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A postcard that was published in 1910 by Stengel & Co. of Dresden. The card has a divided back. It looks as though some form of market was in progress when the photograph was taken.
The card was posted in Graz on Friday the 6th. October 1911 to:
Mister Arthur Craig,
26, Hillend Road,
Arbroath,
Scotland.
Graz
Graz is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria, a green and heavily-forested region on the eastern edge of the Alps.
Graz is the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of the 1st. January 2021, Graz had a population of 331,562.
Graz is known as a college and university city, with four colleges and four universities. Combined, the city is home to more than 60,000 students. Its historic centre (Altstadt) is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe.
In 1999, the city's historic centre was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, and in 2010 the designation was expanded to include the Eggenberg Palace on the western edge of the city.
Graz was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003, and became a City of Culinary Delights in 2008.
Origin of the Graz Name
The name of the city, formerly spelled Gratz, most likely stems from the Slavic 'Gradec,' which means 'Small Castle'. Some archaeological finds point to the erection of a small castle by Alpine Slavic people, which over time became a heavily defended fortification.
The German name 'Graz' first appeared in records in 1128.
Graz is situated on both sides of the Mur River in southeast Austria. It is about 150 km (93 mi) southwest of Vienna (Wien). the south. Graz is the state capital and largest city in . It is located in the Graz Basin and surrounded by mountains and hills to the north, east and west.
The city center sits at an elevation of 353 m (1,158 ft), the highest point is Plabutsch mountain with 754 m (2,474 ft) at the western border. The mountain Schöckl is just a few kilometers to the north, and surmounts the city by 1,100 m (3,600 ft).
History of Graz
During the 12th. century, dukes under Babenberg rule made the town an important commercial center. Later, Graz came under the rule of the Habsburgs and, in 1281, gained special privileges from King Rudolph I.
In the 14th. century, Graz became the city of residence of the Inner Austrian line of the Habsburgs. They lived in the Schlossberg castle, and from there ruled Styria, Carinthia, most of today's Slovenia, as well as parts of Italy (Carniola, Gorizia and Gradisca, Trieste).
In the 16th. century, the city's design and planning were primarily controlled by Italian Renaissance architects and artists. One of the most famous buildings representative of this style is the Landhaus, designed by Domenico dell'Allio, and used by the local rulers as a governmental headquarters.
The University of Graz was founded by Archduke Karl II in 1585. It is the city's oldest university. For most of its existence, it was controlled by the Catholic church, and was closed in 1782 by Joseph II in an attempt to gain state control over educational institutions.
Joseph II transformed it into a lyceum where civil servants and medical personnel were trained. In 1827 it was re-established as a university by Emperor Franz I, and was named 'Karl-Franzens Universität.' More than 30,000 students are currently enrolled at this university.
Astronomer Johannes Kepler lived in Graz for a short period beginning in 1594. He worked as district mathematician and taught at the Lutheran school, but still found time to study astronomy. He left Graz for Prague in 1600 when Protestants were banned from the city.
Ludwig Boltzmann was Professor for Mathematical Physics from 1869 to 1890. Nobel Laureate Otto Loewi taught at the University of Graz from 1909 until 1938.
Ivo Andrić, the 1961 Nobel Prize for Literature Laureate obtained his doctorate at the University of Graz. Erwin Schrödinger was briefly chancellor of the University of Graz in 1936.
Graz is home to the region's provincial armory, which is the world's largest historical collection of late medieval and Renaissance weaponry. It has been preserved since 1551, and displays over 30,000 items.
Archduke Karl II of Inner Austria had 20,000 Protestant books burned in the square of what is now a mental hospital, and succeeded in returning Styria to the authority of the Holy See.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was born in Graz in what is now the Stadtmuseum.
On the 2nd. April 1945, while the heaviest Allied bombing raid of Graz occurred, the Gestapo and Waffen-SS committed a massacre against resistance fighters, Hungarian-Jewish forced laborers, and POWs at the SS barracks at Graz-Wetzelsdorf.
Main Features of Graz
For the year that Graz was Cultural Capital of Europe, new structures were erected. The Graz Museum of Contemporary Art (German: Kunsthaus) was designed by Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, and is situated next to the Mur river. The Island in the Mur is a floating platform made of steel. It was designed by American architect Vito Acconci, and contains a café, an open-air theatre and a playground.
The Historic Centre of Graz
The historic centre of the city consists of over 1,000 buildings, their age ranging from Gothic to contemporary.
The most important sights in the historic centre are:
-- Town Hall (Rathaus).
-- The Castle Hill, a hill dominating the historic centre (475 m (1,558.40 ft) high), site of a demolished fortress, with views over Graz.
-- The Clock Tower (Uhrturm) is a symbol of Graz, at the top of the Castle Hill.
-- The New Gallery (Neue Galerie), a museum of art.
-- The Castle Hill funicular (Schlossbergbahn), a funicular railway on the Castle Hill's slope.
-- The seat of Styria's provincial parliament (Landhaus), a palace in Lombardic style. It is one of the most important examples of Renaissance architecture in Austria, and was built by Italian architect Domenico dell'Allio between 1557 and 1565.
-- The Armoury (Landeszeughaus) is the largest of its kind in the world.
-- The Graz Opera House (Opernhaus), the principal venue for opera, ballet, and operetta performances. It is the 2nd. largest opera house in Austria.
-- The Graz Theatre (Schauspielhaus), Graz's principal theatre for productions of plays.
-- The Cathedral (Dom), a rare monument of Gothic architecture. Once, there were many frescos on the outer walls; today, only a few remain, like the Landplagenbild ("picture of plagues") painted in 1485, presumably by Thomas von Villach. The three plagues it depicts are locusts, pestilence and the invasion of the Turks, all of them striking the town in 1480. It features the oldest painted view of Graz.
-- The Mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II next to the Cathedral, the most important building of Mannerism in Graz. It includes both the grave where Ferdinand II and his wife are buried, and a church dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria.
