Archbishops Massed Arrival Sparks Child Star on Stage
In rehearsals a girl named Sara faced stage fright yet performed through the show. The archbishop praised her as Mrs Berttard or Henrietta, and the father intended to christen her next month. Months later word came the archbishop had been murdered, marking 1867 as her stage debut year.
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Barah
Henrietta
Sara
Mer
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Esther
Racine
Mme
Sarah Bertthard
Robert Bell Hilliard
Robert C. Hilliard
Mr. van Bibber
Annapolis Naval Academy
Roswell P. Flower
Hilliards
Annapolis
Muller
Staten Island
Hilliard
Theatrical Notes Annie Russell Born in Liverpool 1865
Annie Russell is English born in Liverpool in 1865. Madame Scalch will take her turn at the continuous vaudeville.
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Annie Russell
Liverpool
Madame Scalch
Mabel Gilman
Lulu Glaser
Pla
Francis Wilson
Clara Mathes Company Presents Week of Plays at Suttons
Beginning Sunday matinee June 3 the Clara Mathes company enters its final week with three plays. Queen of Hearts Monday and Tuesday, East Lynne Wednesday and Thursday, then Reddy the Mail Girl Thursday to Saturday. Emma Mathes stars with Reddy, alongside Harry Sedley and two Chicago newcomers, as the company adds a leading man to boost performances. Special matinees Saturday and Sunday at usual prices.
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Clara Mathes
Miss Mathes
Mathes
Chicago
Penero on Modern Drama’s Public Appeal and Critics
Arthur W. Pinero argues modern drama reflects contemporary life and serves as both rational entertainment and future history. He criticizes empty moralizing by self proclaimed critics and notes recent debates over decadence, censorship, and the theatre’s social role.
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Sir Edward Clarke
Swineburne
Kipling
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Arthur W. Pinero
Boston Transcript
Sarah Bernhardt Early Stage Spark in Sacred Play
Memoirs describe Sarah Bernhardt at age ten in the Grand Champs convent. A sacred play about Tobias journeys was staged for Archbishop Sidour on St Catherine's day. Bernhardt volunteered for an speaking role after fearing she would not act, proving she knew all lines and securing acceptance.
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Paris
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Sarah
Louise
Theater notes on Ibsen Shaw Bernhardt Le Theater showcase
A literary and theatre roundup discusses Ibsen's A Dolls House ending debates and Bernard Shaw You Can Never Tell critic reactions. It notes Paris Le Theater publishing a fine photo edition with Bernhardt in costumes from Li Aiglon and Wagram scenes and Cupples Schoenholt importing Le Theater.
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Ibsen
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Nove
Kelmer
Noral
Ural
Gendon
Bernard Shaw
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le Theater of
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Tostand
Madame Sarai Bernhardt
Due de Reichsstadt
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Cupples & Schoenhot
Dangers of oysters frighten diners with unseen poisons
A historical note warns that oysters can cause severe gastric inflammation and ptomaine poisoning beyond typhoid fever. An example describes a woman and her uncle suffering violent cramps and faintness after oysters, with one dying months later, and a barracks of officers falling ill from a single night’s meal. An exhaustive chemical test is needed to tell dangerous from safe oysters.
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Bay of Biscay
New Calendar Proposal At the Columbian Exposition
Following Chicago's Columbian exposition precedent, Paya hosts diverse congresses during the exhibit. One body will discuss a complete calendar reform abandoning the present astronomical calendar for a practical commercial calendar framed by a new institute.
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Chicago
Paya
Institut
Uon Calendar Proposes 12 Months of 28 Days Each
A new calendar system suggests every year contains 12 months of 28 days and a 29th day in common years, with a leap year having 0 extra days. This makes dates align yearly with January 1 on Monday and the 5th, 16th, and 22nd recurring. Critics note a 10th week complication where the 23rd day must gain a new name.
Surprise at Schoolyard Gift Bidder
A young schoolteacher returns from class with flowers from her pupils when an elderly Italian street performer with a worn dy-gurdy begs nearby. She pays no attention, but the persistent vendor repeats phrases and bows, while bystanders laugh at the awkward scene as he calls again and again for money.
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Jer Bionde
Thalian
Niea Hidal
Jake
Royal Burial Plates and Notable Interments
Royal family members who died this century rest in Windsor. Six exceptions include the Duke of Sussex and Princess Sophia buried at Kendal Green. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge lie at Kew. Prince Alexander of Wales is buried at Sandringham. Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse is in her husband’s family vault near Darmstadt.
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Wales
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Alice of Hesse
Darmstadt
Miracle visitor claims 119 years in Detroit Journal
A visitor boasts a century plus one of age, declaring sharp sight and firm step while praising health foods and smoking. The editor mocks the claim, insisting that the era of miracles is past and doubt rises about the extraordinary tale.
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Detroit
Val
Phen
Minicles
New York Weekly Screenings and a Harsh Chorus
A fragment from New York Weekly depicts a harsh critique of a singer named Mother Misa Catehem. The narrator notes her lovely voice yet mocks her performance before Mr. Richfellow. The daughter points to a mirror and implies Richfellow’s gaze highlights a demeaning comparison.
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New York Weekly
Misa Catehem
Mr. Richfellow
Three Great Frats Humorously Recalled in Sunday Lesson
A Sunday school teacher asks boys to name the three great feasts of the Jews. A boy replies confidently, Breakfast, dinner and supper, in a humorous and unconscious moment reflecting child logic.
Stealing Diamonds From Mines Alleged by Native Miners
Native miners allegedly steal about $1,000,000 in diamonds yearly from guarded diamond mines by swallowing stones hiding them in ears or secretly concealing them in flesh. Officials report systematic smuggling despite security measures.
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