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CONTENTS
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Electric Scotland News
The Flag in the Wind
The Scottish Nation
Clan and Family Information
Poetry and Stories
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)
Book of Scottish Story
History of Glasgow
The Scottish Historical Review
The Concise Household Encyclopaedia
Reminiscences of Cromar and Canada
The Story of the Scots Stage
Grand Lodge comes to Logierait
A Sermon on the occasion of the death of Hon. Archibald McIntyre
Roberton, Hugh Stevenson
ELECTRIC SCOTLAND NEWS
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Nothing to report this week other than me working hard on some
technical stuff on the site. I did get some new pictures in
from David Hunter which you can see at
http://www.electricscotland.com/pictures/hunter/set12.htm
ABOUT THE STORIES
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Some of the stories in here are just parts of a larger story so do
check out the site for the full versions. You can always find the
link in our "What's New" section at the link at the top of this
newsletter or on our site menu.
THE FLAG IN THE WIND
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This weeks Flag is compiled by Jim Lynch. As usual Jim gives us a
great read covering all kinds of areas. His section also includes
articles in the Scots language and also in Gaelic. And he's also
included a "Good News" section :-)
I note his opening article states...
While watching events unfold over the past few weeks and months, I
have had an awful feeling that at the end of the day the American
people would vote for a male, white Caucasian, rather than a black
man for President. I also thought it would have been the same result
if Hillary Clinton had been standing. I have no great disregard for
John McCain, I think he is an honourable and honest man, but made a
bad choice for a running mate. Also he is a Republican, and America
is aghast at the mess the Republicans have created.
When George Bush was elected, he inherited an economy in credit – he
leaves it with trillions of dollars in debt, and with no apparent
contribution to the common weal. It is difficult to see where the
money went, it couldn’t have all gone on Iraq and Afghanistan, but
it has gone and America is in hock up to its eyes, and this was
before the credit crunch and the recession.
However, America took its courage in both hands and voted for Barak
Obama; he has a tremendous task before him, probably the worst any
American President has faced, and we wish him every success. As they
say, when America sneezes we get the cold.
In Peter's cultural section he's telling us about BBC Alba...
In this week’s Scottish Quotations (see above) Sir Sean Connery
remind us of the importance of reading – books upon a window to the
world. It exercises your imagination as does my favourite media –
the wireless. Like Sir Sean, I have been a life-long reader as well
as being a radio addict, with a wireless in every room! Television,
in spite of being invented by a Scot (John Logie Baird) has never
had the same attraction, until now. Since 19 September 2008 and the
launch of the first-ever Gaelic television digital station – BBC
Alba – I have finally found a television channel I can relate to.
Scottish programmes made by Scots for Scots but encompassing a
Scottish window on the wider-world with an excellent breadth of
subjects. Sport, music and song, comedy, news, discussion
programmes, cookery, crofting news are all to be found on BBC Alba,
with English sub-titles for non-speakers of the language of the
Gael.
For Scottish football fans there is the added bonus of seeing a full
Scottish Premier League on a Saturday night only hours after the
final whistle, but more importantly for those of us who follow the
lower leagues is the new channel’s backing for the Challenge Cup.
Not only is the channel sponsoring the Challenge Cup but the first
live game shown on BBC Alba was the semi-final of the Alba Challenge
Cup from Firhill as Partick Thistle did battle with Airdrie for a
place in the final. Airdrie won through 1-0 and this Sunday (16
November 2008) face Dingwall side Ross County in the final which
will be broadcast on television for the first time. The programme on
BBC Alba starts at 2.45 pm with a 3 pm kick-off at Perth’s McDiarmid
Park. It should be a close gnd exciting game and although strictly
neutral, I did wish the Ross County players good wishes for the
final when they played East Fife in a Reserve League Cup game
earlier this week!
Although there are only some 60,000 Gaelic speakers in Scotland, a
survey of the first week of the new channel’s viewing found that
some 600,000 people tuned in to BBC Alba. As digital television
spreads throughout Scotland, I am sure that many more Scots will
find and enjoy this splendid channel.
This week’s recipe - Simple Shortbread – makes an ideal
accompaniment to a cuppa whilst watching BBC Alba (or indeed
listening to Radio Scotland). Do try and catch a programme or two on
the new channel – you won’t be disappointed.