-- The Graz City Park, located in the middle of the city centre during the Habsburg monarchy. During the Covid-19 pandemic, eccentric parties were celebrated there. The man responsible, Jonas Fabio Cristo Pinter, an Italian club owner, was arrested and the partying stopped.
-- The Castle (Burg), with a Gothic double staircase, was built between 1438 and 1453 by Emperor Frederick III, because the old castle on the Schlossberg Hill was too small and uncomfortable. The castle remained the residence of the Inner Austrian Court until 1619. Today, it serves as residence for the Styrian government.
-- The Painted House. It is completely covered with frescos painted in 1742 by Johann Mayer.
-- The Museum of Contemporary Art Graz (Kunsthaus).
-- The Island in the Mur (Murinsel), an artificial island in the Mur River.
-- Buildings, inner courtyards (e. g. the Early Renaissance courtyard of the Former House of Teutonic Knights in Sporgasse 22) and roofscape of the old town.
-- Hauptplatz. The statue in the centre of the square commemorates Erzherzog Johann von Österreich / Archduke John of Austria, who was born in Florence in 1782 and died in Graz in 1859. Johann was an Austrian field marshal and Imperial regent who was a great modernizer and an important figure of identification for Styria
The monument features a large bronze statue (3.1 m high) of Archduke Johann in courtly civilian clothes with a document in his right hand. It stands on a square pedestal.
On the corners of the pedestal are allegorical statues representing the cornerstones of the Archduke's achievements:
-- Eisenbahnbau - Railway construction, a scholar with a triangle, blueprint and an arch.
-- Wissenschaft - Science, a classical female figure with a parchment role and a globe.
-- Bergbau - Mining, an old miner.
-- Landwirtschaft - Agriculture, a young woman with a corn wreath.
The statue stands in a fountain basin which has on its four corners allegorical representations of the rivers in Styria,
Graz Museums
The most important museums in Graz are:
-- Schloss Eggenberg with Alte Galerie featuring paintings and sculptures from the Romanesque to the end of the Baroque period, a Coin Collection, a Lapidarium (Roman stonework collection), an Archeological Museum, along with a special exhibition area and the 90,000 square metre landscaped gardens.
-- Museum im Palais: museum of Styrian cultural history from the Middle Ages to the present.
-- Neue Galerie: visual arts from the 19th. and 20th. centuries.
-- Natural History Museum: exhibition of botany, mineralogy and zoology.
-- Stadtmuseum Graz: city museum.
-- Kunsthaus: exhibition hall of contemporary art.
-- Forum Stadtpark: museum of contemporary art.
-- Camera Austria: museum of contemporary photography.
-- Landeszeughaus: medieval armory comprising 32,000 pieces of armour and weaponry, largest of its kind in the world.
-- Volkskundemuseum: museum of folk culture and lore.
-- Diözesanmuseum: museum of the Roman Catholic Church.
-- Künstlerhaus: exhibition hall of contemporary visual arts.
-- Literaturhaus: museum of contemporary German literature.
-- Museum der Wahrnehmung: museum of the senses, samadhi bath.
-- Kindermuseum Frida & Fred: museum for children.
-- Tramway Museum: 40 historic trams, the oldest dating from 1873.
-- Kriminalmuseum: museum of criminology.
-- Luftfahrtmuseum: (Graz airport) aviation museum.
-- Hanns Schell Collection: key and lock museum, largest of its kind in the world.
-- Austrian Sculpture Park: seven hectares of contemporary sculpture.
-- Botanical Garden of Graz: three architecturally interesting glass houses plus gardens.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, on the 6th. October 1911, after holding his last cabinet meeting, Sir Wilfrid Laurier formally resigned as Canadian Prime Minister, in favor of Robert L. Borden, who was sworn in four days later.
David T. Griggs
The day also marked the birth in Columbus, Ohio of David T. Griggs, American geologist described as "the father of modern rock mechanics." David died in 1974.
Elmer McCurdy
On the following day, the 7th. October 1911, Elmer McCurdy, 31, was shot and killed by lawmen in Oklahoma, having botched a train robbery three days earlier.
McCurdy achieved fame 65 years later when in December 1976, a TV crew discovered that a dummy on display in an amusement park in Long Beach, California, was actually McCurdy's mummified body.
McCurdy finally received a burial in Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 1977.
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David Octavius Hill - Old Dean Cemetery, Dean Path, Edinburgh.
Text credit; Hamish Macpherson, Journalist. The National. Published 17 May 2020 celebrating the occasion of Hill's 150th birthday.
Born on May 20, 1802, Hill was the son of a bookseller and publisher Thomas Hill and his wife Amelia nee Murray, and was given the middle name Octavius to mark the fact that he was their eighth child. Thomas Hill had helped to re-establish Perth Academy and both David and his brothers were educated there.
His immediate elder brother Alexander (1800-66) and he both studied under the landscape artist David Junior (1773-1835), who also taught David’s friends and fellow artists Thomas Duncan RSA ARA (1807-45) and John MacLaren Barclay RSA (1811-86).
At the age of 16, Hill went to Edinburgh to study art, moving in with his brother Alexander who was working at publishers Blackwoods. Alexander would go on to be a publisher himself and is recognised as the most influential fine art publisher of his day.
Hill was soon moving in Edinburgh’s growing artistic and scientific community and his study of lithography led him to successfully publish his landscape paintings in lithograph form as an album called Sketches Of Scenery In Perthshire.
He exhibited his works in the short-lived Institution for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland, but after 1826 he joined the independent artist-run Scottish Academy, now the Royal Scottish Academy, at The Mound in Edinburgh. Hill began to do unpaid secretarial work for the academy under its first president, the painter George Watson. In 1836, Hill became the academy’s formal paid secretary, appointed because of the respect which he already enjoyed among Scottish artists.
From 1831 onwards, Hill took to book illustration for a living and was successful, his illustrations featuring in editions of works by Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, for example.
In 1837, having the security of a salary from the academy, he married Ann Macdonald, but she died in 1841 shortly after giving birth to their daughter Charlotte.
Later in life Hill would marry again, his second wife being the painter and sculptress Amelia Paton, whose works included the monumental statue of David Livingstone which stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. Amelia was responsible for the making and placing of the sculpted bust on David’s grave.
