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LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... fare. The fife of a stock-jobber is is tissue of vicissitudes, sand none experienced more of its fluctuations than did George Francis Train. At length, all on a sudden, he came to the top of the ladder at a bound, and left Wall-street with his pockets well ...

CUTTINGS FROM THE COMIC JOURNALS

... likely to object ?? take any butter (bit her). SrnslTO GeACHS.-Archlbishops. (From Thse Tonaliawk.l BATHER Too BAD.-George Francis Train, t. e diatl- guished statesman, the promoter of female suffrage and titramways, the Ieeenas of America, the regenerator ...

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS

... In Amlcric, tictefore, the Rcv. FIcrry Ward Bdeecher. w ho lets himself out to lectuic a, so inec per night.' and George Francis Train, who hires Mr. Beecher's p ldpot in o-de to tell funny stories and to declaimn against England, have the sam claim ...

H. J. MONTAGUE IN AMERICA

... heroic thing at some time in his life. His remorse at this deed eats him up. He reminds you of the modest and pensive George Francis Train, or the retiring Count Johannes, or the unobtrusive and bashful Dion Boucicault- humble fellows, who howl down the ...

Published: Sunday 02 December 1877
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 987 | Page: 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MODERN DRAMA

... Spanish squadron of gunboats, which the press of New York have ironically styled the Modern Spanish Armada. Doubtless George Francis Train would be one of the first on the list of American candidates for the crown of Castile; and if sex is not an object ...

THE DRAMA IN AUSTRALIA

... entitled Thel Man fron t Aeoijes. Mr Wallace impersonated an irrepressi- ble Yankee, in imitation of the celebrated George Francis Train, and caused a good deal of amusement in the part. A new and entirely original drama entitled Class was produced on ...

Published: Sunday 25 August 1878
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1628 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMERICAN THEATRICALS

... the last time on Saturday; and to-night The Sst'eets of New fork will be revived, with Mr. T. W. Keeno as Badger. Mr. George Francis Train gave the first of four lectures here last night (Sunday). 'ose burlesque of The Foety Fernale Jock Sheppar da was pro- ...

Published: Sunday 14 May 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1508 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

BOOKS OF THE WEEK

... knowledge of the use that can in any given case be made of the collection. (10) ' Young America in Wall Street.' By George Francis Train. Low, Son, and Co. (Ii) ' Buchan.' By the Rev. John B. Pratt, M.A. Smith. (12) ' The Plant Hunters; or, Adventures ...

MR SOTHERN IN NEW YORK

... burlesque, wear eheecked by the knowledge that in iso other form can such characters be fittingly portrayed. finch men as George Francis Train, Dr iteneaily, and others of that stamnpare burlesques on miature, just in the same sense that Mr Soilsern's Crushed ...

Published: Sunday 07 October 1877
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2127 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

DRAMATIC AUTHORS

... WALLACE played a very fine season at the Queen's. His Excile went splendidly, and the exiuggeration of the cha- racter of George Francis Train, in The Mea/s-frout Asse/ice, evoked screams of laughter. Sir Wallace goes to Brisbane, and then returns to Sydney ...

Published: Sunday 01 December 1878
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2248 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... Barry says that it is worse than Fleet -dth to walk in in wet weather.- METROpOLITAN TRtAMWAYS. It is not because Mr. George Francis Train mis- behaved himself in London some years ago in his endeavours to force, his system of tramways upon the British public ...

LITERATURE

... is kicstng uip a good deal of a row over in England. Do you think they will put him in a Bastle ? Train? Traiil -George Francis Train? said Artemus solemnly. Ineverbeardofhim.1 Thisignorance kept the man quiet far fifteen minutes: then he Baid, ...