Simple Shortbread
Ingredients: 12oz (350g) plain flour; 4oz (110g) cornflour; 4oz
(110g) caster sugar; 8oz (225g) butter
Method; Sift the flours together. Cream the butter and sugar
thoroughly and then work in the flours. Knead until smooth and
without cracks and shape into a round onto a baking sheet. Pinch the
edges and prick with fork. Alternatively, press the mixture into a
flat tin, or mould, and prick with fork. Bake in a slow oven,
325F/160C/Mark 3 Gas for about 45 minutes. Cut into wedges or
fingers, and sprinkle with caster sugar.
You can read the Flag, listen to the Scots Language, enjoy the Scots
Wit and lots more at
http://www.scotsindependent.org
The Scottish Nation
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My thanks to Lora for transcribing these volumes for us.
We're now onto the W's with Ure, Urquhart, Vans, Vedder, Vere,
Vipont, Waldie
Wallace, Wardlaw, Warrender, Watson and Watt.
An interesting account of Watt which starts...
WATT, JAMES, a celebrated natural philosopher and civil engineer,
the great improver of the steam-engine, was born at Greenock,
January 19, 1736. His great-grandfather, a farmer of Aberdeenshire,
was killed in one of Montrose’s battles, when his property, being
forfeited, was lost to the family. The son of this man, Thomas Watt,
established himself in Greenock as a teacher of mathematics and the
elements of navigation, and was baron bailie of the burgh of barony
of Crawford’s Dyke. He had two sons, the elder, John, a teacher of
mathematics and surveyor in Glasgow, died in 1737, at the age of
fifty, leaving a ‘Survey of the River Clyde, from Glasgow to the
Point of Toward,’ which was published by his brother several years
afterwards. The younger son, James, the father of the celebrated
engineer, was a builder and merchant in Greenock, of which town he
was for a quarter of a century councilor, treasurer, and one of the
magistrates. He died at the age of 84, in 1782.
James Watt, the subject of this notice, was the elder and only
surviving child of the latter, his brother, John Watt, a youth of
promising abilities, being lost at sea soon after he came of age. He
received his first instructions in reading from his mother, whose
name was Agnes Muirhead, whilst his father taught him writing and
arithmetic. He was afterwards placed at the elementary public school
of Greenock, but the delicacy of his health interfered with his
regular attendance on the classes, and for the greater part of his
time he was confined to his chamber, where he devoted himself to
unassisted study. He early displayed a partiality for mechanics, and
when only six years of age he was observed at work with a piece of
chalk upon the floor of a room drawing a geometrical problem. While
still a mere boy, his attention began to be attracted to the great
power of steam, as the following interesting anecdote will show: --
His aunt, Mrs. Muirhead, sitting with him one evening at the
tea-table, said, “James, I never saw such an idle boy! Take a book,
and employ yourself usefully; for the last half hour you have not
spoken a word, but taken off the lid of that kettle and put it on
again, holding now a cup and now a silver spoon over the steam,
watching how it rises from the spout, and catching and counting the
drops of water.” It appears that when thus reproved, his active mind
was engaged in investigating the condensation by steam. We are told
that he prosecuted almost every branch of science with equal
success, and especially took so much interest in reading books on
medicine and surgery, that he was one day detected conveying into
his room the head of a child which had died of some obscure disease,
that he might take occasion to dissect it.
You can read the rest of this account at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/watt.htm
You can read all these entries at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/index.htm
Clan and Family Information
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Have added the Summer 2008 newsletter of the Clan Thompson
newsletter which you can read at
http://www.electricscotland.com/familytree/newsletters/thompson/index.htm
Poetry and Stories
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Another poem from John Henderson called "Garred Tae Lea Hame For
Aye" which you can read at
http://www.electricscotland.com/poetry/doggerel287.htm
We also have some new poems and articles from Donna, Alastair and
others in our Article Service at
http://www.electricscotland.com/article/
I might add that I post up a story or two each week about things
happening in Scotland.
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)
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We have now added the Parish of Newbattle to the Edinburgh volume.
Modem Buildings. - Newbattle Abbey, the seat of the Marquis of
Lothian, is a modern building; and the plan of it, especially
within, discovers the taste and judgment of the architect, as it is
exceedingly commodious. In the library, which is voluminous and
valuable, are several manuscripts in folio, written upon vellum, and
every page of them is adorned with pictures, emblematic of the
respective subjects of which they treat. Of these the most highly
finished are the following: Jean Boccace des cas des noble Hommes et
F. Famines, 1409: John Tikyt hymni: Titus Livius, per P. Berceun:
Augustin de la Cite de Dieu.
