The Outlogue of Mary and the London Stage Scene
Mitchell Capital traces a sprawling backstage gossip piece on Mary Anderson, Harris, and the London theater world. It notes 17th century drama milestones, Boucicault reopening the Princess, and Irving speaking at Oxford while detailing actors, venues, and risqué backstage anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop” Griffin
Mary Anderson
Guardian
Whitem
Mary
Brooklyn Inquirer
Harris
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Louisville
Lonisville
Uis
Providence
England
London
Duke of Bedford
Barker
Wallack
Star Theatre
London Dispatch
Oxford
Henry Irving
Edmund Kean
I World
Mr. Browning
The Merman's Song and Frankie’s Gentle Lesson
A child tale narrates Frankie’s struggle to clean toys, aided by Good Humor, Cheerfulness, and Work. The piece then describes sea creatures parenting their young, from catfish and sea horses to pipefishes and the lump fish or hen and chickens, noting protective adaptations and the lump fish’s shore-riding fins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merman
Good Humor
Frankie—Flies
Frankie
Rpont
Mima
Frank
Work
Curious Hussar Fish Nests Crabs in British Guiana Coasts
An English naturalist on the British Guiana coast observes the “hussar” fish forming nest chambers above water in crab holes. It excavates banks, deposits eggs in grass nests, and protects hatchlings, a nesting behavior likened to birds. Comparisons are drawn to cliff swallows and southern petrels. The account notes a South American dish called the aspredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Guiana
Vanderbilt Steamer Loaned Not Gift to Government
The Vanderbilt offer during the rebellion was a loan not a gift. After the war Congress voted thanks and a $25 medal to the owner, with the ship mustered into the navy instead of being returned. Commodore Vanderbilt resisted, declaring the vessel should be kept.
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Vanderbilt
Croffut
Navy
Congress
Congressional Committee
Legal Anecdotes, Witty Bench and Bar Tales Resurface
A collection of legal anecdotes and quips highlights lawyers outwitting clients and judges. It recalls a client who overreached at a dinner with a lawyer, chalk-lit will creation at a dying farmer’s bedside, and sharp courtroom one liners from judges and barristers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jefiries
Prince of Orange
Judee
Hisanaaaee
ADVANCED IN CHRISTIANITY AND CHINESE CONVERTS IN PORTLAND
A fragment discusses Chinese converts in Portland claiming Christian status to gain domestic work. It notes concerns of self serving conversion and mentions a cook advertisement. The text includes garbled dialogue and stray jokes about glasses and a thief exiting with stolen harnesses from a stable.
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Litas Fas
Portland
Oregon
Detroit
Architectural morals shaping town character and homes
A Building Society note argues architecture acts as a living sermon, teaching honesty and taste. It warns that uniform, expressionless houses erode public spirit, while well designed homes inspire cleanliness, cheer, and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fni
Montes
Court House
P. S. Babbitt
Ciety
Pyx and
Ag Simera
Nervous Moments Before a Congress Speech
The article details the pre speech jitters of new and veteran members of Congress. It notes varied rituals from standing positions to desk preparation and even silent cues. It cites specific members Morrison Randall Hewitt and others as examples of how speakers brace for the Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Morrison
Randall Alway
Hewitt
Venient
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the Daley
Charles T
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Prynne
Thomas Brande
Land
Canterbury
Shakespeare
Bernhardt and Coquelin
Wilson
Barrett
Fortescue
Irving
Robson
Crane
Rankin
Macbeth
San Francisco
Locke
Hkoucicault
Hin
Nat Goodwin
Cincinnati
Piqua
Nat
St. Louis Chronicle
Apa Renan
Avagustin DaLy
Dion Bovercaurr
Agnes Robertson
the Fen
Hentlia
Ani
King of the New
Matthew Arnold
Panama
Maine
Nicholas
Anthropological Society of
Havana
Signor
Juan de Armes
America
Christ
Tiberius Cisar
Constantinople
Innocent VIII
Our Lord
Asia
Africa
Tertullian
Jesus
Eusebius
Augustine
IV. H. Ingersoll
Harper's Magazine
Kansas
Thurly
Jolu
Jones
Tzard County
D Providence
Sarnger
Tve
Tam
New York Graphic
Miss Keene
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