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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1886
Page
3
A meditation on theatre's mission to entertain and purify the mind. Herman Merivale notes drama as life’s short escape. Charles Mathews’ artistry is praised for natural ease and flexible transformation, contrasting with later stages and urging restraint from deliberate artificiality.
A Persian theater night in Teheran featured a real live actress, wife of a German cloak-maker, who knew no Persian yet performed a Persian piece by a Persian author. The show drew 100 pounds in receipts but cost 280 pounds, with a French bandmaster out of pocket. locals later questioned the charity's funds. Nat Goodwin reports on Berlin and Rhine travel during 19th century entertainment in Europe.
The piece reports a chorus girl from the Evangeline Company near death at the Revere with dressing-room whispers of superstition among Hooley's ballet staff. It notes the belief that a false death report brings life, and includes brief theatre gossip about Ross CoGuian onion culture, Mrs. Lanerry’s long walks, Cor McCavitt securing operas, and BEN Macister’s stance on Sunday performances and the May Blossom schedule.
A long reminiscence visits Bunhill Fields in London highlighting John Bunyan’s grave and a 1862 monument, then shifts to Mexican scorpions, their venom, and cures, followed by a discussion of double battle names in the Civil War and the role of noncombatants in war songs.
A California Architect tribute recalls Benjamin Cummings born 1772 died 1843 as the inventor of circular saws and a pioneer from Richmond Michigan. The piece credits him with Erie Canal rock digging and early railroad work, plus a war of 1812 record and historic civic projects.
In a Boston Record quip, a high school girl writes on Estheticism with no knowledge of the topic. The line “Having nothing what ever to say on the subject I now proceed to say it” mocks essay pretension.
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