The science and art of photography developed in the 1830s, with the Daguerreotype being the major advance that allows historians to say that photography started in 1839. Two years later, William Henry Fox Talbot introduced the calotype process using paper coated with silver iodide, and the former Church of Scotland minister turned scientist Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) – the inventor of the kaleidoscope among other things – seized on the calotype as the future of photography. One of Brewster’s colleagues and friends at St Andrews University was John Adamson (1809-70), who produced the first calotype portrait in Scotland in 1841.
Adamson’s younger brother Robert (1820-48) took up photography with great enthusiasm, opening his own studio in Edinburgh, Rock House on Calton Hill, and he would play a huge role in the life of Hill. With Scotland in the religious ferment of the 1843 Disruption, Brewster introduced Robert Adamson to Hill just as the Great Disruption was taking place.
With 450 ministers walking out of the General Assembly to form the Free Church of Scotland, Adamson and Hill decided to mark the occasion with an artwork that is one of the most famous paintings in Scottish history and is arguably the first example of photoshopping anywhere in the world.
As keepers of the biggest collection of Hill and Adamson’s works, Glasgow University is the acknowledged “go-to” source for information on the two men. The university’s website explains the significance of their greatest work: “The painting of The First General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland signing the Act of Separation and Deed of Demission on 23rd May, 1843” by David Octavius Hill is internationally important as being the first work of art painted with the help of photographic images. The painting is a commemorative image of the assembly. Hill depicted 457 people associated with it from a total of 1500 present, 386 of whom signed the act that day. The painting measures 4ft 8ins by 12ft and took Hill 23 years to complete.
“Many of the photographs in the University of Glasgow Collection are associated with this project. Hill took reference from both single and group portraits for the picture, and although the painting predominantly features the ministers involved in the Disruption, Hill also includes many women who co-operated in the building up of the Free Church.”
People knew that Hill and Adamson were working on the project and it helped to make them famous, with the two men working out of the Edinburgh studio which was visited by hundreds of people, usually well to do or notable in some way.
With Adamson taking the photographs and Hill doing the composition, both men were also intent on capturing the “real life” of Scotland and, as well as hundreds of landscapes and portraits, they also photographed fishwives at Newhaven and St Andrews and staged “action” photographs of soldiers. Their techniques and poses, devised mainly by Hill, were hugely influential and both men have a rightful place as pioneers of photography.
Adamson’s death at the age of just 26 devastated Hill, who virtually ceased his photographic efforts in 1848. He returned to painting and illustration work but took up photography again in 1860, though without great success.
He finally finished the Disruption painting in 1866 and it was a sensation. A group of subscribers got together and paid the then massive sum of £1200 to donate it to the Free Church, who remain its proud possessors.
Hill took ill in 1869 and had to give up work, dying the following year at the age of 68 and three days.
I have long pondered how the 3 daughters of Lt Col James MacBean of the 78th (Seaforths) Regt, came to have their portraits photographed by DO Hill. I had proposed but without proof that Lt Col MacBean would have been introduced by Aeneas MacBean WS whose close friends the Law Lords Cockburn and Jeffrey had commissioned work by Hill and Adamson. But the truth is probably a good deal less convoluted that that. MacBean and Hill were neighbours at 27 and 28 Inverleith Row. The girls portraits are all in the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland and on line.
The great painting of the Great Disruption is a very hard one to photograph - access to the Free Kirk's Assembly Hall on the Mound and the size and the lack of strong lighting. I have done what I can with one of the images found on line.
It is an almost ridiculous turn of fate, that the graves of the Franklin officer Lt John Irving, and that of the brother Robert Goodsir who went twice looking for his sibling Harry Goodsir lost on the Franklin expedition, are buried nearby. And David Octavius Hill's partner made a salted paper photo image of Harry Goodsir in 1842, some two and a half years before the Franklin expedition left these shores, never to return.
The graves of these three men 'otherwise unconnected', are within pehaps 15 metres of each other
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Quidam
Quidam ha debuttato sotto il tendone ad aprile 1996 a Montreal. Da allora, la produzione ha visitato cinque continenti ed ha emozionato milioni di persone. Nel dicembre 2010, Quidam ha intrapreso un nuovo viaggio, presentare la stessa entusiasmante produzione nei palazzetti, partendo dal Nord America. Il cast internazionale comprende 45 acrobati, musicisti, cantanti e artisti di prima classe.
La giovane Zoé è annoiata; i suoi genitori, distanti e apatici, la ignorano. La sua vita ha perso qualsiasi significato. Cercando di riempire il vuoto della sua esistenza, scivola in un mondo immaginario - il mondo di Quidam - dove incontra dei personaggi che la incoraggiano a liberare la sua anima.
Cirque du Soleil
Dai circa 20 artisti di strada di cui la compagnia era formata al suo inizio nel 1984, il Cirque du Soleil, basato in Quebec, è oggi la società leader nel settore dell’entertainment. Il gruppo conta 4.000 lavoratori, di cui oltre 1.200 artisti di oltre 50 nazionalità diverse.
Cast
The cast of Quidam has over 50 acrobats, musicians, singers, and characters, some of which are detailed below.
Zoé: She is the principal character in Quidam. Although average in nature, she longs for excitement.
Father: Completely, though unwittingly, self-absorbed. His white shoes are the only indication of a hidden personality.
Mother: Conveys an air of absence and alienation. Inside her lie fear, frustration, and desire.
Quidam: The show's titular character, who is anonymous, everyone, and no one. He may have stepped out of a surrealist painting or been conjured up out of Zoé's imagination.
John: Part game-show host and part substitute teacher who is the guide through the world of Quidam. Also is represented as a father figure to Zoé hence him stepping into her father's shoes.
Target: A living human bullseye fired at by everyone but is always smiling.
Chiennes Blanches: The silent chorus, the nameless and the faceless, the dehumanized, mechanical crowd, simultaneously leading and following. They also accompany the principal characters as they make their entrances and exits.
