Press Clippings for the week ending
Saturday, 16 February 2002
A random selection of cuttings
from newspapers and magazines
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* * * * * * * * Oscar Wilde’s hair, 1884
‘Has Oscar Wilde’s hair grown a shade or two darker within the last two years, or are my eyes a little off colour? I fancy Oscar could get a few hints in re hair-dyeing from his friend, Jimmy Whistler, who, I suspect, Mrs. Allen’s all his, except the little white tuft. Lord Halfred conceals his gray hairs considerably; so also does that weird-looking old gentleman who signs himself "L.E.," or I am very much mistaken. This is disgustingly personal, though.’ * * * * * * * *
Cinderella’s coach
‘Sir Augustus Harris’s Cinderella carriage in his new pantomime at Drury-lane will be quite "up to date." The carriage, which will be horseless, is designed by Messrs Jackson, of Rathbone-place, and is built by Messrs Windover. It will be illuminated by over five hundred electric lamps, and Cinderella [Isa Bowman] will be escorted by a troop of youthful outriders, mounted on diminutive ponies, bred by the Marquis of Londonderry. The Grigolatis Troupe, who have made their graceful entertainment so popular at the Alhambra, will float down from the clouds in the scene with the Fairy Godmother [Lily Harold], bringing Cinderella her pretty dresses for the ball.’ * * * * * * * *
Leo Tell (fl.1906)
‘Leo Tell is not only a very clever imitator of all manner of sounds, the calls of birds and animals, and the notes of musical instruments, but he is very funny. For instance, when he mimics the wind, the plants and the tablecloth on the stage sway and shake violently, when he cackles eggs fall on the floor, cats appear when he squalls. Perhaps the most clever of his many excellent imitations are those of a puppy and a dog.’ |
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