Theatrical and circus life; (1893) (14579536778)

Joe Jefferson

Identifier: theatricalcircus00je (find matches)

Title: Theatrical and circus life;

Year: 1893 (1890s)

Authors: Jennings, John Joseph, 1853-1909. (from old catalog)

Subjects: Theater Circus

Publisher: Chicago, Laird & Lee

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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30E JEFFERSON. man supposed to be totally blind, who read every wordhe uttered from a paper he carried in his hand. At an English performance of William Tell, thetraditional arrow, instead of going straight from TelVsbow to the heart — perforated beforehand — of the 160 NOT DOWN IN THE BILL. apple placed on the head of TeWs son, stopped halfway on the wire over which it should have travelledto its destination. Everything, however, succeeded in

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