Boum-Boum: Enjoys screaming at the audience and walking away proudly, but will run away if an audience member screams back.
Rabbit: A minor character who chases and gets chased by other characters.
Aviator: A character who has skeletal wings who looks like he is not ready to take off.
Les Égarés: Lost individuals who gather together in the streets and abandoned buildings of Quidam. They perform in the banquine act.
Acts
Quidam combines a mix of acrobatic skills and traditional circus acts.
German Wheel: An acrobat performs tricks within a German wheel.
Diabolo: A performer manipulates diabolos (i.e., Chinese yo-yo), which are two sticks linked by a string on which a wooden spool balances.
Aerial contortion in silk: Intensity, power and grace combine when a young woman becomes one with the column of red fabric which supports and cradles her.
Skipping ropes: Drawing inspiration from dance, acrobatics, and the art of manipulation, a group of 20 acrobats performs this familiar child's game in a steady stream of solo, duo, and group jumps and figures.
Aerial hoops: Two performers use hoops attached to the ceiling to perform tricks.
Handbalancing: Using strength and balance, a performer contorts into poses while on balancing canes.
Spanish webs: Artists fly over the stage, attached to trolleys on the overhead tracks. In turn or as a group, they occasionally perform a sudden drop, stopped only by the ropes looped around their waists or ankles.
Statue: Never losing contact, two strong, flexible performers move almost imperceptibly, assuming positions impossible without an impeccable sense of balance.
Banquine: An Italian acrobatic tradition going back to the Middle Ages that combines gymnastics and ballet. Showcasing the agility of the human body, up to 15 artists perform sequences of feats and human pyramids with their perfectly synchronized movements.
Juggling: Up to five balls fly through the air, with additional manipulation of a briefcase, umbrella, and bowler hat.
ENGLISH:
I've chosen my best photos of Maranhão trip and published them in Maranhão, images of a Brazilian paradise, a visual recollection of the state of Maranhão, from the crumbling buildings of its capital, São Luís to the mesmerizing and unique landscapes of the Lençóis Maranhenses, through the fascinating celebration of the bumba-meu-boi festival .
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ESPAÑOL:
He seleccionado mis mejores fotos del Maranhão y las he publicado en Maranhão, imágenes de un paraíso brasileño un recuerdo visual del estado de Maranhão, desde los decrépitos edificios de su capital, São Luís a los fascinantes y únicos paisajes de los Lençóis Maranhenses, pasando por la increíble celebración del festival del bumba-meu-boi.
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This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 25th of March 1916.
During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past.
The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images and have any stories or information to add please comment below.
Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order.
The Postcard
A postally unused postcard published by J. Beagles & Co. of London E.C., with photography by the Stereoscopic Co. The card is a real high-definition photograph, and it has a divided back which means that it was published after September 1902.
The firm of J. Beagles & Co. was started by John Beagles (1844-1909). The company produced a variety of postcards including an extensive catalogue of celebrity (stage and screen) portrait postcards. After Beagle’s death, the business continued under its original name until it closed in 1939.
Sir John Martin-Harvey
Sir John Martin-Harvey (22nd. June 1863 – 14th. May 1944), known before his knighthood in 1921 as John Martin Harvey, was an English stage and screen actor.
The Early Years
Born in Bath Street, Wivenhoe, Essex, he was the son of John Harvey, a yacht-designer and shipbuilder, and Margaret Diana Mary (née Goyder). His father expected him to follow his own profession, but Martin-Harvey had his sights set on the stage.
One of his father's clients was the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, and it was through Gilbert that young Martin-Harvey met his first teacher, John Ryder.
Martin-Harvey joined Sir Henry Irving's Lyceum Theatre company in 1882. For many years he played only minor parts in Irving's productions.
Early on in Irving's company, when cast as the attendant to the messenger in the scene with Beatrice in 'Much Ado About Nothing', Martin-Harvey decided that here was his opportunity to be more than a mere extra with a non-speaking part:
"I bought a remarkable feather and
wore it in my hat, and on the day of
the dress rehearsal I painted on my
face a very elaborate moustache.
Alas! my efforts were unavailing.
I expect in Irving's critical eyes I was
a figure of fun.
Irving pointed his lean forefinger at
me, and with that dreadful preliminary,
'Ha, hm,' of his, he growled. "Take out
that boy."
I had to come on with the crowd as
usual."
Martin's most famous play was first produced at the Lyceum on the 16th. February 1899. This was 'The Only Way', an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' in which he played the lead role of Sydney Carton.
Many other plays followed, along with many tours in both Great Britain and North America. His success was always greater in Canada than the United States.
The Later Years
After Sir Henry Irving's death in 1905, Martin-Harvey continued to revive his old manager's plays, often using Irving's own props which he had bought.
These plays included 'The Bells' and 'The Lyons Mail'. His early successes included Palléas in Maeterlinck's 'Palléas and Melisande', with Mrs. Patrick Campbell as Melisande and incidental music written for the production by Gabriel Fauré.
His later successes included 'A Cigarette-maker's Romance', Oedipus (in Max Reinhardt's Covent Garden production), Shaw's 'The Devil's Disciple' and Maeterlinck's 'The Burgomaster of Stilemonde'.
'The Corsican Brothers'
Sir John also appeared in The Corsican Brothers.
The Corsican Brothers is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who, though separated with a scalpel at birth, can still feel each other's pains. It has been adapted many times on the stage and in film.
The story starts in March 1841, when the narrator travels to Corsica and stays at the home of the widow Savilia de Franchi. She is the mother of former conjoined twins Louis and Lucien. Louis is a lawyer in Paris, while Lucien clings to his Corsican roots and stays at his mother's home.
The brothers were separated at birth by a doctor. Despite being separated, Louis and Lucien can still feel each other's emotions, even at a distance. Lucien explains he has a mission to undertake, with reluctance. He has to mediate in a vendetta between the Orlandi and Colona families and invites the narrator to accompany him and meet the head of the Orlandi family.
The play 'The Corsican Brothers', by Dion Boucicault, based on the story, was first seen in 1852.
