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Rome and Honeymoon Notes - Page 8

This is the sixth page of 14 which concerns Henry and Mae's meeting in Rome and subsequent honeymoon. Notes on the page read: - You would often call a dress by it's house - so a dress from Maison Worth - House of Worth. A Worth gown - Sight of the Basilica? Sistine chapel? Bernini statues? - With the scent of Oleander, Jasmine, Viola odorata (violets), stargazer lilies - heady, opulent scent, Viburnum, Peonia - Loose dressing gown - called a morning wrapper or robe de chamber - chinoiserie or part of sinomania - fashion for all things Chinese- passes judgement a bit since chinoiserie was considered "nouveau riche." - Eternal Rome - labyrinthite of ruins (marble floors). Popular travel guide of the time called "Murray." Other buildings in the view - circus Maximus, Foro Romano, twisted orange trees. All ober the hill you can see the remains of floor desihns, marble floor colours, Fomas Flavia palace - On hill - Farnese rose gardens.

Rome and Honeymoon Notes - Page 7

This is the fifth page of 14 which concerns Henry and Mae's meeting in Rome and subsequent honeymoon. Notes on the page read: - Seize Hawley by the collar - would be his tailcoat collar, likely doesn't need to be said - Hawley would be adjusting either his tailcoat or his silk bow tie - because of evening wear - he wouldn't be wearing a cravat in this case - Could be playing English billiards -, you could call the billiard game straight rail - game played without pockets, snooker, first played in 1875 - first rule book in 1882 - was a game played in military camps -Trevi fountain details - trevi fountain has statues of Abundance and salubrity. A statue of Oceanus. Fountain was financed by gambling (lotto game allowed by the pope). Supplied water for the Roman baths - Aqua Virgo, - in 19 bc - legend that Roman soldiers were guided by a young girl to a source of pure water - source that feeds the Roman baths. It was made of travertine stone - same material as the colosseum. Stonecutter crushed by large block of the stone in 1734 when it was being worked on. Design was done by Salvi - a poet and a philosopher designed a set piece for a firework display. In the 19th cent people believed a sip of water from the fountain would ensure a return to Rome. Nathanial Hawthorne wrote about the fountain - The marble Faun - written 1860 - Spanish steps - Keats lived next door to the Spanish steps - died there in 1821 - ode to a Grecian Urn (beauty is truth...etc). His grave says "here lies one whose name was writ in water." Artists were attracted to the steps - then many women hoping to be taken as artist models. At the bottom of the steps is the sinking ship fountain (Bernini) Steps are covered in baskets of pink flowers in may.

Rome and Honeymoon Notes - Page 6

This is the fourth page of 14 which concerns Henry and Mae's meeting in Rome and subsequent honeymoon. This page has no notes but a large check mark is drawn over the prose.

Rome and Honeymoon Notes - Page 5

This is the third page of 14 which has notes on Henry's visit to Rome and Henry and Mae's honeymoon. Various notes on the right-hand side of the page include: - His glass perpetually full - Peach? Pomegranate? Figs? - Pears are ripe - so September - bougainvillea in bloom, Oleander as well, passiflora vine, star jasmine - Rambler roses - Himalayan musk - Italian cypress trees - Fragrant olive, myrtle - The really fancy uniforms were more likely to have gilt buttons (thin layer of gold) - Murano glass - it is Venetian but is coloured in the glass blowing process - So you could have Murano glasses of deepest burgundy, they often have gold leaf deigns on them - 24 K, also generally called Venetian glass - Carved doors? baroque carved doors - baroque described as having emotional exuberance - panelled doors is fine but there are lots of carved doors in Rome in particular

Rome and Honeymoon Notes - Page 4

This is the second page of 14 which has notes on Henry's visit to Rome and Henry and Mae's honeymoon. Various notes on the right-hand side of the page include: - Titled men - continentals - Beribboned - riband - is the 4 inch sash work by members of various orders - so are they ribanded - too obscure? - Pomade -macassar oil used more in this period - where we get the anti macassars used on furniture to stop oil staining furniture - Pomade maybe a better known word - Prussian officer uniform - collars don't button - the collar butts together and there is a hook to ensure a tight fit - There are two photos of a Prussian officer uniform - Early 1870's dinner jacket on an american - 1886 dinner jacket introduced by prince to Americans (James brown potter in tuxedo park) - so him wearing totally correct for nouveau riche / not aristocratic de rigour but it is a bit early for wearing it - might be fine to let it slide - The tailors for the first dinner jacket - Henry Poole and company, Saville row tailors - Weird trivia - tail coat attire also sometimes called toga virilis - dress of man hood

Rome and Honeymoon Notes - Page 3

This is the first page of 14 which has notes on Henry's visit to Rome and Henry and Mae's honeymoon. Various notes on the right-hand side of the page include: - Extravagant surroundings - cornucopia motifs, heavy brocades, oushak (Turkish carpet) - Sumptuously upholstered - many styles of passementerie would make it seem very over-trimmed and girly - Often called a dressing case, razor, razor strop, combs etc all in the "dressing case" - very popular for travelling rich men in this period An image of this dressing case is included as well.

