From the archive, 18 October 1871: Miscellaneous Victorian Art, Literature and Science

Early Guardian arts column discusses everything from the teaching of science to the Tapestry of Bayeux, the price of 'Aida' and Shylock's pound of fleshA new and rather startling scheme is announced from Paris in connection with the Matinées Littéraires of M. Ballande. It is proposed to give a series of representations of the most correct chefs d'oeuvre of the drama, to which women only will be admitted.A movement in the right direction has been made by the Messrs. Pease of Darlington. Their s...

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