Word: casting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...cast of characters is as follows...
...committee has agreed, after much discussion, to drop the final ballot. It had been decided by the head delegates of the different states to cast an informal ballot after the two parties had each nominated their man to determine which of the two men was the choice of the majority. It was thought that this would lead to too much wire pulling and might finally impair the success of the convention...
...portraits and biographies of every opera produced during the year, will be distributed free to patrons. The opera selected for this great week is Meyerbeer's "The Huguenots." Preparation for this in every department has been thorough and the production will be the best ever seen in Boston. The cast, which is an unusually strong one, follows: Marguerite de Valois, wife of King Henry IV, Mlle. Fatmah Diard; Count de St. Bris, Catholic Governor of the Louvre, Mr. William Wolff; Valentine, his daughter, Miss Clara Lane, Miss Nina Bertini Humphrys; Count de Nevers, Mr. J. K. Murray; Cosse, Mr. Arthur...
...performance was decidedly better than the Brattle Hall performance. Encouraged by the favorable criticisms of several English professors, the cast went back to work rehearsing a week before the recess, and were able to make great improvement in several characters, and especially in the rather difficult exits. Entire new costumes for Mr. and Mrs. Croaker, and new wigs, by Rothe, for the whole cast, improved the staging of the play very much. The actors were highly complimented by the Hartford people, and it is generally felt that the performance was a credit to the society and to the college...
...humorous story of the Kaats-kills, will be introduced for one week only, with Mr. William Wolff as the village vagabond Rip, one of the most striking and realistic characters he has ever undertaken. All who have read Irving's story will be eager to hear the opera. The cast will be the same as for the first production the past winter, including the winsome children, whose singing and acting are novel and pleasing...