Word: ben
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Last night Mr. R. G. Moulton of Cambridge, England, delivered his talk on the Humour of Ben Jonson to a good audience in Sever 11. Professor Barrett Wendell introduced the speaker with a graceful allusion to the pleasure of new Cambridge in listening to a visitor from...
...humourist was a character painter because peculiarities of character were generally laughable. Ben Jonson was a humourist but he was especially a caricaturist and must be criticised as such. Caricature is a legitimate method of getting effect by overloading. This method is especially evident in the three following plays: "Cynthia's Revels," "The Poetaster" and "Every Man out of his Humour...
...English Club. The Humour of Ben Jonson. Lecture. Mr. R. G. Moulton. Sever...
...with an itinerary complete in the minutest detail. Many entertainments and receptions will be given the clubs at different points of their journey. On their arrival at Chicago on the 24th, Mrs. W. B. Walker receives them at tea; in the evening they are guests of the University Club. Ben. Carpenter '88, is expected to join the Glee Club there and fill his old position as yodler. The Calumet Club entertains them on Christmas Day. December 30th, on their arrival at Pittsburg, supper will be served. At Washington two receptions are to be given them, one on their arrival...
...songs by R. W. Atkinson '91 and E. H. Abbott '93-the last originally written for the '93 Freshman Glee Club-were well given and received. The adaption of the words from "Ben Hur" to music by L. S. Thompson is very well done and was finely rendered by M. Williams' 91. The solos by J. Wendell '91 were well sung and enthusiastically received by the audience. The song written for the foot ball dinner was evidently appreciated by others besides college men, for it was applauded to the echo.would seem, however, as if the members of the club might...