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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...storm!" He rose hastily to his feet, stumbling over two or three boxes in his excitement. "Here, grocer, just send up to her place the biggest box of Christmas goods you can find. Oh! I'll pay you straight enough. Here's a ten-dollar bill for security! Hurry 'em along and I'll pay you double!" And, creating quite a little whirlwind among the open-mouthed veterans, he blustered forth after the child...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A POSETT EPISODE. | 12/20/1881 | See Source »

GLOBE THEATRE. - 7.45 P. M.; Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2. For the rest of the week, "Little Em'ly," the cast strengthened by the addition of Mrs. Thos. Barry, Mrs. Agnes Booth, Mr. J. J. Sullivan, and Mr. E. Lamb, Messrs. O'Neill, Boniface, and Shannon of last week's cast, together with Mrs. C. F. Meeder and Miss Cary, being still with the company. On Monday next "Harverly's European Mastodon Minstrels...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE THEATRES. | 3/25/1881 | See Source »

GLOBE THEATRE. - 7.45 P. M.; Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2. For the rest of this week, "Little Em'ly," an adaptation from "David Copperfield," with a strong caste. Emily Rigl as Rosa Dartle, Mary Cary in the title-role. Next week, the Emma Abbott English Opera Company: Monday, "Maritani;" Tuesday, "Lucia;" Wednesday Matinee. "Fra Diavolo;" Wednesday night, "Martha;" Thursday, "Trovatore;" Friday, "Paul and Virginia;" Saturday Matinee, "Romeo and Juliet;" Saturday night, "Bohemian Girl...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE THEATRES. | 3/11/1881 | See Source »

...Club. Dizzy thought that it might injure Turkey's influence in the English cabinet, or even pacify the Boers; and W-m Ang-ll H-vey of the Transcriber was very much averse to any measure that might increase the duty upon Hamburg edgings and corsets. "Let 'em edge!" declared Br-wn-ng. "The ad valorem duty on books has been removed, and one can write...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE QUIZZICAL CLUB. | 2/11/1881 | See Source »

...right about my not knowing nothing about lawn tennis and such like, and I guess father could kinder take you to board for the summer at six dollars a week, money paid every Saturday, but all them other things you said hain't no more sense to 'em than apple-parings. Think I'd have you carrying my water-pail round and pestering me all day 'pouring sweet poetry in my eye'? I think I see myself! As for your reciting the 'Potter's Saturday Night' while I milk, I guess them clothes of yours ain't meant to travel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MY CASTLE IN THE AIR. | 10/15/1880 | See Source »

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