In all of them, the figures are coloured and gilded with so much
delicacy and richness, as to afford an excellent specimen of the
labour and elegance with which they have been executed. These
manuscripts had, in former times, belonged to the Abbey, the monks
of which were of the Cistertian order. It was founded and endowed by
David I. A copy of the original grant is still in existence. A wall
surrounded it, which retains the name of the Monkland wall, but it
is now far from being entire. The present house is built upon the
spot which was formerly occupied by the monaster, and stands
surrounded by a level lawn, containing from thirty to forty acres of
ground. It is watered on the one side by the river South Esk, the
only river in the parish, which, after descending through the rocks
of Arniston and Cockpen, flows along the park in a quiet stream, and
is overhung with flourishing plantations. On the other side, it is
skirted by a waving line of woods, which, complying with the ascents
and swellings of the banks, are seen rising above one another, and
exhibit a beautiful variety of shades. These woods, nearly meeting
at each end, form the lawn into a kind of amphitheatre, in the
middle of which, as you approach from the south, there is an avenue
520 yards long, lined on each side with trees of the most majestic
size. On this approach, where it crosses the village of Newbattle,
there stands a venerable looking gate, whose antique appearance is
greatly admired by every stranger.
You can read this account at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/statistical/newbattl.pdf
The index page for the New Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)
can be found at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/statistical/
Book of Scottish Story
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Our thanks to John Henderson for sending this in for us.
This week have added...
The Villagers of Auchincraig
And here is how it starts...
In one of the eastern counties of Scotland, there is a pleasant
secluded valley, known by the name of Strathkirtle. It is well
cultivated, growing good grain crops, abounding in rich
pasture-land, and beautified by the water of Kirtle, which winds
smoothly along between its fertile banks, and loses itself at last
in the German Ocean. Strips and roundels of woodland, snug farm
steadings, and the sheltering hills on either side, impart an air of
peace and an aspect of comfort to this secluded Scottish strath,
such as may rarely be witnessed in other countries. Spring nurses
there her sweetest wild-flowers, on the meadows, in the woods, and
by the water-courses; summer comes early with choirs of
singing-birds, and the voice of the cuckoo ; autumn adorns the
fields with the mellowest beauty, and touches the green leaves into
gold ; and winter ever spares some gladsome relics of the sister
seasons, to cheer the hearts of the inhabitants at Strathkirtle.
In the centre of the valley, and close beside the stream, there
formerly stood the ancient village of Auchincraig; but the progress
of improvement has, I am told, almost swept its last vestiges away.
It was, without exception, the oddest, old—fashioned place in which
I ever resided for any length of time. The dwelling-houses were of
all shapes and sizes, and they had been built, whether solitary, in
rows, or in batches, in utter contempt of all order and regularity.
One might almost have imagined that they had fallen down in dire
confusion from the clouds, and been allowed to stand peaceably where
they fell. Some had their gables to the street, some were planted
back to back, some frowned front to front. The roofs of not a few
rose in ridges like the back of a dromedary, while the appearance of
others betokened a perilous collapse and sudden downfall.
Auchincraig could boast of styles of architecture unknown to Grecian
and Roman fame. The primitive builders had not been particular
regarding the situation of the doors, and evidently considered
windows as useless breaks in the walls. Houses two storeys high,
with weather-worn and weather-stained slate roofs, stood beside
humbler dwellings, low and long, and covered with thatch. The parish
church was situated in the burial ground at the east end of the
village. It was an old edifice, with ivy-mantled a spire, which
seemed ready to sink down and mingle with the dust of the many
generations who slept around. Jackdaws congregated on its summit,
and swallows, unmolested, built their nests in all the windows of
the hoary pile. The parish manse, which appeared scarcely less
ancient than the church, stood about a stone's cast from the place
of graves. Primeval trees hung their foliage over it in summer,
shading its roof and windows from the sunrays, and groaned
mournfully throughout all their bare bulk when the bitter blast of
winter swept over the exposed churchyard. A beechen hedge encircled
the manse and the garden attached. The residence of the minister was
by far the pleasantest abode in Auchincraig.
