Word: comic
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...pathos, running through the two principal parts, of an exceedingly refined quality. To say that Mr. Sothern brings this out to its fullest extent, is simply to repeat that he is a finished actor and a gentleman. The support is not very good, the tendency being to overact the comic parts...
...enough; it was disgraceful. For any conduct on the part of students is disgraceful that calls forth disapproval of its rowdiness from such professed North-End rowdies as packed the Globe Monday, and draws out a rebuke of their want of self-respect and decency from a low comic actor on the stage. Such conduct not only degrades '83 in the eyes of the other Harvard students, - who they thought would admire it, - but gives the newspapers an opportunity to slander the College as a whole, and creates a wide-spread prejudice against "Harvard immorality." In conclusion, I must remind...
Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon they played "Rumplestiltskin," a musical burlesque founded on Grimm's well-known fairy-tale. Mr. Sprague, as the indigent old king, proved to be the central figure, and sang several comic songs in that irresistible manner so peculiarly his own. Mr. Austin, as the festive miller, presented a pleasant picture of rustic jollity, and was very successful in his two songs. Mr. Twombley played and dressed the part of the miller's wife excellently, and his song in the prison scene was received with great applause. Mr. Bowen as the Princess found rather small scope...
...first piece Mr. Donaldson's performance of the part of the impossible American showed careful study and a very uncommon ability in playing eccentric comic parts. Although the success of the play was largely due to his efforts, he was well supported by Mr. Sheafe and by Mr. Perkins, who made a very well-mannered, though perhaps a trifle too languid, young lady. The costume of Mr. Story, who was the maid, was greeted with prolonged applause...
FRESHMEN are informed that H. M. S. "Pinafore" is a perfectly proper comic opera, and therefore will be a suitable entertainment for them to witness...