Costumes from Mercy Street at the Lyceum
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Check out four costumes used on the PBS series Mercy Street--worn by Alice Green, Emma Green, Mary Phinney, and Jed Foster.
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Heroines of Mercy Street Revisited
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A few notes from Heroines of Mercy Street, by Pamela Toler.
Read MoreMercy Street Is Returning!
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A month or so ago, I got a peek at episode #1 at a roundtable with the producer.
Read MoreLast Mercy Street Episode
/No word yet on Mercy Street returning next year. A few points from the last episode:
Read MoreMansion House Hospital Today
/As you have watched "Mercy Street," have you wondered whatever happened to Mansion House Hospital?
Read More"Contrabands" in Alexandria
/One of Mercy Street's characters with perhaps the most compelling back story (not that we know much of it, at least not now) is Aurelia, the African American laundress who is victimized by the brutish steward, Mr. Bullen. I don't remember if they specifically refer to her as a "contraband," but I know the word came up during the program. Here's a little background.
Read MoreWhat did you think of "Mercy Street?"
/The first episode of the PBS drama "Mercy Street" aired last night. Mansion House Hospital was noisy, chaotic, and rather dark.
Read MoreTV Topic: Civil War Alexandria!
/Just learned the following: PBS has commissioned at least a six-part series, based on an abolitionist and a "secesh" in Alexandria.
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