The Theatrical World Heads to Summer Havens
The reader learns of actors from Mitchell Capital and New York World reports plotting summer stays from London to Newport. Names include Nat Goodwin Edwin Booth and Lester Wallack with others like Marie Jansen and Robson. The piece notes retreats at Long Branch Nyack Cohasset and Manchester-by-the-Sea as stars seek rest and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Paris
Union Square
Nat Goodwin
Irving
Isjit
Dixey
Goodwin
Whiffen
Pitts Green
Perugini
McCaull
Cottrelly
Marie Jansen
Robert Mantell
Scotland
Ave
Daly Company
Lewis Baker
Long Branch
Wendersons
Mrs. Chanfran
Albaughs
Maggie Mitchell Paddock
Ellsters
Oliver Doud Byron
Estelle Clayton
Kene
Maeders and Far
John
J. H. Ryley
Madeleine Trucette
Daly
Agnes Booth
Boston
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Caroline Hill
Herbert Kelcey
John Gilbert
Manchester
Hart Conway
Alice Brooks
Montclair
Robert Downing
Washington
United
Ponisi
Conn
Lester Wallack
Stamford
Weathersby
High Bridge
Losses from Fires in Theaters Across Centuries
A Paris Statistical Society report by Dr Choquet tallies theater fires since 1750, with 632 total losses and 6,578 deaths over 135 years, noting dramatic incidents in Vienna 1881 and Canton 1845. The piece also covers Mary Anderson, Bernhardt in Rio, and stage updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Statistical Society
Choquet
Detroit
Madrid
Orleans
Capo d'Istria
St. Petersburg
Canton
Vienna
Ring
Nice
Philadelphia Insurance Intelligencer
The Fair Sex and a Lawyer in Love
A satirical humorous piece on women pursuing law and wit themed around Cousin Lillian who aims for a legal career. It weaves verses about scholarly ambition, courtroom dreams, and playful quips on Byron Kent and a fashionable legal life. Includes quips about Mrs Shuttlebottom and a Navy secretary joke.
Stage Mischief and Paris Opera Salaries Revealed
A Chicago News piece recalls a rambunctious stage moment where an actor startled a crowd with a Hamlet line and a Richard III blend. It contrasts with Paris Opera pay scales, listing 1,027 dancers plus workshop staff and salaries from 40 cents per performance to 6,000 dollars yearly, with the government covering about 900000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps de Ballet
Paris Opera
Hairdresser letter notes Mexican fashion on hair
A American letter on the hairdresser mocks Mexican women for neglecting hair care. It describes foreheads shaved into a dog fashion, poufs, and egg sized diamonds, claiming hair is the principal ornament. It also notes head coverings in church, midday hair arrangements for drives, and early evening house closures to avoid burghiugs.
The Dance and Its Critics Across The Press
A collection of essays and anecdotes critiques modern dance and flirtation trends. It includes hostility to what is called the Boston dance and waltz culture, plus a humorous tale of a wife sewing buttons on a sleepy husband’s garments, praising domestic virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
Detroit Free Press
American Daughters Stir Paris Society in The Figaro
The Figaro lauds American women in Paris describing their charm and social impact. It notes their poised manners, freedom, and easy greetings that captivate Parisian youths and spark lively salon conversation.
Women in telegraphy and a curious salary scam tale
The piece notes women as adept telegraph operators from Harlem to the Battery with a confident, brisk tone. It then recounts a shipping clerk salary prank where a man proposes a 1 cent starting wage with doubles, ends up stealing an astonishing three year total, and triggers a dramatic payout to avoid legal exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Battery
New York
Dyspepsia prevention through mindful eating and chewing
The article cites digestion laws as reliable as gravity, urging thorough chewing and saliva mixing to improve nutrient extraction. It warns against drinking during meals, promotes moist foods, and notes starch digestion begins in the mouth, while dyspepsia is fatigue of digestive organs from overwork. It includes two cautionary stories on personal safety aboard transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanaford
Portrait of Lincoln Statues and Emancipation Display
Reading through Washington we see statues of Lincoln and portraits by Frank B. Carpenter. The Emancipation bronze in Lincoln Square shows Lincoln with a slave at his feet, weighing 3,000 pounds and 12 feet high. Pendleton, the White House veteran, preserves Lincoln’s hair, coat sleeve, and a can of memories from the shooting night. A broad panorama ties to natural gas fears and world-end musings, with scattered notes on gas wells and distant dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henk
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Tom Keene
Fred Warde
Wilson Barrett
Charles Pope
Robert L. Downing
Louis James
Fr. Kk. Collier
Frank Bangs
Robert E. Mantell
Joseph Haworth
Sarah Bernhardt
Rio Janeiro
Don Pedro
Gazelle
Edwin Goorn
Mr. Dowd
Booth
Stockholm
Tiadbost
Theater Royal
William Tell
Mme. Nilsson
Brahma
Paris Eden Theater
M. Monti
Monti
Basta
Bralina
Jones
Mrs. Jones
Fontevrault
Imak
Belgium
Waterloo
St. Catherine
Washington
Carp
Lina
Mirble
Ree Fisher Ames
City City Hall
Lin Hall
Tefresen
Nini
Frank B. Carpenter
Ehatematos
Nene
Duartyyre
Drewitt
Capitol
Jefferson
Lincoln Square
Tan Tifnl Park
Abraham Lincoln
Thys
Lincoln
Monumont
United States
Petersen
Wis
Peterson
Messoneor Arts White House
Pen Leen
Tal Li Coln
Paya
Pendle
Tid
Wesylvania
Pensilvania
Ohio
New Mexe
California
Europe
Pennsylvania
Missouri Valley
Alaska
Ferrings Sirberia
Russia
Germany
England
Charleston News and Couriery Lovals
Asia
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Mitchell Capital
Mitchell, Dak
Miss Mary
Mary Anderson
Juliet
Maury
Vpall Mall Gazette
Sanan Bernuany
South America
RonLane Reed
Dalais
Reed
Sencritas
Far West
Lillian
Walt
el Dorado
China
Noah
Hugh
Kent
Byron
Elysian
Samuel Minturn Peek
Dick Thompson
Indiana
Navy
Somene
Hamlet
Chicago
George C. Min
Chicago News
Senoritan
The
Kar Southbeat
New York Telegraph
the Figaro
Jonathan
John Smith
Vanderbilt
Smith
Courier Journal
Cor
San Francisco Chronicle
National Baptist
New York Home Journal
Switzerland
Netherlands
Spain
Portugal
Austria
Italy
France
British Islands
Denmark
Oly
Naturae Gas
Succes
Lynn Union
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