Unfortunate Desdemona and Toole Posters in London Theatre
Henry Irving's anecdote recounts J L Toole’s poster prowess and misadventures with local printers. The piece notes Toole’s habit of leaving handbills in churches and courts and a funeral encounter where a doctor-act drew praise before revealing the Gaiety star Uncle Dick’s Darling. It also covers reactions to the American Opera Company and a disruption at the Academy of Music during The Taming of the Shrew.
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London Theatre Annual
Irving
Byron
Darling
Timety Theatre
J. S. Toole
Adelaide Neilson
Toole
Mr. Toole
Poole
Hud
Su Pplice Court
J. L. Toole
Uncle Dick
London
Richard
Thomas
American Opera Company
Academy of Musi
Othello at Vesth Ends With Desdemona's Sneeze
An awkward stage moment at the National Theater Vesth during Shakespeare's Othello featured Desdemona, ill with a cold, and an unexpected sneeze from her corpse as Othello expressed his feelings. Frau Markus reportedly received an unusually hearty ovation for her performance despite the mishap.
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National Theater
Vesth
Herr Szacsway
Frau Pulesky-Markus
Desdemona
Frau Markus
Othello
Chamber of Death
The Case for Stock Theatres and Artful Reform
The article argues for reviving stock companies as schools of acting and moral uplift, opposing flashy trends. It cites Madame Modjeska and Mrs. John McCullough, notes burial plans in Philadelphia, and humor about Gluck’s eccentric methods in composing.
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Comedie Francaise
Madame Modjeska
Annie Pixley Engaged by Tex Lillian Russell in New York
The item notes Annie Pixley is in progress through Tex Lillian Russell seeking a second engagement in New York. It references Mr Keene expecting to resume acting soon amid gossip.
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Mr. Keene
Annie Pixley
Tex Lillian Russell
New York
Reminiscences of Public Men and Indian Chamber of Bad Humor
A 19th century reminiscence recounts the New York anti draft riots of July 1863 and Lincoln’s unease, with tales of Phelp and Ward in Washington. It also explains the Hindoo Krod hagara or Chamber of Bad Humor used to rebalance temper in families.
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New York
Lincoln
Lee
Meade
Gettysburg
Pemberton
Grant
Mississippi
North
Franklin Phelp
Merry England
Washington
Phelp
Galveston
State Department
Department of State
War Department
Dix
Sam Ward
Gadsby
Ward
India
America
Toru
Ancient Receipt for Making the Thunder and Fat Cure
An excerpt reviews old dieting lore and medieval science. It cites M Germain Lee promoting fat reduction by diet, fluids, exercise, and baths, and rejects banting. It also recounts Albertus Magnus on making thunder using sulphur, willow carbon, and rock salt.
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M. Germain Lee
M. See
Parisian
M. Lee
Ebstein
London
Albertus Magnus
T. W. Mather
Popular Science Monthly
Grave Digger Surprised by Deputy at Dig Site
In a Texas town Fritz Hiener the grave digger while five feet underground is served with a tax notice by a deputy sheriff. He complains that a man has no peace even in the grave. The artifact shows quirky rural humor and old time phrasing.
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Fritz Hiener
Texas
Terag Siftings
Calling the Angels In An Editor’s Views on Tobacco
A Sunday reading piece contrasts the spiritual lure of calling angels with the dangers of tobacco use. It includes Conscientious Scruples About Tobacco arguing Christians can smoke yet questions sanctification in life, noting clergy hypocrisy and the priesthood’s inconsistent abstinence rules.
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New York
Christian Advocate
Methodist, Episcopal Church
The
St. Paul
Duty and service in Christian life
The piece argues that many Christians choose monetary giving over personal labor for the church. It laments reliance on subscriptions instead of volunteering and notes that generous giving wanes when members stop doing the work. Personal labor for the Master inspires steady, reliable support.
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Christ
Wanted Immediately for Church Work
Wanted immediately for weekly prayer meetings, Sab bath school teachers, tract distributors, and contributors to the church treasury. Positions require earnest prayer and labor to bring souls to Jesus. Apply to pastor or superintendent. Selected.
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Aarons and
Hurs
Jesus
Lord’s Treasury
Prayer as daily link between life and faith
The passage urges weaving daily cares and sorrows into prayer. It suggests transforming small hurts, unmet demands, and undisclosed sorrows into communication with God, rather than sharing them with people.
Prayer as remedy for all occasions
A devotional urging faithful reliance on prayer in every need. It emphasizes God’s greatness and care for the small, urging continuous personal dedication to prayer regardless of circumstance.
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Reat
Spectacular Heroines on Scaffold and a Chorus on Classical Music
The article recounts vivid, mixed-era scenes of executions with Princess Monaco and Mary Queen of Scots displaying courage, followed by a satirical take on classical music scherzando. It juxtaposes dramatic historic acts with humorous commentary on music and culture, ending with a quip about life’s afflictions and rough help.
The Zairgeth and a Noisy Family Pastime
The piece describes the Zairgeth a household game that causes dissension unless each person has one. It explains selecting a letter from a puzzle then forming a sentence from a letter jumble. It also details a Concert style game with a conductor guiding imaginary instruments and forfeits for tardiness.
Baconian Lore Readings Hide Hidden Sense
A paradoxical instruction for turning plain sentences into sounds that amuse listeners. The wording sustains a foreign cadence while masking clear meaning, inviting readers to speak without deciphering and to enjoy the mystifying effect.
The Divination of the Elements Game tale
An old Scotch game uses four plates water earth air and a pistol. A blindfolded woman chooses a plate to learn fate as sailors voyages stay at home or single life. The same setup suits men with symbolic meanings for each plate.
The Largest Clocks and the Judas Tree
A list ranks tower clocks by face size from Mechlin to Manchester Infirmary and Royal Exchange. The Westminster clock is noted as the first Westminster tower clock built in 1288. The Judas tree is described as a life destroyer with crimson blossoms that attract insects but poison them, causing death.
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Mechlin
Belgium
Westminster
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Shandon Church
Cork
Pancras Station
Scarborough
England
Old Church
St. James
Piccadilly
King’s Cross
Bow Church
Manchester Infirmary
Royal Exchange
Canterbury Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
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Ete
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John McCullough
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Coleraine
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Tphigenia
Armide
Orpheus
Orestes
Green Oom
Ben. Perley Poone
Boteler
Cemetery News
Oura
Care
Monaco
Mme
Roland
Mary
Queen of Scots
France
Beale
Queen Elizabeth
Dr. Fletcher
Fletcher
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Dean of
Peterborough
Earl of Kent
Chicago Tribune
St. Lewis
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