The Theatrical World of 19th Century Stagecraft
A column recalls early American theater life with Booths, child performers, and stage tales. It describes Miss Roberg in Boccaccio, child actors and reform, and an amusing Richmond Virginia anecdote about John McCullough and a Broadway audience prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of
Gerry
Bijou
Voegtlin
McCullough
Richmond
Virginia
Lyons
Claude Melnotte
Lake
Como
Bulwer
Prithee
The Dragon Fly Grub Tale and Faith in Death
A narrative about a pond grub who questions life beyond the world, the frog's guidance, and a chrysalis into a dragonfly. Aligned with a moral on life, death, and reunion, the tale contrasts belief with curiosity and ends with hopeful, nature‑grown insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Grub
Froggy
Notable Ages and Earnings of Local Entertainer
J KX Extrnet marked forty four years, Lawrence Barrett reaches forty seven, Nat Goopwss turns thirty at his next birthday. Barrett’s season earnings average over one thousand dollars per performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Thomas Meehan
Muir
Meehan
J. KX. Extrnet
Nat Goopwss
Lawrence Barrett
The Cigarette Incident and Public Smoking Attitudes
In a Pennsylvanian railcar smoking compartment a dispute over a cheap cigarette disrupts four cigar smokers with one youth proffering the cigarette and an elderly man abandoning his cigar. Other passages note changing norms as cigarette use provokes protests in cafes and theatres, and readers reflect on nicotene tolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
Sleeper Clarke
Stuart Theodore Hamilton
Cted
William Duff
Baltimore News
Pennsylvania
Ever Mans
Joseph Howard, Jr
Mr. Howard
Charles A. Byrne
M. B. Curtis
Sam's of
Posen
Mr. Byrne
Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Brooklyn Eagle
Reminiscences of Public Men and Notable Scandals
A collage of political anecdotes and episodes from 19th century U S history. Blaine’s 1876 Cincinnati nomination defeat framed by a gas shortage hoax. Gardiner fraud case ending in forced suicide. Lincoln’s humane act of redirecting a sick porter’s pay. and 1857 House printer election intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Cincinnati
Exposition
Lew Weir
Adams Express Company
Weir
Favorite
Hayes
White House
Gardiner
Washington
Fillmore and Pierce
Board of Commissioners
Mexico
New York
Europe
Lincoln
United States
Treasury Department
Moth
Rush
House
Cornelius Wendell
Albany
Mix
Banks
Steadman
Ohio
Wendell
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Haya Izh
Tess Deri
Lin
Aily
Uth
Thell Capital
GreHeSt, Pax
Foorh
St. Louis
Singer’s Anatomy
Ee Booth
Ter Phil Rossiter
Owever
West
Illinois
Kernells
Counselor Hool- Bat
Annie Ors
Ddy Kelley
Finotel
Anan
Twe Ers
Hiladelphia
Post-Dispatch
Carsal
Francesca Roberg
Grand Opera House
Roberg
Raberg
Thompson
Geistinger
John McCullough
the Unbeliever
Presbyterian
Presbyterians of Scotland
United Presbyterians
Free Church
Sons of
Vick’s
Sally
San Francisco Chronicle
Newton
Yacob Strauss
Charles F. Adams
Catham Street
New York Sun
J. Milne
Mitchell Bruce
Materia Medica
K. Wheatley
Harper's Magazine
Cotunthy Parson
Foetor
Yorkshire
Raleigh
Ben. Perley Poon
Houston Callen
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