Word: burdened
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...source of unwaining pleasure to see the burden of the action slip from the chief actor to the subordinates without a sickening sense of unintended comic relief, even without any unpleasant realization that they are subordinates. To Horatio, always a sympathetic part, Mr. Lewis brings a personality and a voice that suggest more than a little of the charm which bound Hamlet to him. So small a part as the First Player was made memorable by Mr. Collamores delivery of Aeneas' tale to Dido, and his ability subtly to distinguish the interwoven parts he played. As for Polonius, though...
Under the most insuperable burden of a trite play the actors conducted themselves most courageously. Miss Anglin, of course, was beyond compare, and, in addition, several of the other parts were exceptionally well taken. First and foremost the acting of Max Montesole as "Patrick Griggs" stands out. As a cultivated and altogether lovable, if none too clear-witted Irishman--the trusted friend of Vivian Hunt (Miss Anglin) through all her trouble--he had many chances to overact which he scrupulously avoided. Indeed the entire cast was notable for its restraint. Mary Courtney (Marion Barney) played with conspicuous naturalness, while Harry...
Many books of foreign origin are desired by American students and scientific investigators. Such volumes do not compete with the domestic product. Yet their price would be much enhanced by the proposed duties and method of valuation, with the inevitable result of placing a needless and vexing burden upon American scholarship. As books of the kind mentioned would have to be imported in small lots, if Mr. Fordney has his way with the publishers, the additional cost would bear heavily upon those who must have them. Altogether, this gratuitous and senseless levy upon the tools of education...
...figures in such summaries as the Bureau has issued merely serve as indicators. They suggest the points to which attention should be given. The burden of the solution of the problem and the decision as to the exact method of meeting any difficulty thus indicated remain with the individual executive. Sometimes we find that a merchant expects that some sort of ready-made system will solve all his troubles. That is impossible. We cannot prescribe ready-made methods that will fit all the circumstances throughout the country. We cannot find any genuine substitute for the individual initiative, imagination, and foresight...
...Senior class, and it is not fair to expect them to pay for a large number of people who are not their personal friends. This is the one day in the year which is planned entirely for the Seniors. Everything possible should be done to make their burden as light as possible for that day and to reserve its privileges for them and for their friends...