English Plays Dominate New York Theaters
Gossip notes a shift in New York’s stage scene with English actors and plays seizing the prestige. The piece praises worthy English shows while condemning cheaper efforts, arguing Americans should celebrate merit regardless of origin and urging audiences to reward quality performances.
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New York
Wallack
Madison Square
Sir Charles Youne
Inglish
Jim the Penman
Union Square
Frou-Frou Revival At Gymnase With Jane Hading
Paris critic notes the Gyminase revival of Meilhac and Halevy’s Frou-Frou starring Jane Hading wife of Koning. Cast includes Damala Lagrange Landrol Marie Magnier Rosa Bruck with lavish staging. Public reaction praises Hading though some disappointment in her Frou-Frou portrayal.
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Paris
Dramatic News
The
Gyminase
Meilhac and Halevy
Porte St. Martin
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Gymmnase
Jane Hading
Koning
London
Damala
Lagrange
Landrol
Marie Magnier
Rosa Bruck
Mme. Hading
Jane Hailing in a Society Comedy Role
The passage praises Jane Hailing for portraying the frail delicate heroine with vigor, noting her natural gifts suit heroic parts yet delivering a faithful performance without copying predecessors. It highlights her ferocious scenes of reproach, a tense interview with her husband, and a poignant death scene as standout moments.
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Deselee
Jane
Bernhardt
Frou-Frou
Miss Fortescue in New York Debut at Lyceum Theater
English stage figure Miss Fortescue arrives in America amid publicity from a breach of promise suit. Observers note her beauty grace and voice but find her acting less successful than her other qualities.
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New York
Miss Fortescue
Lord Garmoyle
England
Lyceum
America
Diss Fortescue
London Opera Scene Shifts as Comic Opera Returns
A New wave of comic opera reappears in London with renewed bills and renewed interest. The article notes former excesses fading, while current productions and cast plans signal a revived balance between comedy and drama. It highlights Tatlin acts, theater figures in Philadelphia, Dublin, Paris, and the careers of Lulu Hill Ames Ewing Florence Pierson, and Mary Axp tinson with others.
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Lyric Stage
Paris
Lulu Hill
Trenton
N. J
Ames
Boston
Ewing
Florence Pierson
Fond-du-Lac
Wis
Marchesi
Conservatoire
Mary Axptinson
Gaiety Theater
Dublin
Gunn
Miss Anderson
In the Persian Harem Bentury and Youth the Only Qualifications
The article describes Persian royal harem life focusing on entry criteria beauty and youth as chief requisites. It notes the enforcement by eunuchs the reactions of queens and foreigners and the lack of shooting or poisoning when removing wives. It also covers entertainments and the distinct households for each wife and the hunting companionship honour.
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Bentury
St. James
Persia
Benjamin
Gersteiger Kahn
Royal Seraglio
Mme
Hadji Abbas
Mustanfi al-Mamalek
FE Khan
Gulahak
Teheran
She Is Described as a Stern Monstress and Harem Ruler
The text portrays an immensely influential woman with her son, feared as a strict matriarch who presided over frequent executions within her harem. Detractors liken her to a Catherine of Persia, highlighting the notoriety of her regime.
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Catherine of Persia
Old Conveyances in the Mail Coach Era and Rail Transition
The piece traces the rise of mail coaches from 1784 to 1844, noting speeds like the Bristol Davenport and Holyhead, averages near 10 mph, and the dangers of racing and accidents. It highlights coachmen, guards, and the shift to railways, including shared design ideas and personnel moving to rail service.
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London
Bristol
Davenport
Holyhead
Beaufort Hunt
Harris
A Lesson in Pronunciation and Peculiar Words
A guide on mispronounced English words using a prose vignette. It features Comely Diana with a cal liope voice and a chain of ornate terms, ending with a dramatic wedding scene and a groom fatally wounded in the church.
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Diana
Water Power Pushes Mining Districts Toward Electricity
The use of water power to drive hoisting engines air compressors stamps and other mining machinery is nearing widespread realization via electricity, replacing older methods in many districts.
Diphtheria Restrictions and Prevention Warned by Health Board
Ohio State Board of Health outlines strict actions to curb diphtheria including immediate isolation of cases, special disinfected rooms, and exclusion from schools and public gatherings. It stresses cleanliness, fresh air, and careful hygiene for contacts and recovering patients to prevent spread.
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Ohio State Board of Health
State Board of Health
Reading Benton Fully Proves Worthlessness
A veteran editor tests a young applicant by telling him to read Benton’s Thirty Years in the American Senate. The youth fulfills the challenge but the editor advises that long reading may overgrow one for newspaper work, recommending instead editing a magazine.
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Benton
American Senate
Arkansaw Traveler
Stage Travel Fear Turns to Quiet Gratitude
In Somerville Journal prose a narrator recalls a night ride from Chestnutville where she rode ten miles in darkness with a stranger. The experience is framed as fear giving way to gratitude as she reflects on safety and blessing.
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Miranda
Imaid
Chestnutville
Somerville Journal
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