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President Roosevelt tells Jacob A. Riis that if he gets the chance he will invite Agnes Donaldson to the White House, although he may not have a chance to do so. Roosevelt is amused that Riis is in favor of a statement Roosevelt made recommending that mothers let children run their own play, as it was something Roosevelt had previously heard from Riis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-31
President Roosevelt has made it a rule not to give letters to “foreign potentates.” He has a high opinion of Buffalo Bill and instructs him to show the letter to the American ambassador in Paris, France.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-11
President Roosevelt has never heard of Woodbury but is glad he was entertaining. Roosevelt cannot be in New York soon but looks forward to his Uncle Robert Roosevelt visiting Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-26
Jacob A. Riis tells President Roosevelt about a wonderful performance by Agnes Donaldson, who is a great reader and performer. If Roosevelt ever needs a laugh, he should invite Donaldson to perform for him and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Riis also approves of the advice Roosevelt gave mothers to let children manage their own play.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-29
Captain Jack Crawford, “Poet Scout,” advertises his performance abilities, and provides a sheet of “Tributes to the Poet Scout” to prove the good reviews he has received from elite society.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-18
A showman points to President Roosevelt, who holds a sword in his teeth and stands on a Republican elephant, which is on top of a flattened J. Pierpont Morgan and “J. S. Hill.” Roosevelt shoots off part of the elephant’s trunk and tail. A sign to the right reads, “Continuous performance—The strenuous one.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-05
“Cabaret Accompaniment” is introduced into various social and public settings, including “A Song & Dance With Every Shave,” a “Singing Conductor” on the street railroads, a shoe-shine man with instruments strapped to his back, a “Sunday Collection” in a church, even parents in costume who startle or embarrass their children during courtship with cabaret routines.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1913-02-12