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Regency Pastimes: Public Amusements for September

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PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER DRURY LANE airs and grimaces he may be able to delineate the character with considerable humour But ON Saturday September 13th this Theatre opened for the season The entertaininents were the principal attracticn was a Miss Logan who T he Honeymoon and No Song No Supper They performed Mary Thornberry with much sweetare too well known to require any criticism and ness and simplicity and afterwards Lappet in the public are equally well acquainted with the the farce with no less vivacity Her figure is merits of the several performers in these popular rather elegant her features animated and expres pieces sive and her action is uneinbarrassed The old favourites of the town were received HAYMARKET with the usual liberality and demonstrations of kindness by the audience This Theatre closed on Monday night the A gentleman of the name of Penley from the 15th for the season Mr Winston came for Liverpool theatre made his appearance in Jacques ward and delivered the following address his talents are creditable Ladies and Gentlemen The house has been in parts freshly painted This night concludes a season the success and lacquered It had a brilliant appearance of which has strongly proved the continuance of though the audience was not numerous that ample encouragement so long bestowed by a liberal public on this theatre and calls for the COVENT GARDEN warmest acknowledgments from the Proprietors This Theatre on its opening for the season The honour devolves on me to express 80 exhibited some novelty The play was John Bull you their gratitude for your past favour and to and the after piece The Miser In the first Mr assure you that it will be their pride and study Pope was the substitute for Mr Cooke in Pere to merit it in future grine The Performers Ladies and Gentlemen beg Mr Mara from Bath was the Dennis Bul you to accept their humble thanks for the genegruddery of the evening and when he has di rous support you have given to their efforts and vested himself of a superabundance of provincial we most respectfully take our leave

This article appeared in the October 1806 La Belle Assemblee and describes some of the popular actors and entertainments for the Autumn of 1806.

Regency Advertisements: Infirmary for Dogs and Mr. Blaine

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MR BLAINE No 8 ARGYLE STREET OXFORD ROAD Professor of Animal Medicine Author of The Anatomy of the Horse A System of Veterinary Medicine A Treatise on the Distemper in Dogs & c & c Presuming from his long attention to the Diseases of Dogs that he has been enabled to make some considerable improvements in their medical treatment he beg leave therefore to inform the Public that he may be consulted on their various complaints at home abroad or by letter on the following teuins For consulting him at home 5 but should a freA quent repetition of his advice be necessary for the ani mal the value of the medicines only will be charged Consulting him by letter if one only 7s if repeated is each The charge for attendance abroad is regiilai d by circumstances as the distance number if visits & c In any ease where a single visit only is required unless very near home 75 but when there is a necessi y of his visits 53 each except when the distance is very small or the arrendances are necessarily very numerous when each other visit only will be charged Infirmary for Dogs Many persons not having conveniences at th ir own houses for sick dogs or wishing them under his imme liate care has induced Mr Blaine to fit up some coin murious apartments for their reception near his own houe where they are treated with the grea est care and tenderness

This ad appeared in the October 1806 La Belle Assemblee.  He also advertised in his own booklet A Domestic Treatise on the Diseases of Horses Continue →