Absent Minded Actor and Stage Notes From London Theaters
The piece recounts a London theater anecdote where Miss Anderson saved her first London performance by a sharp audience prompt. It contrasts her initial suppressed style with a revival of declamatory action. The article adds lines from Mrs Kendall on performing for a single audience member and Modjeska’s affecting artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Anderson
London
Parthenia
Mary
Modjeska
Theatre gossip and actor anecdotes from the era
Lawrence Barrett comments on the stage and talent while Maurice Barrymore and others are discussed in anecdotes from the San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago News. The piece recounts barbs about modern actors, a backstage telegrams tale, Warde at Virginius, Robson and Crane at church, and assorted reminiscences of actors and performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robson and
Crane
Lawrence Barrett
Maurice Barrymore
Madjeski
San Francisco Chronicle
the Baldwin
New York
Chicago
Hayman
Denver
San Francisco
Tam
Barrymore
Frederick Warde
Pennsylvania
Eugene Field
Chicago News
Knights of Pythias
Pittsburgh
John McCullough
Virginius
Mr. Warde
Icilius
William A. McConnell
Curtain Mishap Delays Wardrobe Mix Up During Show
Barry dramatically halts the scene shouting Hold on as the curtain stays up for eight minutes. He recovers quickly, insisting he forgot his wardrobe but proceeding with the performance despite the stumble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrymore
Robin's Return and Fairy Tales for a Children's Benefit
A children's fundraising program features Robin's Return a Japanese Fairy Tale and a Leaf from Baby's Diary with verses about birds and nature. The page also presents a cautionary tale of a poor stonecutter and a park maples and larch, plus a child’s diary fragment describing a table mishap and a frantic nursemaid scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin
Baby
Names and Fate of Thirty Nine Girls
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution argues against changing young girls to formal names. It predicts dire fates for thirty nine girls in ten years, with marriages, widowhood, and death, then mocks editors for classifying girls by baby names while praising affection in pet names like Bessie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
California
Ohio
Virginia
China
Mexico
Atlanta Constitution
Elizabeth
Madenhood
Bessie
A Moose Chase and a Maine Hunter's Narrow Escape
A famous Maine hunter recalls a dramatic moose hunt with a companion. After a long pursuit across snow and ice, the cow moose leads the hunter into a risky chase, the rifle misfiring, and a brutal escape through icy beds. The pair finally kill the moose five minutes later, with the foreleg broken by a dogged shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Moore
Maine
Lewiston
Flinders
Hold Up Your Heads Girls voice and manners in society
The article discusses the value of a pleasant voice and refined speech in women, citing Miss Mulock and Shakespeare. It warns against loud public talk, praises medium pitch and tone, and critiques slang. It also touches on arsenic poison myths and a bank teller anecdote, illustrating caution in public behavior and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
Niagara Falls
Night of Lions Amid Encampment and Thunderous Roar
A travel narrative describes a night encampment disrupted by a lion attack. Lions hunt in family groups led by an old male, causing panic among bullocks and travelers as gunfire and cries fail to calm the animals. The scene emphasizes the lions’ immense voice and the ensuing chaos among the wagon and cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minia
William
Popular Science Monthly
Martha the Scotswoman in Portland Tales
A Detroit Free Press anecdote portrays Martha, a devout Scotch domestic in Portland, Oregon. She is described as honest, industrious, and pious though often incoherent, debating religion with Mrs. Scott and Aunt Phoebe while commenting on daily tasks and eternal fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Mrs. Scott
Martha
Mia
Marth
Phoebe
Phabe
Detroit Free Press
Buddhist views on beginning, Nirvana, and rebirth in The Quiner
The Quiner outlines Buddhist concepts of creation, impermanence, and salvation. It describes Nirvana as ultimate perfection or salvation, contrasts it with absorption by God in theistic views, discusses transmigration of life rather than a soul, and notes Buddhism’s stance on life’s progression toward wisdom and eventual annihilation or ascent. It also questions whether Buddhism acknowledges a god and frames perfection as a vanishing point in the human journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gautam
God
A Good Book Keeper Joke
A comedic exchange about a book keeper, with an anecdote that Jones cannot tell an inventory from a roller. Pegg recalls loaning half a library to Jones who has not returned them, suggesting he is not a reliable keeper. The text also includes a joke about the funny bone from a Detroit Free Press page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Young Jones
Fage
Pegg
Detroit
Tess
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Mitc
Mitchell
Hell Capital
Dakota
Louisville Times
Booth
England
Hamlet
Benedict
Jacques
Jago
McConnell
Robson and Crane
Robson
Cohasset
Brothers Robson
Sister Jones
Mr. Robson
Tye
Mr. Crane
Graece
Boston Ierald
Atage
I. F. Mackey
Tus
Sel Smith Hassell
Maur
Laura
Lippincott
Charlotte Cushman
Boston
Ansie PoXtey
Deacos
Mopanskia
Jomes EL Mernoon
Milwaukee
Lincoln
Mundech
Martt Corenter
Robins
Robin Rover
Edith M. Thomas
St. Nicholas
Fairy Tate
Jareh
Larch
Jarch
Momma
Lowell
Sia Inches
Lich Foods
Good Housekeeping
New Jersey
Pottersville
Dutch Reformed Church
Halu
Bunsen
Prof. Oswalt
Teller
the Depot
Kip Smith
Mens Howe
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