Chinese Theater Oddities Staged in Los Angeles District
A Los Angeles correspondent recalls a bleak Chinese theater near Chinatown with unfinished interiors, smoke filled air, a loud noisy orchestra, and male actors in female roles. The piece notes the low admission prices fluctuating through the night and describes the rough crowd and peculiar stage setup.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago
Chinatown
Tennyson
Brook
Joss
Villian
San Francisco
Stranger than Fiction Death Bed Scene in Stage World
An aging actor, Mercutio, lies dying after a sudden heart illness in a Union Square barroom memory scene. He accuses fellow actor Van Buskin of causing his end while recounting a troubled life in which family ties strain Horace McVicker and Edwin Booth. The tale closes with a reconciliation sparked by a child.
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Mercutio
Union Square
van Buskin
MeVicker
Edwin Booth
Horace MeVicker
Booth
McVicker
MecVicker
Horace McVicker
Horace
St. Louis Repubblican
Iwusbands
Belle
Eve
Adam
Pauline
Clevelunil
Germany
New England
Genji
Andy Ish
Schiller
New York Observer
Renowned Comedian’s Reminiscences Stir Broadway Gossip
Jor Jefferson calls his manuscript Reminnisances as the great comedian still shows vigor and bright eyes. Nar Goodwin, Bijou Theater editor, draws laughter with jokes in the program. A printer’s mishap reveals a bill for drinks in Mr Goodwin’s account, sparking debate over party expenses.
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Lowwell
Loston
Jor Jefferson
Nar Goodwin
Bijou Theater
New York
Goodwin
Womans Gossip Mixes Wit With Weddings and Pottery
A light column blends humorous anecdotes on marriage and money with a Cincinnati society profile. It highlights Mrs. George Ward Nichols, heir to Joseph Longworth, as founder of Rockwood Pottery famed in Europe and America, and notes Cincinnati’s pottery craze and social emphasis on craft knowledge.
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Cincinnati
New York World
George Ward Nichols
Grandin Road
East Walnut Hills
Joseph Longworth
Nichols
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Lang Longworth
Rockwood Pottery
Europe
America
New York
Tiffany’s
London Engineering Society
Woman of Influence Across War and Schoolrooms
Essay notes the prominence of women in literature, philanthropy, teaching and public service from Mrs Hemans to Florence Nightingale and Mary Lyon. It contrasts societal figures with the enduring impact of women teachers and charity workers, ending with a vignette about a cottage furnished for $120.
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George Eliot
Rufus Choate
Routledge
England
Longfellow
Scott
Shakespeare
Leyton
Moore
Burns
Mrs. Memans
Milton
Ifood
Cowper
Shelley
Keats
Mrs. Hemans
Florence Nightingale
War Department
Clara Barton
Dorothea Dix
Mary Livermore
Jean Lander
Mother
Lincoln
Cape Cod
Golden Gate
Mary Lyon
Alice Freeman
WG Higginson
Harper's Bazar
Chinese Theater Stage Mockery and Quick Scene Changes
The observer notes Chinese theater using synchronized acting to signal scene changes without scenery. Actors turn and move together to represent shifts from room to province, and a single leg gesture cues mounting a horse.
Ten Cents for a Sandwich Debated
A humorous Tid-Bits item features a diner demanding payment from a restaurant keeper who refuses, citing $60,000 in liabilities. The debtor proposes settling the sandwich bill in eight or ten years, arguing it would be unjust to pay immediately.
Female horse-breaker in Happy Camp sparks talk across country
The article profiles a female horse-breaker from Happy Camp California, detailing her bold methods and disregard for gender norms. She recalls starting at 15 in Michigan and claims to have studied with Rarey in Oregon, asserting she can break any horse and plans to expand fame to San Francisco and beyond.
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Happy Camp
Lookout
Modoc County
Jim
Indy
Michigan
United States
Oregon
San Francisco
Rancho
Buffalo Bill on Shooting, Indians, and Medicine
Buffalo Bill discusses learning to shoot, the mind eye and trigger coordination, and the difficulty of teaching. He describes Indian promises, honesty, and superstition, noting Chief American Horse’s collision with him in Washington and the belief in medicine. Copy signs off as Buffalo Bill.
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Buffalo Bilias
Indiana
Washington
Willliam I
Buffalo Bill
Managing Husbands and Harvest Fest Reflections
A collage of social musings contrasts domestic power in marriage with a German harvest festival described in lively detail. The piece interweaves views on husbands, wives, and independence with a long vignette on village celebrations and a parental, modern take on daughters and marriage.
The Locomotive Sign Causes a Carriage Confusion
A coachman at a railroad crossing jokes that a sign by the track says look out for the locomotive. The passenger retorts that the coachman should look out since he is outside the carriage. The quip reveals a harmless street scene and wordplay.
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Pittsburgh
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Stranger Than Fiction
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Nellie
Count Italiani
the Woman of Influence
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Barkey
San Francisco Chronicle
First Street
Boston Courier
Bren Burner
Sam Jone
Mr. Jones
Honor Bright
Jones
Col
Hone
Kentucky
Paul
Bob
Atlanta Constitution
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