European theatrical notes and upcoming London productions
Sir Augustus Harris writes the libretto for a new opera by BE Bach. Heinrich Conrad claims the City Directory plot borrowed from a German farce Pech Schulze. W L Buchanan to lead heavy at Reno Ford's Squire Haskins company. Loie Fuller reappears in Paris under flattering press. Fairy Fingers by Paul Merritt to be produced at Royalty London. Robert Griffin Morris completed a comedy King Pin. Alfred Quidant, Liszt pupil and composer, dies. born Lyons 1815. Willie Edouin debuts The Lady Killer and Binks at Strand. The Orient Express is Daly's London farce. Agnes Herndon proposes A False Marriage and A Remarkable Woman.
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Augustus Harris
Bach
Heinrich Conrad
W. L. Buchanan
Reno & Ford
Squire Haskins
Paris
Loie Fuller
Paul Merritt
Annie Rose
Royalty Theater
London
Robert Griffin Morris
New York
King Pin
Alfred Quidant
Liszt
Lyons
Willie Edouin
Strand Theater
Lady Killer
Binks
Garstang engine hauls eight cars Cincinnati to Columbus
Rail news reports a Garstang type passenger engine pulling eight cars from Cincinnati to Columbus on the Big Four, 125 miles in 156 minutes. The Minors Central runs trains Kankakee to Chicago under strict block signals with one train per block. The Denver and Rio Grande opens its Ruby branch from Crested Butte west to the Ruby mines, 11 miles. The Chesapeake and Ohio expands western feeder with Kanawha and Michigan under construction in West Virginia. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western builds Hoboken shed to receive westbound poultry, with slatted coop partitions for in shed transfer.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Minors Central
Kankakee
Chicago
Denver and
Rio Grande
Crested Butte
Cal
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kanawha
Michigan
West Virginia
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Hoboken
N. J
Odds and Ends Reflections on Language Crime and Poetry
A collage discusses linguistic reach Welsh and land turnover in England while noting pickpockets target empty purses. It references France's crime climate and a historical tally of Lefevre name frequencies. A Boston poet's mail and a Harper's Bazaar jab about poetry pricing close the piece.
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England
London
France
Lefevre
Louis
Napoleon
Joseph
Olive W. Holmes
Boston
Ballad of Light Housekeeping and a Mother's Way
A fragmentary poem on housekeeping woes and a reflective mother’s tale about Horace Bushnell. It contrasts hidden anxieties with domestic labor and links to a vignette from Youth’s Companion about a mother teaching her son to sing by ear then read notes.
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Horace Bushnell
Wboy
Horace
Rooftop Life in Buenos Ayres Featured in City Habits
The Philadelphia Record notes Buenos Ayres houses are single story with flat roofs used as lawns yards dining and sitting areas. Residents promenade on rooftops and children play there while nurses sew and maids tend to tasks. laundry dries and people sleep under the starry sky during the heated term.
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Buenos Ayres
Philadelphia
Mathew Arnold Visited Mrs Proctor After Tour
After a lecturing tour in America the late Mathew Arnold called on Mrs. Proctor the poet Adelaide Proctor’s mother. He recalled Americans calling him conceited and remarking his clothes did not fit. Mrs. Proctor quipped that they were mistaken about the clothes.
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Matthew Arnold
New York Mail and Express
Chattel Mortgage Clause Warns Borrowers Against Quick Demands
The St Louis Globe Democrat warns that chattel mortgage clauses can enable lenders to seize property on demand. It cautions borrowers to scrutinize loan agreements and avoid being overcharged by sharp money lenders. The notice also references European royalty, noting a crowned head descended from Duke Ludwig Ruel's daughters.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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