Downing the Rising Star Of American Stage Drama
The profile praises Robert Downing born in 18__, noting his solid education and early work under John T. Ford in Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington. It lauds his disciplined study and compares him favorably to Barrett and McCullough, highlighting King Lear Gladiator Ingomar and Marc Antony as defining roles. It envisions a future of greater fame and urges more American historical plays to strengthen national spirit on stage.
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Robert Downing
Washingot
John T. Ford
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Tom Keene
Henrietta Waders
Downing
Barrett
McCullough
Tor
Lawrence Barrett
John McCullough
King Lear
Lorillard Spencer
Marc Antony
Shakespeare
Hanford
Talent and Rare Combination Among Women on Stage
A reviewer considers what draws audiences to female performers, arguing beauty alone is insufficient. He praises Lotta Taber and Lulu as examples, noting Taber's versatility beyond feathered stage tricks and predicting strong future work in character roles, aided by grace, intelligence, ambition, and magnetism.
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North Pole
Sydney Smith
Taber
Lotta
Lulu ‘Taber
Madge
Kentucky
Arabella
California
Chile
Child Dies After Yellow Jacket Sting in Missouri
A three year old child in Letcher county Missouri was stung on the left leg below the knee by a yellow jacket while playing near its home. The venom caused rapid swelling and spasms, and ten minutes after the sting the child died.
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George Holbrook
Letcher County
Missouri
King Carlos I of Portugal Visitor to England and Wales
The King of Portugal Dom Carlos I, visiting England, is at Sandringham as guest of the Prince of Wales. Born in Lisbon September 28, 1863, he is son of Louis I. His reign is noted for wisdom and benevolence, and he once defended tending the sick during a yellow fever outbreak in Lisbon. He married Amelie of Orleans Bourbon in 1886 and has two children. He ascended the throne in 1889 at 26. In 1892 the royal family gave up a fifth of their income to help the people, and an assassination attempt in 1893 in Lisbon failed.
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Carlos 1
Prince of Wales
Portugal
Dom Carlos 1
England
Sandringham
Lisbon
Louis 1
Dom Carlos
Carlos
Amelie
Orleans- Bourbon
Comte de Paris
Galveston
Cohen
Lev
London
Florida Times-Union
Detroit Tribune
Seance and sayings sweep into a tangled column
A scrambled newspaper fragment lists quotes from various papers and snippets, from a seance remark to a giraffe joke and a cigar clerk turned proprietor. It also notes health cautions about confinement indoors and a stray typo filled dialogue between Miss Pert and another speaker.
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