A Vermonters desperate fight for life ends in remedy claim
Mrs Nathan Beal of Gallups Mills Vermont testifies Paine's Celery Compound saved her from collapse and nervous prostration after a long illness. She alleges the remedy cured rheumatism and neuralgia and nearly restored strength and sanity, recounting severe dizziness, head pressure, and nerve exhaustion.
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Nathan Beals
Indy
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Ione
Dan
Theatrical News on Sara toga Paralyzed Star Janauschek
The article profiles Mme Fanny Janauschek once a European icon and American sensation now in Saratoga Springs seeking aid and better health. It recounts her rise from stage novice to leading tragedian across Germany and Prague, her 1867 Medea debut in New York, and her effort to master English after returning to America.
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Fanny Janauschek
Europe
America
Saratoga Springs
Orr
Frooklyn
Carolina
Leipsic
Chemnitz
New York
Medea
Janayechek
Germany
Actorg’ Fund
Salvini
Desdemona
Booth
Mansfield
Antigone
Phaedre
Iphigenia
Nee
Ter
Janauschek
Russia
Savarla
Holland
Louis Napoleon
Bas
Anemile
Janaueche
Prague
Bohemia
Conservatory
Lost fortunes and a fading star reflect Janauschek's tale
The fragment describes the dying poverty of actress Janauschek after a life of wealth and acclaim. She laments vanished money, unpaid bills, and charity, while recalling legendary peers and her own past performances. The piece notes her Prague birth on July 30, 1830, early talent, and ascent on European stages.
Asked what she feared most she spoke of incompleteness
The woman reflected on fear, saying the greatest fear for all is incompleteness. She added a resolve to live justly and not be hampered, declaring she has no fear of the hereafter.
Ada Gray Dies at 52 Famous for East Lynne Role
Ada Gray, aged 52, the noted actress who popularized East Lynne in the United States and England, died Sunday at her Brookline home after a long illness. Born in Boston, she began acting at age four to support her family and later starred in The Hunchback before becoming a leading figure at Hen Debur's theatre and in Louisville, making East Lynne her signature role with nearly two thousand performances.
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Ada Gray
England
Boston
Mass
Ada
Boston Miliseum
Hen Debur
St. Louis
Tlouleville
Ada Gray Segam
Mascagni to Tour America With Opera Company
Italian composer Pietro Mascagni famed for Cavalleria Rusticana signs to conduct his operas in America. Millenthal Bros. and S. Kronberg secured the tour with Mascagni and a 160 member company including orchestra, soloists, and chorus. European musicians will travel with Mascagni. costumes and stage effects will be shipped from Europe. The tour opens at the Metropolitan Opera House in October.
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Pietro Mascagni
America
Florence
Italy
Iris
Amico Fritz
Millenthal Bros
S. Kronberg
Mascagni
Maurice
Metropolitan Opera House
Truly All Star Cast in London Theatre Ensemble
Jeannette Gilder reports from London for Tribune on Mrs Kendal Miss Terry and Sir Henry Irving in the same company. Beerbohm Tree is cited as a man of many gifts whose venture may not have drawn paying audiences. The piece hints at a prediction about the Merry Wives of Windsor and its reception.
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Miss Terry
Sir Henry , Irving
Jeannette Gilder
London
The
Tribune
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Peare
Mr. Tree
Windsor
Mistress Ford
Mistress Page
Tree
Wossip
Fand
Winchelsea
Mr.Tree
Indigestion Cure Promises Real Relief From Dr Williams Pills
An ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for indigestion and related ailments. It features case details of Art Mcusaghin from Chicago who steadied after three boxes, claims the pills restore digestive function and blood and nerves, and notes availability from Dr Williams Medicine Company. The piece then shifts to a theater report about Mr Tree arranging cast for The Merry Wives and a successful London revival at Her Majesty's Theatre.
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North
Lincoln Etrest
Chicago, IL
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, N
A Theatrical Dictionary by Miriam Michelson
Philadelphia dramatic editor Miriam Michelson works on a dictionary of stage terms with excerpts that show curious definitions. Entries include Curtain, Duet, Jerus, and others with satirical notes on origin and usage, plus hints of forthcoming notes on actors, managers, and press agents.
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Philadelphia
St. Vitus
Jerus
Mise Michaelson
Peace Neces
Sk Sb
Lobster
Cet
Broadway Theatre News Mixed Rehearsals and Affairs
The column reports on theater developments including casts and roles for The Bull Alarm and The Henriet clan, with Pauline Chase and Helga Howard joining companies. It notes contracts with Klaw & Brianger for five years, and mentions marriages of Katherine Pearl and Edward Retwar in New York after a dare by George W. Lederer.
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Middleton
Pauline Chase
Rickard Tall Ee
Accor
I Woodward
Burgess
Kannas City
Eines
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Australis
Marton
Gil Lomas
New York
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Thas
Wnt
Helga Howard
UW Company
David Belasco
George Lederer
Washington
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Mr. Druet
Rogers Brothers
Klaw & Brianger
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Margaret Sayre
Edna May
Old Roe
Salvation Army
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Miss May
London
Toke Henshaw
Topeka
Stuart Robwon
Mr. Henshaw
AiEre
Thyaene
Permamce Aba
Newark
Marte
Wm. Faversham
Enetendan
America
Harrs & Senith
Gus Kerker
Jerome Sykes
Rurner
Katherine Pearl
Edward Retwar
Chaperons Company
George W. Lederer
Lederer
Congo or Kongo Spelling Sparks N.Y. Sun Debate
The New York Sun examines why the U S board on geographic names favors Kongo for the Congo river while most English sources use Congo. It traces Portuguese, German and local usage, noting Congo’s long tradition and the board’s disputed choice, with anecdotes from maps and explorers.
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United States Board On Geographic Names
Congo
Diego Cam
Zaire
Board On Geographic Names
Diego Dam
Lower
Camoens
Stanley
Livingstone River
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