Wilderness Romance and a Threat at Birch Camp
Fragment from a 1906 serial detailing Angie, Chip, and Ray at Birch Camp. Old Cy guards the young pair as a threatening halfbreed lurks nearby, while a summer of canoeing and courtship unfolds amid forest shadows and a looming peril.
Chip McGuire Sale and Woods Journey in Maine
Chip McGuire, a one year old girl, is sold by her father to Pete Bolduc and travels with Frisbie’s party through Maine woods. She is cared for by Mrs. Frisbie, then joins Ray in a canoe. The group reaches Mrs. Frisbie’s father camp and is welcomed by Cy Walker as they settle for the summer.
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Chip
Ray
Tim
Wisa
Anglia
Martin
Old Cy
Levi
Angie
Angia
Androw
Birch Camp
Riffe
Greenvale
Rifle
Old Oy
Fee-House
Chip McGuire
Maine
Pete Bolduc
Martin Frisbie
Raymond Stetgen
Quifés
Frisbie
Viskt
Mrs. Frisbie
Cy Walker
Herms
Chapter Vil Describes A Half Breed Threat
In a remote wilderness the enemy shifts from open threat to stealthy danger as Levi recalls tales of a fierce half breed. He is portrayed as a human brute with a tobacco-stained fanged gaze, an ominous hunter in the night.
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Martin
Levi
Debut of William Norris in Tom Jones era comic opera
William Norris recounts his London stage debut on Christmas night in a 7,000 seat music hall. He describes a fear of flying bones from the audience and the moment a sign warns against throwing trotter bones. He fled the stage, later returning to the U S stage with legitimate company work.
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William Norris
Tom Jones
London
San Francisco
Incheon
America
Gossip of the Stage Links Frohman With Skinner Plans
Broadway news reports Charles Frohman in conference with Otis Skinner about a Shakespearean repertoire next season. Forbes-Robertson seeks British rights to The Witching Hour for London. The comedy Girls by Clyde Fitch traces four women’s jolt toward independence and marriage.
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Charles Frohman
Cable
Otis Skinner
Mr. Skinner
Forbes-Robertson
London
Clyde Fitch
New York
Augustus Thomas
Thomas W. Ross and Company
Washington
Henry W. Harris
Dustin Farnum
Rector’s Garden
Sam Berna
Florence Ziegfelds
Jardin de
Gallants Annoyed Players At Early New York Theatre
During the occupation era the New York stage drew Tory spectators who frequented box seats to gawk at British officers acting in plays like Othello and Richard III. Army bands supplied the musical interludes while Maj Andre and Thomas Barrow helped paint scenery. Gallants bugged performers, delaying action as managers fought to keep them off stage.
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New York
Maj. Andre
Thomas Barrow
Delaney
London
Schuyler
Clinton
Livingston
Humorous Exchanges at Supper and Theater
Culture notes Richard Carle mocks a boastful Maine farmer over four cows and breeding hints. Dusting the rebellion records a Baltimore theater visit where a playwright jokes the poor business stems from the piece, and defends attacking prejudices including Shakespeare.
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Richard Carle
Maine
Mr. Carle
Baltimore
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