Word: baird
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...admirable stage management and lighting of the play is the work of S. Baird '03, who has coached the production. "The chorus sings with vigor and accuracy, and the dances are a blaze of gorgeous color. The six Spanish dancers who appear in the second act, make as handsome a group as has been seen on the Pudding stage in recent years. They are agile and spirited and go about their work with confidence; and it is difficult to watch the performance without forgetting that it is a piece of make-believe. Taken as a whole, "The Lotos-Eaters...
...whole play, both acting and singing, will be coached by S. Baird '03. The stage manager is S. Ervin '08. The dates of the performances have not yet been decided upon, but will probably be in the latter part of March. About the same number of Boston and Cambridge performances will be given as last year...
...Winpenny '08 and B. Hall '07 take part. There are several short burlesques, with H. D. Chandler '06 as an English lord in search of an American wife and W. P. Blodget '07 as a phonograph. The final piece, "Pagliacci in 2000 A.D.", written and staged by S. Baird '03, is a versatile skit on the future development of the opera. Assisted by R. Nichols '05, Baird acts the chief part in an attractive fashion. The costumes are appropriate to unusual personages, the properties go a long way toward satisfying any desire for the unexpected. Striking turns and impersonations...
Impersonations--S. Baird '03; accompanist, H. Allen...
...cast: Leander, a soldier hero, S. Baird '03 Bruno, the village innkeeper, P. D. Lamson '05 Galump, the gizzard of Goz, W. S. Parker '06 Flossie, a poor flower-girl, A. M. Scully '05 Duchess Tryphosa Monstressa, the King's ward, L. Harrison '07 Stellarina, queen of the fairies, R. N. Baldwin...