Lenora Rogers's Blog, page 166
October 30, 2014
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, LOOK AT THE GIRL ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE” …ROSE AUSTIN, AERIAL PERFORMING STAR
Originally posted on THE CABINET CARD GALLERY:
This cabinet card features a pretty, Rose Austin, of the Austin Sisters, who were well known trapeze artists. On the reverse of the photograph is a pencilled notation that states the performer���s name and ���Bath Beach, Long Island, New York��� (Bath Beach is in Brooklyn). The image was published by the Robinson & Roe studio which had galleries in both Chicago and New York City. The Circus Historical Society���s web site cites the ���Austin Fami...
THEODOR MOMMSEN: GERMAN CLASSICAL SCHOLAR, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER AND MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Originally posted on THE CABINET CARD GALLERY:
Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) is pictured in the Cabinet card photographed by Giacomo Brogil in Firenze, Italy. Mommsen was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist, and writer. ��He is considered the greatest classicist of the 19th century. He was a great scholar of Roman History. He won the Nobel Prize in 1902. He was a member of the German and Prussian Parliaments. Mark Twain wrote of meeting him on hi...
October 29, 2014
The Death of Charles Russell Lowell
Originally posted on Regular Cavalry in the Civil War:
Craig Swain���s post yesterday here on fallen leaders at Cedar Creek jogged a memory. I knew I had seen a contemporary account of the death of Charles Russell Lowell, but couldn���t remember where. Lowell had an interesting position during the battle. He was a captain in the 6th U.S. Cavalry and colonel of the Second Massachusetts Cavalry, both present at the battle, and in command of both regiments as the commander of the Reserve Brigade...
October 27, 2014
St Barnabas Churchyard Cross, Bromborough, Wirral, Cheshire
Originally posted on The Journal of Antiquities:
Cross at St Barnabas Church, Bromborough (Photo credit: Peter Craine ��� Geograph)
Os��grid reference: SJ 3490 8221. On Church Lane in��Bromborough, Wirrral, stands the 10th century St Barnabas Churchyard Cross,��where at the south-side beside the church porch stands��this heavily��re-constructed Anglo-Saxon wheel-head cross. There are apparently some other carved stones, possibly of Saxon origin, in the garden of the nearby parsonage; and in th...
Kazuo Ohno’s Dance Philosophy
Originally posted on A R T L���R K:
On the 27th of October 1906, the��Japanese Butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno was born in Hakodate, Japan. A hundred years later (only four years before his death!), unable to walk or stand any more, Ohno continued to ���dance��� with his hands, thus summarising the essence of Butoh as the dance from ���within���. He started dancing before World War II, but it is in the post-war period that his dancing career really flourished. The inspiration came from the new dance...
CLARA MORRIS: PRETTY AND BUSTY STAGE ACTRESS AND WRITER
Originally posted on THE CABINET CARD GALLERY:
This cabinet card portrait features American stage actress Clara Morris (1849-1925). This photograph reveals that she was pretty and busty and appears to have enjoyed wearing gaudy jewelry. Note her earrings and collar pin. Clara Morris was born in Toronto, Canada and her real name was Morrison. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She traveled to New York in 1870 as a member of Daly���s company. She was a sensation in L���Article 47 (1872) and acted...
October 23, 2014
Staging Tudor History ��� A Review of ���Bring Up the Bodies���
Great post
Originally posted on The Creation of Anne Boleyn:
By Denise Hansen
Denise Hansen has an academic background in history and education and worked for 30 years with Parks Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is a self-confessed Tudor history fan with a special interest in Anne Boleyn.
Full disclaimer here. My sole previous experience with the West End London Theatre world consisted of the viewing of ���No Sex Please, We���re British��� almost thirty years ago.�� So I was bound...
October 22, 2014
Like You Own the Place : Attitude Matters
Originally posted on Big Red Carpet Nursing:
YOU are your most important clinical tool
Your attitude and your demeanor greatly impact others’ response to you.
For example:
When you or your kid need to use a restaurant’s bathroom when you’re not a customer,
What do you do?
Do you try to someone to ask permission?
I don’t.
From Clock Diner, Venice FL
I walk in like I own the place, give the staff friendly nods, a “Hi!” and a smile as I enter, do my business, and leave.
It hasn’t yet failed me since I fi...
James Christopher Hill- Artist
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, James Christoper Hill has gained notoriety for his paintings by his collectors and viewers.He is best known for painting his landscapes and skyscapes with vibrant colors, swift movement and radiant energy in a contemporary stylistic language.His works explore the use of color and rhythm to create powerful sweeping images that seek to provoke a particular mood or emotion by capturing an exact moment or memory in time that is both meaningful to him and his vi...
October 21, 2014
Anastasia Ponyatovskaya Pace – Artist
I have recently met an artist named Anastasia, that has some amazing artwork. I want to share a little about her here. So let me introduce her and share some of her art, then follow the link to see more of this talented young lady.
Anastasia Ponyatovskaya Pace graduated as an artist from the college in Sankt-Petersburg, Russia and Academy of art in Moldova. After joining the Union of Artists in 2004, she has become widely revered for her unique style and imagination and participated in many ar...
