Joe Grimaldi and the Pantomonian Genius Remembered
A New York Sun piece surveys Joe Grimaldi as pantomime’s supreme genius, detailing his early artistry from Drury Lane to the Winter Garden, his royal welcome, and his lasting influence alongside clowns Dickens praised. It notes his long career, later decline in health, and death on May 31, 1837, amid poverty and family tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Charles Dickens
Grimaldi
George Fox
Artemus Ward
John Oxenford
the Times
Gabriel Ravel
Gabriel
Goldoni
Arlechino
Venice
Winter Garden
Stuart
Vatel
Faubourg St. Germains
Rachel
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Joe Grimaldi
Nater
Joe
Caliban
Shakespeare
Dickens
Sock
Buskin
George III
Iliam IV
Duke of Clarence
Chesterfield
Horace
Virgil
Augustus
Byron
Homer
London
Ned” Kean
Drury Lane
Robinson Crusoe
Crusoe
Joey the
Little Clown
Sadier's Wells
Kean
Dickens and Derrick Dodd: Poland Denies Washington Story
Hon. Luke P. Poland of Vermont refutes a San Francisco Post tale about Charles Dickens’s alleged rude reception in Washington. He recalls Dickens’s 1867 68 visit, says the article is fabrication, and notes Dickens’s four public readings drew attention and profit from paying audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke P. Poland
Derrick Dodd
Charles Dickens
Washington
Tom Glope
Burlington Free Press and Times
Fom
Dickens
San Francisco Post
California
United States
Admiral Farragut
Luke Poland
Vermont
Henry Winter Davis
John Fellows
Shiras
Hartzell
Scorpion
Legation
Welcker
D. Dodd
John Bully
Life's sad mutations. Niece of president dies in squalor
Jennie Tyler, niece of ex president Tyler, died in a Brooklyn tenement after years of wealth and status. Her two marriages left her penniless as wealthy relatives in New York refused to bury her. Born 1848 in Richmond, she was once a Washington belle. her cousin Senator John W. Stevenson is named as a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jennie Tyler
New York
Tyler
Washington
Brooklyn
William Collins
Jennie
Collins
Harrisburg
Penn
Lenox Heir James Lenox Dies at Eighty in New York
The Lenox family fortune traces to a 30 acre farm at Fourth and Fifth Avenues near Seventy second Street. James Lenox died last evening at age eighty leaving a legacy that funded Lenox Library and gifts to the Presbyterian Hospital and other institutions. His philanthropy totaled over two million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lenox
James Lenox
Robert Lenox
Fourth and Fifth Avenues
Seventy-second Street
James Cox
Presbyterian Hosital
Presbyterian Home For
Phillipps Memorial Church
Amoun
Southern View on Grant and the United States Unity
Senator Hill of Georgia argues against Grant’s presidential bid under any circumstance. HeDetails southern perceptions of sectionalism and the dangers of Republican rule, asserting southern unity requires constitutional nationalism, not continued sectionalism. He cites fears of centralism and the need for a northern statesman who respects all regions. He notes the South’s preference for a capable southern administrator and warns of misrepresentation by Northern leaders. Benesamty T. Hill. Washington, D.C. January 26, 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hill
Georgia
Vermont
Springfield
South
Union
Republican Party
Drak Sm
General Grant
Grant
Toombs
Chicago
Returning Board
Hene
Ower
United States
Democratic Party
New England
Massachusetts
Washington
Benesamty T. Hill
Washington, D. C
Desperate Murderer in Bainbridge Tragedy Leaves Family Dead
Report from Bainbridge Lancaster county details a horrific scene in a small frame house near the Pennsylvania railroad. Charles Lane six feet five inches tall killed his wife and three children including a three month old, with evidence of poison and neck fractures. Lane died from suspected poisoning after the killings. The surviving child, cared for by relatives, survived the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Penn
Bainbridge
Lancaster County
Charles Lane
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lane
Wiseman
Carroll County
Mere Forms of Law
An old farmer, wife, and neighbor attempt to draft a bill of sale for a $25 horse via a justice. The judge recites legal phrasing, triggering objections from the trio who fear bindings on heirs and executors. A painter witnesses, drafts a simple cash sale to John Jo, ending the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Alley
