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Please Throw Two Carrots at Your Mother

Comic and Curious Clippings From the Legendary Theatrical Paper "The Era", 1880-1890

by Julia Atkinson ...

Amusing and bizarre snippets of British theatrical history between the years 1880 and 1890. Actors have their feet poisoned by coloured tights and are fined for vandalizing Warwick Castle; actresses have violent rows in an oyster shop and accidentally glue their lips together; Wiliam McGonagall is the victim of a cruel practical joke...and much, much more. ... Read more

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Amusing and bizarre snippets of British theatrical history between the years 1880 and 1890. Actors have their feet poisoned by coloured tights and are fined for vandalizing Warwick Castle; actresses have violent rows in an oyster shop and accidentally glue their lips together; Wiliam McGonagall is the victim of a cruel practical joke...and much, much more.
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The Golden Age of Pantomime: Joseph Grimaldi to Dan Leno

from 'The Era' and other contemporary newspapers

by Julia Atkinson ...

A compilation of pantomime-related reviews and anecdotes published in 'The Era' and other English newspapers between 1806 and 1904, covering the period between the heyday of clown Joseph Grimaldi and music hall star Dan Leno's last appearance as a pantomime Dame in 1904. ... Read more

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A compilation of pantomime-related reviews and anecdotes published in 'The Era' and other English newspapers between 1806 and 1904, covering the period between the heyday of clown Joseph Grimaldi and music hall star Dan Leno's last appearance as a pantomime Dame in 1904.
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A Complete Somersault Into The Orchestra

Comic And Curious Clippings From The Legendary Theatrical Paper "The Era", 1870-1880

by Julia Atkinson ...

This is the third volume of extracts from the British theatrical newspaper "The Era", regarded as the "bible" of the theatrical and music hall world. Dealing with the years 1870 to 1880, it chronicles the hilarious, bizarre and occasionally tragic aspects of life on and off the stage. W.S. Gilbert is driven to distraction by an organ grinder, music halls are taken to task for promoting smutty ... Read more

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This is the third volume of extracts from the British theatrical newspaper "The Era", regarded as the "bible" of the theatrical and music hall world. Dealing with the years 1870 to 1880, it chronicles the hilarious, bizarre and occasionally tragic aspects of life on and off the stage. W.S. Gilbert is driven to distraction by an organ grinder, music halls are taken to task for promoting smutty
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Fairies in Cabs

Comic and Curious Clippings From the Legendary Theatrical Paper "The Era", 1890-1900

by Julia D Atkinson ...

A compilation of amusing, odd and sometimes downright bizarre extracts from Britain's leading theatrical newspaper. Oddball music hall acts, Sabbatarian landladies, squalid dressing-rooms, the dangers of public transport, the vexed question of why women insisted on wearing hats the size of cartwheels at the theatre - it's all in Fairies in Cabs. ... Read more

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A compilation of amusing, odd and sometimes downright bizarre extracts from Britain's leading theatrical newspaper. Oddball music hall acts, Sabbatarian landladies, squalid dressing-rooms, the dangers of public transport, the vexed question of why women insisted on wearing hats the size of cartwheels at the theatre - it's all in Fairies in Cabs.
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Crocodiles in the Green Room

Comic and Curious Clippings From The Legendary Theatrical Paper "The Era", 1900-1910

by Julia Atkinson ...

The second volume in a series of extracts from The Era, Crocodiles in the Green Room covers the years between 1900 and 1910 in which traditional theatre and music hall entertainment was faced with a new rival - the early cinema. ... Read more

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The second volume in a series of extracts from The Era, Crocodiles in the Green Room covers the years between 1900 and 1910 in which traditional theatre and music hall entertainment was faced with a new rival - the early cinema.
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The B. B. Warfield Collection, Volume 5 (Unabridged)

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Dive into the intellectual treasure trove of theological brilliance with "The B. B. Warfield Collection, Volume 5," featuring the profound insights of renowned theologian Benjamin B. Warfield. In this compelling audiobook, Warfield's erudition unfolds across a spectrum of theological topics, captivating listeners with his eloquence and depth of knowledge. Volume 5 delves into Warfield's ... Read more

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Dive into the intellectual treasure trove of theological brilliance with "The B. B. Warfield Collection, Volume 5," featuring the profound insights of renowned theologian Benjamin B. Warfield. In this compelling audiobook, Warfield's erudition unfolds across a spectrum of theological topics, captivating listeners with his eloquence and depth of knowledge. Volume 5 delves into Warfield's
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George Cruikshank (Mobi Classics)

by William Makepeace Thackeray ...