'The Only Way'
Martin-Harvey and his wife Angelita worked on an adaptation of 'A Tale of Two Cities', later involving playwright Freeman Wills and Irish clergyman Canon Frederick Langbridge.
There was already a play called 'Sidney Carton, or a Tale of Two Cities' and it was Angelita who came up with the title 'The Only Way'.
By the time he retired, Martin-Harvey claimed to have performed 'The Only Way' more than 3,000 times, though this would not have been possible in reality.
'The Only Way' was made into a film in 1927 that was shot at Twickenham Studios and was a commercial success. It starred Martin Harvey in the lead role.
Martin-Harvey's Business Interests
One of Martin-Harvey's personal friends was theatre manager William Morton. In 1902 Morton's Ltd. was formed to build the Alexandra Theatre in Hull. Martin-Harvey was made one of five directors, investing £1,000, and remained so until the theatre was sold in 1935.
Martin-Harvey and his touring company paid an annual visit to Hull and to Morton's theatres, which also included the Theatre Royal and The Grand Opera House.
Martin-Harvey's Personal life
In 1889 he married Angelita Helena Maria de Silva Ferro, daughter of a Chilean consul and a fellow actor in Irving's company who used the stage name Miss N. de Silva. They had two children, Muriel Martin-Harvey and Michael Martin-Harvey, both successful actors.
Martin-Harvey and The Great War
During the Great War, Martin-Harvey and his wife toured the country giving military recruitment lectures and raising money for the Red Cross and other charities, most notably the Nation's Fund for Nurses.
The couple raised enough money to buy a building for the College of Nursing in 1920 which became a rest home for nurses.
Notable Films of Martin-Harvey
Notable films featuring Sir John Martin-Harvey include:
- A Cigarette-Maker's Romance (1913)
- The Broken Melody (1916)
- The Breed of the Treshams (1920)
- The Only Way (1927)
- The Burgomaster of Stilemonde (1929)
- The Lyons Mail (1931)
Death of Sir John Martin-Harvey
Sir John Martin-Harvey died in 1944 at his home in East Sheen, Richmond, Surrey, aged 80.
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Mariahilferstraße
Mariahilferstraße, 6th, 7th, 14th and 15th, since 1897 (in the 6th and 7th district originally Kremser Sraße, then Bavarian highway, Laimgrubner main road, Mariahilfer main street, Fünfhauserstraße, Schönbrunnerstraße and Penzinger Poststraße, then Schönbrunner Straße), in memory of the old suburb name; Mariahilf was an independent municipality from 1660 to 1850, since then with Gumpendorf, Magdalenengrund, Windmühle and Laimgrube 6th District.
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Mariahilferstraße, 1908
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History
Pottery and wine
The first ones who demonstrably populated the area of today's Mariahilferstraße (after the mammoth) were the Illyrians. They took advantage of the rich clay deposits for making simple vessels. The Celts planted on the sunny hills the first grape vines and understood the wine-making process very well. When the Romans occupied at the beginning of our Era Vienna for several centuries, they left behind many traces. The wine culture of the Celts they refined. On the hill of today's Mariahilferstraße run a Roman ridge trail, whose origins lay in the camp of Vindobona. After the rule of the Romans, the migration of peoples temporarily led many cultures here until after the expulsion of the Avars Bavarian colonists came from the West.
The peasant Middle Ages - From the vineyard to the village
Thanks to the loamy soil formed the winery, which has been pushed back only until the development of the suburbs, until the mid-17th Century the livelihood of the rural population. "Im Schöff" but also "Schöpf - scoop" and "Schiff - ship" (from "draw of") the area at the time was called. The erroneous use of a ship in the seal of the district is reminiscent of the old name, which was then replaced by the picture of grace "Mariahilf". The Weinberg (vineyard) law imposed at that time that the ground rent in the form of mash on the spot had to be paid. This was referred to as a "draw".
1495 the Mariahilfer wine was added to the wine disciplinary regulations for Herrenweine (racy, hearty, fruity, pithy wine with pleasant acidity) because of its special quality and achieved high prices.
1529 The first Turkish siege
Mariahilferstraße, already than an important route to the West, was repeatedly the scene of historical encounters. When the Turks besieged Vienna for the first time, was at the lower end of today Mariahilferstrasse, just outside the city walls of Vienna, a small settlement of houses and cottages, gardens and fields. Even the St. Theobald Monastery was there. This so-called "gap" was burned at the approach of the Turks, for them not to offer hiding places at the siege. Despite a prohibition, the area was rebuilt after departure of the Turks.
1558, a provision was adopted so that the glacis, a broad, unobstructed strip between the city wall and the outer settlements, should be left free. The Glacis existed until the demolition of the city walls in 1858. Here the ring road was later built.
1663 The new Post Road
With the new purpose of the Mariahilferstrasse as post road the first three roadside inn houses were built. At the same time the travel increased, since the carriages were finally more comfortable and the roads safer. Two well-known expressions date from this period. The "tip" and "kickbacks". In the old travel handbooks of that time we encounter them as guards beside the route, the travel and baggage tariff. The tip should the driver at the rest stop pay for the drink, while the bribe was calculated in proportion to the axle grease. Who was in a hurry, just paid a higher lubricant (Schmiergeld) or tip to motivate the coachman.
1683 The second Turkish siege
The second Turkish siege brought Mariahilferstraße the same fate. Meanwhile, a considerable settlement was formed, a real suburb, which, however, still had a lot of fields and brick pits. Again, the suburb along the Mariahilferstraße was razed to the ground, the population sought refuge behind the walls or in the Vienna Woods. The reconstruction progressed slowly since there was a lack of funds and manpower. Only at the beginning of the 18th Century took place a targeted reconstruction.
1686 Palais Esterhazy
On several "Brandstetten", by the second Turkish siege destroyed houses, the Hungarian aristocratic family Esterhazy had built herself a simple palace, which also had a passage on the Mariahilferstrasse. 1764 bought the innkeeper Paul Winkelmayr from Spittelberg the building, demolished it and built two new buildings that have been named in accordance with the Esterhazy "to the Hungarian crown."
