Word: acted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...theatre last night was apparently not disappointed in "Kajanka." The play is purely spectacular, and the scenery very pretentious. One or two effective scenes, notably the flower scene, save the play from wearisomeness But on the whole. "Kajanka" is much like other plays of its kind. In the first act there were many hitches in the stage management, and the chorus showed defective training, but as the play progressed, a reasonable degree of smoothness was attained. The last act was old and tedious. Towards its close the audience caught sight of a small fire in the curtain, and the great...
...Pembertona," a new and powerful drama by H. G. Carleton was presented for the first time at the Hollis street theatre last evening. The scene of the drama is in New York city at the present time. Miss Edsall received a warm welcome and she richly deserved it. The acting was fine especially in the third act. Telfair Pemberton and Simon Grude are typical villains, and Ramon's part is well conceived and well played. Though essentially a serious piece there is a vein of humor running through the whole; and Heloise takes charge of her father very gracefully...
There will be a special meeting of the board of overseers Wednesday to act on communications from the president and fellows...
...nine which had been ingloriously defeated the year before. With his generalship and experience in base ball to help guide our policy, we may be sure that our nine will not suffer. The crew will have for one of its representatives, Mr. H. W. Keyes, who is at present acting as coach, and is looked to by the college to teach Harvard a winning stroke. Mr. W. H. Goodwin, Jr., is famous as a record-breaker in running, and a former supporter of the crimson at the Mott Haven games. He has kept up an active interest in athletics since...
...following gentlemen have consented to act as judges of the essays by senior college students for the prizes offered by the American Protective Tariff league for 1890: Prof. Richard T. Ely, Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore, Md; Hon. Nelson Dingley, Lewiston, Me.; Hon. W. W. Bates, Com. of Navigation, Washington, D. C.; A. Foster Higgins, Esq., New York city; Wm. Penn Nixon, Esq., Chicago, Ill. The subject is: "The Application of the American policy of protection to American shipping engaged in international commerce." The essays must be sent to the League, 23 W. 23d St., New York, before March 1. Awards...