The Drama and Theatrical Earthquake of 1828
A late 19th or early 20th century reminiscence recounts the 1828 English stage event The earthquake theatrical spectacle staged under Yates Mathews during the Dec 8 1828 period. It notes a sensational finale with water, combat imagery and a famous tragedienne Gentlemans er and a Parisian dinner anecdote highlighting theater’s social world with jobbers and the shift of plays outside New York toward the Theatre Francais.
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Stobbin
New York
Galto
Theatre Francais
Madison
Modjeska on Henry Irving and stage art
Modjeska laments the glare of public curiosity and praises Irving as a pioneer who raised the craft. Richard Mansfield notes the burden of performance and the respect owed to a man who transformed acting into a noble art and opened new paths for poetry and drama.
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Irving
Ages of actresses spark chatter among theatergoers
A long list of ages for noted actresses is cited from a recent account, with names like Davenport Lander and Lotta, noting that many stage stars pretend to be younger. It adds that active actresses often marry or style themselves as maidens for public appeal, and comments on marriages, heritages, and career notes.
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Modjeske
Europe
Davenport Lander
Agnes Robertson
Rose Eytinge
Lotta
Maggie Mitchell
Fanny Davenport
Ida Vernon
Clara Morris
Sara Jewett
Virginia Buchanga
Ada Rehan
Virginia Dreher
Edith Kingdon
Effie Elisler
Mary Anderson
Mario Wainwright
Catharine Lewis
Maud Granger
Ellen Terry
Maud Harrison
Sadie Martinez
Helen Dauvray
Rose Coghlan
Annie Russell
Ianny Davenport
Effie Ellsler
Marie Wainwright
Niccoxtni
Byxma Ansott
Australia
Andersown
Wilson Barrett
Magnolia Cemetery
Charleston
Axam Pixtey
Mliss
the Deacon
Ooil City
Philadelphia
Patti
Mme. Nilsson
Henry Irving
Rose Bulmer
Augustin Daly
Vienna
New Haven News
New Haven
Frep Warp
Roderigo
Crashee
Brooklyn Eagle
Pennsylvania
McKean
Venango
Butler
Armstrong
Washington Counties
Black Sea
Bradford
Edwin Arnold
Mahadeo
Gunpati
Kali
St. Matthew
St. Bridget
Lulu
South Africa
Secrets and shadowed Washington traitors amid Civil War intrigue
An 1863 Washington covert operation tracks leaks to rebels as the Secret Service tailed a secretary to a high official, watched a widow suspected of rebel sympathy, and pursued a counterfeiter via anonymous tips. The tale ends with arrests, confessions, and a bitter ruse that sent shock through officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Forts Delaware
Lafayette
Richmond
Lincoln
Bureau
Maryland Avenue
Tof
Baltimore
New York
Not exactly says farmer with cabbage patch
A city girl visiting a tobacco plantation asks about another field. The farmer replies with a grin that the distant patch is not tobacco but a cabbage garden.
Pretzel quips and billiard tales cross family notes
The excerpt recalls Carl Pretzel’s Weekly quips on simplicity and cleverness. It mentions George Stosson, whose father recalls his son in Ogdensburg New York beating men at billiards after being helped by a stacked table. A proverb on jealousy follows, noting it as offspring of love and the danger of strangling the parent before the child rests.
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Europe
Providence
Gerstacker
Arkansas
Prof
Oswald
Pretzel
Carl Pretzel
George Stosson
Dayton
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F Revel Capital
Dakota
Mademoiselle
Rachel
Mademoistle
Modjeska
Yan
Hope
Effie
Bunyan
Hell
Heaven
Hope Illustrated
Nero
Cicsars
Mary C. Miller
Conscientious
Savannah News
Ohio
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Col. McBride
L. F. Griffin
Journal of Chemical Industry
Moley
Airian
Traveler
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