You can read the rest of this at
http://www.electricscotland.com/books/story/story67.htm
The other stories can be read at
http://www.electricscotland.com/books/story/index.htm
The History of Glasgow
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By Robert Renwick LL.D. and Sir John Lindsay L.D. in 3 volumes
(1921)
We are now onto the final 3rd volume and added this week are the
following chapters...
Preface
Chapter I
After the Revolution: Glasgow a Free Burgh
Chapter II
Clearing Old Scores
Chapter III
John Anderson, younger, of Dowhill
Chapter IV
The Darien Expedition
Chapter V
Land Purchases and Municipal Trading
Chapter VI
Domestic Annals
Here is what the Preface has to say of this volume...
THIS is the third volume of the History of Glasgow, produced under
the aegis of the Corporation of the city in pursuance of their
resolution of 6th September, 1917. The three volumes cover the
period from the earliest times to the passing of the Reform Acts of
1832 and 1833 and afford a detailed account of the origin and
development of burghal life in Scotland. The first volume dealt with
the burgh as a possession of the bishopric. The second volume,
covering the period between the Reformation and the Revolution,
detailed the change from an ecclesiastical dependency to a trading
community. The third volume tells the story of the free burgh and
the men who, during nearly a century and a half, by their genius and
energy, built up its fortunes and reputation and made Glasgow one of
the great cities of the world.
Of these men the present volume takes particular account. There is
tragedy in the fact that so few of these makers of prosperity have
representatives in the community to-day. We still have a Speirs of
Elderslie, an Oswald of Auchencruive, a Buchanan of Drumpellier, and
a few more. But of Walter Gibson of Balgray and Balshagrie, John
Anderson of Dowhill, William Macdowall of Castle Semple, Allan
Dreghorn of Ruchill, Patrick Colquhoun of Kelvingrove, and a score
of others, hardly more than a memory now remains. Each of them gave
notable service in his time, and in each case the story of endeavour
and achievement, and sometimes, alas, of ultimate catastrophe, forms
a human document of real and permanent interest.
In those years the story of Glasgow was not the story of Glasgow
alone. The city played its part stoutly in the general affairs of
the kingdom. From the first it supported strongly the Revolution
Settlement and the House of Hanover. Its fortunes were deeply
involved in events like the Darien Expedition and the revolt of the
American colonies. Its development of the steam engine and the steam
ship contributed more than anything else to the making of modern
Britain. And if its contribution, by riot and mass meeting, to the
passing of the Reform Acts was not entirely a matter to be proud of,
that contribution affords a typical illustration of the spirit of
the time.
It was long a popular and plausible complaint that history dealt too
exclusively with matters of battles, dynasties, and statecraft, and
too little with the life, actions, and achievements of ordinary
folk. To that reproach the annals of Glasgow go a long way to
provide an answer. The records of the Town Council itself, which
furnish the main source of information for the narrative contained
in this volume, afford a close and intimate picture of burgess life
in Scotland in the eighteenth century. Full use has also been made
in these pages of sidelights furnished by such works as Chambers's
Domestic Annals of Scotland, Henry Grey Graham's Social Life of
Scotland in the Eighteenth Century, and The Social and Industrial
History of Scotland, by Professor James Mackinnon, as well as the
colourful descriptions of such first-hand recorders as Daniel Defoe,
"Jupiter" Carlyle, James Strang, the author of Glasgow and its
Clubs, and Senex, author of Glasgow Past and Present. From such
materials an impression may be got, in fairly abundant detail, of
the character, habits, and circumstances of the burgess life of the
period.
For valuable suggestions, elucidations, and information the writer
has been indebted to a number of friends, notably to Mr. A. C.
Scott, Town-Clerk Depute and Keeper of the Sasines; to ex-Bailie
Ninian MacWhannell; and to Dr. Harry Lumsden, Clerk to the Trades
House, whose scholarly edition of the Trades House records forms the
most recent addition to the printed materials of Glasgow's history.
Most especially must be acknowledged the interest and extreme
kindness of the Town Clerk, Mr. David Stenhouse, whose careful
reading of the whole work, as it passed through the press, has been
of the utmost value. To these gentlemen I tender my most grateful
thanks.
GEORGE EYRE-TODD
The index page of the book is at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/glasgow/historyndx.htm
The Scottish Historical Review
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I have added a couple more articles from these publications...
