Amusements and theater listings in Boston area notices
Entered as second class matter. All money sent at sender's risk. Editors notice. Amusements today list Tremont Theatre Blue Jeans Aunt Jack A Man of the World Sunlight and Shadow A Cup of Tea Peck's Bad Boy Dan'l Boone Cynthia the Gypsy Queen and Cy
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Post Publishing Company
Glone
Washington Street
Jack
Boston
Boston Museum
Tremont Street
Scollay Square
Park Theatre
Howse
Washington
Dover Street
The Old Hat and the Invisible Self at Taverner’s
In Boston the narrator recalls finding his old hat worn by a sidewalk cleaner, imagining the life lived under its dented brim. He reflects on memory, social duty, and a moral of kindness to the less fortunate, then recounts a lunchtime timewarp triggered by a stopped watch and a quiet revelation of Taverner.
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Taverner
Political disputes in Ireland threaten leaders on both sides
The current method of dispute in Ireland risks exhausting leaders as demand outpaces supply. Tim Healys experience mirrors that of Mr Parnell, but instead of lime it was a physical blow that damaged his eye. Such party warfare feels alien to our concepts, making it hard to take seriously.
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Ireland
Tim’’ Healy
Parnell
Arsenic in Wallpaper Sparks Legislature Debate 1886
Victims urge state lawmakers to protect families from poison as arsenic use in wallpaper and other articles is debated. Remonstrants admit pre 1886 use, while many rooms were papered before that year, prompting calls to inspect homes for mysterious illnesses linked to arsenic exposure.
Arsenic Legislation Faces Powerful Lobby Opposition
European nations regulate arsenic in industry but here a strong lobby opposes a restraining act. Evidence at the State House shows widespread illness from arsenic use, and the Public Health Committee may favor regulation. The speaker urges overwhelming proof to prevent legislative stalling.
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State House
Committee On Public Health
Enraged Louisiana Mob Leader Defies Law and Civility
The piece condemns a New Orleans mob leader who boasts of repeating violent acts if occasion presents itself. It labels his stance as a grave affront to the sanctity of law and cites the governor’s evasive letter as further proof of contempt for constitutional authority.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Tariff reform and hard times a Cleveland letter
A partial publication of a letter from President Cleveland to the Indiana Tariff Reform League argues that in a potential money scarcity the remedy is to keep currency in public use rather than tax takings. It also contends farmers suffer when trade is hampered and production costs rise, tying tariff reform to relief from these conditions.
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Cleveland
Indiana Tariff Reform League
Street Railway Accidents Report Sparks Debate
The Street Railway Committee’s adverse report on requiring a written accident report by street railway firms drew surprise amid broad public support. The House is urged to adopt Mr. Howe's order for favorable action, arguing all such public contact requires constant safety oversight.
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House
No Ground for Criticism of Cunard Amid Fog Delays
Criticism of Cunard for the Cephalonia's 48 hour anchor in Boston Light amid thick fog seems misplaced. The captain chose safety over risk as tug transfers were impractical in heavy seas. critics would have denounced any disaster. The commander who acts cautiously deserves praise.
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Cunard Company
Boston
Cephalonia
Srecompe
McKinley tariff talk on hides sparks New England debate
The article critiques McKinley's speech defending tariff policy and the proposed tax on hides. It argues that hides remain free and notes that under the 1890 act the President can reimpose duties on certain imports if foreign traders lack fair practices. It warns that treaties with Brazil or plans for Argentina may not yield a foreign market for New England hides.
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Massachusetts
McKinley
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New England
Xinley
Brazil
Senate
United States
McKinuey
Argentine Republic
McKinley idea of foreign market tied to tax on hides
Our Washington dispatches outline Mr. McKinley’s plan and its implications for a new year import tax on hides. The measure is linked to the Massachusetts verdict against oppressive laws driving iron mills from the state, crippling carpet mills, and raising living costs.
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Washington
Newfoundland in High Temper Over Fishing Treaty Dispute
Colonial anger rises as Canada blocks Newfoundland U S fishery talks. The fight centers on Newfoundland rights, French treaty guarantees, and potential colonial resistance as the fishing season nears. Key figures include Lord Knutsford Sir Julian Pru ncefo te and Sir Charles Tupper with British and Canadian positions under scrutiny.
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Newfoundland
United States
Canada
Dominion
Lord Salisbury
Lord Knutstorp
Lord Knutsford
France
Great Britain
St. Johns Herald
Why He Was Appointed to Public Institutions Board
A letter defends Charles J. Prescott’s appointment to the Board of Commissioners of Public Institutions. It clarifies the Transcript error, notes Mayor Hart’s patronage practice, and asserts Prescott’s honest, beneficial service since taking office.
