| 单词 | Blackfriar |
| 例句 | "I've never wanted anything but to be a player, ever since the day I crept into the theatre at Blackfriars and watched The Lady of May through the crack of the door." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Blackfriars is a small list by the standards of many digital imprints, and it is as carefully put together as our other literary lists. Digital-only imprints in the ebook era: inclusive or exploitative? 2013-06-21T15:10:51Z The song now incorporated elements of Catherine’s dramatic Blackfriars speech, which she defiantly delivered in 1529 in an unsuccessful attempt to save her marriage. The Making of ‘Six’: How Tudor Queens Turned Into Pop Stars 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z If you walk from Tate Modern on 's Bankside towards Blackfriars bridge there is a modern office block on Hopton Street. Love's labour's located: how I plotted Shakespeare's London with an iPhone app 2011-01-19T16:36:39Z In a historic building in downtown Staunton near Blackfriars Playhouse, Zynodoa serves regionally sourced Southern cuisine, including steaks, seafood and pasta. In the Shenandoah Valley, Blackburn Inn gives new life to a site with a dark past 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z When The Malcontent was first staged in the Blackfriars playhouse at the turn of the seventeenth century, the cast was made up of a troupe of boy players. Open auditions for Globe theatre 2013-06-18T08:18:25Z The surprising capstone, though, is the transformation of Blackfriars into a stage for a persuasive rendition of Davis’s musical. Perspective | A cool musical where? The autumn season of plays at American Shakespeare Center is a rich one. 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The coronavirus crisis forced American Shakespeare Center, which draws 80 percent of its audience from Virginia, to scrap eight productions, some already on the Blackfriars stage, others in rehearsal. Perspective | The virus is already pushing small theaters to the brink. One Shakespeare theater hopes it can make it back. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z It is also home to the American Shakespeare Center and Blackfriars Playhouse. In the Shenandoah Valley, Blackburn Inn gives new life to a site with a dark past 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Especially interesting is Shakespeare's leaving of the Blackfriars Gatehouse to someone not his wife, nor did he want it sold. In search of Shakespeare's ghosts 2011-07-14T07:42:46Z How the public responds is the cliffhanger; Wratchford is projecting ASC will sell an average of 60 seats at each Blackfriars performance and fill about 60 percent of the spaces at the outdoor venue. Perspective | Once more unto the breach: Shakespeare returns to the Shenandoah Valley 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z McSweeny will direct his first show, “Julius Caesar,” in June in the Blackfriars — where, in imitation of Renaissance practices, the house lights always stay on. Perspective | Who needs a director, anyway? A classical theater in Staunton, Va., lets the actors run the show, and it’s a hit. 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z And most famously, Blackfriars, a Dominican monastery on the western flank of the walled city, “with extensive river frontage,” in the Folger’s words, became an early example of waterfront urban development. Exhibition Review: Folger Library Traces London’s Rise 2012-06-28T22:04:46Z In 1596, Elizabeth organized a neighborhood petition that kept Shakespeare’s acting company from occupying the Blackfriars Theatre in London; the petitioners said the thespians would ruin the neighborhood. Brush with the Bard is backdrop for story of powerful early modern woman 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Neither of these conditions, however they may work on the Elizabethan thrust stage at the Blackfriars Playhouse, where this production was recorded, translates well to the camera. Review: A Pandemic ‘Othello,’ Socially and Otherwise Distant 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z The thought is apt to cross one’s mind, sitting in the Blackfriars Playhouse in this inviting and increasingly hip Shenandoah Valley city, 150 miles or so southwest of Washington. Perspective | Who needs a director, anyway? A classical theater in Staunton, Va., lets the actors run the show, and it’s a hit. 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z After two weeks of Zoom, the actors gathered together for the first time on June 23 in Blackfriars Playhouse, the 300-seat theater modeled on Shakespeare’s own. Perspective | Once more unto the breach: Shakespeare returns to the Shenandoah Valley 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Now, it’s an internationally recognized center with the $3.7 million Blackfriars Playhouse, a re-creation of Shakespeare’s original indoor theater, for which Cohen was the project director. Montgomery native honored for work in Shakespeare 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Blackfriars, Angel Islington and Old Bailey become characters in the underworld. London: fantasy's capital city 2012-11-21T11:51:44Z Storm Theater will mount the play in association with Blackfriars Repertory Theater. "Gigi" -- This One a Play -- to Have an Off Off Broadway Run 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Just such a moment was viewable on a recent Sunday, as Lia Wallace, the troupe’s college-preparatory programs manager, led an hour-long Zoom seminar from the Blackfriars Playhouse titled “Embedded Stage Directions.” To survive, this Shakespeare troupe is offering online classes and videos. Are branded masks next? 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z There is also a deed here from 1613, in which a Blackfriars town house is purchased by Shakespeare. Exhibition Review: Folger Library Traces London’s Rise 2012-06-28T22:04:46Z The company, founded in 1988 and ultimately based in an Elizabethan-style Blackfriars Playhouse, in the Shenandoah Valley, had been experiencing many of the crisis conditions of other nonprofit arts organizations across the country. Ethan McSweeny resigns as head of American Shakespeare Center amid financial peril and staff complaints 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z "The Duchess of Malfi" was first performed by the King's Men acting company to which Shakespeare belonged at a similar indoor theatre across the river at Blackfriars in 1613 or 1614. Murder by candlelight at London's new Jacobean theatre 2014-01-14T18:43:00Z The Virginia-based American Shakespeare Center is streaming multicamera captures of shows recorded at its Blackfriars Playhouse, a reproduction of the indoor theater where Shakespeare often plied his trade. Fire Up Your Laptop: A Curated Guide to Theater Now Online 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z So Blackfriars remaining dark for months is a particularly alien phenomenon, one with which the actors and administrative staff are trying to come to terms. To survive, this Shakespeare troupe is offering online classes and videos. Are branded masks next? 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Blackfriars Crown Court heard claims the star, who cannot be identified because of his age, "bullied" his alleged victim and used him "for a sexual game". TV actor cleared of raping teenager 2013-03-26T12:34:18Z The owners of Spoon took the chance in 2009 to move from their intimate space on Blackfriars Street to a more sprawling venue on Nicolson Street. 10 of the best literary haunts in Edinburgh 2011-08-01T09:00:00Z "Go on, kiss me, kill me, do something," she taunts him, rather ridiculously, as they hang off Blackfriars Bridge over the Thames. Luther and The Boats That Built Britain 2010-05-05T07:00:00Z It will reside within Sea Containers House, an office building next to Blackfriars Bridge that was originally designed in the 1970s by the American architect Warren Platner as a luxury hotel. A Mondrian for London 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Transport projects around London, aerial shots and the blockade of Blackfriars. Internet picks of the week 2011-01-15T00:06:01Z The prog rock musician will play at Blackfriars Priory in Gloucester and at The Centaur in Cheltenham as part of a Medieval Mystery Play Festival. Rick Wakeman to play 'unique' gigs 2013-06-15T09:57:46Z The design will be based on plans of a small 17th century indoor theater, similar in shape and design to the Blackfriars Theatre where Shakespeare's King's Men acting company performed. Globe theater to show Shakespeare in 38 languages 2011-01-21T12:46:08Z A new 14-story building among the converted factories on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, London’s third Hoxton hotel is due to open in September. 5 New Standout Hotels in London 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Among her Blackfriars neighbors were aristocrats like Elizabeth, including the patron of Shakespeare’s acting company, Lord Hunsdon. Brush with the Bard is backdrop for story of powerful early modern woman 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The Blackfriars was an elite, gated community in what was then central London, only a few blocks from St. Paul’s Cathedral. Brush with the Bard is backdrop for story of powerful early modern woman 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z From Nine Elms up to Vauxhall and along to Southwark and Blackfriars bridges, mile upon mile of apartments in gated complexes have already been built. The great London property squeeze 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Maybe, just maybe, a woman slipping into the Blackfriars theatre eluding the Puritan police to play the "serpent of old Nile"? Are Shakespeare's women second-class citizens? 2012-07-19T11:09:28Z The plays were filmed on the Blackfriars stage immediately after the shutdown, while the actors were still on salary. To survive, this Shakespeare troupe is offering online classes and videos. Are branded masks next? 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The fact that the building might block the view of the dome from the east, or indeed eclipse the Gherkin from Blackfriar's bridge, is of little concern in the planners' tick-box toolkit. Should views of the Gherkin be protected? 2013-06-18T12:59:20Z I used to walk past Blackfriars every time I walked into town. Fantasy author on Oxford's influence 2013-08-20T10:24:51Z It did, however, say that it will shut one of its central London buildings close to Blackfriars station. WeWork to start closing some offices around the world 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Callum Miller, a research fellow at the University of Oxford’s Blackfriars Hall, said the national law and local ordinances such as the one covering the Bournemouth clinic are addressing a problem that doesn’t exist. November trial set for British man accused of ‘thought crime’ in silent prayer 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Prince William, who is also patron of homeless charity Centrepoint, previously made headlines sleeping rough in Blackfriars, London, for one night to highlight the plight of homelessness. Prince William: Young royals 'will definitely be exposed' to homelessness 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z The day she was attacked, Burke was due to be sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court for arson and attempted robbery. Serco fined £2.25m after custody officer killed by prisoner 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z It is named after the spot near Blackfriars in London where Sainsbury's had its head office for over a century, but which has now been demolished. Sainsbury’s boss: We are not profiting from high prices 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Tempers flared during a protest on Blackfriars Bridge, footage on social media shows. Just Stop Oil: Police detain man after protesters assaulted 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z On Saturday, campaigners from the group sat in Charing Cross Road, Kensington High Street, Harleyford Street and Blackfriars Road, demanding the government halts new oil licences. Do not intervene with Just Stop Oil protests, Met urges 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z The heat and the moment proved too much for some spectators and they started to faint, with ambulance workers ferrying patients to the Blackfriars Cold Storage Company to revive them. Platinum Jubilee: How have we celebrated in the past? 