Child Theatrics and Costumes Draw Stage Debate
A veteran costumer cites that bright costumes aid young performers in pantomime and private theatre. He notes girls favor sparkling gowns while boys prefer soldier or sailor outfits, and discusses optimal ages for learning lines and stage presence. He recalls a remarkable eight year old who memorized 300 lines for The Tempest and the general progression of children toward professional acting.
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Mindossiph W. Horner
Tai
Lve Leen
Mr. Orner
Yetra
Wive
Pitts
Eva
German Officer Fumbles Drill as Stray Command Sparks Chaos
An obscure wartime excerpt describes a German officer mis commanding a drill, causing a novice to fire and injure a comrade in a chaotic scene. The report notes a shouted exclamation and confusion among the recruits.
Esquimaux Chiefs and Wives Tale From a Whaling Voyage
San Francisco Examiner recounts an incident with Dom Koch and Tomy or Naghsook, Esquimaux sailors from the whaler Reindeer. From Siberian Arctic homes, they describe polygamy, homesickness, and plans to visit warmer California. Local observer J C Greene notes the tribes’ language diversity and superstition.
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Tommy
Naghsook
Esquimaux
Siberian
Arctic Circle
Tomy
Vommy
Gon Kooh
Ife
California
J. C. Greene
Uelring
Siberia
Dom
St. Michael's
Howler
San Francisco Examiner
Beazil's Diamond Mines See Doubtful Decline Debunked
A traveler from Brazil’s diamond districts calls reports of mining exhaustion pure fabrication. He says he could use 1,000,000 in uncut stones in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow if he had a million dollars. The piece notes U S costs on the war of 181 even at this rate date.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
New York Mail and Express
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