Bargains In Dress Goods And Ready-To-Wear For Spring
Extra preparations for spring trade bring a wide stock from top manufacturers. Dress goods include Plaids at 17c value, Fine Cord at 124c, Mohairs 36 inches wide in tans browns and greens at 374c, 46 inch Black Cashmere at 50c, Chamelon More wash fabric at 8c, and Zeyphr Gingham at 8c. Ladies waists from 39c to 1.25, new wrappers, and upcoming silk velvet and cloth capes. Also fine Gauze Cotton Hose 25c per pair, and a selection of Kid Gloves and latest Neckwear at money-saving prices.
Bristol Phenix Attraction Brings An Artist's Model to Providence
The Bristol Phenix presents An Artist's Model at the Providence Opera House Monday Tuesday Wednesday and a Wednesday matinee. The English musical comedy features Marie Studholme Alison Skipworth and John Coates with a large London company of seventy. The production blends comedy music dance and spectacle while the plot centers on a widow who reconnects with an artist and chooses lasting happiness with him.
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Providence Opera House
Fred Leslie
Marie Studholme
Alison Skipworth
John Coates
Maurice Farkos
Fred Wright, Jr
Laurence D'Orsay
Percy Marshall
B. W. Garden
Christine Mayne
Minnie Oathcart
Nixon Sisters
London
George Edwardes
America
al Hayman
Charles Frohman
Safeguarding children and the rise of electric theater light
Frederick Tudor argues that modern families seek to cushion children from hardship, neglecting the role of self denial in character. A note on 1878 theater lighting credits Jablochkoff candles at California Theatre in San Francisco, with Messia Barton Hill managing and Frank Lawler reading parts.
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California Theater
Bush Street
San Francisco
Messia, Barton & Hill
General Barton
Frank Lawler
Antony and Cleopatra
Rose Eytinge
Cyril Searle
A. H. Reece
United States
Tragedy at Amateur Grease Paint Show Sparks Inquiry
ChicagoRecord reports several people died during a scuffle as spectators fled the Amateur Grease Paint company performance. Witnesses describe a panic as crowd exits collided with barriers and seating, raising questions about safety at the venue.
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Grease Paint Company
Chicago
Promissory Note Extension Discussed by Detroit Man
A Detroit man who paid half his note and arranged an extension on the remaining balance remarked that trouble should be met halfway. The report frames his stance in relation to the debt agreement.
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Detroit Free Press
Boy Headstrong Seat Grab Sparks Trolley Car Scene
A poorly dressed woman with a nine year old boy boards a Union trolley car in White Plains avenue. With no seats, the boy sits, then the man next to them lifts him by the neck and dangles him to force a seat, the boy protests, the woman accepts the offer, and the trip proceeds to Harlem bridge while passengers laugh.
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Unitoin
White Plains Avenue
Harlem Bridge
New York Sun
Victor Hugo and republican loyalty in the Contemporary Review
The Contemporary Review recalls Victor Hugo’s evolving politics from republican leanings to opposition of Louis Philippe. It contrasts Sperangan’s pure republicanism with Hugo’s nuanced stance and recalls a marcher mood after the February revolution, including Hugo’s wish for a republic but not the one then existing.
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Victor Hagolin
Louis Philippe
Louis Napoleon
Speranger
Victor Hugo
Beranger
Palais Bourbon
Louis XIV
Mme. de Montespan
Louis
Duke de Bourbon-Conde
Conde
Tuileries
Constituent Assembly
Victor Ango
Oxford clash over chapels drives dean into cold
Lord Randolph Churchill facing off with Merton College’s dean over compulsory chapel duties. A chilly scene followed as the dean stood by the fire while Lord Randolph remained with his coat tails up, causing the other delinquent to enter and witness the cold indignity.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Oxford
Merton
Lord Randolph
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