Mary Anderson and the Duke in a London Moment
Mary Anderson’s stepfather and former manager recounts a risky early tour saved by Harris a loyal helper who lent $50 when funds ran dry. The tale notes Harris later prospered in Providence and England, where Mary intriguingly dismissed the Duke of Bedford with grace and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop” Griffin
Mary Anderson
Guardian
Whilom
Mary
Brooklyn Inquirer
Harris
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Louisville
Mace
Providence
England
London
Duke of Bedford
First Women of the Stage and 1886 87 Theatrical Season
A survey traces early English restrictions on actresses to 1661 and recounts a 1629 Blackfriars incident with French players. The outlook foresees a lavish 1886 87 season with elaborate scenery, new dress for Shakespeare, and dramatic reforms including new music and stage effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boucicault
London
Charles I
Blackfriars
England
Prynne
Thomas Brande
Laud
Canterbury
Blackflyers
Bernhardt and Coquelin
Wilson
Barrett
Fortescue
Irving
Robson
Crane
Rankin
Macbeth
San Francisco
Locke
Aga Jonah
Stage Crowd Hissing Forces Repeats of Troubled Appearance
The report notes continued hostile reception as a wicked company faced hissed and hooted responses. Thomas Grande misjudged readiness, as the troupe again sought a hearing on two later occasions and met similar receptions to their initial appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pippin
Thomas Grande
Boucicault Debuts The Jill at Princess Theatre London
Boucicault reopened the Princess Theatre near Piccadilly Circus with The Jill. The house was crowded though lacking celebrities. Hawley Smart’s From Post to Finish is noted in the London reception, with praise for the trainer Mrs Barker and for Miss Webster and the Eton boy Frank Rodney. The author-manager Bruce thanked the audience and offered the final play Che Jill before a brief departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barker
Wallack
Star Theatre
Che Jilt
London Dispatch
London gossip records on marriage offers and theater plans
Aba Renan writes privately that no marriage offer has come since she reached London. Augustin Day plans a new actress for next season but withholds the name. Dion Boudeauur will not act in London this summer tied to Agnes Robertson's divorce suit against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aba Renan
London
Augustin Day
Dion Boudeauur
Agnes Robertson
Sona
Esquiman
Paris
France
Boston Courier
Boston
Jones
Brown
Congress
United States
Texas
Railronal
Europe
Tall Street News
Dr. Holmes
Blue Vault of Heaven
Pasteur
Amy
Lynn Union
Reminiscences of public men and political scene
A historical recount of a Buchanan inauguration ball held at the city hall complex with attention to attendees including Breckinridge and President Pierce. It notes the gala setting, crowded saloon, and later speeches, plus a humorous Cuba debate by Senator Hale and biographical sketches of Benjamin Butterworth and General Grant, and ends with a medical notice on curing sleeplessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Buchanan
Senator Jones
Tennessee
Commodore Lavgallette
Washington Navy Yard
Breckinridge
Magruder
John P. Hale
Senate
Cuba
New Hampshire
Democratic Party
Texas
Ma. Puchanan
Doge
Venice
Benjamin Butterworth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Sta
Remedies for rough hands and soaps in daily care
A reader asks how to soften hard water for hand washing. Use ammonia or borax in warm water until it feels slippery. Wash hands in warm suds nightly, keep them clean, then dry and apply glycerine camphor mix. White soaps favored. avoid scented fats. Continuous care yields smooth, white hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Portland
Oregon
Cristian Chinaman
T’inkle
Detroit Free Press
Snowy whimsy and bold quips from a lively late 19th century page
A collage of pithy jests and verse fragments from a Boston Courier style page. Snappy lines poke fun at baseball umpires and cigars while spoofing Paris fever and arbitration. A brief Pekin newspaper discovery ends the miscellany with a curious note.
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Aurelia Sentinel
Aurelia
Iowa
Footlight
Mary Anderson and
the Duke
Ben. Perley Poorf
Kentucky
Canada
Grant
Rappahannock
Mississippi
Mar
Pekin
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