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The First “Wickedest Man in New York” [published Feb. 10, 1884]

jpkntz April 29, 2024

      The recent efforts of old Mr. Gibbs, the...

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A Fracas With Lola Montez; A Spat With Adah Isaacs Menken [published June 26, 1881]

jpkntz February 26, 2024

      I saw John Mullaly the other day passin’...

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• Dance

Stressed Ballet Dancers [published Dec. 17, 1882]

jpkntz January 25, 2024

      There is one thing that has always struck...

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• Dance
• Marriage and Divorce

The Sad American Romance of Madame Celeste [published June 20, 1880]

jpkntz August 4, 2023

Madame Celeste was one of the old-fashioned sort of...

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Dinner Hour and the Dancing Master [published July 27, 1884]

jpkntz July 26, 2023

      There are several points in everyday life in...

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• Actors
• Brooklyn
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Lola Montez, Smoking [published Nov. 13, 1881]

jpkntz July 15, 2023

      An old friend of mine, who was for...

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• Actors
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The “Sawdust House” and Rival “The Nag’s Head” Saloons [published Nov. 23, 1884]

jpkntz July 14, 2023

      I was reminded by an old rounder the...

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