Journal to Arran in [Buteshire] Argyle-Shire
A continuation of the previous article.
Peasant Life in Argyllshire in the End of the Eighteenth Century
I was born in the year 1774 at Barichreil, a small village of Nether
Lorn. My father was a descendant of that McCallum of Colagin, the
sight of whom, as he entered Kilbride Church one Sunday, followed by
his twelve sons in order of their age, provoked the Lady of Dunollie
to exclaim: A third of Albyn were none too much for McCallum of
Colagin!
You can read these articles at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/articles/review
The Concise Household Encyclopaedia
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This week have added...
Chair, Chair Bed, Chair Rail, Chalk, Chalk Stones, Chambermaid,
Chambertin, Chamfering, Chamois Leather, Champagne, Chandelier,
Change of Life, Chaperon, Character: The Legal Aspect, Charades,
Charcoal, Charlotte Russe, Charpie, Charr, Chartreuse, Charwoman,
Chaudfroid Sauce, Chauffeur, Cheddar, Cheese and Cheese Making.
You can see these at
http://www.electricscotland.com/household/c.htm
The index page for this publication is at
http://www.electricscotland.com/household/index.htm
Reminiscences of Cromar and Canada
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By Donald Robert Farquharson
Chapters added so far are...
Chapter I
The Dawn of History in Logie-Coldstone
Chapter II
The First of the Farquharsons
Chapter III
The Early Eighteenth Century
Chapter IV
The Later Eighteenth Century
Chapter V
The Fairy Doctor and the Curse
Chapter VI
My Grandfather
Chapter VII
My Father
Chapter VIII
The Fletcher Family
Chapter IX
The Stewart-Maitland Families
Chapter X
Superstitions
Chapter XI
Proprietors and Tenants
Here is how Chapter VI - My Grandfather, starts...
THE echoes of the rebellion of 1745, had scarcely ceased from the
highland hill, and the new order by which the feudal system had been
replaced had scarcely begun to function, when in 1764 and on either
the easterly or the westerly "half pleuch of Knocksoul," our
grandfather Robert Farquharson was born. He would seem therefore to
be representative of the last generation of Scottish men born into
the old conditions. These conditions, as has been stated, implied
the necessity of the co-operation of two independent tenants in
operating one only plough, probably under obligation, in terns of
their respective leases, to contribute two men and six oxen or their
tractive equivalent in working the two farms fairly, justly and
harmoniously as between themselves, awl yet without unity of
interest.
Of my great grandfather who seems to have been the grandson of The
Fairy Doctor I know nothing further than what has been already
stated, except that he had two sons besides my Grandfather, one of
whom, whose name I have forgotten, was the father of my father's
cousins, William Farquharson of the Newton of Melguni, Donald
Farquharson late of Tollyhill, and Mrs. John Forbes of Kinhattoch,
who was the mother of Harry Forbes late of the Township of Tilbury
East. His third son Andrew went to Jamaica as a young man, where he
seemed to proper, but in a few years took ill and died.
The time of my grandfather's birth was momentous in the history of
the world. In March of the next succeeding year was passed by the
British government the unfortunate Stamp Act, which though only four
months in operation became the occasion, though not the cause, of
lighting a train of events that shook the world. First came the
rebellion 1776 and the secession of the Thirteen American Colonies.
From that rebellion issued the spark that produced the French
Revolution whose repercussion roused to activity the awakening
intelligence of the British people, among whom had already commenced
murmerings of discontent. In earlier times the conflict for liberty
in Great Britain had been carried on exclusively by the nobles
against the king. Now had come to be heard the voice of the more
wealthy of the untitled classes, who, with the extension of commerce
and enterprise consequent largely on the introduction of
laboursaving machinery, had been rapidly increasing in numbers,
wealth and influence. On these had been falling increasingly the
burden of taxation, and already they were knocking at the door of
the House of Commons, loudly demanding a voice in its deliberations.
You can read the rest of this chapter at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/canada/cromar/chapter6.htm
The other chapters can be read at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/canada/cromar/index.htm
The Story of the Scots Stage
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By Robb Lawson (1919)
Chapter III - The Origin of Drama in Edinburgh
James II. grants use of Greenside for sports—The Town
Pipers—Harpers. Fiddlers, and Pipers—Pageants—Masques and
Tournaments—Dunbar, playwright—Robin Hood Plays—Lyndsay's
Satire—Parliament put down Robin Hood Plays and May Queen—Mob attack
the Magistrates—Pageant for Queen Mary—The Pomp of the God--The
Censor--Penalty for Actors, to be hung as thief.