17th Century to 19th Century. Fom the village to suburb
With the development of the settlements on the Mariahilferstraße from village to suburbs, changed not only the appearance but also the population. More and more agricultural land fell victim to the development, craftsmen and tradesmen settled there. There was an incredible variety of professions and trades, most of which were organized into guilds or crafts. Those cared for vocational training, quality and price of the goods, and in cases of unemployment, sickness and death.
The farms were replaced by churches and palaces, houses and shops. Mariahilf changed into a major industrial district, Mariahilferstrasse was an important trading center. Countless street traders sold the goods, which they carried either with them, or put in a street stall on display. The dealers made themselves noticeable by a significant Kaufruf (purchase call). So there was the ink man who went about with his bottles, the Wasserbauer (hydraulic engineering) who sold Danube water on his horse-drawn vehicle as industrial water, or the lavender woman. This lovely Viennese figures disappeared with the emergence of fixed premises and the improvement of urban transport.
Private carriages, horse-drawn carriages and buggies populated the streets, who used this route also for trips. At Mariahilferplatz Linientor (gate) was the main stand of the cheapest and most popular means of transport, the Zeiselwagen, which the Wiener used for their excursions into nature, which gradually became fashionable. In the 19th Century then yet arrived the Stellwagen (carriage) and bus traffic which had to accomplish the connection between Vienna and the suburbs. As a Viennese joke has it, suggests the Stellwagen that it has been so called because it did not come from the spot.
1719 - 1723 Royal and Imperial Court Stables
Emperor Charles VI. gave the order for the construction of the stables to Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. 1772 the building was extended by two houses on the Mariahilferstrasse. The size of the stables still shows, as it serves as the Museum Quarter - its former importance. The Mariahilferstraße since the building of Schönbrunn Palace by the Imperial court very strongly was frequented. Today in the historic buildings the Museum Quarter is housed.
The church and monastery of Maria Hülff
Coloured engraving by J. Ziegler, 1783
1730 Mariahilferkirche
1711 began the renovation works at the Mariahilferkirche, giving the church building today's appearance and importance as a baroque monument. The plans stem from Franziskus Jänkl, the foreman of Lukas von Hildebrandt. Originally stood on the site of the Mariahilferkirche in the medieval vineyard "In Schoeff" a cemetery with wooden chapel built by the Barnabites. Already in those days, the miraculous image Mariahilf was located therein. During the Ottoman siege the chapel was destroyed, the miraculous image could be saved behind the protective walls. After the provisional reconstruction the miraculous image in a triumphal procession was returned, accompanied by 30,000 Viennese.
1790 - 1836 Ferdinand Raimund
Although in the district Mariahilf many artists and historical figures of Vienna lived , it is noticeable that as a residence they rather shunned the Mariahilferstraße, because as early as in the 18th Century there was a very lively and loud bustle on the street. The most famous person who was born on the Mariahilferstrasse is the folk actor and dramatist Ferdinand Raimund. He came in the house No. 45, "To the Golden deer (Zum Goldenen Hirschen)", which still exists today, as son of a turner into the world. As confectioners apprentice, he also had to visit the theaters, where he was a so-called "Numero", who sold his wares to the visitors. This encounter with the theater was fateful. He took flight from his training masters and joined a traveling troupe as an actor. After his return to Vienna, he soon became the most popular comedian. In his plays all those figures appeared then bustling the streets of Vienna. His most famous role was that of the "ash man" in "Farmer as Millionaire", a genuine Viennese guy who brings the wood ash in Butte from the houses, and from the proceeds leading a modest existence.
1805 - 1809 French occupation
The two-time occupation of Vienna by the French hit the suburbs hard. But the buildings were not destroyed fortunately.
19th century Industrialization
Here, where a higher concentration of artisans had developed as in other districts, you could feel the competition of the factories particularly hard. A craftsman after another became factory worker, women and child labor was part of the day-to-day business. With the sharp rise of the population grew apartment misery and flourished bed lodgers and roomers business.
1826
The Mariahilferstraße is paved up to the present belt (Gürtel).
1848 years of the revolution
The Mariahilferstraße this year was in turmoil. At the outbreak of the revolution, the hatred of the people was directed against the Verzehrungssteuerämter (some kind of tax authority) at the lines that have been blamed for the rise of food prices, and against the machines in the factories that had made the small craftsmen out of work or dependent workers. In October, students, workers and citizens tore up paving stones and barricaded themselves in the Mariahilfer Linientor (the so-called Linienwall was the tax frontier) in the area of today's belt.
1858 The Ring Road
The city walls fell and on the glacis arose the ring-road, the now 6th District more closely linking to the city center.
1862 Official naming
The Mariahilferstraße received its to the present day valid name, after it previously was bearing the following unofficial names: "Bavarian country road", "Mariahilfer Grund Straße", "Penzinger Street", "Laimgrube main street" and "Schönbrunner Linienstraße".
The turn of the century: development to commercial street
After the revolution of 1848, the industry displaced the dominant small business rapidly. At the same time the Mariahilferstraße developed into the first major shopping street of Vienna. The rising supply had to be passed on to the customer, and so more and more new shops sprang up. Around the turn of the century broke out a real building boom. The low suburban houses with Baroque and Biedermeier facade gave way to multi-storey houses with flashy and ostentatious facades in that historic style mixture, which was so characteristic of the late Ringstrasse period. From the former historic buildings almost nothing remained. The business portals were bigger and more pompous, the first department stores in the modern style were Gerngross and Herzmansky. Especially the clothing industry took root here.
1863 Herzmansky opened
On 3 March opened August Herzmansky a small general store in the Church Lane (Kirchengasse) 4. 1897 the great establishment in the pin alley (Stiftgasse) was opened, the largest textile company of the monarchy. August Herzmansky died a year before the opening, two nephews take over the business. In 1928, Mariahilferstraße 28 is additionally acquired. 1938, the then owner Max Delfiner had to flee, the company Rhonberg and Hämmerle took over the house. The building in Mariahilferstrasse 30 additionally was purchased. In the last days of the war in 1945 it fell victim to the flames, however. 1948, the company was returned to Max Delfiner, whose son sold in 1957 to the German Hertie group, a new building in Mariahilferstrasse 26 - 30 constructing. Other ownership changes followed.
