Call of the stage draws actresses back to vaudeville
The piece surveys starlets and critics across New York society and the theater world as it weighs why prominent actresses like Minnie Seligman May Irwin and Rose Stahl return to the stage. It cites personal histories, public adulation, and the lure of applause as the defining force behind comebacks and retirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James H. Delaney
Chicago
Goldie Mohr
Alan W. Wood
Pittsburg
May Irwin
Minnie Seligman
Wall Street
Hope Booth
Rennold Wolf
Maude Adams
Adirondack
Ethel Barrymore
Metropolitan Opera House
London
Cupid
Sunday World
William Harcourt
Brooklyn
Henry Miller
Agnes Huntington
Fifth Avenue
Agnes Ethel
Mary Anderson
Julia Arthur
Rose Stahl
Patricia O’brien
Dan Mallory
Channing Pollock
America
All fond of shopping and the allure of discovery
The essay discusses shopping as a civilized pleasure satisfying instinctive desires like acquisition and beauty while noting the joy of viewing what is unattainable. It contrasts shopping with art and parks, and cites Luther Burbank's plant breeding as reshaping ideas in science and economics through widely discussed achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Luther Burbank
Mr. Burbank
von Schulze-Gardnerwitz
University of Freiburg
Mr. Burvank
Grenfell Made Companion of Royal Order by King
Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell the medical missionary who founded the Labrador Deep Sea Mission is created a companion of the Order of St Michael and St George by King Edward.
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Wilfred T. Grenfell
Labrador Deep Sea
Grace Brown Letters in Gillette Case Revealed
Grace Brown letters read at the Chester Gillette trial astonish readers with their simple, tortured voice. The documents, preserved by Gillette, form a remarkable and unprecedented testimony in a famous American murder case.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Grace Brown
Chester Gillette
Gillette
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN crazy. Be a good kid and God bless you
A brief personal note signed The Kid expresses affection and sorrow. The writer says be a good kid and God bless you, adding a postscript that they are crying.
There Isn’t a Girl in the World as Miserable as I Am Tonight
A distraught mia writes from South Otselic in June 1906 to Chester expressing heartbreak over his alleged closeness with Grace Hill and plans to return to Cortland. She pleads for letters and visit, vows distress, and fears losing him, begging understanding and forgiveness for a regretted earlier note.
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South Otselic
Chester
Grace Hill
Miss Hill
Cortland
Mamma
Billy
Charles
Cincinnatus
Can't You Come To Me Chester
A heartfelt 1906 letter from South Otselic shows a daughter begging Chester to visit, confessing fatigue illness and worry over a trip to Hamilton, and hoping for forgiveness for a previous harsh letter while detailing family life and upcoming sewing.
My Little Sister Came Letter From June 23 1906
A heartfelt 1906 letter from a woman named Kid to Chester reveals family strain over finances and distant romance. She admits feeling blue and guilty, insists she is not to blame, and hopes for reconciliation despite a troubled mood. The tone is intimate and reflective.
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South Otselic
Chester
Mamma
Emergency Overcoat Deep Breathing Cools Cold Risk
A physician argues that in emergencies deep breathing can substitute for an overcoat to prevent chills. The patient recounts attempts at daily deep breathing and cold baths, with the doctor advising emergency use only and stressing regular exercise for long-term health.
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Sea View
Emer gency Preparedness Quote From Boston Globe
A brief excerpt notes that emergency measures can be valuable even in ordinary times. It quotes a Boston Globe line suggesting that in an emergency these approaches are worth trying, implying a cautious stance on readiness.
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Boston Globe
Attorney’s Flowery Plea Triggers Laugh In New York Case
In a New York proceedings before US Commissioner Shields a defense lawyer famed for ornate oratory pleaded about a tender relation between client and complainant. He invoked an Omar line about a dog a bone and a hank of hair and singing beside me in the wilderness, prompting his audience to laugh at the improvised reference.
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United States
Shields
New York
Omar
Jefferson Davis Statue Nears Unveiling in Richmond
A large bronze statue of Jefferson Davis is nearing completion in Providence Rhode Island and will be unveiled in Richmond Virginia on June 3 1907 during the United Confederate Veterans association annual reunion.
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Jefferson Davis
Providence
R. L
Richmond
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Faithfulness in the Performance of Duty Its Own Reward
An austere matron offers a tract titled Faithfulness in the Performance of Duty Its Own Reward. Ruffon Wratz declines but accepts to give it to his private secretary in a humorous Chicago Tribune exchange.
Dissatisfaction on fee trust prosecutions and ice law
The Washington Star editorializes that fee trust prosecutions fail to sway popular opinion. It argues that, soon, critics of ice scarcity will seek legal action to remove ice from sidewalks, illustrating public ire and shifting priorities.
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Washington Star
Doing His Share
A Washington Star quip notes a sincere man asking about helping others without reward. A crusty citizen replies that he has long made directors happy and prosperous by paying life insurance premiums.
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Washington Star
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Case of
Joe Weber
Kid
P. S
Maude
Lehigh
Hamilton
Papa
Deruyter
O. K
Grace(‘Biny’) Brown
Wayfarers
Madeline Bridges
Columbus
Ohio Pointe
J. M. Fisher
Columbus, Co
Mac
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chattanooga
J. A. Williamson
Toledo
Ohio
D. G. Edwards, TM
H. & D. Railway
Defiance Cooes
Ar Deshier
Leipsie
Ottawa
Columbus Grove
Sidney
North Bound
Hamilton Tees
Dayton
Leipsic
Dellanes
D. G. Edwards
Iger Tr
Bill Heads
Alf
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