The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877Stewart, George
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The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877
Stewart, George
Saint John (N.B.) -- Fire, 1877
To be followed by Sir E. L. BULWER'S Chaste and Elegant Comedy in
5 acts, entitled
MONEY!
"'Tis a very good world that we live in,
To lend, or to spend, to give in,--
But to beg, or to borrow, or to get a man's own,
'Tis the very worst world that ever was known."
Alfred Evelyn Mr. J. W. LANERGAN.
Benjamin Stout, Esq. (first appearance) FRANK REA.
Sir John Vesey " " N. C. FORRESTER.
Lord Glossmore G. F. TYRRELL.
Mr. Graves (first appearance) Mr. F. S. BUXTON.
Sir Fredk. Blunt " " N. DAVENPORT.
Capt. Dudley Smooth " " W. A. DONALDSON.
Sharp J. C. WALLACE.
Toke (first appearance) D. J. MORIARTY.
Clara Douglas Mrs. J. W. LANERGAN.
Lady Franklyn (first appearance) Mrs. FRANK REA.
Georgina Mrs. J. C. WALLACE.
_The entertainments of the evening will conclude with the Amusing
farce, with_ NEW READING, of
MR. & MRS. PETER WHITE.
Mr. Peter White Mr. F. S. BUXTON.
Major Pepper " N. C. FORRESTER.
Frank Brown " E. B. HOLMES.
Widow White Mrs. J. W. LANERGAN.
Mrs. Peter White " FRANK REA.
Kitty Clover " J. C. WALLACE.
_PRICES OF ADMISSION._
Parquette 1s. 3d.--Dress Circle 2s. 6d.--Private and Family
Boxes $4, 5 & 6 each.
==> Private and Family boxes can be secured in advance by application
at the Box Office.
DOORS OPEN AT HALF PAST 7--COMMENCE AT 8.
_Ladies unaccompanied by gentlemen not admitted._
Good order is expected and will be rigidly enforced.
PRINTED AT DAY'S JOB OFFICE, 4 MARKET STREET.
[N] On these premises was situated the St. John Meteorological
Observatory. This was destroyed, but all the instruments belonging to
the Dominion were saved. Night and day observations have been made here
under the superintendence of Gilbert Murdoch Esq., C. E., during the
last 25 years.
CHAPTER VIII
Burning of the Leinster Street Baptist Church--The Varley
School--Centenary Chapel--The Gas Works--$17,000 worth of Coal
burn in Ten Days--The Tall Sentinel--St. David's Church--The
Reformed Presbyterian Church--The Victoria School--Gigantic
Ruins--An Accident--Sketch of the School-house.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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