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists gathered on Waterloo, Blackfriars, Lambeth and Westminster bridges calling for an end to new fossil fuel investments. Extinction Rebellion: Activists block four London bridges 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Cars and red double-decker buses backed up along roads as hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists occupied London’s Waterloo, Blackfriars, Lambeth and Westminster bridges, calling for an end to new fossil fuel investments. Climate activists block London bridges, UK oil terminals 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z A man appears to shove two members of the activist group during a demonstration on Blackfriars Bridge, footage on social media shows. Just Stop Oil: Police detain man after protesters assaulted 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Speaking in 2016, prosecutor Duncan Penny QC said Burke had been "unpredictable" at previous Blackfriars hearings where he had pretended to faint, collapse and go limp. Man admits killing custody officer Lorraine Barwell at London court 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The new light scheme lit up Blackfriars, Waterloo, Golden Jubilee, Westminster and Lambeth bridges for the first time on Tuesday evening. Illuminated River: Final bridges light up for Thames artwork 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z This combination shows the extent of the development around Blackfriars, including the 1 Blackfriars building, also known as the Vase or Boomerang because of its unusual shape. Aerial views of London: then and now – in pictures 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z The U.S. bank runs a British disaster recovery site in Basingstoke, southwest of London, with an alternative building near Blackfriars bridge in the central part of the capital. HSBC sends home 100 London staff, confirms China coronavirus case 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Van Allen’s trial for possession of a firearm took place at Blackfriars crown court in summer 2019. The invisible city: how a homeless man built a life underground 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z At 215 metres it will be considerably taller than the St George Wharf and One Blackfriars towers in central London, currently the tallest residential buildings in Britain. ‘Eyesore’ London tower approved despite housing concerns 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z He isn't out of the door yet though, and still works three days a week at the company's office and workshop in Blackfriars, in the City of London. The man who gambled his firm on a £50,000 sword 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z The 28-year-olds, from Edmonton in north London, were sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court. Triplets jailed after DNA link to Uzi gun plot 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z A Network Rail spokesperson said passengers should travel "via London Bridge or London Blackfriars as trains will be delayed, diverted or cancelled". Train derailment closes airport route 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Fagan was sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to the charge on 4 June. Driver in hit-and-run cyclist crash jailed 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z District judge Julia Newton denied them bail and remanded them in custody to appear at Blackfriars crown court on 16 May. Extinction Rebellion: trio face a month in custody as judge denies bail 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Tara Keenan, owner of Key Casting agency, said the turnout at the city's Blackfriars Hall had been "amazing". Hundreds answer Netflix casting call 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z People aged 16 and above are being asked along to a casting at Blackfriars Hall in the city on Saturday, 13 April. Call for extras for John Legend musical 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The Blackfriar was once a favourite, with its large hearth and beautiful bronze friezes depicting daily life in a monastery. Observer archive - Fleet Street at closing time, 6 March 1988 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Leonie's new-found strength was put to good use last weekend when she competed for the first time at the Call to Arms event at Blackfriars Friary in Gloucester. Sword blows make me strong, says female knight 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The victim was almost hit by a minicab when he was shoved on New Bridge Street, near Blackfriars, on 23 July. Man to be quizzed over pedestrian push 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Carlos Park told Blackfriars Crown Court the fascia he attached the sign to had been "solid". Sign which killed man was 'a good fix' 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z It was with no little trepidation that I turned up to a bar called Sama, in a recently renovated railway arch near Blackfriars Bridge, to join a group of more than 150 runners. Meet the Midnight Runners: 'It bonds us with the city' 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z It was at the Blackfriar that I achieved the ambition of most newspaper men by actually living there for two years as the guest of Barry and Nancy Lloyd, jovial and generous hosts indeed. Observer archive - Fleet Street at closing time, 6 March 1988 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z “Fallout” also shot scenes inside St. Paul’s Cathedral and across Blackfriars Bridge. Why Hollywood franchises like 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Star Wars' treat London as a second home 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The gang were handed jail sentences at Blackfriars Crown Court on Friday. David Cameron fake ID gang jailed 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The 77-year-old from Wood Green, north London, was sentenced last month at Blackfriars Crown Court. Children's rights activist jailed for abuse 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Slowly at first, down the cobbles, towards the south side of the Embankment, past Blackfriars station, with its 4,000 solar panels glimmering in the sun. Meet the Midnight Runners: 'It bonds us with the city' 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z It was also at the Blackfriar that a predecessor perfected the balance between office and pub by using the pub as his office. Observer archive - Fleet Street at closing time, 6 March 1988 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z So too, for me, was school: an hour or so’s journey on three different tube lines to Blackfriars. Julian Barnes on suburbia: ‘I have no sense of a great Tufnell Park novel inside me' 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, the actor was seen running along the roof of Blackfriars railway station in a scene that saw traffic halted on nearby Blackfriars bridge. Tom Cruise makes Instagram debut 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Traffic was halted Saturday on Blackfriars Bridge and boats were kept from the area as the film star performed the stunt over the Thames River. Parts of London halt as Tom Cruise sprints over Thames River 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z He’s trying to launch an “Amazing Race”-style event in Staunton, and a program to offer low-income kids a meal at Cranberry’s, and a show at the adjacent Blackfriars theater. Perspective | The D.C. sportswriter who went from covering the Redskins to selling organic food 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z He found it much more convenient to meet the many people vital to his job at his alcove table in the Blackfriar. Observer archive - Fleet Street at closing time, 6 March 1988 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z All ten, aged between 19 and 24, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit burglary at Blackfriars Crown Court. Smash-and-grab moped gang jailed 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Thomas, 50, of Cardiff, admitted assisting illegal immigration and was sentenced to 33 months at Blackfriars Crown Court. Woman jailed for people smuggling 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Below him, trains continued passing through the Blackfriars train station as normal. Parts of London halt as Tom Cruise sprints over Thames River 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z All four are due to appear at Blackfriars Crown Court on December 22. Heathrow worker charged over drugs find 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z The statue of St Martin de Porres at Blackfriars Priory was unveiled recently and depicts the saint handing a loaf of bread to a young boy. School covers up 'potentially suggestive' statue of saint and child 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z He was visiting London and staying at a hostel in the Blackfriars area. Police hunt for vulnerable missing boy 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Listing his case for a plea and case management hearing on 28 September at Blackfriars Crown Court, District Judge Tan Ikram remanded him in custody until that date. Briton accused of cyber attacks appears in court - BBC News 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z He was arrested on 11 October 2016 and, a month later, sentenced to nine years' imprisonment at Blackfriars Crown Court for grievous bodily harm with intent. Freed prisoner Ralston Dodd recaptured after jail error - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Extra protection against vehicle attacks are now being put on eight London bridges including at Westminster, Waterloo, Lambeth, Tower Bridge, Blackfriars and Vauxhall. Worse terror attack on London Bridge foiled by chance, police say 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Blackfriars Priory School forced to cover up a brand new statue after its unfortunate design of a kneeling boy and a saint caused a social media storm. School covers up 'potentially suggestive' statue of saint and child 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Along with another prisoner, he then scaled the Victorian prison's perimeter wall, Blackfriars Crown Court heard. Prisoner James Whitlock admits Pentonville jail escape - BBC News 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The ORR report comes after LU pleaded guilty to a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act at Blackfriars Crown Court on 7 October this year. South Kentish Town Station: LU fined £500k after worker fall - BBC News 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z Yew pleaded guilty to fraud and weapons offences and at a sentencing hearing this week at Blackfriars Crown Court was jailed for five and a half years. Phone encryption: Police 'mug' suspect to get data - BBC News 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Hutson was sentenced to more than three years in prison at Blackfriars Crown Court on 3 October. Phone thief who snatched 21 phones in an hour is jailed - BBC News 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z London Blackfriars saw the largest increase in overcrowded trains passing through the station compared with all other railway stations in the capital. London rail services make up six of top ten most overcrowded - BBC News 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z It wasn’t Brexit that irritated the cabdrivers near our hotel — we stayed in Blackfriars, not far from St. Paul’s Cathedral — but something called the North-South Cycle Superhighway. Bike lanes, savage squirrels and dire events . . . 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z The company urged passengers to use buses and the underground, or travel to London Bridge or Blackfriars and change trains. Battersea industrial estate hit by major fire - BBC News 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Gatwick passengers will be able to use alternative services from Blackfriars or London Bridge. Brighton Main Line users face engineering work disruption - BBC News 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z "James Burbage's £600 freehold purchase of part of Blackfriars in 1596 is a matter of public record, as is the opposition from some of the more puritanical residents of the area," says Mr Pressley. Shakespeare's birthday: Where can you get close to the Bard? - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Overcrowding at Blackfriars - defined as passengers in excess of capacity - rose to 14.7% of all rail services passing through the station last year. London rail services make up six of top ten most overcrowded - BBC News 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The cramped playing space at Blackfriars, framed by playgoers who paid for the privilege of sitting on stools on the edge of the stage, couldn’t comfortably accommodate swordfighting. Shakespeare's last act: a torrent of twisted fantasies 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Calvi’s body was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London — a suicide, the authorities ruled. Licio Gelli, Italian Financier and Cabal Leader, Dies at 96 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Stop Killing Cyclists laid 21 cardboard "coffins" on Blackfriars Road to represent the riders killed in London since the group began in November 2013. 