Word: capes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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This afternoon there is to be given at the Hollis Street Theatre a three act Comic Opera written by Mr. Cory, a Boston amateur. This opera is said to have made a hit when given previously some years ago. The scene is laid on the renowned shores of Cape Cod when unusual visitors in the shape of pirates and smugglers, cut capers and make love. The songs are bright, the wit not buffooning, and the music much above that of the average Comic Opera Perhaps the greatest attraction is that the leading parts are all taken by prominent singers, such...
...Mermaid; or, the Curse of Cape Cod," a nautical comic operetta, by two Boston gentlemen, will be played at the Hollis Street Theatre on Friday afternoon, April 27, for the benefit of the Marine Biological Laboratory...
...peculiarly with the dress of the undergraduate of fifty years ago. The law was passed by the authorities in 1822, and it was at once put into practice. It reads substantially as follows: "The coat must be of black-mixed, called also Oxford-mixed, single breasted, with a rolling cape square at the end, and with pocket flaps; waist reaching to the natural waist, with lapels of the same length; skirts reaching to the bend of the knee; three crows-feet, made of black silk cord on the lower part of the sleeve of a senior, two on that...
...following subjects: 1. The general principles of the application of force to the surface of the earth; 2. Erosion by rivers and by the sea; 3. Glacial phenomena; 4. Faults, veins and dikes. The field work will include a study of the sea-coast at several points between Cape Ann and Cohasset, and at certain inland areas selected to show the nature and distribution of drift deposits and other phenomena. The laboratory work will be arranged to illustrate as far as possible the problems encountered in the field during the session of the school...
Another great event "was the annual cruise of the navy on some vessel chartered for the occasion, and freighted well with 'creature comforts.' The navy would then sail out into Massachusetts Bay, and would usually have a grand chowder somewhere - generally on the shore of Cape Cod. This cruise lasted three days. On returning, they landed at one of the Boston wharves, and proceeded to Cambridge in wagons, usually in a very merry mood. The Admiral then selected his successor, and the navy disbanded for the year...