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the Temperance Hotel?"
ANXALS OF THE
" Oh, yesh, shir; but we had
a temperance prochesshion to-day, and I took a little
drop." Mr. Mitchell remembered and told this incident
with great gusto.
June nth. Miss Louisa Pyne, Mr. W. Harrison, Mr.
and Mrs. Weiss, and Mr. H. Corn appeared in English
Opera. This was Miss Pyne's debut in Dublin.
October i4th. Mrs. Wood appeared in the Rotundo
(Concerts). Mrs. Wood had previously abandoned the
profession and retired to a convent in Yorkshire, but tired
of the seclusion, she left, and resumed her profession.
December lyth. Madame Anna Thillon appeared.
Madame Thillon (a very beautiful and accomplished French
vocalist) gave a most successful entertainment, in which
she was assisted by Mr. Hudson, a former favourite actor
in the Stock Company, who afterwards adopted Irish
characters with success, but the recollection of Power
' :
of Rory
lessened his chance. During his performance
O'More" (in which Power excelled), one evening a
voice from the gallery called out " Very fair, Hudson, and
more Power to you !"
1851-52.
June 4th. Mrs. Harris took her farewell benefit at the
Queen's Theatre, Mr. Harris ceasing to be lessee.
" All
that Glitters is not Gold " was given for the first time in
Dublin. Mrs. Harris appearing as Martha Gibbs.
June 1 4th. Mr. Harris's benefit at the Queen's, and
last night of his Lesseeship.
" Time Tries all," and the
farce of " Apartments " were performed.