The Drama and The Tall Hats Of Theatre Elegy
Gossip and anecdotes on stages and actors with humor on tall theater hats in Philadelphia readers. Wagnerian ideas reshape opera and Shakespearean cycles with German and French staging and famous performers like Garrick and Coquelin traced through a lively collage of anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakspeare
Tannhauser
Leipzig
Wartburg
Richard Wagner
Germany
Goetz
Taming the Shrew
Peschka- Leutner
Gura
Katherine
Petruchio
Colman
David Garrick
Austin Dobson
Garrick
M. Coquelin
M. Cognelin
Burke
Gambetta
Brander Matthews
Scribrer Magazine
Jananschek and King Ludwig in Munich Theatre Tales
In an interview, Jananschek recalls playing before King Ludwig of Bavaria in Munich. He describes long classical productions, the king’s patronage, real hyacinths from the royal garden, and photographs kept in the king’s album. The piece also notes touring stars, Modjeska rumors, Paris opera house scale, and Rochester actress Mrs. Nosa plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jananschek
Philadelphia
Germany
Ludwig
Bavaria
Munich
Schiller
Lessing
Goethe
Racine
Don Cresar
Mendelssohn
Edmund W. Collier
J. W. Collier
Sirs R
America
Evvie Enosier
GrorGk C. Miles
Chicago
Irving
Modjeska
New Opera House
Paris
Nosa
Rochester
Macbeth
Maids and Matrons Inspire Readings on Mirrors Nightgowns and Careers
A collage of social sketches surveys female vanity fashion from London Truth to New York Star. It argues for a flattering mirror, muses over Elizabethan nightwear, laments low wages for women amid rising female labor, and debates women entering stage or journalism. The piece cites Boston, Chicago, and New York voices, noting wives as labor anchors and urging talent to pursue acting or writing if path opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liberty’s
Liberty's
Liberty
Paris
Mr. Carte
New York
Mand
Madeline
Dolly
Sarah
Elizabeth
Bab
Tam
Boston
Juliet
Felix
Tsay
Loston Herald
McWhacker
Joel McWhacker
Methodist Church
Kansas
San Francisco
Carson
American Women and Farming in 19th Century Views
Florence Marryat notes American gentlemen' courtesy and women seclusion while contrasting English and Austrian manners. She criticizes American women as ill bred and loud, praises farmers' national importance, and cites vast farm numbers and output to argue economic heft. The piece includes miscellaneous notes on Rev. Joel McWhacker and a humorous yarn about a titled peer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Europe
End to Child Labor Could Ease Factory Pressure
The Philadelphia Record argues that ending child labor would reduce factory pressure and widen job opportunities for women. It urges stronger enforcement of laws, noting the harms of drudgery on children and the need to keep infants out of factories while protecting employed women and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Grand Army of Industry
Philadelphia
Persia Tour For Sportsmen And Archaeologists
The article extols a journey from London to Persia through Russia and the Caspian region, praising northern Persia as safe with hospitable people and low crime. It highlights naphtha wealth in Baku, ancient sites near Persepolis and Rhages, and a dreamer’s land offering liberal prices and varied climates from forests to deserts, ending with vivid memories of Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Rowe Liga
Prince Ie Hani
Far East
Europe
Persia
London
Berlin
Cis
Enzelli
Vilna
Russia
Orel
Grigg
Italy
Derbend
Baku
Ile
Hadji Baba
Teheran
Ispahan
Nice
Cyrus
Shahpur
Persepolis
Hamadat
Ecbatana
Shushan
Esister
Mordecai
Kermanshah
Besttun
Darius the Mede
Diana
Bagilal
Tower of Babel
Caspian Sea
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Mitchell Capital
Mitchell, Dakota
Philadelphia Bulletin
Wls. Gilbert
Coquelit and
King Ladivig
Jen
Mrs. Tanetry
Mr. Gebhardt
My. Langtry
Midley
Tages
Florence Marryat
Broadway
Sic
Indy
Republic
Congress
New York Herald
Joel Wewhacker
San Francisco Post
Nevada
Virginia City
Tuscarora
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Achill
Asoumers
Macon
Clinton
Darky
Atlanta Constitution
Patt Mary
Sportaman, Botaniy, Artiat
Louisiana
Legisature
Senate
Horatio Davis
New Orleans
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