'Coffin' protest outside TfL over cyclists' safety in London - BBC News 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z It was not until 1608 that James's son Richard secured permission to move back into Blackfriars, with Shakespeare as part owner. Shakespeare's birthday: Where can you get close to the Bard? - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z GMT09:44 'Security alert' at Blackfriars as police block roads There seems to be a security alert much closer to home. Threat of 'imminent' Isis attack puts Brussels on lockdown – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z While only six of his Elizabethan plays had included dancing scenes, after the move to Blackfriars dance becomes a regular feature of Shakespeare’s work. Shakespeare's last act: a torrent of twisted fantasies 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Since the report was drafted, a female custody officer, Lorraine Barwell, died after being attacked while on duty at London's Blackfriars Crown Court in June. England and Wales court cells 'squalid and dangerous' - BBC News 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z But these days it is swiftly submerged, becoming a sewer that flows to Blackfriars Bridge on the River Thames. The lost rivers that lie beneath London - BBC News 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z As with the Globe, Blackfriars fell victim in 1642 to the Puritans' loathing of plays. Shakespeare's birthday: Where can you get close to the Bard? - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Police are now saying that the three men arrested on Blackfriars Road are suspected car thieves. Threat of 'imminent' Isis attack puts Brussels on lockdown – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Photograph: Michael Nicholson/Corbis When the King’s Men took over from the children’s company that had previously performed at Blackfriars, they wisely retained the skilled musicians who had accompanied them. Shakespeare's last act: a torrent of twisted fantasies 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z The attacker, who was caught assaulting the woman in Holloway, north London, was jailed for six years by Blackfriars Crown Court. 'Unidentified' sex attacker jailed for Holloway attempted rape - BBC News 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Mr Adekeye was remanded in custody ahead of a preliminary hearing at London's Blackfriars Crown Court. Man charged with Tube attack refuses to leave cell - BBC News 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z He was released on bail to appear at Blackfriars Crown Court for sentencing on 1 September. Man admits carrying sword in Islington - BBC News 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Other people are saying that the cordons have been removed and traffic is beginning to flow again on Blackfriars Road. Threat of 'imminent' Isis attack puts Brussels on lockdown – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Lorraine Barwell, 54, was attacked as she escorted a prisoner from Blackfriars Crown Court to a van on 29 June. Custody officer Lorraine Barwell died from head injury - BBC News 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The nine injured passengers suffered cuts and bruises when the boat struck motor tug Redoubt, which was towing three barges between Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges on the Thames on 17 July 2014. City Cruises boat in River Thames crash had steering problems, report says - BBC News 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z She was walking near New Bank Towers in the Blackfriars area on Sunday when she was approached by a man, Greater Manchester Police said. Woman raped while walking her dog 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Is it too fanciful to imagine he flogged it to a pub landlord in Blackfriars? The tale of the parrot that started a fight 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z It says: At 13:44hrs on Saturday, 21 November, officers stopped a vehicle on Blackfriars Road at the junction with Cambridge Circus. Threat of 'imminent' Isis attack puts Brussels on lockdown – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Dangerous junctions will also be re-designed to include protected cycle routes at Tower Hill, Blackfriars, Parliament Square and Lancaster Gate. Mayor unveils 'Crossrail for cycles' 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z After a weekend - Saturday shopping, Sunday outing to Box Hill - I met Lady Max at Blackfriars and he took me across the river to see some rotting Dickensian warehouses at Shad Thames. Paul Theroux and the London of Lady Max 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The 38-year-old was sentenced to five years and four months in prison at Blackfriars Crown Court. NHS boss jailed for £2.2m fraud 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z She pleaded not guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court of administering a noxious substance with intent. Dental nurse denies poisoning boss 2014-04-01T15:54:13Z It says: At 13:44hrs on Saturday, 21 November, officers stopped a vehicle on Blackfriars Road at the junction with Cambridge Circus. Threat of 'imminent' Isis attack puts Brussels on lockdown – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z What the Times described as the "many little narrow streets, courts and alleys, reminiscent of Shakespeare and his times" between Southwark and Blackfriars bridges were flooded, as was the Bankside area. The great flood of London 2014-02-16T00:25:53Z Rebekah Dawson, 22, accused of witness intimidation, waived her right to give evidence at Blackfriars Crown Court. No verdict in veiled woman trial 2014-01-30T17:08:14Z The action was focused between London Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge in the heart of the city. When an elephant walked on the frozen River Thames 2014-01-28T00:43:48Z Rebekah Dawson, 22, is on trial for alleged witness intimidation at Blackfriars Crown Court in London. Jury warned over religious prejudice 2014-01-22T16:25:10Z Scotland Yard has sent a terse statement about apparently still ongoing incident on Blackfriars Road. Threat of 'imminent' Isis attack puts Brussels on lockdown – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z His next revenge tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, was put on at the Blackfriars, where Webster might have expected a more attentive and discerning audience. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside 2014-01-06T02:05:06Z Recently, a room at the Ibis London Blackfriars hotel cost 130 pounds, or $212, for one night, and £60 to stay between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. A Room by the Hour, to Refresh 2013-12-23T20:15:39Z An elephant was marched across the river alongside Blackfriars Bridge. When an elephant walked on the frozen River Thames 2014-01-28T00:43:48Z The group were found guilty of racially aggravated fear of violence and sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court. Six fans jailed for Lawrence chants 2013-10-30T21:06:22Z GMT10:22 Scotland Yard has sent a terse statement about apparently still ongoing incident on Blackfriars Road. Threat of 'imminent' Isis attack puts Brussels on lockdown – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Burbage's answer was to purchase and convert a hall in the Blackfriars - a precinct in the City of London protected by the status of a "liberty" which shielded it from interference from the aldermen. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside 2014-01-06T02:05:06Z However the report called, Sealing the Deal: TfL sponsorship feasibility study, said the cost of changing signs when Blackfriars tube was temporarily closed between 2009-2012 was only £8,500. Sponsors could 'improve Tube system' 2013-10-30T11:59:48Z Sentencing at Blackfriars Crown Court, the judge said the incident was "an absolute shambles". Firm fined £75k over stranded train 2013-09-16T13:00:44Z Follow Increasing numbers of British Muslim women are choosing to wear the face veil Sitting in Blackfriars Crown Court in south London, I watched a very modern, multicultural dilemma. Veil exposes courtroom quandary 2013-09-12T19:14:50Z Other people are saying that the cordons have been removed and traffic is beginning to flow again on Blackfriars Road. Threat of 'imminent' Isis attack puts Brussels on lockdown – as it happened 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z But Burbage's plan was scuppered: the local residents of the Blackfriars objected to the arrival of an adult acting company in their area. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside 2014-01-06T02:05:06Z The woman is due back at Blackfriars Crown Court on 12 September. Burka-wearer's court plea refused 2013-08-23T16:36:57Z During the trial at Blackfriars Crown Court, the jury heard Wall hit Ms Arnold, a mother of one, on the head eight times using a "dumbbell-like" object, before strangling her. Murdered teen's dad criticises care 2013-07-22T10:26:02Z Kate Wilkinson, the prosecutor in the Blackfriars case, said judges had to think of real impediments to justice. Veil exposes courtroom quandary 2013-09-12T19:14:50Z Mr Calvi eventually ended up dead, hanging from a rope under Blackfriars Bridge in London, victim of a faked suicide. The Vatican Bank is rocked by scandal again 2013-07-17T23:08:18Z So Shakespeare's company - by this time named the King's Men under the patronage of James I - aimed to reclaim their indoor theatre at the Blackfriars. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside 2014-01-06T02:05:06Z In the 1980s, the bank was embroiled in a fraudulent loan scandal with Italy’s Banco Ambrosiano, whose president was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge in London under suspect circumstances. Heads Roll at Vatican Bank 2013-07-02T21:40:00Z "At the time, the Blackfriars underpass ahead of the traffic light was closed and all traffic passing through the light was being diverted up a slip-road." Ed Balls fined for jumping red light 2013-06-27T23:00:48Z According to Shakespeare's will the bard let one of the rooms in the Blackfriars property, which was situated across the River Thames from the Globe, to a tenant. Shakespeare's signature goes on show 2013-05-24T20:23:42Z It has been rocked by three decades of scandals, including the 1982 incident in which Roberto Calvi, an Italian known as "God's Banker" because of his Vatican ties, was found hanged under London's Blackfriars Bridge. Vatican bank regulator signs information-sharing deal with U.S. 2013-05-07T22:07:11Z At the Blackfriars, the audience was small but affluent and capable of paying the six penny fee for a comfortable seat. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside 2014-01-06T02:05:06Z A Victorian-era problem that has never been fixed, the cobweb-laced tunnels just meters from a new underground railway station at Blackfriars underscore Britain's infrastructure backlog. Analysis: No quick fix for Britain's overloaded infrastructure 2013-03-18T16:09:01Z The company, which is currently rebuilding Blackfriars station in London, operates in 80 countries worldwide. Balfour Beatty in profit warning 2012-11-08T09:53:35Z The bard's name is penned on the deed for a £140 property in Blackfriars. Shakespeare's signature goes on show 2013-05-24T20:23:42Z Commuters bound for Kent are being asked to board Southeastern and First Capital Connect services from stations such as Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Victoria or Blackfriars. Commuters urged to avoid station 2012-07-29T15:19:59Z Some scholars believe there was a special Blackfriars' repertory, with playwrights devising plays specifically for the indoor space, but others disagree. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside 2014-01-06T02:05:06Z Ambrosiano chairman was mysteriously founded hanged under Blackfriars Bridge in London shortly after the collapse. Vatican bank lifts veil with reporters' tour 2012-06-28T15:45:08Z Stumbling out on to Blackfriars Bridge, slightly careworn, I reached for my phone. Twitter is baffling – why don't I have more followers? 