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Charles J. Prescott
Board of Commissioners of Public Institutions
Prescott
Hart
The Meiningen Company Ends Tours in the United States
The famous Saxe Meiningen players will stop roving and perform only in Meiningen. Rumor of disbandment proved false, but U.S. trips are canceled. An English article by Dr. Charles Watpstern in Harper’s April issue explains the troupe’s aims and history with illustrative plates.
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Mahomet
Saxe-Meiningen
Meiningen
London
Charles Watpstern
Athens
Harper’s Magazine
Duke
Meiningen Company and its influence on the stage
The Meiningen Company, famed for the great drama, exemplifies artistic subordination and thorough training for actors though its system risks overburdening talent with fixed roles. The piece weighs its impact on modern theatre, praising Dr Waldstein's insights while noting dangers in elaborate costumes and scenery.
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Brant von Messina
Julius Cesar
Germany
Meiningen
Waldstein
Hamlet
Prince of Denmark
Rosencrantz
Guilderstern
Julius Omsar
Warpstein
London
Duke Groves
Wainstein
Ohio poster lawsuit ends in city over burlesque banners
A Springfield, Ohio poster dispute lands in court as the Davenport Folly Burlesque Company scenes sparked a crusade against revealing female form. The city clerk misinformed about the act led to a stoppage, damages denial, and a fresh $1000 suit by the agent against Springfield after the company dissolved following scandals in Davenport and Chillicothe.
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West
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Davenport Folly
Springfield
Fanny Davenport
Chillicothe
Parisian Subject Amellie Rives Chanler Described
A young correspondent praises Mrs Amellie Rives Chanler after meeting her in Paris. The write up portrays her as a perfect beauty with golden hair luminous gray eyes and exquisite teeth. She is described as petite graceful and about twenty, unmatched in loveliness by any comparison.
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Amellie Rives Chanler
Paris
Critics praise Boston tone over New York taste
The New York Times dramatic critic cites Boston writers to critique New York taste, suggesting Boston flair outshines the big city. The speaker notes reciprocity with Canada and advocates calling trade by any name, long as the principle remains barter in practice.
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Boston
New York Times
New York
Peirce to give first chamber concert in Union Hall
Mr Howard F Peirce will present his first chamber concert in Union Hall on Saturday evening March 28 assisted by the Kneisel quartet. Program includes Brahms C minor quartet op 60 Schumann and Beethoven works with the Brahms quartet performed in Boston for the first time tickets available at Music Hall
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Howard F. Peirce
Union Hall
Kneisel
Brahms
Beethoven
Schumann
Boston
Music Hall
Agreement for 1889 Readopted in New York Conference
A meeting of the New England Committee and the Trunk Line Association Passenger Committee in New York on March 24 discussed southeastern rates. After lengthy debate the 1889 agreement for a six month trial was readopted.
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New York
New England
Trunk Line Association
Southeastern Rates
Will of Daniel I Fayerweather Admitted to Probate
New York March 24 The will and four codicils of Daniel I Fayerweather are formally admitted to probate. Counsel are allowed 4617 for costs and disbursements during the contest. This amount excludes counsel fees.
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New Yorks
Daniel
Fayerweather
The April Atlantic reviews Parkman and Goethe
The April Atlantic praises Parkman’s Capture of Louisbourg with brisk details of siege scenes and Pepperel’s character. It discusses Goethe’s Faust as a vehicle for human life, contrasts German and Shakespearean viewpoints, and notes practical essays by Burt and McCracken. Also highlights O’Connor’s long past century Londons tale and Scollard’s narrative poem with several shorter reviews.
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Francis Parkman
Louisbourg
New England
Mr. Parkman
Israel
Goethe
Andrews
Mary E. Burt
Miss Burt
G. W. Benjamin
Arnold Winkelred
Sempach
Pacific
W. DD. McCrackan
George Frederick Wright
Percival Lowell
Japan
London
William Douglass O'Connor
Mr. O’connor
Roger Bacon
Clinton Scollard
Nania Amoris
T. W. Parsons
Mr. Perry
Favorable Outlook for La Grippe, Health Officials Say
New York March 24 Dr Edson of the Health Board said the outlook for the spread of la grippe was decidedly favorable. Dr W J O Sullivan a Connecticut authority on la grippe said the spread is favored by the humid atmosphere and alternating warm and cold waves.
