The Girl in Black in Central Park Meets a Stranger
Cornelia Stritton, a young woman in tough urban life, struggles for work in a big city. A hopeful stranger in Central Park quietly offers encouragement, sparking a promise of courage and a possible future meet. She finds a job and moves through stylish city life, forever seeking the chance to see the mysterious benefactor again.
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Central Park
Ely
Cornelia Stritton
Cornelia
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Portrait of Miss Stratton and George Heathwood
Cornelia reads a portrait titled The Girl In Black by George Heathwood and meets his family. Heathwood asks a favor and introduces his mother Mrs Heathwood and Miss Stratton, leading to an unexpected betrothal moment. A second piece recalls two intelligent horses sharing hay and a sermon anecdote about a watch-wielding preacher, from a collection of notes.
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George Heathwood
George
Cornelia
Heathwood
Miss Stratton
Mr. Heathwood
Mrs. Weathwood
George Neathwood
Kensington Avenue
Philadelphia Record
New York
New York Press
Hattie
Hiram
Jay
London
Minas Nattie Stebbing
Bittle
Hattie Stebbins
Cabooses
Miss [Eattie
Emiram
Eiter
Dearest
Varlet
Road to Fame and the Grandmother’s Theater Dream
Grandma Foster sparks Hattie Stebbins’s bid for stage stardom after recalling Ophelia from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Hattie joins a touring troupe, endures jealousy and poverty, then returns home with fiancé Hiram Ball amid a bittersweet thwarting of theater ambitions.
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Grandma Foster
Stebbins
Hattie
Hiram Ball
Grandma
Lfe
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Stebbinses
Ophelia
Ophellia
Eattie
Eva
Cicero
Mr. Ball
Destiny
Varlet
Hiram
Hall
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Howard Graves
James Bapese
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Emmet County Land and Abstract Co
Estherville, Iowa
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