Word: charm
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Kismet will prove of double charm to the Harvard man since it is not only a play of remarkable excellence, a genuine novelty in stage entertainment capitally done, but also, as it happens, the work of a not very old alumnus. Mr. Edward Knoblauch, unlike the other Edward--Mr. Sheldon--has until comparatively recently been better known, or at least equally well known, in England as here. Indeed, Kismet came to America only after it had won signal favor in London in 1911, and this not because Mr. Knoblauch chose that the British stage should foster his work but that...
...Bishop then proceeded to refute two common misconceptions of the "Inferno." The horrors of an inferno are not, as is often supposed, the invention of Dante. "Dante took the current notions of his day and poured over them the irresistible charm of his genius." It is also a misconception to consider the horrors of the "Inferno" unimportant. The notion of a place of retribution hereafter has always been in the mind of man; and, such a widespread conception should be taken into account accordingly. It stands for the human sense of justice, and is indicative of the extraordinary human faculty...
Every member who can possibly attend should hear Professor Perry speak in the Union this evening. The speaker needs no introduction. Those who have had the pleasure of studying under him know his charm well. Any who heard him when he spoke in the Union last May will be glad to repeat the experience...
...presenting this play, the emphasis will be placed on those qualities in the play which will tend to bring out its pretty atmosphere and charm rather than on those of vulgar farce as has usually been the case with the few earlier revivals...
...they slept. No other excuse is possible. For there is here an abundance of matter--a clever character sketch by C. M. Rogers that shows he could write a story if he only had a plot; a reminiscence of boyhood written by the editor-in-chief with vivacity and charm; a story of Gilbert V. Seldes which teases the reader unnecessarily and leaves one uncertain as to whether the author is very subtle or not quite articulate; a capital Alpine sketch by C. H. Weston; an anecdote with a good point by Irving Pichel; a seasonable Christmas story...