Aspiring actors face agents and doors to the stage
A dramatic agency morning and afternoon session reveals the harsh realities for raw amateurs. Agents value finished talent, warn against stage-attack types, and stress business trust. Readers meet hopefuls from shy chorus prospects to ambitious understudies as they seek auditions, facing rejections, advice, and the gatekeepers of the theater world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukety
Yeagan
Thia
Romaine
Utica
Maude Adams
Miss Adams
Charley
Oelowk
Juliet
Elwin Mayo
Very Pretty Costumes for Little Girls TH
Excerpt discusses how mothers choose ready to wear party frocks for little girls, favoring white, fine lingerie fabrics, and delicate handwork. It notes the shift toward simple elegance, the role of shop saleswomen, and patterns with Valenciennes lace, embroidery, ribbons, and modest necklines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencieries
India
Valenciennes
Novel Heat Retention Cooker Aims for Domestic Use
A recent patent describes a fireless cooker using retained heat to finish cooking after initial heating. The device includes an inner and outer metal casing with fibrous insulation and a water-filled bottom to aid heat retention, plus a perforated stand for the cooking pan. Trials by the Greater New York Cooking School and Army testing at West Point and Fort Riley showed high satisfaction and orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
New York
War Department
Army
Weston
Murray
Fort Riley
Kana
Franklin
West Poin
Brainard
Cole
West Point
Life of a Trained Nurse in New York Hospital
A young graduate nurse recalls diverse, intense experiences in New York hospitals. She describes daring rescues, brutal emergencies, and the moral weight of patient care, with vivid scenes from delirious patients, fires, and abrupt deaths.
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Om the New
Tribune
New York
D. T
Nurses’ Training School
Unis
John Smith
Spivens
Spivene
Tennessee
Jane
How He Escaped From Capitol Prison
Washington memories recount Robert Harrower’s 1864 escape from the Capitol prison. He climbed down a rope before dawn, fled past guards, hid in darkness, and found aid from sympathetic locals and a loyal servant. He crossed the Upper Potomac and later returned home to share his tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Old Capitol
Mosby
Harrover
Leonardtown
Potomac
Maryland
Prisner
Canitol
Capitol
Howey
Tha Sehiry
Kendall Green
Fort Toton
Guldiers
Christian Commission
Darky
Jubal Barry
Capital
Orion
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Dr Ming
Seeder
Calvary
Thomas H. Daniel
Susie
Ea Bergain
Ran
Tee
Crag
Somerville Journal
Hicks
Wiel Fe
Finn
Finland
Siberia
America
Capitol Prison
Fhchiye
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