Word: brides
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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With all the bride's relatives weeping over his anticipated demise, it is wonderful that the bridegroom at the war wedding bears up as well as he does. Perhaps he is upheld by the knowledge that the bridegroom is now, as never before, the centre of attention. Where once they whispered, "No matter if he does look inane; every one will be staring at the bride," they say today, "Who would have supposed Willie would turn out to be so handsome in his new uniform?" Such a reversal of roles is worthy of an article by Mr. Shonts...
...Cartmell ocC made a very pretty princess and sang his numbers well, especially. "Dreams" and the "Bride Hunter." J. S. Pfaffman '17 also sang well. R. T. Bushnell '19 played the comedy role to perfection, closely followed by C. R. Larrabee '19. Strange to say, there was no villain...
...plot itself, much remains doubtful. Most doubtful of all, is our feeling at the very end, when the Hungarian dancer wins the consent of a New England trained nurse to be his bride. Will they, can they conceivably live happily ever after, and if so, how long...
Alice Dovey is particularly effective as the saccharine bride of a "big, strong man," and Anna Orr is full of that particular "pep" which is bound to get across. Oscar Shaw, as the dashing Dick Rivers is highly amusing and the hotel clerk of Denman Maley is a character which should go down in musical comedy history...
Smetano, Overture, "To the Sold Bride...