Maplesons sale of stage costumes and notes from theater world
Auction of Mapleson company costumes and scenery in San Francisco draws crowds. Items include L Africaine and Carmen wardrobes sold to bidders led by costume houses. sale hints at Hitchcock interests. Anecdotes feature Billy Florence stories. Rosina Vokes buys rights to The Seamstress for New York season.
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San Francisco
Manleson
Thenion Paville Railroad Company
Mapleson
State
Union Neith
Wesale
Vyle
Herman Jahn
David Elisco
Sko
L'Africaine
Ain
Fcarmen
Dahn
Hoo
John
Hitchcock
Billy” Florence
Sothern
Lume
Florence
Nan
Mr. Florence
Cleveland Meindealer
Jefferson
Leonard
Josep
W “Galba
Frederick DE Belleville
Rose Coghlan
Mary Line
de Mille
Colorado
Nce
Sai
Anglie’ Kirke
London Audio Theater
Washington
Grant
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Board of Trade
Min
Christ
Sam Smalls
Annie Ee, Myers
Chicago Ledger
Adventure tale told with good humored London to New York notes
The fragment describes an amusing travel adventure told in Clay's distinctive lighthearted voice. It contrasts London with New York correspondence and hints at clothes that could be dried, suggesting a travel mishap or humorous observation.
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Mr. Dixey
Ada Rehan
America
London Times
Miss Rehan
London
Scotland
New York Times
Oi Clay
Abe
New York
The New Fashioned Girl and Civic Warnings
Feature items mix social satire and public opinion on women’s roles in business and politics. The piece laments gender barriers while quoting the Philadelphia Times on justice for women and includes light skits on fashion and hairdressing.
Feminine Hosiery as an Indicator of Character and Habits
A satirical essay catalogs stockings as signals of feminine character from striped to white, blending snippets from Nash ington Hatchet and World. It wryly contrasts flashy fashion with virtue, mixing anecdotes on streetcar talkers and social impressions with a medical note on fainting and gravity.
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Romen
Frederick the Great on conduct and satire
A reflective note compares Epictetus with personal experience, citing that criticism may be faced with self correction or humor. The speaker likens himself to a reliable post horse, delivering on his stage despite roadside critics and distractions.
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Epictetus
Frederick the Great
Bank-Notes of Europe and United States currency overview
The piece surveys banknotes from Britain, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, and Russia, noting printing papers, sizes, and colors. It compares notes’ engravings, denominations, and safety features, and cites adult practices in exchanging currency across nations. It also covers a British prince who runs a Gutenberg-style printing office with his sister.
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Great Britain
Europe
United States
Bank of England
Bank of Ireland
Austria
Francis Joseph
United States Treasury
Banque de France
Humbert
Catherine J
Inter Ocean
Prince Ludwig of
Battenberg
Prince Alexander of
Hesse
Prince Ludwig of Battenberg
Guttenberg
Ludwig
Grand Duke of
The Advantage of a Long Head in Courtship
A brief note from the Binghampton Republican presents a tale of two suitors Henry and George. Henry loves the woman while George has the longer head as memory and wit clash. Lucille recalls childhood toys and mud pies, provoking a playful jab from George and a snub from the beloved. A counter irritant features a woman who prices everything yet buys nothing.
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Henry
George
Lucille
Binghampton
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Uta
Flitchell Capital
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Bck and
Buskin
Ssip
Pi. Mapleson
Resina Vokes
Annie Pixley
Mayleson
Billy
Htosina Vokes
Rosina Vokes
A. W. Pinero
Mr. Clay
Mrs. Clay
Tony Pastor
Anager
Proma
Pap
Pan
Heyp
Osiy A
Gil Toruna
Leadville
Sida Rehan
Annie Rirley
Miss Pixley
Robert Fulford
Port Stanley
Canada
George Shea
Thomas Johnson
Mary Anderson
Hoyle
Mary
Jones
Widder
Lor
Chicago News
Philadelphia Times
Angelina
Belle
Boston Journal
Nellie Carter
Kittie Stout
Mamie Jones
Susie Lt. Anthony
Bessie Cady Stanton
Tillie Tletcher
Mamie Magdalene
Johnnie the Baptist
Becky
National Rifles’ Fair
Ulysses
Blues
Minerva
Anacreon
Phocris
Strockimas
Nashington
Reader
Pitisburg
Kas
Guy
Washburn
Eugene V. Smalley
Gov
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Mr. Smalley
Gov. Washburn
Wasburn
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Uchec
St. Charles
St. Lawrence
St. John
St. Louis
Kent Gates
Duke of Kent
Queen Victoria
St. Louis Gate
Broadway
Plains of Abraham
Wolfe Victorious
Boston
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