Word: acted
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...burlesque "Sureluck Combs, or the Strained Face of Miss Caulker," which is introduced in the last act, is a thoroughly clever piece of work. The salient points of Gillette's drama are well selected, and shown with capital spirit and with no gross exaggeration. F. R. DuBois '01, in the leadingpart, does unusually good work and the minor characters are well portrayed...
...Chadwick, Secretary of the Brooklyn Chess Club, will act as umpire in New York for the English team, and Dr. Leopold Hoffer in London for the American team...
...committee which was appointed to conduct the election of officers of the Harvard Union for next year, was organized last night. As this committee will act temporarily as a membership committee, it will make the nominations for the officers, but independent nominations can also be made for any office, in the form of a petition signed by fifty members of the University. Every member of the University is eligible to vote at the first election, which will be held sometime during the first two weeks in May. Any suggestions concerning the election may be sent to the chairman...
...responsible for this figure so dominant in recent elections may be easily seen. By it, nominations are left solely to those who have a purely commercial interest in politics; by it, therefore, members are sent to our legislatures who are the creatures of a few "wire pullers," and act only according to their orders. Another evil is always present in the larger cities. This is bribery for protection against adverse legislation. The claim is made that such vote-buying has become indispensable to the safety of large corporate interests. Of course, honest primaries would do away with this evil...
...awakening of Leif in the heart of Boston, after a sleep of nine hundred years, gives ample opportunity for ludicrous situations. His astonishment and dismay is cleverly portrayed by T. Stensland 3L, who plays the title role. He acts with spontaneity and ingenuousness. He is well seconded by J. L. Kimbrough '02, in the character of Tyrker, an adventurous German with a realistic accent. F. M. Sawtell '02, who takes the part of Sigurd, is indeed an "insidious and crafty" villain, as he proclaims in his entrance song. One of the hardest parts in the first act is that...