Accusations of ingratitude, and just accusations no doubt, are made against every inhabitant of this wicked world, and the fact is, that a man who is ceaselessly engaged in its trouble and turmoil, borne hither and thither upon the fierce waves of the crowd, bustling, shifting, struggling to keep himself somewhat above water--fighting for reputation, or more likely for bread, and ceaselessly ... Read more

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Accusations of ingratitude, and just accusations no doubt, are made against every inhabitant of this wicked world, and the fact is, that a man who is ceaselessly engaged in its trouble and turmoil, borne hither and thither upon the fierce waves of the crowd, bustling, shifting, struggling to keep himself somewhat above water--fighting for reputation, or more likely for bread, and ceaselessly
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Notable Women Authors of the Day: Biographical Sketches

by Helen C. Black ...

MRS. LYNN LINTON. A blue sky and a bright sun belie the typical foggy month of November, and while entering the elevator which glides rapidly and smoothly to the eighth floor of the gigantic pile of buildings once cynically termed "Hankey's Folly"—now Queen Anne's Mansions—you feel justified in anticipating a glorious view over the great city. You step out into a corridor where are arranged a ... Read more

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MRS. LYNN LINTON. A blue sky and a bright sun belie the typical foggy month of November, and while entering the elevator which glides rapidly and smoothly to the eighth floor of the gigantic pile of buildings once cynically termed "Hankey's Folly"—now Queen Anne's Mansions—you feel justified in anticipating a glorious view over the great city. You step out into a corridor where are arranged a
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Recollections of Old Liverpool

by A Nonagenarian ...

Recollections of a nonagenarian. Describes Liverpool as it was in the 1700s and early 1800s. Amazing eye witness accounts of events told with wit and humour. A delightful read and a must for all lovers of Liverpool and social historians. ... Read more

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Recollections of a nonagenarian. Describes Liverpool as it was in the 1700s and early 1800s. Amazing eye witness accounts of events told with wit and humour. A delightful read and a must for all lovers of Liverpool and social historians.
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Mr Atherstone Leaves the Stage: The Battersea Murder Mystery

A Twisting and Tragic Tale of Love, Jealousy and Violence in the age of Vaudeville

by Richard Whittington-Egan ...

This is the first book to tell the story of the Sherlockian mystery that is the classic London Battersea Flat Murder. On a beautiful July evening in 1910, Thomas Weldon Atherstone, at forty-seven a handsome and popular actor, was found dying on the ground at the foot of an iron staircase running down the back of a mansion block hard by Battersea Park, in south London. He had been shot. Some 104 ... Read more

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This is the first book to tell the story of the Sherlockian mystery that is the classic London Battersea Flat Murder. On a beautiful July evening in 1910, Thomas Weldon Atherstone, at forty-seven a handsome and popular actor, was found dying on the ground at the foot of an iron staircase running down the back of a mansion block hard by Battersea Park, in south London. He had been shot. Some 104
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Brighton in Diaries

by Paul K Lyons ...

This fascinating collection of extracts contains diarists famous and ordinary, young and old, serious and cynical, but with Brighton always setting the scene. Many legendary writers - including Walter Scott, Arnold Bennett and Virginia Woolf (who described Brighton as 'a love corner for slugs') – inhabit these pages, often appearing in their most unguarded guises. Here also are less well-known ... Read more

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This fascinating collection of extracts contains diarists famous and ordinary, young and old, serious and cynical, but with Brighton always setting the scene. Many legendary writers - including Walter Scott, Arnold Bennett and Virginia Woolf (who described Brighton as 'a love corner for slugs') – inhabit these pages, often appearing in their most unguarded guises. Here also are less well-known
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The Confessions of a Caricaturist (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Complete Edition (Vol. 1&2)

by Harry Furniss, Maren Fairbourne ...

The Confessions of a Caricaturist is a lively autobiographical record of late-Victorian visual satire, blending memoir, anecdote, professional reflection, and social observation. Furniss writes with the quick eye of the draughtsman: public men, editors, actors, and literary celebrities are rendered in prose as sharply as they were in line. The book belongs to the tradition of journalistic ... Read more

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The Confessions of a Caricaturist is a lively autobiographical record of late-Victorian visual satire, blending memoir, anecdote, professional reflection, and social observation. Furniss writes with the quick eye of the draughtsman: public men, editors, actors, and literary celebrities are rendered in prose as sharply as they were in line. The book belongs to the tradition of journalistic
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