1869 The Pferdetramway
The Pferdetramway made it first trip through the Mariahilferstraße to Neubaugasse.
Opened in 1879 Gerngroß
Mariahilferstraße about 1905
Alfred Gerngross, a merchant from Bavaria and co-worker August
Herzmanskys, founded on Mariahilferstrasse 48/corner Church alley (Kirchengasse) an own fabric store. He became the fiercest competitor of his former boss.
1901 The k.k. Imperial Furniture Collection
The k.k. Hofmobilien and material depot is established in Mariahilferstrasse 88. The collection quickly grew because each new ruler got new furniture. Today, it serves as a museum. Among other things, there is the office of Emperor Franz Joseph, the equipment of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico from Miramare Castle, the splendid table of Charles VI. and the furniture from the Oriental Cabinet of Crown Prince Rudolf.
1911 The House Stafa
On 18 August 1911, on the birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph, corner Mariahilferstraße/imperial road (Kaiserstraße) the "central palace" was opened. The construction by its architecture created a sensation. Nine large double figure-relief panels of Anton Hanak decorated it. In this building the "1st Vienna Commercial sample collective department store (Warenmuster-Kollektivkaufhaus)", a eight-storey circular building was located, which was to serve primarily the craft. The greatest adversity in the construction were underground springs. Two dug wells had to be built to pump out the water. 970 liters per minute, however, must be pumped out until today.
1945 bombing of Vienna
On 21 February 1945 bombs fell on the Mariahilferstrasse, many buildings were badly damaged. On 10th April Wiener looted the store Herzmansky. Ella Fasser, the owner of the café "Goethe" in Mariahilferstrasse, preserved the Monastery barracks (Stiftskaserne) from destruction, with the help other resistance fighters cutting the fire-conducting cords that had laid the retreating German troops. Meanwhile, she invited the officers to the cafe, and befuddled them with plenty of alcohol.
Tausende Kurden kamen am 09.07.2016 nach Düsseldorf um gegen die staatlichen Repression der deutschen Justiz und Exekutiv-Behörden zu demonstrieren. Außerdem kritisierten sie die Unterstützung der deutschen Regierung für die faschistische AKP in der Türkei. Die deutsche Regierung mache sich damit mitschuldig an den türkischen Verbrechen am kurdischen Volk.
Bis auf einzelne Rauchbomben und polizeilichen Repressionen verlief die Demonstration störungsfrei durch die Düsseldorer Innenstadt.
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Suspended Animation Classic #624 First published December 10, 2000 (#50) (Dates are approximate)
Comics Legend Graham Ingels
By Michael Vance
His was a different world.
His time was different. Born in 1915, Graham Ingels became a comic book artist in 1942 during their first surge in popularity. At sixteen, Ingels had already painted theatrical displays. At twenty, he was active as a freelance artist. After a discharge from the Navy, Ingels produced illustrations for pulp magazines for a year before becoming a comics editor.
His talent was different. It was EC publisher William Gaines and EC artist, writer and editor Al Feldstein who would bring Ingels fame as “Ghastly”. That was his trademark signature on covers and interior stories in EC’s Crime SuspenStories, The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. It was his incredible, unique talent that earned Ingels a fame that remains undiminished by time or his death.
Graham Ingels became the greatest horror artist in comic book history. His scratchy, fine lines draped everything he drew in cobwebs, shadows and decadence. A subtle, physical deformity in almost every character, many of who were barely more than parchment flesh stretched over arthritic bone, made his readers’ skin crawl. His Victorian houses tottered on the verge of collapse, and even animals and vegetation smelled of Gothic decay.
He was the master of atmosphere, his settings alone producing more shudders than any gory movie.
Ingles work included: “Lost World”, “Sea Devil”, “Commando Ranger”, “Clipper Kirk”, “Suicide Smith”, “Auro, Lord of Jupiter” (Fiction House, 1942-’49); Heroic #39 (Eastern Color, 1946); covers, Startling, “Lance Lewis”, “Tygra” (Pines, 1947); covers, “The Duke”, Trail Colt, U.S. Marshall (ME, 1048-’49); western, crime, love, horror, sf, New Directions titles (EC, 1948-’56); “Outlaws” (DS, 1948); Waterloo, Classics Illustrated Special Issues (Gilberton); Treasure Chest, western (Pflaum, 1957) and work at Fox Comics (1948).
The work of Graham Ingels is highly recommended.
Some older comics are expensive or difficult to locate. Price guides or comics dealers help. Comics shops, conventions, mail order companies and trade journals are good sources. Prices vary; shop around.
My friend and former collegue, Jan Oddvar. Caught at the wrong end of a superwideangle lens and the draganizer effect :) he is actually quite goodlooking in real life. Image captured with a sony DSC-828F and a raynox 0,66 wide angle converter. I miss my 828, it is now in the hands of some dirty thieving bastard!
*update - I entered this and other images in the Al-Thani 2008 competiton, it is now on print on page 18 in the competition book! :) I nearly fell off my chair when i heard, i am now a published artist!
This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 3rd of January 1916.
During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past.
The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images and have any stories or information to add please comment below.
Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order.
"וַיִּיצֶר ה' אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם עָפָר מִן הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה."
