Theatre Royal, Drury Lane — Coordinates: 51°30′46″N 0°07′14″W … Wikipedia
Pantomime — For other uses, see Pantomime (disambiguation). The Christmas Pantomime colour lithograph bookcover, 1890, showing the harlequinade characters Pantomime (informally, panto) not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime is… … Wikipedia
theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… … Universalium
Nellie Stewart — (20 November 1858 – 20 June 1931) was an Australian actress and singer, known as Our Nell and Sweet Nell . Born into a theatrical family, Stewart began acting as a child. As a young woman, she built a career playing in operetta and Gilbert and… … Wikipedia
STEWART, Nellie (1858-1931) — actress was born at Sydney on 20 November 1858. Her father, Richard Stewart (c. 1826 1902), was an excellent actor and singer who in 1857 married Mrs Guerin, née Theodosia Yates, a great grand daughter of the famous actor and actress Richard… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Kate Santley — among other roles. Musical theatre careerSantley made a name in the 1860s in British music halls and Drury lane pantomimes. Early in her career, she was popular for singing the song The Bell goes a ringing for Sarah. At the Oxford Music Hall, she … Wikipedia
Lunt and Fontanne — ▪ American husband and wife acting team American husband and wife acting team who performed together in more than two dozen theatrical productions, from Sweet Nell of Old Drury (1923) to The Visit (1958). Alfred Lunt (b. Aug. 19, 1892, Milwaukee … Universalium
Edward Litt Laman Blanchard — (1820–1899), born in London, wrote the Drury Lane pantomime for 37 years. He was also the author of dramas, farces, burlesques, novels, and comic songs, and was a theatre critic for the Weekly Dispatch and the Daily Telegraph … Wikipedia
theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… … Universalium
Royal Opera House — This article is about the opera house in London. For the post 1945 opera company, see Royal Opera, London. For other uses, see Royal Opera (disambiguation). Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House, Bow Street frontage with Plazzotta s statue,… … Wikipedia
