Word: clarissa
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Divorced. Major the Hon. Lionel Hallam Tennyson, grandson of Poet Tennyson and heir of the present Baron Tennyson; from the onetime Clarissa Madeline Georgina Felicity Tennant, niece of the Countess of Oxford and Asquith ("Margot"); at London. The suit was not contested by Mrs. Tennyson. Her husband named as corespondent James Montgomery Beck Jr., of London, son of the onetime Solicitor General...
...Clarissa" Professor Maynadier, Sever 23, English...
...tend to drag, but as soon as Disraeli appears the play is saved. Mr. Godfrey in the leading role proved his ability as a director. His leadership was truly gratifying and he commanded real support from the other members of the cast. Miss Hilz was well received as Lady Clarissa and in the end heard good news and wedding chimes from Bernard Nedell, who as Viscount Deeford, is suddenly elevated from a satisfied. Oxonian of 25 years to a saviour of the nation under the tutelage of the great premier...
...fable form and prose style Mr. Garnett (son of Edward Garnett, the famous critic) relates the curious story of a Mr. Tebrick's wife who is turned into a fox. The poor man tries to treat the vixen as his wife. He plays cribbage.with her, reads to her from Clarissa Harlowe, eats delicate meals with her. Day after day she reverts more and more into a fox, and at last is killed by the hounds. Mr. Garnett might easily have been grotesque, sensational and melodramatic, or merely absurd. Instead, he has written a fable in the best tradition. His style...
...gentle older brother was so graceful and so real that it gave the play dignity that it really does not posses. Mr. Pape as the tyrannical John Cordways, did well with a hard part, that was not developed consistently by the dramatist, as did Miss Willard as Lady Clarissa. Mr. Turner as Robert Dalman, Cordway's secretary, is as yet a very amateurish performer, who although he tries hard, rarely seems either to get out of himself or to fit into the scene. He has improved tremendously since joining the company, however. Another player, who is making rapid progress under...