בראשית ב, ז
מן הצבע האדום נגזר השם (אודם) של אחת מאבני החושן, וגם שמה של ארץ אדום. בערבית אחמר משמעו אדום. ח.מ.ר הוא השורש של החימר והחומר. אדום הוא צבעו של היין ולכן הוא נקרא בארמית חמרא. האדם נברא מן האדמה שנקראת כך בשל צבעה האדום. היוצר עובד בחימר. הקרבה הצלילית בין "חימר" ל"חומר" משמשת השראה ל: ישעיה סד, ז: "וְעַתָּה ה' אָבִינוּ אָתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ הַחומֶר וְאַתָּה יוצְרֵנוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדְךָ כֻּלָּנוּ". ירמיה יח, ו: "הִנֵּה כַחומֶר בְּיַד הַיּוֹצֵר כֵּן אַתֶּם בְּיָדִי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל". איוב י,ט: "זְכָר נָא כִּי כַחומֶר עֲשִׂיתָנִי וְאֶל עָפָר תְּשִׁיבֵני". נראה שהיו גרסאות בעל פה לפני כתיבת התורה שלפיהן האדם נברא מחומר ולא מעפר. גרסאות אלה חלחלו לאסלאם שם יש גרסאות לפיהן האדם נוצר מחימר או מעפר (מחימר: סורה 32, 6, 8). ואפילו לנצרות
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The Postcard
A postally unused postcard published by the Photochrom Co. Ltd. The card has a divided back.
The Photochrom Co. Ltd.
The Photochrom Co. Ltd. of London and Royal Tunbridge Wells originally produced Christmas cards before becoming a major publisher and printer of tourist albums, guide books, and postcards.
These mainly captured worldwide views as real photos, or were printed in black & white, monochrome, and color.
They also published many advertising, comic, silhouette, novelty, panoramic, and notable artist-signed cards in named series as well. The huge number of titles that Photochrom produced may well exceed 40,000.
In 1896 they took over Fussli’s London office established three years earlier, and began publishing similar photo-chromolithographic postcards after securing the exclusive English licence for the Swiss photochrom process.
This technique was used to produce a great number of view-cards of both England and Europe. While they captured the same fine details as the Swiss prints, their colours were much softer and reduced.
Apart from their better known photochroms, they produced their Celesque series of view-cards printed in tricolor.
One of the largest unnamed series that Photochrom produced was of view-cards printed in brown rotogravure. Many of these cards were simply hand coloured with a dominant red and blue, which gives these cards a distinct appearance. They are similar to cards produced in their Photogravure and Velvet Finish Series.
Photochrom postcard series include:
-- Night Series - Line block halftone over a blue tint depicting London.
-- Carbofoto Series - Black & white real photo cards.
-- Sepiatone Series - Sepia real photo cards.
-- Grano Series - View-cards printed in black & white.
-- Exclusive Photo-Color Series - View-cards printed in colour.
-- Duotype Process Series - View-cards printed in two tones.
The Pantiles
The Pantiles is a Georgian colonnade in the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Formerly known as The Walks and the (Royal) Parade, it leads from the well that gave the town its name. The area was created following the discovery of a chalybeate spring in the early 17th century, and is now a popular tourist attraction.
The Pantiles today includes a variety of specialist shops, art galleries, cafés, restaurants and bars as well as a Farmers market held outside every other Saturday. Throughout the summer jazz bands play outside on the bandstand attracting hundreds of people.
The Chalybeate Spring
The chalybeate spring is situated at the north-eastern end of The Pantiles. The spring is overlooked by the Dipper's Hall. The waters are rich in iron, giving them a unique taste.
Tourists can sample the spring water which is served by costumed 'Dippers' every summer.
The Development of the Wells
Dudley Lord North, a distinguished courtier during the reign of King James I, discovered the waters in 1606. Having lived a fashionably excessive lifestyle, he retired to the countryside (in nearby Eridge) in an unsuccessful attempt to repair his health.
Travelling through woodland on his return to London, he discovered the waters and decided to try them. He found his health completely restored, and lived to the age of 80.
With public interest aroused, Lord Abergavenny cleared the area of brushwood, sank wells and surrounded them with stone paving and railings. The waters subsequently attracted other visitors, who also claimed their health to be restored.
Although few in number, due to the lack of accommodation nearby (at this time, the nearest being in Tunbridge (now Tonbridge), some 5 miles to the north), the visitors were of high social standing. They included Henrietta Maria of France, wife of King Charles I, six weeks after the birth of her son (later to become King Charles II) whose party camped in opulent tents erected at Bishops Down, due to the lack of nearby lodgings.
Originally referred to as Frant Wells, they were later renamed Queen Mary’s Wells, in honour of Queen Mary II, and were only later given the present name of Tunbridge Wells.
The Upper and Lower Walks were created in 1638, when an existing bank of earth stretching south-west from the wells was levelled and planted with a double row of trees. Wooden buildings were constructed on both sides of the Walks.
Post-Restoration Development
The wells were neglected and almost forgotten during the English civil wars. Following the Restoration, several improvements were made to the immediate area, including construction of an assembly room and bowling green.
In 1664, following a dangerous illness, the queen (Catherine of Braganza) was ordered to drink the waters, increasing their popularity.
In 1687, a fire destroyed the wooden buildings located on either side of the Walks. The buildings were later rebuilt with the colonnades which give the Pantiles its distinctive character today. By 1697, coffee houses had been developed in the area.
Background to the name 'Pantiles'
In 1700 the Upper Walks were paved with pantiles.
The pantiles used to pave the Upper Walks should not be confused with roofing pantiles. The paving installed there comprised one-inch thick square tiles made from heavy wealden clay, so named because they were shaped in a wooden pan before firing.
In 1793 the pantiles were mostly removed and substituted with stone flagging – the region was then called The Parade.
In 1887 the old name was revived.
Events
The Pantiles hosts various festivals during the year, including a food festival, a music festival featuring local bands, a fashion market and an open air art exhibition.
During the summer, the Pantiles hosts a jazz season, featuring free outdoor jazz concerts on Thursday evenings where musicians play on the historic bandstand.
Cultural References to the Pantiles
The Pantiles was used as a filming location for the 1967 musical 'Half a Sixpence' starring Tommy Steele and Julia Foster.
In 1991 it was used as a backdrop for the band World Of Twist, on the cover of their debut album, 'Quality Street', with the group dressed in period costume.
In 2007 it was used in a Christmas television advert for the Morrisons supermarket chain starring the singer Lulu. This caused some local grumbling because Morrisons had only recently closed their Tunbridge Wells store.
Undaunted, Morrisons returned to the Pantiles for their 2009 Christmas advert starring Richard Hammond and Denise van Outen.