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...Beginning. At 26 he began as an actor of elderly character roles. Otto Brahm, Berlin impressario, offered the youth a bril liant opportunity to play in the German capital. When the time drew near for him to leave, Reinhardt regretted his acceptance, begged to be excused from the enticements of "an uncertain career" in the great city. But Herr Brahm stood adamant on his contract rights and the young man was obliged to break away from his enchanted Salzburg...
Throughout the season the Crimson team has proved itself a powerful aggregation, defeating its three opponents by decisive scores, gathering a total of thirty-four hits for twenty-seven runs, and fielding accurately, with flashes of bril liance. E. F. Goode '22 and H. S. Russell '22 have shown themselves reliable pitchers, and A. B. Blair '21 has performed consistently behind the bat. Except in one inning in the game with Boston University, when they suffered from a fever of wild throwing, the infielders have played air-tight ball. A. J. Conlon '22 is easily the star of the inner...
...with as much favor, possibly, as the notes themselves in their present written form have met with. It is refreshing-to the reader (to him especially who aims at becoming a "full man," as Bacon puts it,) to find here and there the very brilliant remarks of a very bril-dull man; comments on the author's style, questions and expressed doubts on certain passages, very wonderful and skilful corrections, humorous passages explained, jokes and puns clarified, and bits of quite original humor-of the very best sort, of course. Indeed, it is to be regretted that more...