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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1893
Page
5
A baritone’s ardent onstage kisses with the prima donna spark tension in a popular comic opera troupe. The pair’s romantic display leads to the prima donna’s resignation and a brief managerial standoff before pay and casting stabilize. The piece also notes Salvini praising Bernhardt and Modjeska’s witty, nameless Polish recital.
A commercial traveler recalls a village showing at a Grand Opera House. He describes a melodramatic farce with bloodthirsty action and a heroine who debut at La Scala while fake audience and stage effects unfold on a painted backdrop.
Saint-Saens writes numbers for Anti gone at the Comedie Francaise as Greek tragedy spirit rises. Bessie Hattrax, daughter of Joseph Watton, writes Enid Lyle a Romance of the Convent and the Stage. Mascagni reportedly plans a new opera in February. A Paris plan to stage new Italian operas on off nights sparks talk of the old Theater Italiano revival. A Paris paragraphist discovers a disease called Wagneritis. Richard Mansfield’s Mr Hyde makeup is explained by green light, posture, chalk on cheeks, tinsel on lids, and wig reversal.
The piece surveys winter wraps with wide skirts and high collars, favoring black and white combos, cheviot and fur trims. It notes coats in velvet and beaver, circular capes, and economizing by mixing materials, with emphasis on fit and proportion for women and children.
Introductory notes urge living the Imitation of Christ over mere study. The lesson contrasts being “in Christ” with pursuing deceitful desires, urging renewal of the mind and loyalty to the Holy Spirit. Examples from Christians like Wang, Mrs. Whittemore, and Dr. Griffith illustrate how life embodies Scripture.
Preparations in Paris for the 1900 World Fair focus on a proposed site in the rice course Anteuil within the Bois de Boulogne. The 883 acre location is favored over a 250 acre rival, with capacity claimed for 170000 visitors per hour. A note mentions two San Jose men reportedly dancing nineteen consecutive hours.
The Recorder of New York City is widely known as a reformer with a short temper yet long patience. The Press notes Frederick Smyth, mispronounced Dane by about 1,700,000 citizens, asserts his name is Smith.
Frederick Smyth, the courtroom Recorder, is famed for severity toward criminals and the force of his will on juries. Yet insiders note his quiet humor and unexpected kindness to innocent prisoners and his support for young buyers. his term ends next year.
In Anami, Bengal, villagers live in constant danger from a man-eating tiger. They lack legal arms and rely on official protection, which rarely ensures safety. Critics argue the Arms Act worsens danger, urging state intervention and even sporting prowess tests for civil servants.
A New England clergy man visited a hospitable parishioner after a clash with a brother clergyman. She served a large mince pie, he ate it despite better judgment and fell ill, missing his afternoon sermon. Doctor Wis attended him as he uttered a feeble witticism about dying despite not fearing death but feeling shame.
An eight year old browsed book shelves and picked up Pope’s Essay on Man. He read a few minutes then tossed it aside saying it may be easy on man but hard on a boy. The moment drew smiles from onlookers in the housekeeper’s weekly scene.
Fragmentary note suggests a fashion trend calling a frock coat paired with trousers an Uw luxury. It references a “friend of everybody is nobody friend”phrase, indicating social irony rather than a clear event.
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