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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1891
Page
10
A fragmented review of late 19th century theater life in New York, detailing performers, managers, touring companies, and the bustling scene. It notes new acts, endorsements, and reputations, with references to various actors, sensations, and the public’s reception amid the city’s summer focus on playhouses.
A collage of society musings and domestic style tips. Wing Teo Wee An is profiled with a fanciful tale of a love pirate, alongside Agnes Monroe’s humorous Mexico trip and legal notices about Baron von Barnokow’s estate. Fashion notes favor satin gowns, lamps, chrysanthemum vases, breakfast in bed, curtain ideas, and a revival of the old armchair.
Gilmore's Band brings a 16-soloist program to the Opera House with two concerts, an afternoon and evening, directed by John B. Bartlett. The roster features Emilie Sehnestach, Emma Schneeloch, Clodio, and Edward O'Mahony among others, performing a wide repertoire from Cavalleria Rusticana to Nocturnes and Lohengrin.
A Harlem style club scene features Brother Gardner advising Judge Cahoots who heads to Baltimore for life changes. The mock sermon-style talk covers adapting to new customs, maintaining dignity, and avoiding trouble while emphasizing Northern and Southern social norms. A closing notice promotes a December 9th Hell Show at THE POPULAR on Main Street.
Yesterday morning Harry Hines a brakeman on the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling yard engine was caught between bumper cars and severely injured with internal injuries. He was taken home to Bridgeport and was reported improving. Dave Robinson another worker was squeezed similarly but not seriously. Seven or eight yard workers have been killed or seriously hurt recently.
The article reports that G Dean Howells is urged to write a city life novel centered on a Western girl who goes to New York. It will be illustrated and serialized in The Ladies' Home Journal in 1892, with exclusive rights sold by Harpers. Howells, regarded as a leading American novelist, expects it to be his best work.
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