Word: caste
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...surprises. Many of the situations are charming, and the dialogue is almost always bright. The sentiment is not false nor overdone, as the title of the play might lead one to expect. The work of the museum company was equal, and the acting of no one in the cast was positively bad. Perhaps the most praise is due to Mr. Wilson, whose impersonation of the barrister Dick Pheny, though once or twice slightly coarse, leaves little to be desired. Miss O'Leary as Lavender, and Miss Sheridan as Minnie Gilfillian did good, faithful, and at many times charming work, Miss...
...have already a small collection of cuneiform inscriptions (the gift of Mr. Salisbury of Worcester to the Divinity School) a few plaster cuts of tablets and a cast of the famous black obelisk of the British Museum (in Sever 9). It is intended to begin immediately to add to the stock. By permission of the directors the collection will be deposited for the present in the new part of the Peabody Museum on the second floor...
...lacks force, and the transition from one scene to another is sometimes startling. The plot savors strongly of the sensational but the interest is well sustained from beginning to end, and the realistic strength of some of the situations is great. "Jack Meredith," the central figure of the cast, was taken by Mr. J. H. Gilmour very creditably. His personality was strong, and his acting forceful. Mr. Russell Bassett made a hit as "Patrick Doolan," a British sailor. Miss Isabelle Evesson did the part of "Dorothy," Jack's sweetheart, in a very taking fashion. Her stage presence is good...