Ages of Stage Beauties and Little Lotta on the Stage
A Parisian list notes ages of leading actresses and singers, including Patti 1843 and Bernhardt 1850. The piece shifts to Lotta Crabtree born Nassau Street New York November 27 1847, on stage since 1858, reputed wealth, and rumored romance with lead man Frank Carlyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Doche
Marie Laurent
Ugalde
Favart
Madelaine Brohan
Theresa
Bianca
Krauss
Pierson
Celine “Montaland
Adelina Patti
Zulma Bouffer
Pischard
Christine Nilsson
Sophie Croizette
Marie Roze
Judie
Sarah Bernhardt
Paola Marie
Theo
Heilbron
Granier
Jane Hading
Little Botta
Lotta
Nassau Street
New York
John Ashworth Crabtree
California
Frank Carlyle
English suitor shunned after blunt remark to Lotta
In San Francisco two years ago Lotta suffered unwanted advances from an Englishman of noble birth who boasted of brilliance. He warned Lotta he despised fools, provoking her sly retort on self esteem. An onlooker relayed the exchange, and the suitor avoided his haunts for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotta
San Francisco
Actress Husbands and The Stage: Marital Trends
The piece notes many separations and divorces among actresses, with belief that stage marriages to non performers rarely endure. It cites Modjeska and a New York case of a clerk earning 4000 dollars yearly whose wife’s return to the footlights led to jealousy and his decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majeska
Camille
New York
Modjeska
Wealth and Woes of Tenor Maas Told by A Friend
A friend recalls the late English tenor Joseph Maas famed for luxury yet constantly in debt. In Baden Baden he sang for German students to raise funds for a starving widow, his aria prompting dazzling public adoration and a generous collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Maas
Europe
Maas
Brignoli
Baden-Baden
Cursant
Manrico
Manrice
Baden- Baden
Misled by a Wife’s Affair Leaves Man in Misery
A New York letter describes a man who neglects business to spy on his wife, loses his place, and endures hardship as he stays bound by unreturned love. She grows bold, parts at the stage door, drives away with her carriage, and keeps secret trysts while he remains miserable in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Basswood
Semanthy
Ole Joe Pilkins
Feac
Lucius
Mandy
Pertaters
Kevin
Baird
Manny
Raslin
Lucius Hisself
Deekun
G. Basswoon
N. B
Eleckshun
Chicago Ledge
Dramatic Notes with Booth, Maroni to Lead Next Season
Owen Fawcrrr pairs with Edwin Booth for next season. Joan T. Maroni will be Booth's leading lady. Kuieur gains success in Over the Garden Wall. Saran Barmaror's son Maurice reportedly suffers from incurable consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Fawcrrr
Edwin Booth
Joan T. Maroni
Booth
Kuieur
Saran Barmaror
Maurice
The Doolan Ball and Coogan’s island tales
At a Doolans ball on Cooney Island Patsey Coogan entertains with his accordion and a new song about a brick carrying mule. The schoolmaster doubts some details while Mickey and two women hear a hoople snake tale and three boys’ blackberry outing unfolds with a dramatic cross sighting. A note explains the miscrediting of Habberton stories as Harte parodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsey
Indies
Ivery Wan
Purgatory
Biddy
Coogan
Fogarty
Togarty
Cooney Island
Devil’s Lake
Pudgeon Reilly
Patsey Dillon
Phelim
Pudgeon
Devil's Lake
Wniver
Donnybrook
Padgeon
Stumpy Field
Mickey
Preacher Faces Moral Test Over Wealthy Speculators
An Indiana minister praised New York speculators as philanthropists in a sermon. Afterward a parishioner demanded proof, offering a thousand-dollar Wa bash preferred stake bought at 92 to settle the matter, warning that Jay Gould or the preacher himself would decide heaven’s fate. Franklin quote ends the reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
New York
Stroner
Jay «Gould
Jfall Street News
The Basswood Letters Dear Semanthy
A venting missive from Basswood, describing crowded streets and a man’s longing for conversation. He laments crowding, discusses Lucius and a pirated farmhand, and argues with a friend about raising a boy and pursuing independence. A local tone captures rural life and weather, with a final weather remark tied to election season.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aurelia
Iowa
Little Lottie
Joe Maas
Doolan Ball
Patsey Coogan
Tleg
John Habberton
Bret Harte
Joaquin Miller
Mr. Habberton
Frank Leslie
Chimney Corner
Helen
William Stoughton Chase
Leslie’s
Habberton
T England
Harte
Chance
Franklin
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