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Polyglot Theater Experiences [published Apr. 29, 1883]

jpkntz December 27, 2023

      Talkin’ about the “polyglot” performances of Salvini and...

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A Petty Rivalry Ruins the United States [published Feb. 4, 1883]

jpkntz December 19, 2023

      The old United States Hotel, a portion of...

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• Opera
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• Women

The Luck of Mazeppa and the Fall of a Prima Donna [published May 7, 1882]

jpkntz December 8, 2023

      I have before alluded to one of the...

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Maggie Mitchell’s Source of Fame and Fortune [published Jul7 27, 1884]

jpkntz November 16, 2023

      I went down to Long Branch the other...

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The Legend of Jim Bowie’s Naked Knife Duel [published Mar. 16, 1884]

jpkntz November 14, 2023

      Talkin’, the other day, about the Cash shootin’...

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Two Haunted House Sensations of New York [published Dec. 11, 1881]

jpkntz November 4, 2023

      Of course, I don’t believe in ghosts or...

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Managers of the Union Square Theatre [published June 21, 1885]

jpkntz October 30, 2023

      By one of those odd coincidences which sometimes...

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• Actors
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Humble Origins of Famous 19th Century Actors [published Aug. 13, 1882]

jpkntz October 8, 2023

      Meetin’ a lot of theatrical people the other...

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Horace Greeley’s Actress Infatuation [published Feb. 26, 1882]

jpkntz September 8, 2023

      People who knew Horace Greeley, and people who...

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• Circus
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• Minstrels

A Miscellany of Performer Anecdotes [published Jan. 8, 1882]

jpkntz September 5, 2023

      I got interested the other day in readin’...

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