Ages of Stage Celebrities and Lotta on the Stage
The piece lists ages of leading actresses and singers from a Varisian journalist including Patti Nilsson Hading and others. It describes Lotta’s life born 1847 in Nassau Street New York and on stage since 1858 with a rumored romance with leading man Frank Carlyle. It notes German widows as stage fodder and cites a Boston Advocate view on marriages between actresses and non performers plus a New York letter about Modjeska and a jealous husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doche
Marie Laurent
Ugalde
Sur
Favart
Madelaine Brohan
Isi
Theresa
Bianca
Kniss
Pierson
Celine Vlland
Adelina Patti
Christine Nilsson
Sophie Croizin
Marie Roze
Judie, Isna
Sarah Bernhardt
Paola Mavie
Theo
Heilbron
Granier
Jane Hading
Little Lotta
Lotta
Nassau Street
New York
John Ashworth Crabtree
California
Frank Carlyle
Modjeska
Upstown
Tenor Joseph Maas remembered for lavish life and poverty
A friend recalls Joseph Maas, famed English tenor, once top earning yet perpetually in debt. He traveled with a private cook and savored luxury meals and rare wines, later dying poor like Brignoli. In Baden Baden he sang for German students, fundraised for a starving widow, drawing crowds as his voice moved them deeply.
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Joseph Maas
Europe
Maas
Brignoli
Baden-Baden
Mans
Sangio
Trovatore
Manrice
Ilstore
Baden- Baden
Reminiscences of Public Men and Civil War Anecdotes
A memoir fragment recalls William P. Duval and Gen. Jackson era figures like Col. Forney and Senator Benton, detailing political conflicts, press life in Washington, and wartime scenes. It includes Kidd’s raid tale, Lord John Gardiner, and a vignette on the man with the green shade over his eyes in city finance rooms.
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Uy Poorr
William P. Duval
Washington
Congress
Jack 390
Florida
Texas
Tom Benton
Gales & Seaton
Bank of the United States
Register of Debates
National Intelligencer
Gales
The
Chronicle
Press
Philadelphia
New York
J. W. IF
Stanton
Sherman
Andrew Johnson
Capitol
White House
Forney
Washington Chronicle
Senate
Greeley
Army of the Potomac
Potomac
Pennsylvania Avenue
Union
Wilson
Manassas
Maryland
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Regi
John A. Washington
Col. Lee
Toderington
Captain Kidd
Lord John Gardiner
Kidd
Lord John
Lord Bellomont
Boston
Gardiner
John
Block Island
Cherry Harbor
Home Pond
George Parsons Lathrop
Shimself
Atlanta Constitution
How Shall Women Be Dressed and Lovers in Art
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips on fashion love and art. Includes a poetic tale of a woman posed by an artist, a composer’s nurse remark, and a joke about a giraffe and marriage, with light social commentary and wry wit.
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Mexico
Women Dress Reform and Hair Salon Revelations
A New York paper examines women’s dress from a hygienic angle noting corset use race to form, low necklines and footwear influence health while fashion persists. A barber’s view on women’s hair shows varied temperaments linked to hair color and wig use through light anecdotes.
Love Trials in Mexico and Courtship Tonight
A humorous sketch traces a Mexican gallant pursuing a girl with cautious visits to her home. The tale contrasts his troubles with biblical tales of long service, noting he lacks direct access to the family and must maneuver around her windows day and night.
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Cosa
The Balcony Courting Rite Across Catholic Mexico
A humorous depiction of Mexican courtship shows lovers serenading from balconies, meeting in plazas, and facing family control before marriage. It notes Catholic ritual, engagement via a third party, and dual civil and religious ceremonies with long rites. It also recounts a shaggy misprint tale about Col. Lew Washington’s balance sheet.
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Romeo
Juliet
Mexico
Spain
Well-Fashioned Buttons and Good Food, Says NY Heritage
A New York Herald piece argues food quality and proper clothing closures shape happiness. It notes a Frenchman who hanged himself due to "buttoning and unbuttoning" fatigue might have acted more severely if a button were missing. The anecdote suggests daily tasks influence behavior and gratitude for meals and well-fastened attire.
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New York Herat
Misleading Text Sparks Temperance Debate and Rice Use
A Boston Post writer highlights Brander Matthews' novel The Last Meeting critiquing a passage about wine and temperance. The piece notes the paradox of urging restraint while industry consumes vast rice in brewing, citing about 46 million pounds annually.
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Boston Post
Brander Matthews
Ived
Uncle Larry
The Humorists and Oddities Colorful Bay of Wit
A collage of quips and jokes from various papers reflects playful satire on barber quarrels, drink culture, religious puns, and social mores. It threads humor from San Francisco Post, Yonkers Statesman, New York Journal, and others with light anecdotes on life, religion, and human foibles.
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Yonkers Statesman
New York Journal
Goodall
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Mitchell Capital
Mitchell, Dak
Lottie
San Francisco
Neich
Lister
Germany
Mhontal
Boston Advocate
Uwel Puiblic
Majeska
Camille
Joe Maas
Owen Fawecerr
Edwin Booth
Malone
ExiGut
Sanau BarNuArpi
Maurice
Lester
Booth
John L. Sullivan
Havina
Franklin
Hattie Tyng Griswold
Music Huth Charms
Pittsburg
Nature
Fifth Avenue
New York Morning Journal
Sin
New York Paper
Lew Washington
Lewis, Johnson & Co
Col. Washington
the Humorists
San Francisco Post
St. Paul Herald
Acton
Texas Siftings
Yonkers Gazette
Newman Independent
H. R. Hawets
Norristown Herald
Evanehistr Moopy
Danville
Boston Courier
Lowell Courier
Chicago Ledger
Edson
New York Health Department
Saxony
Binghamton Diepublican
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