Chapter IV - Edinburgh's Early Drama
Pageant to James VI.—Reformation helped by Plays—King takes Players
under his patronage—Shakespeare's Dancing Horse — Rope-walking —
Kirk denounces Plays, and King intervenes—English Players at
Holyrood—James VI. demands revival of May games, etc.—Ben Jonson in
Edinburgh —Siamese Twins—Dromedary, Quack Doctor, and
Rope-Walker—The Fountains proclaimed Masters of the Revels—Dancing
Schools licensed—Irish Players—Parliament patronise The Spanish
Friar—Macbeth at Holyrood — Allan Ramsay — Aston's Theatre—Plays at
Taylor's Hall—Edinburgh Freemasons patronise the Players—John Ryan
at Canon-gate Theatre—High Life Below Stairs Riot.
Chapter V - The Edinburgh Stage
Fire at Canongate Theatre—Production of Home's Douglas—The Kirk
takes action—A storm of abuse and ridicule—The Cape Club—The New
Theatre Royal—George Whitfield objects-Samuel Foote, lessee—Digges
and Bland, lessees—Mrs. Yates--John Jackson, lessee — Mrs. Siddons —
Stephen Kemble, lessee—"The Circus"—Henry Erskine Johnstone —
Barker's Panorama — Master Betty—Walter Scott and Henry Mackenzie
granted patent of Theatre Royal—Henry Siddons fits Corn's rooms as
Theatre—Command performance of Rob Roy by George IV.—The
Pantheon—Adelphi Theatre—Henry Irving in "Stock."
Chapter VI - The Arbroath and Dundee Stage
Scott describes Fairport Theatre—The New Theatre —Corbett Ryder's
company in Arbroath—"Stars" who visited there—First Dundee
dramatist—Shakespeare and Dundee—Dundee Freemasons in procession to
theatre — Dodging the Act — Edinburgh Comedians at Trades
Hall—Council bans the Players —Yeaman Shore Theatre built—The Pretty
Girl of Dundee—Opening of Theatre Royal—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Siddons—Stephen
Kemble—W. H. Murray —Corbett Ryder's Company in Rob Roy—Mathews
—Johnston—Clara Fisher, 9-year-old prodigy—Macready—Mrs. Faucit—Braham—David
Bell, aged 13 —Paganini—Charles Kean—Samuel Phelps—The great
Mackay—The African Roscius—Thistle Hall —G. V. Brooke—Dog-drama—A
quintuple Richard III.—Tom Powrie—Helen Faucit— 'Wee Scott.'
Chapter VII - Early Glasgow Drama
Town Drummers and Town Minstrels--Vain plays at Ruglen—The Council
decide to imprison strolling Players—The Temple of Beelzebuh—Giddy
young Glaswegians—Teaching of dancing—The Beggar's Opera—BurreII's
Close—The first Glasgow Theatre -George Whitfield gets angry—The mob
burn the Theatre—Alston Street Theatre—Fanatical mob set fire to it-
Bellamy—Dunlop Street Theatre erected, 1781—Mrs. Siddons—John
Jackson, lessee —The School for Scandal—Master Betty—Jackson's
economies.
You can read these chapters at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/stage/index.htm
Grand Lodge comes to Logierait
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An interesting article which concerns a historic event which
occurred in Logierait on 10 August, 1865, the day the Grand Lodge of
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland came to the village to
lay the foundation stone for the memorial to be erected in memory of
the 6th Duke of Atholl. You can read this at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/kt5_files/logierait.htm
A Sermon on the occasion of the death of Hon. Archibald McIntyre
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This is an unusual book in that I confess not to have found one like
it in all my years of historical research. I suppose that other
sermons have been given for individuals but it would seem that it is
rare that any of these have been printed and made available to the
public.
You can read this at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/mcintyre.htm
Roberton, Hugh Stevenson
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Father and Son, the father being the creator of the Orpheus Choir
and the son a famous farmer and politician in Australia.
Our thanks to John Henderson for sending this in. The article can be
read at
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/roberton_hugh_stevenson.htm
And that's it for this week and I hope you all have a wonderful
weekend :-)
Alastair
http://www.electricscotland.com
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