2012-06-22T22:01:16Z The property, which was believed to have been located next to the Blackfriars Theatre, was destroyed in the 1666 Great Fire of London. Shakespeare's signature goes on show 2013-05-24T20:23:42Z Members of the public were warned by organisers that the three bridges open to them – Lambeth, Westminster and Blackfriars – would be "extremely crowded". London's new public square at King's Cross is a private affair 2012-06-11T12:40:07Z The central character, a young squire named Fabian Fitzdottrell, regards a trip to the Blackfriars as an excuse to admire women in their finery and to show off his own cloak and suit. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside 2014-01-06T02:05:06Z After a three-mile journey, the royal family and their guests will disembark to board the HMS President, a warship permanently moored near Blackfriars Bridge. Diamond Jubilee River Pageant: A Thousand Boats to Set Sail In Honor of Her Majesty 2012-06-02T16:05:54Z Lambeth, Westminster and Blackfriars bridges will be open to the public but numbers will be restricted. Diamond Jubilee: Guide to weekend 2012-05-30T00:56:13Z For years I kept her letters in my desk at Blackfriar’s house, to lose them when the place burned: waxed, ribboned and perfumed letters, from France, Italy, and Scotland. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Then there was Norah, who was eighteen ... but at this moment Mr. Caffyn realized that he had only eight minutes to catch his train up to Blackfriars, and the problem of Norah was put aside. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z The Globe became their summer theatre and the Blackfriars was used for the winter season. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside 2014-01-06T02:05:06Z There are stations near the Mansion House, the terminus; at Blackfriars, the Temple, Charing Cross, and Westminster. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z In the cottages of Stratford, or in the purlieus of Blackfriars? The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z For daughter, Susanna Hall, my home, barns, stables, orchards, gardens, lands, tenements...my new house in Blackfriars. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z In 1830 he sought a larger sphere of action for public meetings than his own dwelling-house, and engaged a series of buildings and theatres called the Rotunda, in Blackfriars Road. Life and Character of Richard Carlile 2012-03-14T02:00:25.327Z Shakespeare's later plays such as The Tempest, Winter's Tale and Cymbeline were performed at Blackfriars. Globe celebrates first two PhDs 2012-02-23T00:54:50Z The Low Level commences near Pimlico, and passes along under the Thames embankment to Blackfriars, whence it is to go through the City and Whitechapel to West Ham. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z I agreed with him fully, and as our business lay in different directions, we parted at Blackfriar’s Bridge, not, however, until my companion of the hour had handed me his card of address. The Irish Penny Journal, No. 1, Vol. 1, July 4, 1840 2012-02-11T03:04:02.107Z We think that three years afterward he was part owner of Blackfriars' Theatre. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z The next year saw the production at Blackfriars of The Cruel Brother, a tragedy, and The Just Italian, a tragi-comedy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Few of the old actors were still alive, though enough had been gathered to make up the nucleus of the companies and to transmit the traditions of the Globe and the Blackfriars. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z The London School Board, elected in 1870, under the new Education Act, has its locale at 33 New Bridge Street, Blackfriars. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Stow, in his “Annals,” records that the king’s body “was brought to St. Paul’s in an open coffin, barefaced, where he bled; thence he was carried to Blackfriars, and there bled.” Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Simpson was for a time Town Clerk of Norwich, and his portrait hangs in the Blackfriars Hall. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z I've been dodging about all day, not showing up much; but I'm going now to where I lodged last, down Blackfriars way. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z There they go! from Blackfriars’ Bridge, through Westminster Bridge, to Vauxhall, and back again. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z Note that of Shakespere, on a deed of purchase of a house in Blackfriars. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z They all came back to this Lord’s place, at Blackfriars, to dinner.” Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The first and largest pumping station had been erected on a site known as Falcon Wharf, about 200 yards east of Blackfriars Bridge. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z I questioned, as we whirled along towards Blackfriars Bridge, in accordance with her directions. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z Here we have a view of Blackfriars’ Bridge, and, from the great bustle there is upon the river, there seems to be a rowing match among several watermen. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z Blackfriars Railway Bridge, with four lines of rail, connects the Metropolitan Railway north of the Thames with the Chatham and Dover Railway on the south. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z This establishment is at No. 3, Blackfriars Road or Great Surrey Street, the third house from the bridge on the right hand side coming from the City. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z In little more than a quarter of an hour a shout rose from the water far down towards Blackfriars, for the tide was running out, and the girl had gone rapidly down stream. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z You cannot hide away for ever in the wilds of Blackfriars. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z It was eight years and three quarters in completing, and cost £389,500 being more than double the cost of Blackfriars’. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z Starting from the western end, the Metropolitan District Railway has already open, along this embankment, five stations, called Westminster, Charing Cross, Temple, Blackfriars, and Mansion House. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z We think that three years afterwards he was part owner of Blackfriars' Theatre. Shakespeare A Lecture 2011-11-24T03:00:42.050Z "Stamford Street, Blackfriars Bridge end," was the direction she gave the driver. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z The cab drew up at a house in a side street, a little beyond Blackfriars Bridge. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z In the neighbourhood of St Mary de Crypt are slight remains of Greyfriars and Blackfriars monasteries, and also of the city wall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z One or two others, in Bridge Street, Blackfriars, are excellent hotels. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z H. T. E. E. N. W. is correct in saying, that a semicircular view of London from the top of the Albion Mills, near Blackfriar's bridge, preceded Barker's panoramas. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-10-19T02:00:23.307Z Mr. Goode and his brother, afterwards the Rev. William Goode, the successor of the celebrated Romaine, at Blackfriars, were brought to the knowledge of the truth under the ministry of Mr. Simpson. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z Blackfriars Bridge had just given way, and two over the Tyne, one built by Smeaton, had collapsed by reason of quicksands under their piers. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z —I have often heard my father say, that the first panorama exhibited was painted by Thomas Girtin, and was a semicircular view of London, from the top of the Albion Mills, near Blackfriars Bridge. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 87, June 28, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-09-25T02:00:16.433Z After depositing him," whispered the officer into Jones' ear, "get help; proceed to Blackfriars, where Ogilvy is on the watch, and lay hold of Clinch. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z I would have thee go with me to Blackfriars. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Perhaps, at the first, there were old fellows still alive who could remember Shakespeare—who still sat in chimney corners and babbled through their toothless gums of Blackfriars and the Globe. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z They went without him, down a close below the Blackfriars Wynd, till they came to the gate of the Convent Gardens already mentioned. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z My station was in Bridge Street, Blackfriars, where a row of constables was drawn up. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z In 1680 he gave up his shop and retired to a house in Blackfriars, occupying himself chiefly in painting portraits from the life in crayons, although still occasionally engaged in engraving. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Who was't I saw 'n the road as I came out o' Blackfriars? A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z And certainly we shall explore the Temple and find the sites of Blackfriars and the Globe. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z There he met Hay and Hepburn, and they passed down the Blackfriars Wynd together. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z Putting family interests ahead of shareholders is one reason why the nation’s companies are valued at a so-called Korea discount, according to Blackfriars Asset’s Hann. Hyundai Heavy Shareholder Losses Increase on Chaebol: Real M&A 2011-06-12T20:16:59Z On that same night desperate sorties were made from the London, Southwark, and Blackfriars Bridges, and terrible havoc was committed by the Defenders. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z "Dost remember I told thee they had found one to take thy part at Blackfriars?" A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z “So this is Blackfriars Wynd,” remarked one of our party, as we passed down the crowded alley. Notes on Old Edinburgh 2011-05-03T02:00:17.180Z In England, where they founded their first house at Oxford, there were fifty-eight Dominican houses at the dissolution of the monasteries, and the Blackfriars locality in London took its name from one of their establishments. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z It is to be hoped, too, that the owners of 909 Blackfriars Street were more cautious in the future as to whom they let their premises to when temporarily vacant. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z If we take our stand far away on Blackfriars Bridge some thirty-five church steeples may be counted, each with its upper part painted black. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Fragments of the passionate, immortal lines, as this man had spoken them at Blackfriars, went through his mind endlessly. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z He appeared on her behalf before the legates at Blackfriars; and wrote a treatise against the divorce that was widely read. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z They went down-stairs, and through the courts, and across the quadrangles of the Temple, bearing towards that outlet which is nearest Blackfriars Bridge. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The image, taken in the Trongate area, shows a man walking in the vicinity of Blackfriars Street. Indecent assault image released 2011-03-04T16:00:15Z "It's going to be a big plus," says the duty manager at the Founder's Arms, a riverside pub conveniently sat between Blackfriars Bridge and the Tate. Missing link 2011-02-20T12:41:42Z Then down the steep stairs to Blackfriars Landing where the ferryman took them over the river. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Across the Thames stood the Blackfriars, where the children of the Chapel Royal, backed by royal favour, were rapidly becoming the attraction among the leaders of fashion and culture. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Westminster bridge was finished in 1750, and Blackfriars begun ten years afterwards; these, with London bridge, were the only roadways over the Thames during the eighteenth century. