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- Tags: nineteenth century
Benjamin Ward Richardson, Dialogues on Drink
Benjamin Ward Richardson, Dialogues on Drink, National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1882
Benjamin Ward Richardson was a British physician who advocated total abstinence from alcohol. He was also a prolific writer of biographies, plays,…
Tags: Benjamin ward richardson, Britain, dialogues, elocution, Frances Willard, medicine, nineteenth century, scientific temperance, scotland, temperance, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union
George Melville Baker, The Temperance Drama
George Melville Baker, The Temperance Drama
George Melville Baker’s collection features eight original temperance dramas that were also published separately “for the convenience of performers.”…
Tags: blackface, drama, farce, George baker, George melville baker, nineteenth century, parlor drama, parlor guide, temperance, theater
J. N. Stearns, The Temperance Speaker
J. N. Stearns, The Temperance Speaker, National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1876
The Temperance Speaker represents an American-produced contribution to the vast offerings of juvenile temperance “reciters.” It was published by the…
Tags: children, children's literature, dialogue, elocution, lecture, literature, lyceum, national temperance society, nineteenth century, oratory, poetry, public speaking, recitation, story, temperance, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's history
Julia Colman, Juvenile Temperance Manual
Julia Colman, Juvenile Temperance Manual, National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1878
The Juvenile Temperance Manual is a guidebook for adults seeking to provide temperance instruction for children in day schools, Sunday schools, and…
Tags: band of hope, children, drama, elocution, Julia Colman, loyal temperance legion, nineteenth century, scientific temperance, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, youth group
Lizzie Penney, The National Temperance Orator
Lizzie Penney, The National Temperance Orator, National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1884
The National Temperance Orator is one of the many “reciters” compiled by Lizzie Penney for the National Temperance Society, for which Penney also…
Tags: elocution, lecture, lyceum, national temperance society, nineteenth century, oratory, public speaking, temperance, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's history
Lizzie Penney, The Temperance Platform
Lizzie Penney, The Temperance Platform, National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1896
The Temperance Platform, again compiled by Lizzie Penney, was intended for an older audience. Penney claimed that the book was created “In answer to a…
Tags: elocution, lecture, lyceum, national temperance society, nineteenth century, oratory, public speaking, temperance, twentieth century, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's history
Lost Museum Archive, "The Drunkard"
Lost Museum Archive, "The Drunkard"
A recreation of a poster for "The Drunkard" at Barnum's American Museum.
Tags: barnum, Barnum's american museum, drama, museum, nineteenth century, P. T. Barnum, play, temperance, the drunkard, theater
Lost Museum Archive, Abstinence Pledge
Lost Museum Archive, Abstinence Pledge
A recreation of the temperance pledge that may have been given to audience members at Barnum's American Museum.
Tags: barnum, Barnum's american museum, drama, nineteenth century, P. T. Barnum, temperance, temperance pledge, theater
Mrs. W. P. Chase, The Crusade Story: A Pageant
Mrs. W. P. Chase, The Crusade Story: A Pageant, National WCTU Publishing House, ca. 1925
This pageant is an adaptation of the story of the Woman’s Crusade as described by Elizabeth Putnam Gordon in Women Torch-Bearers: The Story of the…
Tags: adaptation, drama, nineteenth century, pageant, temperance, theater, twentieth century, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's crusade
William Darrah, The Onward Reciter
William Darrah, The Onward Reciter, 1872
The Onward Reciter is a product of the Band of Hope movement in Northern England, specifically Lancashire and Cheshire. Most of the selections were…
Tags: band of hope, Britain, children, children's literature, elocution, England, lecture, lyceum, nineteenth century, oratory, poetry, recitation, story, temperance, youth group