Posted in Just A Bite, tagged capt james a marrow, civil war, clarksville va, lt a g case, michael kammen, mystic chords of memory, plymouth nc, returning captured swords, simsbury conn on December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The theme of turning swords into ploughshares — albeit popular [circa 1890] — was less prominent, perhaps, than that of returning swords to their rightful owners. The press seized upon these human interest stories…. “In 1887 Captain James A. Marrow of Clarksville, Virginia, returned the sword of Lieutenant A. G. Case of Simsbury, Connecticut — [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged augustin daly, plymouth nc on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“As we walked home one night, in need of a culminating incident in [his 1867 play 'Under the Gaslight'], my brother said, ‘I have got the sensation we want — a man fastened to a railroad track and rescued just as the train reaches the spot!’ “On the first night the audience was breathless….It became [...]
