London Notes on Opera and Tower of London Visit
London writer details spring preparations for Easter season in Covent Garden and Philharmonic concerts with Patti and Paderewski planned. She tours the Tower of London, describing Traitors Gate, White Tower, St John’s Chapel, Crown Jewels, and armor in the Tower Armory, plus the guard ceremonial keys.
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London
Covent Garden
Sir Augustus Harris
New York
Albani
Calve
Patt
Philharmonies
Villers Stanford
Stanford
Dawson
England
Mme. de Vere Sapio
Duraln
Ella Russell
Philharmonic
Yulee
Adelina Patti
Birmingham
Queen's Hall
Segfried Wagner
de Hans Richter
Paderewski
Sololst
Paris
Daniel Mayer
Taderewski
Felix Mott
Herman Servi
Arthur Nikiseh
Buda Pesth
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Nikisch
Anne Boleyn
Lady Jane Grey
White Tower
Sir Walter Raleigh
St. John's Chapel
Willam the Conqueror
Edward IV
Westminster Abbey
Degeneration Claims Drive Modern Art Critique
A discussion of Max Nordau’s Degeneration argues that decadence in art and literature stems from widespread fatigue, hysteria, and moral disarray in modern civilization. The piece links urban life, rapid technological change, and France’s Napoleonic-era shocks to rising neurasthenia, hysteria, and a fin de siecle mood shaping art trends.
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Oscar Wilde
Max Nordau
Mayo W. Hargletine
New York Sun
Mr. Hazletine
France
Mr. Nordau
Notorious Man. Hbbsmith at London theatres draws crowds
London critics discuss Pinero's The Notorious Man Hbbsmith a study of two wasted lives. Agnes Ebbsmith, the fiery daughter of a socialist demagogue, and Lucas Cleeve clash over free love, with the moral force of the work praised amid the play’s intense acting and a pivotal scene.
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London
Pinero
Hbbsmith
Lucas Cleeve
Agnes Ebbsmith
Agnes
Meade
East End
Venice
Cleeve
Mr. Pinero
Duke of
Woman Refuses Workman at Door During Lent
An excerpt from Texas Siftings depicts a zealous woman declining aid from a hungry, jobless man at her door. She insists she is observing Lent and must not be disturbed, telling the petitioner to go away as Mary records the scene.
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Sam Boyd
Wilkes-Barre
City of Sighs
Pittsburg
Smith Rugesell
Europe
New York
England
France
Ireland
Scotland
Madeline Shirley
Dan Rice
Long Branch
Hice
Joseph Jefferson
William H. Crane
John Drew
Sol Smith Russell
William Furst
New York Empire
New York Sun
Fanny Davenport
Daly
Rose Coghlan
Lydia Thompson
Burleague
Ada Behan
Texas
Mary
Laugh a Little Bit Motto Keeps Smile Through Misfortune
A playful verse urges readers to laugh in trouble and face misfortune with wit and grit. It promises fortune favors those who stay cheerful, noting mockery from others but insisting laughter protects one from derision. The piece resembles a lighthearted moral exhortation in period tone.
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Kendals
Tanqueray
Oscar Wilde
Chicago Herald
Wilde
Ibsen
Pinero
Sudermann
Nagging as a disease in women and men contrasted
From North American Review and Amusing Journal collected items. The essay argues nagging is more common in women, cites social conditioning, self control in men, and gendered perceptions of courage. It adds a humorous anecdote about the German crown prince and a Life magazine quip about someone named Jack, reflecting light social observations.
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North American Review
Tom
Old friends and aging in a nostalgic refrain
A reflective verse from The Spectator contrasts youth and aging. It recalls the joy of old friendships, the aging of friends, and the march of time from vibrant youth to weary old age, ending with a hopeful note on carrying kindness to those left behind.
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Spectator
Campbell Worm Sugar and Te Patent Remedy Claims
A fragmentary notice describes a 7 year old child using Campbell’s Magic Worm Sugar and Tea, noting a worm treatment attempt and warnings about Dr Campbell's products. The garbled text references a Lancaster Pa manufacturer and a Dr Jobs Campbell & Son successor. The passage mentions a child and an unsuccessful worm remedy.
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Dr. Campbell
Pd Sapien
Freddie
Campbell
Oeer
Cum
Fred Heffner
Ver
Camp Lancaster, Pa
Jobs Campbell & Son
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Jack
E. Grewer
Rer Penn
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Henry Belin, Jr
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