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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1893
Page
2
A fragment cites critics and audiences assessing Adelina Patti like figures, noting her mantle and rising status. It mentions the Australian soprano’s several local appearances that reinforce the belief her abilities exceed prior reports and a growing valuation of her talents.
A long review of Melba and the Metropolis World’s Fair production America, with praise for Melba and Henry Irving and critique of the American taste. It discusses Henry VIII, Henry VIIII, and Adelina Patti like events, notes Cowen’s opera Signa, Perl’s Gabriella, and Ponciel’s possible future. It closes with Jerome K. Jerome and Frohman’s plans for Washington stage and Sowing the Wind.
Two young American actresses Maxine Elliott and Mary Timberman rise in the stage, praised by New York papers. Elliott, a Shakespearean trained brunette from Rockland, Ma, overcomes early lack of influence to win notable roles. Timberman, from Keokuk, Iowa, lauded for Queen Elizabeth and tireless stage work after Elocution training, is predicted a brilliant future.
A chorus singer Nance ends an engagement and faces a life of despair as love for Mark Lorance, the English gentleman singer, leads to heartbreak. In snowy New York a tragic sequence unfolds, culminating in a desperate plan and a patient rescue before a hopeful departure.
An old ad lists Treatment Doctors France and Ottman at W Gay Street Columbos in the United States offering medical services. It touts cures for female health issues and conditions claiming scientific methods and affordable home treatment. The piece emphasizes their claimed expertise and years of practice, promoting a broad range of maladies allegedly treated.
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