Prominent Actors and Amateurs Weigh Stage Fortunes
Current gossip surveys the high costs for debuts in first class plays with estimates from two to three thousand dollars. It notes wealthy actresses like Margie Mitchell Lotta and Joseph Jefferson as multimillionaire earners, plus New York and San Francisco claims about Arthur Sullivan’s marriage prospects.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan
Homer
Boston
Geraldine Yums-Yum Almar
Lady Sullivan
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Louisville
New York
New York Tribune
England
Margie Mitchell
Long Branch
Jersey
Charlotte Crabtree
Lotta
California
Joseph Jefferson
Jefferson
Royal Mischief and Lions in Odd Encounters
The narrative recalls a royal breakfast where Madame Rudersdorff joked about etiquette with the Crown Prince during a nursery scene. It also recounts Edwin Forrest’s frightful night with lion tamer Driesbach, ending in a champagne supper after a tense escape.
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Rudersdorff
Imperial
Germany
Russia
Handel
Madame
Kry
Edwin Porrest
Forrest
Mr. Forrest
Fittsburgh
Spotlight on Mary Anderson Wealth in Modern Stage
The article contrasts past and present fortunes for actors noting three to four top earners on the American stage. It highlights Mary Anderson, claiming she could make and retain about $150,000 in an eight month season, a sum Wall Street financiers would envy, and mentions her growing net worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anderson
Wall Street
Savannah News
Women on Stage in Early Modern Europe and England
Notes and Queries surveys the rise of actresses from the Restoration onward, tracing Pepys on seeing a female performer, Italian and Portuguese precedents, royal masques, and Gil Vicente. It contrasts 1602 public acceptance with 1620 Parisian prohibitions to show shifting attitudes toward women on stage.
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Pepys
Charles IT
Tom Coryat
Lee
Venice
John Clamberlain
Dudley Carleton
Chamberlain
Engand
Mr. Lee
Henry VII
Hall
England
Edward III
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Gil Vicente
Lope de Vera
Sharspesare
Emmanuel
John III
Paula
Erasmus
Paris Buyer Flips Stradivarius For Big Profit
A Parisian purchased a Stradivarius violin at auction for 36 dollars and resold it a week later for 8500 dollars. The item later figures in a gossip round about performers and wealth, mentioning Putti Gerster and Scalchi, and a tale of the Count of Monte Cristo’s wealthy avenger as retold by James O Nrian. Also notes Lawnenck Barnett’s daughters and AvrElaiDe Ortenen’s London earnings and animal imitations.
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Marieson
Avrelaide Ortenen
London
Winter Sports in Canada and a Gentle Communion Tale
A reflective piece blends a heartwarming encounter on a church stair with moral guidance about talking back. It then shifts to Canada’s winter life, praising tobogganing as the national sport, detailing gear, methods, and festive scenes among children and communities.
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Ivy Green
Canada
Armen
Jack Frost
Ivy Green The Thorn In The Flesh Of The Family
An affectionate portrait of Ivy Green an only child whose cheerful image hid a stubborn habit of saying didn't think which spoiled family happiness at times and caused friction in daily life.
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Ivy Green
Ivy learns responsibility through accidents and care
Ivy frets over forgotten tasks as a series of mishaps unfold. She neglects turning off water, causes a croup scare, ruins a room, and watches her mother's headache worsen, yet resolves to mend her thoughtlessness with patient effort and small acts of nursing.
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Ivy
Mamma
Katy
Tolls
Reminiscences of Public Men and Deadwood Stage Life
The article recalls Civil War era reflections on Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and Johnson era politics, noting public receptions at the White House and cabinet, then shifts to a vivid portrait of Deadwood Dakota and the stages between Buffalo Gap and the town. It highlights stagecoach routines, drivers, and the thrill of frontier travel in spring and autumn.
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Washington Wm
Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Lincoln
War Department
Adjt
Thomas
Halleck
White House
Navy
Navy Department
Welles
Admiral Foote
Marine Band
New York Custom House
Johnson
Seward
Gen. Grant
Admiral Farragut
Bread and Butter Brigade
Standall
Wisconsin
Randall
James
George
Deadwood
Mississippi
Buffalo Gap
Rasselas
Caesar
Gaul
Dakota
Yellowstone Park
Detroit Free Press
Yachts Sail Faster In Print Than On Water
A Yonkers Statesman correspondent asks why yachts seem to speed in newspaper accounts faster than in real races. The answer is the extra puffing the boats receive in print, which enhances perceived performance.
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Yonkers Statesman
Star Gazers at Bar Harbor tale of a meteor sighting
An anecdote from Bar Harbor recounts Senator Harris of Tennessee and the Senate sergeant at arms sharing a lunch with a local host. A bright meteor arced across the sky inspiring silence before both men discussed the event the next morning. The piece ends with a joke about prayers and a Goethe quote on coquetry.
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Bar Harbor
Harris
Tennessee
United States Senate Committee On Rules
Senate
Bright
Rascal
Senator Harris
Witty snippets from old papers parade light humor
A collage of humorous observations and quick quips from various papers. Jests about billiards matrimony overcoats and a patent cold air crank echo period voice. Pieces mention Edgar Allan Poe styles and the famed mother in law seen as a minister and nurse.
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Bosty
Griggins
Chicago Ledger
Solomon
Merchant Trailer
Kansan Trave'er
Cincinnati
Norristown Herald
Law Students in Washington and Government Clerkships
A letter from the Atlanta Constitution argues that government clerkships lure graduates with salary and part-time study, but most learn more in a year in a lawyer's office than three in a department. It notes few leave the civil service to practice law and night schools serve clerks poorly for future success.
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Washington
Law and
Medical Colleges
Atlanta Constitution
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