Boucicault Attacks Criticism and Praises American Stage
The Pall Mall Gazette interview with Dion Boucicault argues criticism is often hurried and unfair. He favors weekly feuilletons with informed, responsible appraisal and notes the rise of American actors like Ada Rehan and Mrs. Barker as refined, non vulgar. He also contrasts French and American stage approaches and praises Daly company performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Dion Boucicault
Boucicault
Hazlitt and
Oxenford
Lady Franklin
Miss Thorndyke
Mrs. Nisbett
Lady Teazle
Dixey
Mr. Emmet
Lewis
Jefferson
Ms. Boucicault
Daly Company
Sarah and Her Cigarette on a Brussels Paris Train
An anecdote recounts Sarah in a first class Brussels to Paris compartment smoking despite a sick elderly gentleman's protest. She exposes him to a blaze of smoke, waters strikes, and he later reports a raving lunatic to the station master. An inquiry fines her but she continues her journey.
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Bernhardt
Sarah
Brussels
Paris
Monsieur
Lvcvhange
Queen Stetson and the Dime Manager Comic Exchange
The passage depicts John Stetson, a theatrical manager, as an adept raconteur who crafts stories and mock ignorance. He jokes about Shakespeare and a supposed French writer Racine, joking that the latter would be executed if popular, while observers note his habit of fabricating material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stetson
Shakespeare
Bartley Campbell
Racine
Stetson
Stage Notes Highlight Recovery and Tour Plans
Stage notes report Joan E Ownes has recovered from illness and Miur. Rava is touring Canada. Giddy Gusher hints at Nat Goodwin with face-on-tombstone inscriptions. Robert Mantell stars in TsyGLED Lives set in New York City about marriage flaws in the State.
Monstrous Gulf of Mexico sharks and devil fish described
The Galveston News recounts oversized reef sharks and the Cephaloptera vampyrus or devil fish seen near the Gulf shores. It details a seventeen foot shark encounter with a trapped porpoise and a captured eight foot devil fish with two foot horns, sixteen foot pectorals, and a giant mouth, noting their ferocity and mysterious habits.
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Gulf of Mexico
Galveston Bay
Sheriff's Office
Hygeia
Billy
Bristol
Gulf
Galvestun News
The Wonders Of An Egg In A Lecture
Mr Matthieu Williams speaks on eggs as a sermon and miracle. He cites Rokorny on albumen composition and chemical actions yet notes science cannot explain why one egg yields a rich yolk while another becomes a bantam. The talk highlights mystery inside the egg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthieu Williams
Troy
Adam
Rokorny
Evolution of the egg and its shell chemistry
The passage explains why sulphur is present in the eggshell, linking it to bone formation in chicks. It notes phosphorous in the egg's microcosm and how air oxygen interacts with shell material to dissolve the shell, aiding bone strength while thinning "prison walls." It also mentions albumen and what chemists understand about life differentiation and breakfast.
Fall of the Bonanza Firm and the Traitor Bookkeeper
San Francisco Bee reports on James D. Walker and the Flood era brokers who built a vast stock operation then collapsed amid betrayal. Alexander “Sandy” Austin joined Walker, a high paying bookkeeper betrayed the firm, driving fortunes down. Walker’s wealth vanished, including a half million dollar Oakland mansion, as the bookkeeper ended up earning modest wages elsewhere.
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James D. Walker
Bonanza
Flood
Pair
Walker
Nevada Bank
San Francisco
Fair
Mackey
Alexander Austin
Sandy
Walker-Austin
Walker & Co
Austin
Oakland
Portland
Oregon
San Francisco Bee
Seeling the Farm in Estelline Tale
A buyer and father debate risks and hidden riches as a young man nears a farm sale near Estelline. The father pushes for exaggeration and plans to snag extra money, contrasting with the son’s honest listing of land value and water power, oil signs, and coal potential.
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Estelline
William
Lavin
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the Mendelssohnel
Berlin
China
Mendelssohn
Cinderella
Fromet
Raemillan
Queen Stetson
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Greece
Texas Siftings
Jove
Harry
Texas
Boston
Philadelphia News
Col. Calhoun
George
Boston Bulletin
Detroit Free Press
Tom
Bob
Tin
Tim
Lsteltine Bell
New England
Peck
John
Puck
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