The Drama and Fame of a Ballet Dancer Morlacchi
A portrait of Guiseppe Morlacchi, famed ballet star born 1845, who rose at Grand Opera House in The Tempest and dazzled audiences with The Devil's Auction and Midsummer Night's Dream. Her romance with Texas Jack, devotion to her late husband, and quiet New England widowhood reflect a rare public figure with a clean record and independent fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Aclass
Nein Crinkle
New York
Guiseppina Morlacchi
Grand Opera House
Clifton Tayleure
Erie
Charney
Grams Opera House
Jim Fisk
West Side Saturnalin
Morlacchi
Selwyn’s
Boston
Majiltons
Chicago
Texas Jack
Turin
Genoa
Lisbon
London
Leadville
Mlle
John Burke
Billerica
Mr. Evwix Boorh
David Garrick
Joan A. McCaver
Emily Soldene
W. P. Suetpos
Thos. W. Keene
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Frederick Wanrpe
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
Robert H. France
France
England
Booth
Charles Kean
Charlotte Cushman
Norwillust
Mapleson
Angelo
Mlle. Valda
Liluian Lewis
P. 8
Maddox
Odette
Charles O. Rogers
John Rogers
Minnie Palmer
Portrait by Zoffany Linked to Garrick Bequest
The National gallery holds Johann Zoffany’s life sized portrait of David Garrick, No. 1,197, once owned by Garrick’s widow and then inherited by Nathan Egerton Garrick and his son Nathan David Garrick before bequeathing it to the nation. The painting cannot transfer to the National Portrait Gallery due to conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Gallery
David Garrick
Johann Zoffauy
National Collection
Garrick
Nathan Egerton Garrick
Nathan David Garrick
National Portrait Gallery
Davie
London Figaro
Veto history and noted early presidential battles
A survey of veto use in early US history covers Washington through Johnson, detailing counts, major issues like internal improvements and land distribution, and the rare overruling of a veto. It notes pocket veto usage and contrasts presidents Grant Hayes Arthur with earlier practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Johnvier
Bank of the United States
Washington Quade
United States
Madison
Jackson Xs
Tyler
Polk
Vieree
Buchanan
Lincoln
Johnson
President Grant
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Fitz John Porter
Delaware
North Carolina
Ohio
Rhode Island
Wood Pulp and Paper Making Facts from Old Text
A historical overview explains wood pulp advances from the Walter process to chemical and sulphite methods, noting cost, fiber quality, and the shift to pulp for newspapers and books. It discusses raw materials, clay sizing, rag costs, and fiber lengths from poplar, spruce, pine, and birch, with notes on sawdust and recycling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Great Britain
Europe
Manuufacturer
Century
Harper's
Norway
Loston Cultivator
Stammering Schoolroom Secrets Taught by Expert
Report on a private establishment teaching stammering and lisping in a refined setting. An instructor explains causes and remedies, noting one in twenty with stammering has no organic defect. Training, patience, and sympathetic exposure help overcome habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lndy
Thas
Willian Travers
Paris Counterfeiters and Deceptive South American Coins
A Paris letter warns that counterfeit and depreciated coins are common in cafes and shops. Peruvian and Chilean dollars resemble five franc pieces but lose value, and waiters, railways, and post offices circulate them. The author notes widespread cheating and urges vigilant examination of change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
London
Sunday School Exchange Over Bible Favorite
A dialogue shows a teacher asking a boy why he loves the Bible. The boy replies he loves it because his father gives him a cent every time he reads it. The brief exchange appears in the Doslo Courier and Journal of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Ann
Island of Man
Harper
Jack
Harry Danvers
Col. Bates
Frank
Harry
Danvers
Alice
Mr. Danvers
Church of Christ
Syria
M. A. Kidder
Lenny
Benny
Prof
Huxley
L. B
Dosloi Courier
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Mitchell Capital
Mitchfll
Dakota
Footlight
Moriacchi
Rhea
Rachel
Tthea and
Pere la Chaise
Montmorency
Phedre
Sarcey
Jane Hading
Sumary
Mile. Reichemberg
Gymnase
Comedie Francaise
Samary
Reichenberg
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Journal
Irving and Direct
Irving
Dixey
Lyceum
Cuantis Barron
Alan and
Mull
Ann
Island of
Man
Merry
Somerville Journal
Amanda
Reginald
Dam Badeau
William Dean Howells
Alfred Tennyson
Tennyson
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Joaquin Miller
Bret Harte
Sierras
Bostonians
Henry James Wills
Grand Army of
St. Louis Magazine
Wood Pulp
P. D. Penhallow
Journal of Education
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