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New York
Edson
The
Health Board
W. J. O’sullivan
Connecticut
Health Department
Loose miscellany from a bygone era in odd clippings
A collage of light, humorous vignettes and oblique references from early media. It touches on Eden's serpentine walk, Salt Lake City churchgoing, a Georgia paper on the silver question, dialect jokes about thieves, Lent and savings, a Vermont court petition over a clerical dismissal, a humorous family name parade in Gravesend, George Francis Train's measured speech, young Tello d Avery, autograph letters, James Whitcomb Riley's restless moves, and how he wrote Think of it on a kitchen table.
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Salt Lake City
Vermont
Brooklyn Times
Smith
Smyth
Smythe
Smitt
Smits
Smeitz
Smit
Smet
Schmitz
Schmitte
Schmitt
Schmits
Schmit
Schmidts
Schmidt
Schmid
Erhard Schmith
Gravesend
George Francis Train
New York Sun
Tello d’Avery
Sunny Hour
Tello
Telemaque
Marshal MacMahon
Count de Lesseps
Carmen Sylva
Baron Rothschild
James Whitcomb Riley
Indianapolis
Poem Excerpt by T. W. Parsons in April Atlantic
The fragment presents a lyric meditation on love and mortality. It depicts longing for a final, decisive release rather than a lingering, joyless life. The speaker rejects hopeful return and imagines beauty and music turning to ashes, ending in a somber toll of never.
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Beauty
Music
T. W. Parsons
Mr Savage Replies to Critics in The Post Letter
In a Boston letter dated March 24, 1891 Mr Savage defends his stance against Cambridge and others, arguing against reinterpreting creeds to fit modern beliefs. He cites Henry Main and a sermon on Theological Fiction, contending many Episcopal clergy doubt Articles of Religion No 4 or the resurrection as traditionally stated. He warns about dishonest word use threatening doctrinal truth.
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MR. Savage
Cambridge
Sir Henry Main
Episcopal Church
Savage
Boston
Illness and social notes of London society figures
Major LeCaron, a famed spy, is gravely ill and living in a suburban London residence with his American wife after his latest assignment. Lady Randolph Churchill plans a summer at Ammerleet as her mother Mrs. Jerome stays with her during Lord Randolph’s Africa absence. Effie Huntington wed in Buffalo with ties to Chicago as Agnes Huntington’s presence aided the match. T. D. Lathrop also resides in Chicago. For a royal production’s key scene, Windsor Castle received rare Chippendale furniture from Belvidere and Veeing’s fishing cottage on Virginia Water, along with other unique stage items from the Queen.
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Major LeCaron
London
Randolph Churchill
Ammerleet
Jerome
Lord Randolph
Africa
Effie Huntington
Buffalo
Chicago
Agnes Huntington
T. D. Lathrop
Art Belvidere
Virginia Water
Windsor Castle
Edmund Yates
Boston Artists Exhibit Portraits at West End Studios
Three young Boston painters Kronberg Russ and Luques show in connected studios at Boylston and Church streets featuring 150 works from portraits to landscapes and nudes. Critics praise Kronberg and Russ for vitality and originality while Luques leans toward Monet inspired scenes with bright fresh color. The Worcester Art Society plans a April portrait exhibition and the Art Museum adds color in Greek art to its print rooms with curator Robinson optimistic on sculpture color use.
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Louis Kronberg
Harry Russ
F. A. Luques
Boylston and
Church Streets
Kronbere
Russ
Normandy
Europe
America
Haddon
Canal
Crecy
Lemere
Paris
Port Viler
Ontoue
Messrs, Russ and
Luques
Art Museum
Robinson
Obituary Charles F Chickering Dies in New York
Charles Francis Chickering senior partner of Chickering & Sons died at his New York residence after a short illness. Born in Boston in 1828, he led the piano firm with his brothers and helped win prizes at the Paris World's Fair. He served as president of the Handel and Haydn Society and was famed for his honesty after returning a hidden bundle of about $300,000 to its rightful heirs.
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Charles F. Chickering
Charles Francis Chickering
Chickering & Sons
New York
Mr. Chickering
Jonas Chickering
Thomas Chickering
George H.chickering
Chickering
Paris
Handel and Haydn Society
James Oakes
George H
Wilcox
John E. Wilcox
Criticism of Newspaper Etiquette Over Paddock Funeral Tale
A Newburyport reader objects to a Boston daily’s use of The Police and the Rector regarding Rev. Mr. George at the Paddock Funeral. He cites decency, editorial bias in Ohio ecclesiastical trial coverage, and hopes for proper conduct in reporting and religion.
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Post
Boston
George
Ohio
Andrew Gbex
Newburyport
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