Word: attracting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Soudan" continues, during its third month, to attract large audiences at the Boston Theatre. The general excellence of the sensational piece is not announced during the first act, which is somewhat dull, but developes in those following. The scenery is especially good...
...game ought to attract a great crowd, especially so since the two schools did not play last year, owing to the trouble between the two faculties. It has been the general opinion throughout the fall that Andover has a much better team than her opponents and will have little difficulty in winning. Andover, undoubtedly, has a fine eleven. She excels in team work, and all the men play a quick, sharp game. Exeter did not begin the season auspiciously, but her eleven has improved very rapidly of late, and a stubborn and plucky fight between the two academies...
Aunt Jack.Mr. Palmer's excellent company continues to attract large audiences to the Tremont. Mr. Barrymore does a very clever bit of acting in the little comedietta, "A Man of the World." "Aunt Jack" is a very laughable farce-comedy but one would rather see Agnes Booth in a role more befitting her talents...
...first meeting of the Modern Language Conference will be held this afternoon and ought to attract a large audience. The conference is a new enterprise. undertaken by the instructors in the departments of English, German, French and Romance Philology. Its object is to present to the public papers prepared by students in advanced courses in these departments. Many of these papers represent a great amount of research and original thought, and are worthy of a wider attention than mere criticism by the instructor under whose charge they are prepared. To give the whole college an opportunity to reap some benefit...
Aunt Jack.The managers of the Tremont Theatre continue to present "Aunt Jack." The play seems to attract large houses who thoroughly enjoy themselves. The acting is up to the standard which the play requires. The play is fairly interesting, but extremely coarse in places. Agnes Booth, as usual, does well; the role is beneath her, however...