The Grand Opera House Tale of Lila the Rising Actress
A humorous tale of Lila daughter of the Egg and Poultry King who pursues stage Stardom from a local Grand Opera House production. Her family, critics, and a chorus of fringe players chase fame amid episodes of vanity, ambition, and harsh theatrical reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Lila
Egg and Poultry King
Southland
Maxine
Vocahontas Bridge Whist and Pleasure Club
Ibsen
Sara Bernhardt
Julia Marlowe
C. F
Maude Adams
Lady Macbeth
Margaret Angelin
Honda
Broadway
Pit
Dome
Generosity and wit collide in lighthearted exchanges
A mother nudges her son to share a prized wagon with Melville who has no papa, prompting the boy’s witty reply. A gentler exchange about a new hat ends with blunt honesty from George. A quip on drunken sight and the limits of wishful thinking closes the reading.
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Melville
Papa
George
Ladies’ Home Journal
Advertising sage at Delmonico's touts truth in ads
Irving Fletcher, famed ad expert, tells diners at Delmonico's that a good advertisement never lies and must persuade the audience with strong points. He cites a teasing exchange between Young Jones and a suitor as a critique of devotion and misdirection.
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Irving Fletcher
Delmonico’s
New York
Hfe
Jones
Lakewood
Mr. Jones
Mr. Brown
Young Jones
Parson Barleycorns Sunday Brew Crew Protest
An elderly brewer Mr Barleycorn brings his workmen to church in their best smocks and top hats for Sunday services. The parson complains that the workers snore and drowns out his sermon, prompting a lighthearted clash over church attendance.
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Mr. Barleycorn
Mr. B
Old Squire Grampus-Bill Bigsnort’s Training Record
The piece notes Bill Bigsnort's strong training count and growing attention in congress. It praises his discipline and effort, mentioning Farmer Stringem-Yeou and Pettus' store as notable locations for local legislators over the past twenty years. A separate item describes Clarence and Gladys in a Life magazine style dialogue about a kiss shocking his father, who is an electrician.
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Squire Grampus
Bill Bigsnort
Bill
Farmer
Pettus
Yeou
No 6-cent Cigars Here Says Local Drugstore
A man asks for six cent cigars and the druggist replies they are out but offers a ten cent cigar instead. The exchange highlights a humorous price substitution at a neighborhood shop.
Correct Attire for a Fishing Party Swallow-tale
A witty exchange on proper dress for a fishing party paired with a social observation about a girl's ambition to wed. The quip suggests a light tone while the second line notes a woman may work hard for a husband yet not perform household chores for support.
A Rare Man Hamby and the Hillbilly on a Fishing Outing
The Kansas City Star recounts how William H. Hamby, a celebrated short story writer, forms a bond with a park hillbilly during a Ozarks fishing trip. The man notices Hamby’s restraint and curiosity about his companion, remarking that Hamby has not taken a drink or a smoke and has not sworn all day, calling him the queerest man he has seen.
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William H. Hamby
Ozarks
Mr. Hamby
Billy
Kansas City Star
Motorcycles to Replace Horses in British Mail Service
A humorous remark notes the likely shift from horse to motorcycle delivery as Britain moves toward motorized post transport. The armchair observer jokes about a new Society for the Promotion of Higher Barometric Conditions amid rainy weather.
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Lkely
Contrasting Tempered Boss Roast and Widow’s Plots
A sharp morning rebuke from a boss frames a harsh workday. A spinster speaks of a widow who has married three times and seeks a fourth, suggesting limited generosity should start at home.
Skimpy. A Fifth Avenue handbag tale and a poet’s misprint
An American Magazine piece recounts a jewelry store clerk showing a platinum handbag with one side diamond covered for $9,000. A weary buyer fixes the flaw at extra cost. A poet laments a misprint altering his life’s opening lines to My son my pig my counterpart.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
National Monthly
In Doubt Is He Practicing Law at the Bar
A conversation questions whether a young softer is indeed studying law. The speaker notes a man who can smile despite illness is a winner. The article cites that almost forty thousand electric vehicles exist in the country.
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Hippodrome
Willie Winter
Theater
Sheriif
Edwin Booth
Zika
Ophelia
Shakespeare
Mary Anderson
Bo Lila
Ellen Terry
Ware House
Section
Chicago
Good Hotels
Llombard Fith Ave
Quincy St
Jackson Boulevard
Banking and
Basier
Union
Northwestern Salle
Grand Central
C. Couise
Booman & Rosenaert Press Co
West Water St
Syracuse
N. Y
Ave
Brooklyn
B. C
Srroub
Brown
Clarence
Jack
Gladys
M‘neill
Libby
Lille Tl
Itera Bi
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