Fixed Star Plays Culled Roles in Local Theater
A witty back stage exchange notes the leading man’s steady salary and status as a fixed star. The critic mocks the ghostly non appearances while praising the actor’s consistent performance and pay.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
7
A witty back stage exchange notes the leading man’s steady salary and status as a fixed star. The critic mocks the ghostly non appearances while praising the actor’s consistent performance and pay.
Dialogue notes a Mrs Hayrix-It and Mrs Oatcake discussing a cousin living in better style after a divorce. The speaker mentions the judge allowing her to live on antimony wealth as a satire of social pretensions.
In a playful exchange Puck notes the lieutenant may propose to Beth, asserting he has several bravery medals.
An early 20th century ad style item touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal constitutional remedy claiming to cure catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The piece follows with a biographical sketch of Herbert Spencer, noting his birth in 1820, his early poverty, and his status as a leading Victorian thinker who faced early criticism before recognition.
Letters from Catholic Sisters and Congressman Meekison endorse Peruna Medicine Co. for catarrh and throat relief. Dr. Hartman, famed physician behind Peruna, touted as pioneer of the remedy with nationwide acclaim and a 1904 almanac promotion.
Wisewell teased Solomon about explanations then recalled a trip to the country for a month long vacation. He big loosened gas meter along with the family during the stay.
An old advertisement extols S. S. S. as a blood purifier to cure catarrh, claiming to cleanse the fountain source of trouble and prevent winter flare ups. It includes a customer testimonial from Watsontown Pennsylvania praising S. S. S. for inner ear catarrh and restored hearing.
In Krebs Indian Territory on August 1 1903 observers note a sign of Catarah appearing after thirteen years. The fragmentary text mentions unsettled periods and suppressed details about the event or conditions affecting the area.
An illustration at a Vienna event displays two horses with a note that the smaller horse is the size of a St Bernard. The larger one is described as the world’s largest horse, highlighting the striking contrast between them.
A tersely phrased reminiscence recalls Grumpps and his wife as symbols in stories of weddings and divorces. The lines juxtapose images of women weeping at weddings with a wife’s perspective on separations, hinting at the social rituals surrounding marriage and its dissolutions.
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