Ninety Years and Two-and-Thirty Teeth in Gillenormand Legend
The narrative recalls M. Gillenormand, a venerable bourgeois of the eighteenth century who, at about ninety years old in 1851, remained upright, sharp, and social with all his vigor. He still possessed his full two and thirty teeth, reading through spectacles, an emblem of a bygone era and a man once similar to many yet now unlike anyone.
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France
Europe
Tivoli
M. Gillenormand
Portrait of M Gillenormand A Wealthy Jealous Sinner
The aging lounger M Gillenormand lives lavishly with a vast income of about fifteen thousand francs, dreaming of an enormous inheritance to fund mistresses. He is volatile, easily angered, and spends lavishly on a palace life, guarded by a stern aunt and a staff that tolerates his antics.
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M. de Voltaire
M. Gillenorman
Aid
Fiea
Europe
Asia
Africa
Master Dwelling in Marais Estate Revealed in Old Census
The narrative describes a Paris residence in the Marais near Calvaire with a grand first floor suite. The house, once owned by a man named in the fragment, featured Goblin and Beauvais tapestry scenes, a Coromandel lacquer bed screen, and lavish window curtains. The garden lay directly beneath the windows, with the building later demolished and rebuilt amid street-number changes.
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Marais
Aute Des Filles Des Calvaire
Paris
Beauvais
Chapter Uhl Luke Esprit at the Opera and Names in Power
The text recounts Luke Esprit at sixteen being examined by celebrated sopranos at the opera, his retreat toward a dancer Naheury, and memories of Guimardini Guimardinette. He recalls attire like a Nain Londeur jacket, la Levantine Turk dress, and Madame Boufflers calling him a charming madcap. He mocks politicians and journals with coarse, unguarded language.
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Luke Esprit
Guimard-Guimardini- Guimardinette
Longchamps
Levant
Casimir Perrier
M. Gillenormand
Remark on Lue Esprit and a Grandfather’s Prediction
In a calm reflective tone, the narrator notes the artistry of phrasing and the era of prose crudities. The passage mentions a grandfather who predicted genius and bestowed the names Lue Esprit, signaling a notable lineage and artistic promise.
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Lue Esprit
Centenarian Aspirations in Chapter IV
Fragment from a narrative describing M. Gillenormand's memories of the Bourbon era, his admiration for the Duc de Nevers, and his fear of the Republic. He recalls the coronation, the elixir tale, and vows about living to a hundred, with a tease that the tale continues.
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M. Gillenormand
Catherine TV
Poland
R Bestucheff
Bestucheff
Gen. Lamotte
Louis
Vennes
Louis MI Sen
Republic
Park Theater Actress Miss Niblo Heroic Elevator Rescue
Park Theater star Mise uba Nible plays Jane Eyre and saved a boy from a shaft fall in a Chicago hotel corridor. The quick action halted the boy at risk and drew cheers as onlookers praised her presence of mind before the mother arrived.
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Miss Niblo
Jim
Empire Theatre Opens Season With Ducklings Comedeway
The Empire theatre opened its 2006-19 season with The Ducklings Comedeway by Heuck & Fornessy. The 49 performers, led by Lone Dacre and George C Clark, drew a packed house amid new scenery costumes and songs.
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Toon Plage
the Ducklings
Commeaway
Heuck & Fornessy
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Empire
Lone Dacre
George C. Clark
Colton
Dar- Ton
Hallman
McKinnon
Tiner Downey
Six Bergs
Wonderland Bears Bathed Daily Amid Summer Heat
Spectators marvel at Spellman bears staying cool and comfortable in warm weather. The troupe waters them daily, with two colored boys assisting, two white men in charge of the commissary, and Miss Millie Spellman supervising. Little Midnight enjoys a soapless splash as Wonderland prepares a three act vaudeville with the Carson Sextette and a new stage setup.
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Spellman
Wonderland
Millie Spellman
Little Midnight
Cora Youngblood Carson
The Evolution of the American Girl at the Grand
A quirky display features two directoire gowns from The Evolution of the American Girl with an Indian princess in a sheath gown and a modernizing twentieth century version. The Grand also highlights Sig Marone the harpist and J Walter Wilson the basso at English's opera house with ongoing weekly changes and foreign or water-scene films.
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Directoire
English
Sig. Marone
J. Walter Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Deen
Overpeck
Gayety Theater Dedicates Afternoon Program Feature
The Gayety changed its program this afternoon at 1 o clock with The Outlaw from Talk-A Graph company as the feature. The nine-film bill includes a thrilling picture with metatrauma lines and eight other moving pictures with effects beyond voice. Singers perform new songs and the family theater emphasizes women and children in large audiences.
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Gayety
Military band to play Friday at German House
Friday evening the Indianapolis Military band will perform at the German House. The program includes a march and a piece titled New Thoughts perhaps misread as New Thoughts.
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Indianapolis
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