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z Soon the firing resounded far and wide,—at Blackfriars, at Saint George's Fields, near the Mansion House; the victims lay about in heaps, while the Thames received many corpses and more than one living sacrifice. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z Blackfriars' new terminus platforms will be built on top of the bright red piers of the first railway bridge Shifting the station onto the bridge also helps Network Rail solve a logistical problem. Missing link 2011-02-20T12:41:42Z To have him away would mean confusion and trouble to Blackfriars and I gainsay nothing rejoicing to the Admiral's Company and Lord Pembroke's men. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z So at Christmas, 1601, when Ben Jonson produced his “Poetaster” at Blackfriars, the younger dramatist defended his friend from the silly objections which had been made to the Trojan comedy. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z It was to be enacted within the walls of an old monastery called the Blackfriars. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z At last they succeeded in forming four main bodies, which, taking different ways, crossed the Thames upon three bridges,—Westminster, Blackfriars, and London Bridge. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z In another startling innovation, these terminus platforms will be built on top of the bright red piers that are all that remain of the first Blackfriars railway bridge, demolished in 1985. Missing link 2011-02-20T12:41:42Z Perchance he may be at Blackfriars, or—or 'The Tabard Inn,' or even abroad upon the streets. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Shortly it will be one continuous avenue of pretentious masonry, from the Thames at Blackfriars to the Thames by the naval palace, instead of the former pleasant drive through Surrey fields. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z "Ah! thou mad compound," said Froth, "and is such thy advice to the fraternity of the Blackfriars?" William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z By 1916, they had set up a training school at Blackfriars. Great dynasties of the world: The Sainsburys 2010-10-15T23:05:00Z In the 1980s, it was involved in a major scandal that resulted in a banker being found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London. Police Probe Vatican Bank Officials 2010-09-21T15:50:00Z The failure to reach a verdict over the alleged £150m fraud at Blackfriars crown court came almost two years after an earlier trial had ended in stalemate, forcing the judge to discharge the jury. Two acquitted in trial over alleged ?150m Ponzi scheme 2010-07-05T18:19:00Z Metropolitan Police recovered the body near Blackfriars Bridge on Monday. Thames body is missing New Zealander 2010-05-20T13:23:00Z As Sir Thomas passed through the Golden Chepe, he found, by the conversation of many whom he met, that the Queen intended to be at the Blackfriars Theatre that afternoon. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The only place where there were no people was on the Blackfriars Bridge underpass, which is really long. How to run the London Marathon 2010-04-23T23:20:00Z Robertson was sentenced to nine months, suspended for two years, at Blackfriars Crown Court. Fan sentenced for racist attack 2010-03-25T16:32:00Z Daly, who admitted playing a key role in the plot, was sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court in London. Ex-detective jailed for drug plot 2010-03-18T13:36:00Z The team looked at 62 cases involving 668 jurors at the busy Crown Courts in Nottingham, Winchester, in Hampshire, and Blackfriars in central London. 2010-02-17T12:03:00Z It was about an hour after the performance we have attempted to describe, that a solitary individual stood near the water-gate of the monastery of the Blackfriars. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z This play, produced in 1618 and acted upon the stage of the Blackfriars, tallies in substance with Harrington’s verses produced in the earlier year. A Cursory History of Swearing One night, while standing by Blackfriars Bridge, thinking of what would happen if he gave himself to the river, he saw a dead body washed on the steps. The Man Who Rose Again Then back to the old Blackfriars, where all the city will flock to our tragedies and chronicles—a long, merry life of it. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors He called a hansom and told the driver to go to Blackfriars Bridge, and from there slowly along the Embankment to Cheyne Walk. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "In the Blackfriars, at a house down by the water-side, and which I can point out." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Even while we now write, it has been ascertained that the foundations of Blackfriars Bridge are giving way. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The great space outside Blackfriars underground railway station was empty. The Man Who Rose Again Fowler had become a frequent visitor at their house, while, on several occasions, he dined with Dubois at De Keyser's Hotel, facing Blackfriars Bridge. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England Blackfriars, the trial of the divorce cause before the Legatine court at, 49; the Papal supremacy on its trial there, 100. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII Wherefore not at once, proceed to Blackfriars and identify the house? William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The buildings of the Blackfriars and Greyfriars have long ago disappeared. The Towns of Roman Britain The paragraph described the finding of Leicester's body on the steps by the side of the river near the Blackfriars pier. The Man Who Rose Again The marriage took place on June 16 at Blackfriars, and the queen honored the ceremony with her presence. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The great scene in the hall at the Blackfriars when the cause of Henry VIII. and Catherine of Aragon was pleaded before Wolsey and Campeggio is too well known to require further description. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII After his interview with the fallen favourite, the poet returned, sad and somewhat out of sorts, to his new lodgings in Blackfriars. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The Royal procession went as far as Blackfriars Bridge, and then returned to Westminster Bridge, when the Prince, amidst the cheers of the multitude, and the salutes of artillery, declared the Embankment to be open. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 "We are all such cowards," he said, as he walked on towards Blackfriars Bridge. The Man Who Rose Again She sent her lords and maids in waiting to escort the bride and her mother to their house at Blackfriars. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The court at Blackfriars was dissolved, as Campeggio said, in anger, shame, and disappointment. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII Have we not Shakespeare here, and can'st forget those scenes he furnished forth at the Blackfriars? William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z There are five public bridges over the river Wensum, besides one at the New Mills, generally used by sufferance, which is of wood; four of the others, viz.—Blackfriars’, A Concise History and Directory of the City of Norwich for 1811 So they passed on, he towards Ludgate Circus, the policeman towards Blackfriars Bridge. The Man Who Rose Again The mere name Blackfriars now conjures up a vision of the smokiest and dirtiest parts of smoky, dirty, dearly-beloved London. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History In London they were first on the site of Lincoln’s Inn, but in 1275 they migrated to that now occupied by Printing-house Square, and their name survives in Blackfriars Bridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The city lads and the inns of court have, I find, began to regard thee since thou hast remodelled the company of the Blackfriars. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The doom of Smithfield market's sealed;—gone is its ancient fair; And soon the pomp of Lord Mayor's show may vanish into air; Blackfriar's Bridge, pure Puddle Dock, the Monument, and, ah! Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) One night I saw at Blackfriars Bridge the body of a dead man. The Man Who Rose Again Then, too, there were the “Children of the Revels,” a company who performed at Blackfriars Theatre. Folk-lore of Shakespeare In the great hall of Blackfriars both the King and Queen appeared in person to hear the decision of the Court. Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition "How said ye," exclaimed Doubletongue, "in Blackfriars? then, by my fay, I think I can give ye a clue to this same female." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z St. Paul's in a mist, the Thames Embankment, Piccadilly, Blackfriars Bridge, the muck of Whitechapel and the East End—how he wished he was out of all this and painting them. The "Genius" He was tracked down one evening to Blackfriars, where he backed his boat into midstream and turned at bay with a vicious sheath-knife. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police He says the king’s body “was brought to St. Paul’s in an open coffin, barefaced, where he bled; thence he was carried to the Blackfriars, and there bled.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare In this consecrated spot also rests Robert Mylne, the builder of Blackfriars Bridge, and Mr. Charles Robert Cockerell, the eminent architect. Old and New London Volume I Mysterious Case of Attempted Murder.—A young man of respectable appearance was discovered early this morning in a state of complete insensibility at the end of a passage leading out of Mill-street, Blackfriars. Under False Pretences A Novel The bottles dangling at Gilpin’s waist are filled with “Birmingham froth” and “Rotunda pop,” in allusion to the stump oratory of the Birmingham Political Union and the Rotunda in Blackfriars Road. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. ‘London: Printed for the British and Foreign Bible Society, Blackfriars,’ and the date, which I can’t read, owing to its being in these X’s. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) At the Blackfriars and more aristocratic theaters, there was music between the acts, but at the Globe this was not customary until a comparatively late date, if ever. An Introduction to Shakespeare Already we have seen a palace in Blackfriars turn into a prison, and the old courts of Fleet Street, once mansions of the rich and great, now filled with struggling poor. Old and New London Volume I The landing at Blackfriars was attended with a more concentrated attack of ‘public execration,’ for, there, an immense multitude was wedged together, anxious to be spectators of the scene, though not inactive ones. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign He had heard of my swimming from Chelsea to Blackfriars and of my teaching Wygate and another young man to swim in a few hours. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series There’s no devil in hell can look near the Bible Society, Blackfriars. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The first of these theaters was the Blackfriars, the remodeled hall of the former monastery of the Blackfriars, done over by Burbage in 1596. An Introduction to Shakespeare According to a report printed in the Times, Blackfriars Bridge had suffered from the removal of London Bridge, which served as a mill-dam, to restrain the speed and scour of the river. Old and New London Volume I Blackfriars Railway Bridge, Charing Cross Railway Bridge, and the Tower Bridge did not come into the ensemble till later, though the two former were built during Dickens' lifetime. Dickens' London One day we rode from Blackfriars’ bridge past the Mansion House, where the Lord Mayor holds his receptions. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife He walked along the Embankment towards Blackfriars, and when he had reached the Temple, he turned up one of the steep streets that link the Embankment to Fleet Street. Changing Winds A Novel It had the patronage of King James, and it controlled and acted in what were respectively the most popular public and private theaters, the Globe and the Blackfriars. An Introduction to Shakespeare One thing is certain, that in 1587 five companies of players, including the Blackfriars Company, performed at Stratford, and in his native town Mr. Collier thinks Shakespeare first proved himself useful to his new comrades. Old and New London Volume I In London the majority of them were, and are, printed east of Temple Bar, in, or south of, Fleet Street, between Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridges. Dickens' London Shakespeare had a share; so had Condell and Phillips and others of the company; and later the poet acquired an interest in the "Blackfriar's Theatre." William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts They had been acting at the new theater in Blackfriars since 1597, and their vogue became so great as actually to threaten Shakespeare's company and other companies of adult actors. