The Lady of the Tiger in New York stage mix of flair
Modern revue notes on The Lady of the Tiger at Wallack's Theatre and The Queen's Mate at the Broadway Theatre. Praises Mr Rosenfeld's cleverness and Hopper's kingly comic force, critiques structure and third act, and surveys Gilbert Wallack farewell and public taste shifts. mentions autographs collected by Lorenz Reich and his Cambridge hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gilbert
New York
Srecrau
Frank R. Stockton
Mr. Stockton
Sydney Rosenfeld
Wallack’s
Rosenfeld
MecCauil
Francis Wilson
Stockton
Sparta
DeWolf Hopper
Coat Opera
Nadjy
Erminie
Wallack
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Theodore Moss
Theodore Moss Had Just Told Him That Old Comedy Does Not Pay. Mr. Gilbert
Young Blood
Boston
Hamblin
Olver
Tome
New Books France and the Confederate Navy examined
A detailed review of John Bigelow's France and the Confederate Navy, 1862 1868, and Henry Charles Lea's A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages Vol III. The piece discusses naval intrigues with Napoleon III, Slidell, Mason, and Erlanger, plus Lea's scholarly panorama of Joan of Arc, the Templars, and witchcraft, praising historical value and method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Bigelow
Erlanger
Confederacy
England
France
John Bigelow
New York
Harper & Bros
Henry Charles Lea
Peculiar Smuggling Case Unearthed in Boston Harbor
A rare seizure uncovers a package of garnets valued at 026 held by the port collector after landing from the Cunard steamer Bothnia in mid October 1887. The stones, unentered for appraisal and not found by pier inspectors, were offered for sale to a local watchmaker materials dealer and seized by Treasury special agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custom House
Liverpool
Cunard
Bothnia
American Watch Company
Waltham
Boston
the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Arnold's Papers on America Criticize Mr Arnold's Views
A lengthy critique of Matthew Arnold's Civilization in the United States and First and Last Impressions of America, arguing the volume is shallow and misses deeper American realities. The piece labels Arnold not a good traveler, notes superficial analyses of social and cultural issues, and calls out inconsistent sympathy in his Grant appraisal. It contrasts literary and social criticism and cites the quality of his essays as weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederacy
Captain Bullock
Secret Service
Bigelow
M. Berryer
France
Slidell
Napoleon
Judah P. Benjamin
Mason
Mexico
America
Europe
Mr. Bigelow
Adams
London
Dayton
Paris
St. Malo
Erlanger
Mr. Mason
Inquisition
Christendom
Joan of Arc
Templars
Lea
Order of the Temple
Philippe le Bel
Joan
Mr. Lea
Danvers
New England
Savonarola
John Huss
Jerome
Prague
Arnold
Corman Canant
Mr. Arnold
England
Grant
United States
Matthew Arnold
Boston
Cupples & Hurd
Esther the Gentile and a Salt Lake City Portrait
A critical survey contrasts Esther the Gentile as a starkly direct novel about Salt Lake City. It portrays polygamy’s ruin of family life through Esther’s resilience and the Mormon era’s social grip, with emphasis on female suffering and moral critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Church of Latter Day Saints
Mary W. Bee
Topeka
Kan
Esther
Mary W. Hudson
George W. Crane & Co
Brief list of 19th century book notices and prices
A compact catalog fragment credits Zyte by Hector Malot from Frederic Warne & Co in New York and Boston via Clarke Carruth, with prices. It also lists A false Start by Hawkey Smart from D Appleton & Co at 50 cents and Joyce by Mrs. Oliphant from Harper. The item reflects period publicity and pricing.
Universal Volapuk presented as practical linguistic system
A review extols Volapuk as a compact intelligible system for universal thought exchange. It notes its practical use for simple ideas in commerce and its scientific merit, highlighting regular inflections and a 1200 word vocabulary. The article mentions growing U S interest and roughly one million study it worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King August Lindgerfelt
Milwaukee
C. N. Caspar
The Goths in Story of the Nations review
A UK book review surveys Henry Bradley's The Goths from 245 to their fall, noting vivid incidents such as Alaric's burial in Busento and Belisarius, with praise for modest scholarship though critiquing sparse dating. The work, illustrated by references to Gothic kings and figures, is evaluated as the sole English monograph on Gothic history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Théophile Gautier
Zyte
J. E. Simpson
M. Hector Malot
M. Duchatellier
Duchatellier
Grand Theatre
Mme. Duchatellier
Bachellet
Europe
Roman Empire
Alaric
Busento
Theodoric
Totila
Wulfila
Rome
Belisarius
Greely
St Angelo
Henry Bradley
New York
G. P. Putnam’s Sond
Boston
Clark & Carruth
Price
Review of Nature Reading for Children and Agassiz Association
A critique praising Nature Reading as a tool to spark observation in children. It highlights Mr Crab and Mrs Wasp as engaging examples, notes attractive illustrations, and commends practical study hints for teachers. The piece discusses the Agassiz Association’s role in fostering natural science interest and outlines the manual’s content on chapters, collections, preservation, and a business-minded arithmetic text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiildren
Crab
Wasp
Chemical Laboratory
Biological Laboratory
Agassiz Association
Sais of
Natural Science
United States
Ada
England
Japan
Association
Payson Hag
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MR. Rosenfeld
TIGER
Madison Square Theatre
Broadway Theatre
Lecovq
Mr. Wallack
Charles
Lorenz Reich
Reich
Cambridge
Fifth Avenue
Cardinal McClosky
Gladstone
Robert Browning
Tennyson
Salvini
Herbert Spencer
Victor Hugo
Lord Coleridge
Princess Louise
Adelina Patti
A. §. Grant
Roscoe Conkling
Horatio Seymour
David Dudley Field
President Arthur
President Garfield
William Cullen Bryant
Peter Cooper
Thurlow Weed
Marion Sims
Hammond
Doremus
Stimson
Sass
Bulkley
Pallen
Loomis
Satterlee
Guernsey
Marcy
Willard Parker
Jacques Reich
VD. Appleton & Co
S “Dictionary of Biography
G. E. Montrcomrry
NAVY
Utah
Eli
Hawley Smart
Maurice Enderby
Enderby
Granny
Argyle
Jeanie Deans
Thames
Sir Walter
Jeanie
Craigs O’ Arthur
Bellendean
Firth
Hilla
Joyce
Mrs. Oliphant
Mrs. Olip
Volapuk
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