Word: bangs
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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After the barbaric war dance of the opening chorus, the first hit was made by W. G. Means '06, as "Bang Bang", who sustained spirited comic action in both his songs and lines, although his voice failed at times to carry. S. D. Preston '06, is "Hustler, the Wanderer", sang "New York's the Place" and "When I Started Out" with engaging ease and jauntiness of manner, and showed considerable range in "Let's Sew" and "Back, get Back", in Act II. On several occasions the orchestra was a little too loud for the voices of the principals...
...Hustler, the Wanderer, S. D. Preston '06Bang Bang, the Sultan of Morocco, W. G. Means '06Guiko, the Jester, R. M. Poor '06J. South West, an Englishman, H. D. Chandler '06Captain Knott, U. S. Navy, A. M. Harlow '07Ras El Nianar, the Prophet, J. J. Rowe '07Slave, A. G. Grant '07Ab Dar Rhamam, head of the Army, H. W. Nichols '07Sally, an English girl, B. L. Young '07Fanchetta, H. B. Sawyer '06Blue Wagtail Birds, R. S. Townsend '07 E. J. Fraser-Campbell '06Quartet, Murderers, Populace, Sailors, Coons, Harem
...Bang gave a recital of scenes from Henrik Ibsen's dramatic poem, "Peer Gynt," last evening in Sanders Theatre. Before the recital Mr. Nikolai Sokoloff, violinist, accompanied by Miss Olga Lycche, rendered two compositions by Grieg, and Miss Olivia Dahl, dressed in native peasant costume, sang folk-songs from Norwegian literature...
Ibsen, Mr. Bang said, is destined to take a place beside Shakespere. His special contribution to literature consists in his unhesitating portrayal of every-day life, and he is the boldest craftsman of modern times. "He walks straight to the truth...
...Bang recited several of the most effective scenes of "Peer Gynt," and Miss Dahl interpolated with delightful expression the songs of Solveig in the forest. Mr. Bang's rendition was animated and dramatic and engaged the close attention of a large and interested audience...