Word: lillian
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Hollis Street Theatre - "Pepita," 7.45. Mr. Rich seems to have the happy faculty of knowing just what will suit the public taste, and Pepita is one of his happiest selections. Miss Lillian Russell looks and acts her part charmingly. Mr. Soloman has outdone himself in the music, that is, judging by his earlier productions. We consider it the highest praise we can give to say that "Pepita" is fully up to the standard of the operas produced at this theatre...
...that's the creature's name, anyhow, it's a heathenish barbacued name), and that he has dropped head over feet in love, with her. Now I have no possible subjection to his being in love, when his heart don't palliate with divine commotion for his "hairy, fairy Lillian," as he calls this woman: but think of it, Mr. Brimstone, he says she's lost both arms! Now how under the sun am I going to give her destruction in the cool and airy art if she's got no arms? Likely she has no hand too! I consume...