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Subtitle: "Twelfth Night" at Wheatleigh's Eureka Theater.

Title: Elevator - August 4, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

Brief review of a Shakespeare play performed at a local theater.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Holiday Festivities.

Title: Elevator - December 15, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer reviews holiday festivities offered at a local church, focusing mainly on poetry readings and musical performances.

Description of file(s): two scannned newspaper pages (three columns)

Subtitle: Gambling.

Title: Elevator - December 29, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

Brief note of alarm noting the increase in gambling in social establishments.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Our Celebration.

Title: Elevator - December 29, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer alerts his readers to the city's plans for the upcoming New Year's celebration.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: An Evening with the Muses.

Title: Elevator - December 8, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer alerts his readers to an upcoming performance by poet Eliza Pittsinger, and vocalist A. Pindell.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Lisle Lester.

Title: Elevator - July 28, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer gives a brief review of a poetry reading.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Concert for the Benefit of Zion Methodist Church, Stockton Street, April 27th.

Title: Elevator - May 5, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer gives a review of a recent concert given to benefit a local church.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Miss Pittsinger's Poetic Reading on Tuesday Evening.

Title: Elevator - November 24, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer gives a review of poetry readings that he attended.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Deferred Articles.

Title: Elevator - October 20, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer offers a review of a performance of Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" by providing some history surrounding the play's timeframe. He focuses mostly on the experience of Jews in Italy during this time. He associates the oppression of the Jews with racial oppression in the U.S.

Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)

Subtitle: Sam Pride's Original Colored Minstrels.

Title: Pacific Appeal - April 19, 1862

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer offers a brief review of local minstrel show and encourages his readers to attend.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: The Lecture and Exhibition of Dr. E. R. Johnson.

Title: Pacific Appeal - October 3, 1863

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer provides a brief overview of a lecture and demonstration given on hypnotism and laughing gas to raise money for the newspaper.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: The Black Swan.

Title: Provincial Freeman - November 18, 1854

Speaker or author: S.

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer gives a critique of a review published in the Providence Journal of the type of songs singer Elizabeth Greenfield, the Black Swan, is performing.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

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