Naybur
Wayne
Jones
William
John Jo
Andrew Jackson
Tay bridge disaster sparks religious blame in Scotland
M D Conway surveys reactions to the Tay bridge disaster noting Scots view divine judgment rather than faulty design. A Dundee Advertiser piece signed “A Covenanter” recalls a premonitory dream and argues God’s hand in the calamity, contrasting Protestant and scholarly explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Conway
Tay Bridge
Scotland
Dundee
Birde
North British Railway
Grimm
Deutsche Mythologie
Douar
House Collapse Buries Family on McLean Avenue
A two story frame house on McLean Avenue collapsed in a blast yesterday, burying John Delfendale, his wife, and three children in the ruins. The infant was killed by a falling timber. Delfendale and his wife with two older children were injured, with Delfendale in serious condition and not expected to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croomnatt
McLean Avenue
John Delfendale
Fendale
Maine Law Precedent and New Hampshire Opinions Clash
A Maine Supreme Court opinion on Governor Garcelon’s summons and legislative organization is contrasted with New Hampshire and other states’ rulings. The piece argues Maine overstepped precedent, claiming its judges bound other branches and misread constitutional roles, citing Maine 48 Maine and related cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
Maine
Garcelon
Senate
Rsens
Psecond
Hadley
N. Y
Warren
Houston
Harrison
Issuin
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Missouri
House Representatives
Secretary of State
Spapkar
Tne
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Kent
Banco Game Swindlers Victimize Haverhill Businessman
A Haverhill businessman, George W. Webster, lost 2000 to a Banco game run by a smooth gang from Cincinnati. A young pretender lured Webster with a prize story and encouraged him to cash checks for larger sums at a Boylston Street shop near the Christian Union building. Webster’s threats of exposure halted further pursuit as police closed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Webster
Haverhill
Banco
Webster
Congress Street
Merrimac Bank of
Mr. Webster
Boylston Street
Christian Union
Tremont Street
Boston
G. W. Webster & Son
Cincinnati
Tony Comstock’s Tricks Exposed by New York Truth
The New York Truth accuses Anthony Comstock of monopolizing obscene literature traffic. It cites a 1877 scheme using aliases J. G. Phillips and S. Hodges to mail an obscene tract from Squan Village New Jersey to New York, with Comstock’s handwriting on receipts and letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony Comstock
Waverley
J. G. Phillips
Squan Village
N. J
Comstock
Samuel P. Hodges
W. Thirty-Third Street
New York City
American ‘Tract Society
Nassau Street
Hodges
Squaw Village
Bee Phillips
Sardou Drama Daniel Rochat condemned at Theatre Francais
A Telegram special reports Sardou's Daniel Rochat hissed at Theatre Francais. Critics faulted construction though noting literary merit, with Figaro lamenting the defeat and Sardou vowing to write no more plays while The Times predicted possible future appeal. Encounters with other items follow the tale of a robbery in Newport and a drug warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sardou
Daniel Rochat
Theatre Francais
Figaro
France
Paris
London
Times
M. Sardou
Also Mentioned on This Page
Circus World
Joseph Grimaldi
Surrey
Pia Penindiiand
Mr. Harmer
Covent Garden
Dickens and
Patriots
Free Press
Iain
Savuien
Tay
Maine “Law
House
Lranches
Decimus
Reveree and Council
Council
Aeoliae
Oor
Gristter
Tou
Rson
Tive Wien
Ercot
Tony Comstock
Vice Society
Victorien Sardou
Portsmouth
R. I
Newport
George Anthony
Fortsmouth
Fall River
Walue
Acoe Crane
Beckery W
Anthony
Beadady
Cras
Davry A Lang
Tadcideg
Filte
Bank
Alfred Phillips
Gloversvilles N.Y
Bas
Kennedy , Coo
Canada
COA
Second Ave. & Wood BT
Pittsburgh
Geo. C. Goodwin & Co
Weeks & Potter, Smith, Doolittle & Smith
Carter, Harris & Hawley
Mass
Weeks & Potter
Smith
Doolittle & Smith
Carter Bros. & Co
Carter
Harris & Hawley
Jno. W. Perkins & Co
W. F. Phillips & Co
Portland
Talcott & Co
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