Stage Row at Little Rock Ends In Turmoil and Laughs
A Little Rock theater piece drawn from Uncle Tom’s Cabin and other acts devolved into farce and chaos. Drunken performers, a pistol mishap, a quarrel with critics, and a chair throwing melee sparked pandemonium. Injuries were minor though a singer was seriously hurt, and the troupe’s manager apologized.
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Uncle Tom
Pany
Little Rock
Uncle Man
George 8
Simon LaGrue
Romise
Simon
Becping
Lawyer Marks
Mississippi
George Harris
Virginia
Arkansiw
Alonzo Fitzpatrick
New York Times
Society figures seek acting careers despite gatekeeping hurdles
A theatrical manager recounts wealthy society women and youthful aspirants flocking to the stage seeking roles and fame. He notes a fashionably dressed lady willing to fund a career but unwilling to start as a soubrette, while stressing the early steps actors must take and the illusion of easy success. The piece cites the idea that the art of acting lies in concealing art.
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New York
Graphie
The Rob Roy Steamboat Troupe Hears Threats at Elena
The Rob Roy theater steamboat arrived from Kansas City to Elena Aric where a performance drew a small audience amid disorderly protests by a hoodlum element. Officials noted glare advertisements and near disruption of the show.
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Elena
Aric
Kansas City
Omoe
Veteran actor Couldock to receive grand testimonial in New York
Joseph Jefferson plans a spring testimonial at the Star Theater to honor Charles Couldock a veteran actor who has faced lean times. The event aims to honor his career and provide financial support with many notable performers likely to participate in the benefit.
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New York
Louisiana
Joseph Jefferson
Charles Couldock
A Theatrical Nuisance and the Foot-Pound Chorus
An Eastern writer mocks theater nuisances in a satirical verse. He ridicules the tempo of foot-stomping ushers, the treadmilllike pace of patrons during acts, and the perpetual bustle of cocktail scouts and umbrella drags. He condemns the dancing spectator and noisy interruptions with sharp comic energy.
Theatrical Agent Recalls Breakfast in Union Square
A famed theatrical agent recalls a winter habit of living up to his pay. In July he spotted hungry actors in New York's Union Square. He invited them to breakfast at Martins restaurant and pretended to eat grass in the lawn, joking this was his only breakfast offer.
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Rialto
Union Square
New York
Martineli
Philadelphia Press
Stage notes and theatre views from old New York journals
A compilation of dramatic anecdotes and opinions from early 20th century papers. Remarks on stage decorum at Vienna theaters, actors learning craft, Metamora revived by Edwin Forrest’s successor, and mentions of new York fashion at the Alexander Musee. Hamlet debates appear amid humorous literary chatter and a New York weekly’s blunt career advice. An inkstand fashioned to resemble a silver fox is highlighted as a novelty.
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Vienna
Alexander Musee
New York
Edwin Forrest
Edmund Collier
Hamlet
Athens
Lowell Citizen
The Little Ones, Peter the Great and Diplomacy
A collection of vivid sketches from Harpers Young People and St. Nicholas recounts Peter the Great defending his brother during a Kremlin mutiny, later diplomacy with Nesselrode Capodistrias Bagot Middleton, and a note on pretzels. It blends history with playful commentary and brief science notes.
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Ghent
Alexander I
Russias
United States
Charles Robert Count Nesselrode
Council of State
Imperial Department of Foreign Affairs
Saint Alexander Nevsky
Order of Saint Vladimir
Poland
Order of St. Stephen
Hungary
Prussia
Charles III
Spain
Naples
Sardinia
Sweden
Senmark
Wittemberg
Fidelity
Baden
St. Constantine
Parma
Guelph
Hanover
Jean
Conte
Capodistrias
Son Conseiller Prive Et Secretaire d’Etat
Chevalier de L'Ordre de
St. Alexandre
Prusse
la Legion d'Honneur de France
dEspagne
St. Ferdinand Et du Merite de
Sts. Maurice Et Lazare de
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Charles Bagot
Order of the Bath
Senate
Henry Middleton
Edmund Alton
St. Nicholas
Beggar and Book Agent Trade For One Last Match
A short dialogue shows a book agent asking a gentleman for a match. The man offers one, but explains he will keep the last match for the next beggar he encounters, revealing a cautious, ironic thrift.
English English and American word differences explored
A long reader exposes British term usage and American equivalents across clothing, rail travel, social norms, and spelling. It covers pantaloons, braces, a tour through railway jargon, financial prudence for women, and a contrast between lively English and American phrases with examples and observations.
Land of Lakes Finland Peculiarities Leisure Hour
Finland known as Suomesimaa the land of lakes about one third of the country is under water. The terrain is flat with central hills and many archipelago islands. Dense forests, windmills, church towers and night watch horns paint a curious scene. Roads are rough corduroy and posting costs ten Finish pennies per verst with a swift speed rule.
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Tennesee Mountains
Tennessee Mountains
Hesse’s Creek
Montvale
Little Tennessee
North Carolina
Lookout Rock
Chilhowees
Tellico
French Board
Atlantic
Mississippi
Europe
Old World
Felix L. Oswald
Finland
Suomesimaa
Saima
Lodoga
Enare
Aayasaksa
Aland
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