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Writing to Mr. Editor, Figaro discusses his "religious friend's" criticism of his reviews of "sensational" drama. Figaro goes into a longer discussion of De Walden's The Balloon Wedding. Figaro also makes a passing mention of Pfaff's before listing the current events in theater.
Figaro refers to De Walden and The Balloon Wedding. Figaro writes that he agrees with the opinion that De Walden is a "reckless dramatist" and that The Balloon Wedding "is just the recklessest piece that he had ever put on stage" (40).
Figaro refers to his past week's remarks about Gayler's Child Stealer (40).
Figaro notes that one of his "semi-religious friends" subscribes to "three copies of the Saturday Press (40).
Figaro writes that his "semi-religious friend" "sits under Artemus Ward Beecher" (40).
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Born in Massachusetts to a family of merchants and seamen, Clapp traveled to Paris to translate the socialist writing
Born November 13th, 1833 in Maryland, Edwin Booth had an affinity for the acting world; he was named after the actors Edwin Forrest and Thomas Flynn, and his father, Junius, was a British actor who
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