borough
Tretlesss
Winchester
Maidstone
Iis
Easter Week Theatres Showcases Across London Scene
Easter amusements dominate the week with Drury Lane featuring Duprez in Guillaume Tell and Don Pasquale, Grisi and Mario at the Italian Opera, plus performances at Haymarket, Princess’s, Lyceum, Strand, Astley’s, and the Adelaide Gallery. Notables include Madame Vestris, Charles Mathews, and Professor Risley.
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Drury Lane
Duprez
Arnold
Harley
Moile
Lucille Grahn
Professor Risley
Farren
Peter Teazle
Fire devastates Oxford Street Crown and Cushion wine vaults
A late night blaze at 287 Oxford Street, corner of Gilbert Street, Crown and Cushion wine vaults, kills six including Mrs Williams and two children. Fire engines from Marylebone and surrounding stations battled flames spreading through four floors, with spirits fueling rapid spread. Survivors recount attempts to escape and origins tied to vats overflowing during pumping.
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Williams
Oxford Street
Gulbert-street
Crown and Cushion Wine Vaults
98 C
Fritchley
St Marylebone
Grand Junction Water Works
Grosvenor Market
Royal Society For the Protection of Life
Tire
Truebick
Gilbert-street
Godfried
Mash
Potboy
Abs. Williams
Brigade
Truelock
Henry Parker
Miss Fritchley
Charles Goodwin
Miss. Fritchley
Tozer
Goodwin
WW. Williams
Oxford-street
West of England
C. Mash
Mr. Cook
Mitcham
F. Trulock
Coole
Eliza Williams
William Williams
Sarah Hodgson
Charlotte Fish
Jacob
Cotton Twist Redivivus. A Courageous Working Man's Ten Hours Call
A working man writes to English laborers opposing a ten hours bill. He argues wages would fall and hours would merely shift, not improve life. He contends Parliament cannot fix prices or guarantee higher pay, and urges self-reliance within common sense, warning against demagoguery and misled hopes.
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Lord Ashley
England
Farl
Sam Weller
Parliament
Lancashire
Ashley-Oastler
Barracks Allowances Decided for Married Officers
A decision by all married officers in barracks sets allowances for those living in Britain and Ireland. Married officers in Britain will receive 23 od weekly and those in Ireland 2s 9d. The measure follows a return from Great Britain and Ireland on housing and support needs.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Britain
Lola Montes in Paris A Spanish dancer dazzles opera crowd
The Grand Opera hosted Lola Montes along with Malle Cerito as parades of dance unfold in Paris. Lola Montes rides a horse and uses a whip as crowds cheer yet critics say her style remains misunderstood. She departs with a daring garter moment that sparks chatter amid a guarded reception and diplomatic intrigue.
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Sindttan Depor
Lola Montes
Paris
Grand Opera
Molle
Rhine
Warsaw
Dauseuse
Mdile
Lola
Malle
Cerito
Venice
Milan
Vienna
London
Malle Lola
Maile
Fanny Elssler
Elssler
Berlin
Lela Montez
Lela
Mlle
Lola Montez
Russia
Laropshire
Messrs. Harford, Davies, and Co
Ebbw Vale
Sirhowy
Colebrook Dale Company
Mesars
Harford, Davies, and Co
Tur Coal Trapp
Northumberland
Durham
Messrs. Morton
Pease
H. Taylor
Johnson
N. Wood
Wales
Scotland
Yorkshire
Messrs
Piews
Turnbull
Price
Cadell
Briggs
Robert Peel
Marsham
H. Vane
Filmer
4Bell
Bowes
Wawd
D. Barclay
B. Mitcalfe
Smollett
Ord
Cayley
Bright
M.lean
Thames
Earl
Lincoln
Durham Advertiser
Gin Palace Fire Tragedy Kills Six in London
A gin palace fire in Marylebone caused six deaths when spirits in gin vats ignited from a gas leak. Barman Goodwin and staff attempted rescue as flames spread rapidly, trapping the Williams family and others. Fire engines arrived but lives were lost. coroner’s inquest records accidental deaths with police warned to prioritize occupant safety before calling for engines.
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Marylebone
Williams
Exeter Hall
Marylebone-lane
London
London Fire Establishment
County
West of England
Jacob
Higgs
Westminster
St. George’s
Hanover-square
Malpas Arms
Charles-street
Grosvenor-square
Eliza Williams
Elizabeth Williams
William Williams
Sarah Hodgson
Charlotte Fish
Jacob Henry Pickering
Mount Street
Coole
Charles Goodwin
William Rock
C-98
Gilbert-street
Wilson
William Hewett
Goodwin
Robert Tozer
London Fire Brigade
Mr. Williams
Sanders and family confrontation at Mansion House
After final prisoner examinations Mrs Dorey met her sister while Sanders and Lydia Sanders were brought in. Their son aged about 19 attended. Sanders urged the boy to behave carefully to avoid suspicion. Sanders claims happiness since apprehension after a life of horror to escape detection. Barber speaks more confidently of acquittal. Mrs Sanders praises John Forrester for humane treatment.
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Sanders
Barber
John Forrester
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