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning At the Blackfriars, too, one could have a seat in the pit, while at the Globe the pit was filled with a standing, jostling crowd of apprentices and riffraff. An Introduction to Shakespeare In 1623 Blackfriars was the scene of a most fatal and extraordinary accident. Old and New London Volume I The Times—"The Thunderer" of old—was housed in a collection of buildings which surrounded Printing-House Square, just east of Blackfriars Bridge. Dickens' London The purchase of a house in Blackfriars is recorded in 1613, and it led to the seemingly inevitable lawsuit some two years later. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts The Battery, however, is a delightful walk, at the edge of the bay; and several of the houses in State-street are as large as those in Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe In 1615-1616 the widow of one of the proprietors of the two theaters, whose share, like Shakespeare's, was one-seventh of the Blackfriars, one-fourteenth of the Globe, brought suit against her father. An Introduction to Shakespeare About the year 1586, according to the best authorities, the young Shakespeare came to London and joined the company at the Blackfriars Theatre. Old and New London Volume I The old "Fleet Ditch" no longer runs its course across Holborn and into the Thames at Blackfriars. Dickens' London I shall make a few changes of dress, and go to take a look at 37 Raven Street, Blackfriars. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator Fleet River: a small stream which fell into the Thames near where Blackfriars Railway Station now stands. The History of London The Blackfriars was at first under royal patronage, the actors being the 'Children of the Chapel Royal.' An Introduction to Shakespeare With Blackfriars Bridge," says the writer, "we find the public thoroughly well pleased, though the design is really a wonder of depravity. Old and New London Volume I New street opened between Blackfriars' and London Bridge. Dickens' London He had endued himself in somewhat seedy clothes, and had visited 37 Raven Street, Blackfriars, which he found to be merely a tenement house. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator There is also, opposite to Blackfriars, Paris Garden, a very favourite place of resort for the citizens. The History of London The performances of the Children of the Chapel Royal at the Blackfriars between 1596 and 1608 were the most fashionable in London. An Introduction to Shakespeare Before finally leaving Blackfriars, let us gather up a few reminiscences of the King's and Queen's printers who here first worked their inky presses. Old and New London Volume I I stayed to dinner at the flat in South Kensington, and after dinner, when I spoke of leaving, Constance Grey asked if I would care to accompany her into Blackfriars. The Message Such faults could be gently judged at the tribunal in the Blackfriars' hall. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 If you will look at the map you will observe that not one of these theatres is within the City—that at Blackfriars was in the former precinct of the Dominicans and outside the City. The History of London The performances at the Blackfriars seem to have retained this characteristic even after 1608, when Shakespeare's company took over the theater. An Introduction to Shakespeare In earlier days Blackfriars had been a locality much inhabited by fashionable people, especially about the time of Queen Elizabeth. Old and New London Volume I We had a long, long wait at Blackfriars' station, but a train came eventually, and we reached the flat in South Kensington as a neighbouring church clock struck ten. The Message The result of the Blackfriars' synod was that after three days' deliberation Wycliffe's teaching was condemned, and at a subsequent meeting he himself was excommunicated. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The principal Houses were those at Southwark, and especially at Bank Side, where there were three, including the famous Globe: the Blackfriars Playhouse: the Fortune in Golden Lane, and the Curtain at Shoreditch. The History of London At various times it appeared at the Theater, the Curtain, the Globe, and the Blackfriars, its greatest triumphs being associated with the Globe. An Introduction to Shakespeare Blackfriars Bridge tolls amounted to a large annual sum; and it was supposed Southwark might fairly claim about a third of it. Old and New London Volume I But Blackfriars was deserted, the ticket collector slept soundly on his box; the streets in South Kensington were silent as the grave. The Message Robinson thought of all this now, and almost wished that those visits to Blackfriars Bridge had not been in vain. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm The Fleet fell into the Thames at Blackfriars. The History of London This poem anticipated Macaulay in contemplating the prospect of a visitor from the antipodes regarding at a future day the ruins of St Paul's from a broken arch of Blackfriars Bridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" On his return from Westminster, the Mayor was met at the Blackfriars Stairs by St. Martin, patron of the Vintners, in rich armour and riding a white steed. Old and New London Volume I But for three signatures to the three sheets of his will, and two signatures to the conveyances of property in Blackfriars, we should be without a vestige of his handwriting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" So saying, he left the house, went hastily down Snow Hill, and again walked moodily on the bridge of Blackfriars. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm Blackfriars, at the eastern end of the Thames Embankment, derives its name from a monastery or house of Black Friars which stood there. The History of London At the beginning of the century the metropolis possessed but three bridges, old London bridge and the old bridges at Blackfriars and Westminster. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) On Monday, November 8th, that glib, unsatisfactory man, Orator Hunt, the great demagogue of the day, addressed a Reform meeting at the Rotunda, in Blackfriars Road. Old and New London Volume I Wolsey could only hope to anticipate this decision by pushing the trial hastily forward, and at the end of May the two legates opened their court in the great hall of the Blackfriars. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 In March, 1613, he made a curious purchase of a tenement and yard, one or two hundred yards to the east of the Blackfriars Theatre. Shakespeare's Family Thames Street: a very narrow street running along the bank of the Thames between Blackfriars and the Tower. ward: a division of the City. The History of London "She had throwed herself off the steps of Blackfriars Bridge." A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time About one thousand men then rushed over Blackfriars bridge, shouting, "Reform!" Old and New London Volume I Meantime, if your honour were in London, you would see a great embankment rising high and dry out of the Thames on the Middlesex shore, from Westminster Bridge to Blackfriars. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Burbage bought the part of a house in Blackfriars from Sir William More, February 4, 1596, which he afterwards converted into a theatre. Shakespeare's Family Sixty years later they came to London and established themselves in the place still known by their name—Blackfriars. The History of London Remains of the building are still to be seen on the south side of the thoroughfare called Blackfriars. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See Whitefriars and Blackfriars are our next places of pilgrimage, and they open up quite new lines of reading and of thought. Old and New London Volume I From the Tower steps the knight took a wherry and went up the river as far as Blackfriars. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea On November 6th, 1869, whilst the girl was apparently suffering in the same manner, the Queen passed the hospital on her way to open Blackfriars Bridge. Fasting Girls Their Physiology and Pathology This embankment extended east and west—as far as the Fleet River, which is now Blackfriars, on the west, and what is now Tower Hill on the east. The History of London In leaving Blackfriars he destroyed many things associated with his residence there, and calculated to remind him of his life's great loss. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti If Whitefriars was inhabited by actors, Blackfriars was equally favoured by players and by painters. Old and New London Volume I When night came, it was taken away and carried down to Blackfriar's—a landing upon the river nearly opposite Saint Paul's. Margaret of Anjou Makers of History Ralegh mentioned subsequently he had noticed from a window of Durham House that Lord Cobham once or twice after visiting him was rowed past his own mansion at Blackfriars. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Baynard's Castle—the name yet survives—stood on the river bank not far from Blackfriars. The History of London I saw Rossetti for the first time in his lodgings over Blackfriars Bridge. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti He must have thought of his well-known neighbourhood when he wrote the scenes of Henry VIII., where Katherine was divorced and Wolsey fell, for both events were decided in Blackfriars Parliaments. Old and New London Volume I When he had taken leave of his agent, the colonel walked to Westminster and boarded a car which carried him along the Embankment to Blackfriars. Jack O' Judgment At night Cobham supped with Ralegh at Durham House; or Ralegh supped with Cobham at Blackfriars, being accompanied by him back to Durham House afterwards. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography At Aldersgate it turned W. until it reached Newgate, where it turned nearly S. again and so to the river, a little east of the present Blackfriars Bridge. The History of London Aglaura, which was presented at the Private House in Blackfriars by his Majesty's Servants, is a tragedy, the scene of which is laid in Persia. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Oliver, the great miniature painter, and Jansen, a favourite portrait painter of James I., lived in Blackfriars, where we shall call upon them; and Vandyke spent nine happy years here by the river side. Old and New London Volume I Fagin, however, insisted on keeping him company, and so the two, the shabbily-dressed undersized boy, and the big strapping man came out into the murky London twilight and took their way over the Blackfriars Bridge. Historic Boyhoods Thus, one day at dinner, in Cobham's house at Blackfriars, Cobham declared that the Count, when he came, would yield such strong arguments for peace as would satisfy any man. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography For even as I formed the resolution, I observed two men approaching from the direction of Blackfriars, and recognized in them my quondam teacher and his junior. The Eye of Osiris Having been interrogated as to the name and calling of her suitor, Agnes was at once dubbed Madam Dominic, my Lady’s Grace of Blackfriars, and various similar titles. For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary Leaving the racket of Alsatia and its wild doings behind us, we come next to that great monastery of lawyers, the Temple—like Whitefriars and Blackfriars, also the site of a bygone convent. Old and New London Volume I There is one—a large one—in Blackfriars Road. Nights in London Many, too, perished at Blackfriars Bridge, or were hideously consumed in the flames that rose from the burning of Langdale's distilleries. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III It was a tributary of the Thames, which, rising somewhere among the gentle hills of Hampstead, sought out the river and found it at Blackfriars. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Petition of the owners and players of the Blackfriars Theatre to the Privy Council in reply to an alleged petition of the inhabitants requesting the closing of the playhouse. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Mary had now quit Blackfriars for better quarters near Hyde Park. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers But as soon as possible she moved to lodgings he found for her in George Street, in the neighborhood of Blackfriars’ Bridge. Mary Wollstonecraft The stains of blood were quickly removed from the walls of the Bank of England, from the roadway of Blackfriars Bridge. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The Queen said in a toneless voice, "We ride for Blackfriars now." Chivalry In 1635 the heirs of the actor Richard Burbage were engaged in litigation respecting their proprietary rights in the two playhouses, the Globe and the Blackfriars theatres. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles There in her lonely lodgings at Blackfriars, in the third story back, she was writing "The Rights of Woman." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The one place, therefore, where they were sure of a warm welcome was the humble lodging near Blackfriars’ Bridge. Mary Wollstonecraft The city had no jurisdiction over the precinct of Blackfriars, nor did Farrant live in the building. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The city proper lay on the north of the Thames, and the wall made a semicircle of some two miles, from the Tower on the east to the Fleet ditch and Blackfriars on the west. The Facts About Shakespeare It is probable that in 1611 he disposed of his shares in the Globe and Blackfriars theatres. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles He is hatless and unwashed and dishevelled, standing in the Blackfriars Road. Despair's Last Journey AND did you not hear of a jolly young Waterman, Who at Blackfriars Bridge us'd for to ply, And he feather'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each heart and delighting each eye. English Songs and Ballads But the assumption that the Queen attended a performance at the Blackfriars Playhouse is, I think, unwarranted. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The dismantled monasteries still occupied large areas, but were being made over to strange uses, the theaters eventually finding a place in Blackfriars and Whitefriars. The Facts About Shakespeare His interest in the Blackfriars Theatre was comparatively unimportant, and is less easy to estimate. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Six-and-thirty hours had gone by since he had turned his back on Blackfriars Bridge. Despair's Last Journey Once or twice he has been visited on the boat by a couple of men who pulled up in a dinghy hired from Blackfriars. The Grell Mystery The Lord Chamberlain at this time was Lord Hunsdon, who lived "in the Blackfriars." Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration A deed of sale has come down to us concerning the purchase of a house near the Blackfriars Theater in London, in March, 1613. The Facts About Shakespeare He had barred her dower in the case of his latest purchase of freehold estate, viz. the house at Blackfriars. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles At a subsequent period he was a member of the Company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Servants, who played during summer at the Globe, and during winter at the Blackfriars. Kemps Nine Daies Wonder Performed in a Daunce from London to Norwich The close, or "le Venelle," still known as the Blackfriars Wynd, formed a connexion between the Monastery and the High Street, and had been granted to the Friars by Alexander the Second. The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) In a short time they brought together at Blackfriars a remarkable troupe of boy-players, who, with Jonson and Chapman as their poets, began to astonish London. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration In 1610 he became a sharer also in the smaller Blackfriars Theater, after it had been acquired by the Burbages. The Facts About Shakespeare The play, when acted by ‘the children’ at the Blackfriars Theatre, was warmly welcomed by the audience. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Others of the original Mayflower company came too, leaving traces of themselves in such names as Blackfriars Brook, Billingsgate, and Houndsditch—names which they brought from Old England. The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth Gallant Rescue.—Yesterday forenoon a lady and her daughter, accompanied by a gentleman, went to the landing-wharf at Blackfriars with the intention of going on board a steamer. Post Haste Shortly after the great dramatist had penned these words, the management of Blackfriars met with disaster. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration At an early date also, the companies of children actors connected with the choirs of St. Paul's and the Queen's Chapel had given public performances, probably indoors, at places near St. Paul's and in Blackfriars. The Facts About Shakespeare Shakespeare’s Life and Character.—He was employed in some menial capacity at the Blackfriars Theatre, but gradually rose to be actor and also adapter of plays. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The taxi was held up at the juncture of the Embankment and Blackfriars Bridge, and was held up again for a different reason in Queen Victoria Street. The Daffodil Mystery We landed at Blackfriars Bridge Stairs; and, after ascending Ludgate Hill, arrived at the great northern door of the cathedral. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland He saw an opportunity to take over the Blackfriars venture now that Evans and probably Giles had been forbidden by the Star Chamber to have any connection with plays in that building. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Drury Lane and Covent Garden, indeed, trace their ancestry back directly to the Blackfriars through the Cockpit and the Salisbury Court playhouses. The Facts About Shakespeare On our return to the Devil Tavern for supper we found Manager Burbage, of Blackfriars, awaiting us. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road, he will learn every particular, and be furnished with samples of its effect on common deal, as now very extensively used in churches, school-rooms, &c. Notes and Queries, Number 184, May 7, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. In the precincts of the Blackfriars, Thomas Vautrollier, a foreigner, was at work as a printer in 1566, having been admitted a 'brother' of the Company of Stationers on the 2nd October 1564. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 It is to be noted, however, that Elizabeth did not again invite the Blackfriars troupe to the Court. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration For a short time, as Lord Strange's men, it acted at the Rose, and apparently later at the playhouse in Newington Butts, but its regular theaters were the Theater, the Globe, and Blackfriars. The Facts About Shakespeare The drop curtain was rung down and up three times, and the storm of applause that greeted Shakspere and Taylor, as the representatives of Romeo and Juliet, was never equaled before at the Blackfriars. Shakspere, Personal Recollections He had heard by some means or other of my swimming from Chelsea to Blackfriars, and of my teaching Wygate and another young man to swim in a few hours. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Archbishop thereupon wrote to the printers, who expressed their willingness to fall in with the scheme, and a press, furnished with a very good fount of Greek letter, was established at Blackfriars. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 The King's Men continued to occupy the Blackfriars as their winter home until the closing of the theatres in 1642. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration There had been old quarrels between the town and the religious orders; and so early as 1543 a violent assault had been made on the Blackfriars' monastery. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 The play was largely advertised among the lights of London and announced to come off in all its glory at the Blackfriars on the last Saturday of December, 1595. Shakspere, Personal Recollections They occupied it as a summer playhouse, retaining the Blackfriars, which was roofed in, for winter performances. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Nicholls was the founder of the Greek type used in the new office of Blackfriars, and his experience was certainly not likely to encourage other men to set up in the same trade. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 In the new playhouse they presented Nathaniel Field's comedy, Amends for Ladies, which was printed the following year "as it was acted at the Blackfriars both by the Prince's Servants and the Lady Elizabeth's." Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The mayor and other leading men had gone to the house of the Blackfriars to meet the Bishops of London and Exeter. London and the Kingdom - Volume I He sold his interest in the Blackfriars and Globe theatres, and purchased property in London and Stratford, making every preparation as a wise and thrifty man for himself and his children and family. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Three years afterwards, in 1589, he had risen to be one of the sharers in the Blackfriars' Theatre. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 On moving to Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road, he was chosen to print the Penny Magazine, edited by Charles Knight, the first attempt to provide the public with good literature in a cheap periodical form. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Blackfriars, therefore, in this fundamental respect, was just as desirable a location for theatres as was Holywell to the north of the city, or the Bankside to the south. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Meanwhile Phillips's publishing business grew apace, and he removed to larger premises in Bridge Street, Blackfriars, an address which we find upon many famous publications of his period. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends Shakspere's theatrical company became involved in the conspiracy of Essex, and an edict was issued against the Blackfriars and Globe playhouses performing their dramatic satires. Shakspere, Personal Recollections St. Andrew's Hall, a fifteenth-century building, was formerly the nave of the Church of the Blackfriars. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See I was at the Blackfriars' only last week. By What Authority? He found in the Blackfriars precinct a large building which, he thought, would admirably serve his purpose. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration His studio was a favorite resort of the royal pair, who used to come in their barge, by the way of the Thames, to his house at Blackfriars. Van Dyck A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation "Tamberlaine the Great" and "Dr. Faustus" had been successfully launched at the Blackfriars, and young Marlowe was in his glory, the wit and toast of the town. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Ultimately Shakespeare's company of actors performed in a theatre at Blackfriars, which was created out of a private residence on a part of the site on which The Times office stands now. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays When the Legate Campeggio, the Campeggio of Shakespeare and Blackfriars, exhorted him to punish the heretics with scourges of iron, he replied, "Not iron, but fire." Lectures on Modern history He remembered how, at the outset of his career as a theatrical manager, he had had to face competition with Richard Farrant who had opened a small "private" playhouse in Blackfriars. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration He lived in princely magnificence in his house at Blackfriars, spending money lavishly. Van Dyck A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation His working den at the Blackfriars was crowded with a mass of theatrical literary productions, ancient and modern, while our lodging rooms were piled up with Latin, Greek, Spanish and French translations. Shakspere, Personal Recollections At a few hundred yards' distance from the Blackfriars Theatre, in the direction of Cannon Street, Shakespeare, too, shortly before his death, purchased a house. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays He was lodged at Blackfriars, among the King's artists, where his majesty frequently went to sit for his portrait, as well as to enjoy the society of the painter. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) It illustrates the substantial character of the Blackfriars buildings, and may even be a part of the old Frater, for The Times occupies that portion of the monastery. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration King Charles furnished the painter a house at Blackfriars, fronting the Thames, to insure a good light, and gave him a summer residence in Kent. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Then could be heard roof-lifting cheers by all present, who had often heard the Bard in his lofty language and kingly strides at the Blackfriars. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Last week I swam in the Thames from Lambeth through the two bridges, Westminster and Blackfriars, a distance, including the different turns and tacks made on the way, of three miles! Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals A winter residence was found for Van Dyck in Blackfriars on the right bank of the Thames. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers The Children of the Chapel Royal, who had attained such glory at Blackfriars during the Farrant-Hunnis-Evans-Oxford-Lyly régime, had thereafter sunk into dramatic insignificance. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration At last, a court composed of Cardinal Wolsey and Cardinal Campeggio, an Italian, as papal legates, or representatives, was convened at Blackfriars, London, to test the validity of the marriage. The Leading Facts of English History I reminded William that he had a business engagement with the great theatrical monarch, Richard Burbage, at noon at the Blackfriars. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Then they walked slowly as far as Blackfriars Bridge. A People's Man In 1382 Courtenay, who had now become Archbishop, summoned a council at Blackfriars and formally submitted twenty-four propositions drawn from Wyclif's works. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 Such was Evans's scheme, based upon his former experience with the Children at Farrant's Blackfriars, and suggested, perhaps, by the existence of Burbage's Blackfriars now forbidden to the "common" players. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration When Shakespeare was twenty-five he was part owner of the Blackfriar's Theatre in London. The Harris-Ingram Experiment The fermentation of composition began again to work within his seething brain, and the daily demands of the Blackfriars spurred him on to emulate if not surpass Kyd, Lodge, Greene and Marlowe. Shakspere, Personal Recollections They stood together at the corner of Blackfriars Bridge. A People's Man Richard meanwhile had ridden round the northern wall of the city to the Wardrobe near Blackfriars, and from this new refuge he opened his negotiations with the Kentish insurgents. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 The construction was not hurried, for the players had Blackfriars as a home. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The smoke of the little steamer curled and rolled over, now like a great snake, now like a great bird hovering with a snake in its talons; and the little steamer made pluckily for Blackfriars. Mike Fletcher A Novel Signature attached to the deed mortgaging the house in Blackfriars, dated March 11, 1613. Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from And she lived on Westminster Road—or it might have been Blackfriars Road. The Lost Lady of Lone He got out at Blackfriars, and lingered doubtfully on the greasy pavement, staring at the sea of traffic surging in the thick, yellow fog. In Friendship's Guise The company at Blackfriars, of course, was suffering in a similar way. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Ruth and I together did little else except watch the barges come up, and the slowly moving vessels, and the lights, and the swarms of people on Blackfriars Bridge. The Lighted Way From Westminster we took boat to Blackfriars, and, landing there, walked up through the crowded traffic to a gateway opening into Clement's Inn. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 And I know she said she lived on Westminster Road or Blackfriars Road, or some other road leading over a bridge, which I remember because it made me think about the river. The Lost Lady of Lone The crossing at Blackfriars station is the most dangerous in London, and he did not reach the other side without much delay and several narrow escapes. In Friendship's Guise Shortly after this we find the Children of Paul's acting publicly with the Children of the Chapel Royal at the little theatre in Blackfriars. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration It was afterwards disposed of by way of lottery, and won by Mr. James Parkinson, who transferred it from Leicester Place to the Surrey side of Blackfriars bridge. Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 I will give two typical cases: A girl living just over Blackfriars Bridge, in one small room, for which she pays 5s., earns 10s. a week in a printer's business. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future How the spectators comported themselves upon these occasions, Ben Jonson, "the Mirror of Manners," as Mr. Collier well surnames him, has described in his comedy "The Case is Altered," acted at Blackfriars about 1599. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character At the Mansion House, and again at Blackfriars, they halted side by side, and Winter noticed that his quarry was looking into space with sullen, vindictive eyes. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Now, unless this refers to Farrant's management of the Chapel Boys in Blackfriars—nearly a quarter of a century earlier—it means that before 1600 some actors, presumably "playing-boys," had used Burbage's theatre. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Surrey Institution, Blackfriars Road.—This building was originally erected, and for some years appropriated to the Leverian Museum. Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 He ate some food at an eating-house near Blackfriars, and then wandered aimlessly for hours. The Devil's Garden Thus Burt, the Othello of the cast, had served as a boy under the actors Shanke and Beeston at the Blackfriars and Cockpit Theatres respectively. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The thing wouldn't have happened if any other constable than Collins had been put on point duty at Blackfriars Bridge that morning. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces The known history of Blackfriars as a regular theatre may be said to begin in the autumn of 1600. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Here Shakespeare had a house—it was among the ruins of old Blackfriars Abbey, part of the foundations of which were found when some years ago they made an extension of the Times' printing office. As We Are and As We May Be Once upon a time Carlyle took Milburn, the blind preacher, out on to Chelsea embankment and showed the sightless man where Franklin plunged into the Thames and swam to Blackfriars Bridge. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen He had been apprenticed to Robinson the actor, and had played women's parts at the Blackfriars Theatre, winning special renown by his performance of the Duchess in Shirley's tragedy of "The Cardinal." A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character It stretched all along the Embankment from Blackfriar's Bridge to Westminster. The Tree of Heaven But Clifton, nourishing his animosity, began to investigate the management of Blackfriars, and to collect evidence of similar abuses of the Queen's commission, with the object of making complaint to the Star Chamber. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Or we may visit Blackfriars and remember the Elizabethan dramatists. As We Are and As We May Be A typical Elizabethan play-house, like the Globe or the Blackfriars, stood roofless in the air. The Theory of the Theatre In the "Scornful Lady" "eighteen pence" is referred to as though it were the highest price of admission to the Blackfriars Theatre. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character On the afternoon of the Sunday on which I visited the Blackfriars Shelter, I attended another service, conducted by Commissioner Sturgess, at Quaker Street. Regeneration The order of the Privy Council had summarily forbidden the use of Blackfriars as a "public" playhouse. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Eleven years before this time, in 1576, they had started the Blackfriars theatre, so named from a monastery that had formerly stood on or near the same ground. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England In the latter year the "Globe" was built on the Bankside, and 10 years later the "Blackfriars:" and with these two, but especially with the former, the remainder of his professional life was associated. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature About 1576 Burbadge built his theatre in the Liberty of the Blackfriars—a precinct in which civic authority was at any rate disputed. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Jolliffe, explained that this Blackfriars Shelter is, as it were, the dredger for and the feeder of all the Salvation Army's Social Institutions for men in London. Regeneration Evans, who had managed the Boys under Hunnis, Oxford, and Lyly, hoped now to reëstablish the Children of the Chapel at Blackfriars as they had been in his younger days. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The preceding year, 1603, Ben Jonson's Sejanus was brought out at the Blackfriars, and one of the parts was sustained by Shakespeare. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England They approved his proposal, and accordingly getting down to Blackfriars, crossed directly into Southwark; and retired at last into St. George's Fields, where their last counsel was held to settle the operation of the night. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences I met Lady Blackfriars at tea late this afternoon and it struck me how well she was looking. The Title A Comedy in Three Acts These are gathered into the Blackfriars Shelter, and go their bitter road again after the rest, the breakfast, and the service. Regeneration At this time was much speech of a play in the Blackfriars, where, in the Isle of Guls, from the highest to the lowest, all men's parts were acted of two diverse nations. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The Blackfriars was not accommodation enough for the company's uses, but was entirely covered-in, and furnished suitably for the Winter. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England All his life long he has been dying to have a play acted, and now he has one coming out at the Surrey Theatre, over Blackfriars Bridge. Yesterdays with Authors Now in my poor addled brain I had an idea you were engaged for to-night at your aunt's, Lady Blackfriars'. The Title A Comedy in Three Acts Foreigners, also, are comparatively scarce at Blackfriars and in the other Shelters. Regeneration In 1631, however, the agitation was renewed,228 this time in the form of a petition from the churchwardens and constables of the precinct of Blackfriars to William Laud, then Bishop of London. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The Blackfriars and some others were without the limits of the corporation, in what were called "the Liberties." Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England The voice came from the opposite corner of the compartment, and Rachel knew it for that of the gentleman who had jumped in at the last moment at Blackfriars Bridge. The Shadow of the Rope The exhibitions appear to have been calculated for the lower class of people, and to have been more frequent than those at the Blackfriars, till 1604 or 5, when it became less fashionable and frequented. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 540, March 31, 1832 He came upon the streets, and, being unable to find employment, was contemplating suicide, when he fell under the influence of the Army at the Blackfriars Shelter. Regeneration All this agitation about coaches implies a fashionable and wealthy patronage of the Blackfriars. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The play-house known as the Blackfriars was established in 1576, and was owned and run by the company to which Shakespeare afterwards belonged. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England As Macaulay tells us, he was born in 1628, the place of his birth being Blackfriars in London. The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54 |
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