Fayne: Landscape, Flora and Fauna

A list of landscape elements found on the Fenn surrounding Fayne House. Some notes are also included on this page which detail the history of certain words: - Muir = Scots form of middle English "mire" meaning "moor" or "fenn" - Online etymology "Old English fenn" mud, mire, dirt, fen, marsh, moor" - "Old Saxon: fenni"

Victorian Era Home Interiors

Three photos of different house interiors from the Victorian era. These pictures include: (Top) Kinloch Castle - Isle of Rùm - the hall portion of the house is photographed - 1899-1903 (Middle) Field Place - drawing room - 1820 (Bottom) Farnley Hall, Yorkshire - drawing room, as painted by Turner in 1818

Floor Plan of Norfolk House, London

A diagram of the Norfolk House floor plan. This document also offers some description and background on the house, which had it's first assembly in 1756.

The Grand Staircase

Image of the grand staircase at 20 Portman Square, London (1775-7).

Belle Moral Notebook

A blue notebook which is titled "Belle Moral." There are other things written on the cover, most of which has been scratched out.

NOW Magazine Ann-Marie MacDonald Cover Story

NOW Magazine which features Ann-Marie MacDonald on the cover for the week of October 4-10, 1990. The headline on the cover reads "Double theatre talent Ann-Marie MacDonald: Playwright plots bold gothic tale." There is also a photo of Ann-Marie MacDonald with a fake skeleton. The article from this issue of NOW magazine on MacDonald is also included and is titled "Myth and science collide in the clever playwright's sharp dark comedy," written by Jon Kaplan. This article lists MacDonald's other accomplishments under a section titled "Resume" and there are several other sections including "Career growth," "Humane comedy," and "Wild fringe." This article primarily discusses the performance of Arab's Mouth at Factory Theatre.

Piece of the Pie

This is a note from Ann Marie MacDonald's personal archive that shows an image of a circle with lines crossing through the center of it in yellow ink. The quote at the bottom reads "Everyone wants a piece of the pie".

5 senses

A note written by Ann Marie MacDonald saying, "5 senses...one to each word - I always thought that the even numbers had a healing power for the odd ones - odds were jagged - wounded words

Food, Drink, etc. for Fayne

There is a list of Victorian food and drinks which Ann-Marie MacDonald has compiled.

Belle Moral Rehearsal Outline

The three pages are the details for the rehearsal of Belle Moral for the 2005 Shaw Festival in the Court House Theatre. On each page there is a list of dates and times for the rehearsals. Each row of dates include which actors need to be available for each rehearsal.

Belle Moral Rehearsal Outline

The three pages are the details for the rehearsal of Belle Moral for the 2005 Shaw Festival in the Court House Theatre. On each page there is a list of dates and times for the rehearsals. Each row of dates include which actors need to be available for each rehearsal.

Two Sheep

Photo of two sheep hanging out on a path with grass surrounding them.

Tranquillizing Chair

This is an illustration of the tranquillizing chair (1810) which was suggested by Benjamin Rush, whose treatise on insanity was an outstanding systematic study. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda

Dr. Goelet's Bipolar Vaginal Electrode

This outlines Dr. Goelet's vaginal electrode as well as intra-uterine constant current application. There is a diagram of the medical device and a photo of the application to the leg - general direct current stimulation. There is also a photo of the application of this to the abdomen - general direct stimulation.

Archives of Professions: Medicines 1887 (Archives de Metiers Medicines 1887 Charcot a la Salpetriere)

A photo of Jean-Martin Charcot (French neurologist who developed groundbreaking work on hypnotism and hysteria) working at the Salpetriere hospital in Paris, France

Late 19th Century Hypnotism

A photo of hypnotism being performed on a patient (late 19th cent.)

Vibration Therapy (La thérapie vibratoire)

An article written in French detailing vibration therapy. There is an illustration of this medical practice with the caption: "Instructions for use of the vibrating helmet. Fig. 1- This helmet topped with an electric motor (fig.5) is fitted onto the head by flexible metal blades (fig. 2).

Electrical Treatment of Neurasthenia (Le traitement électrique de la neurasthénie)

A French article about the electrical treatment of neurasthenia.

A Home Operating Room and Surgeon

This is a photo captioned - in French - Doctor B.. who operates at home, in his dining room.

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