Actors at the Forrest Home in Philadelphia’s Derby legends
Mitchell Capital reports on Forrest Home in North Broad Street where eleven aged actors reside since 1876. Notables include Mrs. Burroughs, Mrs. Cantor, Mrs. English, Mrs. Parker, Miss Shaw, Madame Michel, and Mrs. LaForrest, plus G. G. Speer, J. A. Smith, User Kline, and James T. Ward. Anecdotes recount Speer’s curiously sharp temper and life among veteran performers. The piece notes an early box-office system, and modern ticketing innovations from Drury Lane and the Lyceum to curb fraud and speed seating at theaters.
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Holmesburg
Sumptus
Forrest
North Broad Street
John McArdle
Albert
Mary E. Burroughs
Torrest
Rachel Cantor
Meg Merrilies
Charjtte Cushman
G. G. Speer
Booth
Trincoln
J. A. Smith
User Kline
Kvene
Blondin
Grace
James T. Ward
Speer
Spige
Spuge
Philadelphia Times
Rick
Drury Lane
Lyceum
Cornhill
Nonsense About Actresses and Mashers
A reminiscence on actresses and mashers with anecdotes from Mrs Langtry Miss Sophie Eyre and others. The speaker recalls perverse letters and adoring fans, a youth who courted a leading lady and a Manchester company haregares about a farmer’s wife who sent produce after misreading looks.
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Frank
Manchester
Agnesy Thomas
San Francisco
Ingleside
Theater Receipts and Risks of Ticket Theft
The money-taker and ticket-taker schemes threaten theater receipts as they collude to duplicate issued tickets, bypassing checks and robbing the box office. The passage notes the era’s challenges in securing funds and mentions Gar- era practices.
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Miaversas
Monument for McCullough Advocated by Colleague
John McCulloughs Capt W E Conner lauds the actor in a recent interview praising his charity and lack of ostentation. He argues for a monument to McCullough, noting the profession has yet to honor its heroes and pledging support without public solicitation.
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W. E. Conner
McCullough
Forrest
A Rather Risky Costume in Sylvia at Academy of Music
New York letter reports Mme. Carozzi as Cupid in Sylvia who sheds her red tunic to reveal skin toned tights and a matching silk jersey. The revealing costume caused gasps and a quick glance with opera glasses, yet the audience found it a success.
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Sylvia
Academy of Music
Mme. Carozzi
Cupid
New York Letter
Sensational Death Shocks Nimes Theater Singer
James Payn’s Independent letter recalls the death of Mademoiselle Camille Cdezanne, a 28 year old singer at the Nimes Theater, who died from shock after a kiss. The writer laments past harsh reviews and reflects on fame and sensibility in fiction.
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Mademoiselle Camille Cdezanne
Nimes
Keats
the Quarterly
James Payn
The
Independent
Stage Notes and Theater Moves Across the Ocean
Thomas W. Krenn wanders New York streets while Lupra Tompson returns to England in June to settle her late husband Alexander Henderson estate and may visit again next season. SirNor. Sanvint on his American tour may net about 40000 with only 1200 remaining in America. Aupran debuts The Path of Love in Paris and aims for English and American stages. A new melodrama Jim the Penman features an American amid London Haymarket buzz. Mrs. Glover recalls Vestris and Matthews marriage chatter. Edwin Booth contract rumors with Lawrence Barrett are unfounded, a three-person fee dispute remains private.
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Lupra Tompson
England
Alexander Henderson
SirNor
Sanvint
America
Aupran
Paris
Jim
Penman
London Haymarket
Enys
Barrett
Conwy
Booth
Natter
AD. Booth
Mr. Barrett
Chase
Arthur
Reminiscences of Public Men and Early American Figures
A historical overview traces Daniel Webster defending westward expansion in 1825, Hamilton and Jefferson profiles, and Franklin anecdotes. It highlights Webster’s view that settlement spurs wealth, Jefferson’s striking presence and varied intellect, and Franklin’s humorous printer tale about choosing a sign for John Thompson’s hat shop.
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Daniel Webster
Senate
McDuffie
South Carolina
Webster
Kansas
Arkansas
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
Hamilton
Col. Hamilton
Congressional Library
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Calhoun
Jefferson
Congressional Committee
Benjamin Franklin
John Thompson
John
The Early Bird and the Daybreak Dilemma
A Cassell's Saturday Journal piece critiques strict early rising, noting health downsides for all ages and mocking moralists who claim centuries saved by waking early. It argues true readiness means seizing opportunities, not rising at dawn to annoy others or disturb routine tasks.
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John
Mary
Thomas Moore
Cassell
Saturday Journal
Old Man in Mississippi Fooled by Telegraph Trick
In Leake County Mississippi an elderly man named Davidson learns his son William in Texas is in trouble and faces jail unless funds are sent. A telegram prompts the elderly father to seek a money order option, but his wife suspects a scam by local townsfolk to steal fifty dollars. William remains jailed until a reply arrives.
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Davidson
Leake County
Mississippi
Texas
William
Detroit Free Press
Virginia Eloquence and a Widows Poem of 17
The speech by Hon. M. Bohanon of Middlesex County Virginia celebrates the state from eastern shore to western hills and the Chesapeake and Dismal Swamp. It is followed by a domestic vignette of Miss Jones nearly marrying a military officer, her mother's war fear, and a quip about a 17 year old widow.
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Virginia
Craig
Chesapeake
Atlantic
York
Old Point Comfort
M. Bohanon
Middlesex County
Miss Jones
Sunday Reading on Virtue and Hell in Congress
A fragmentary Sunday piece surveys questions of virtue in Congress, Darwinism, and the afterlife. It blends lines from Celia Thaxter with sermons and reflections on God, existence, and the moral duties of lawmakers, asserting divine order and human responsibility within a broad, contemplative frame.
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Congress
Sam Jones
Hell
The Necessity of Hell in Club Life Probed by Preacher
Rev Sam Jones decries clubbing for husbands and warns of a moral hell when a good wife bears the burden of a sire who returns home late to drink, gamble, and abandon the home. He rebukes church officials who belong to such clubs and calls for faithful, domestic loyalty.
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Church of God Almighty
Rev
Sam Jones
Good Shoes and Hay Question in Folklore Tone
A short anecdote contrasts a shoemaker apprentice and a poet. The master commits to guaranteeing good shoes or making them right, while a poet claims inspiration from nature. The exchange ends with a playful jab about eating hay in winter versus savoring nature in summer.
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Thomas
Milk and the chemistry of suspension in milk
A compact primer explains how substances in milk split into solution and suspension. It defines solution as dissolved sugar, lactose, and the milk’s caseine forming a precipitate with acid and redissolving in alkali. The text describes fat globules as suspended matter, separated by creaming, and outlines dairy chemistry in plain terms.
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Popular Science Monthly
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Mitchell Capital
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Forrest Home
Gil Actors
Forrest Ome
John McCulloughs
Thomas W. Krenn
New York
Ben
Perley Poore
Thompson
Sells
Celia Thaxter
American Congress
Evangelist
Darwinism
H. W. McNeill
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Bianchi
Italy
Erlenmeyer
Germany
AIL
Horace
Judge Faust
Utal
Range
Denver Tribune-Republican
Horace Greeley
Great American Desert
Old Horace
Mr. Greeley
Dana
Mary Ann
National Weekly
Tye
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