The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-02 00:00:00

THEATRICALS, 4c.

THE " INFANT FLORENCE."—This young 1/oCaust had g
narrow escape from a fearful death on Monday last, .11;
Truro. Mr. and Mrs. Hay, with the two children AUL
and Florence, were proceeding to the train in one of Ow(
Red Lion flys, when owing to the culpable negligence,°'
the driver, the opposite door to the one they entered ulO
was lett unfastened. They were proceeding rapidly (31_
the street when it suddenly flew open, and the little ror
rence was thrown out. Fortunately her father caught e
by the foot as she was falling, and held her firmly bald
for upwards of a hundred yards before the carriage co,t!d
be stopped ; but the fearful situation of the poor evuld.
may be imagined, her: head within an inch of ;the gro gni
and in immediate contact with the hind wheel, which, hit
she net been so singularly and providentially caught. 113d,',
have passed directly over her head. The neglect of td
driver cannot be too highly censured, and we trust it Wl;',
operate as a warning to him and others. We are haqii
to say, although much bruised and frightened, the little
creature escaped serious injury.—West Briton.
REBUILDING OF THE ROYAL PAVILION THEAT., „
Permission has been granted by the laird Of the manor f°4`,
the district of St. Mary, Whitechapel, to the ground lan
lord (Lord Bacon) for the rebuilding of the Pevilf,,
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Theatre, 'Whitechapel-road, which was destroyed by fire
about two years since.
UNPAECEDENTTED THEATRICAL SEASON.—Next Wed
day, -February the 4th, will be the ONE THoUSAII33I,O.
consecutive night of the season at the Haymarket heatiee
London, the' house not having been closed for any o'l,l
occasion, except- on Ash Wedneeday, on a fast-day, rjlt
in Passion week—an event unparallelled in theatrical
annals. The greater portion,of Mr. Bnekstone's corje
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pany have been with him during the whole of that ti de
amongst whern we may mention Miss Lathe?, who to! ij
a most successful debut at the St. George's Hall Peoplei
Concerts, having come express from Loudon espec,i3,!;
for that purpose, and has since been playing six
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receiving the most unbounded applause.—On Tues"'"
list Sir Edward Bnlwer Lytton visited this theatre, t 0
witness his comedy of '° Money," and expressed the great
eat satisfaction with its general performanee.
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December, MoLLE. RACHEL.—This celebrated lady. at the
December, was at a place called Esaeeeein Upper BOY
and her health had considerably improved.
Pains —The action brought by M. Victor Hugo again
the Italian Opera, for playing " Pigoletto, which
alleges to be a piracy of his drains, "Le Rol S'Aratise'
has been decided against I he plaintiff. ,
MADAME Gam returned to London on WednesA,
from Paris, where she achieved such extraordinary ste
cess in the " Trovatore," that the Italian Opera liftr
was 'more numerously attended oneach occasion of 10'
performance than it had preriousiy been known. to ;,
since 1847. Madame Grrisi is about to start on a tour ;it
the.provinces, under the direction of Mr. Beale, and
appear in Liveritool on the Bth Feb., supported "'
Formes, Gassier, &c
Naar Yona, Jan. 10. —At Laura Keene's on Motlo.
night, Miss Keene met with an accident, and on the ,ej
lowing evening, having essayed a performance, she faints,
in the first act, and was carried off the stage. I,°`ll
Pyne and company are doing great thin
line at Niblos. gs in the warbliP;
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BOSTON, Jan. 10.—Mr: Henry Loraine has been etafr--
it at the Walnut-street, Philadelphia, with great succ',ige
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Lola Mantes will appear here after her engagements
New York have terminated.
CINCINNATI.—Mr. A. A. Read, late of Boston.
severely wounded (a few evenings since), while fighting
combat at Wood's theatre
100,11
PHILADELPHIA.—The friends of Mr. William B. ‘',-00
the actor, on New Year's Eve, presented him with a eue'
for 985 dollars, as a mark of kind remembrance.