Word: commendation
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...editorial articles in the current number of the Advocate commend the project to set up a memorial to Dean Shaler in the Union, and propose the formation of a University dramatic association to produce modern English plays. Mr. Bowles' short story, "All in the Same Boat," is a new variation on an old theme, treated in melodramatic fashion. In the other piece of fiction, by Mr. Edgar, a more experienced hand is recognized in both construction and narration. A title more significant than "The Grind" would be "The Cad." It is to be hoped that students like Thurman...
...should like to commend to students of the drama a series of "Interpretative Recitals" of Greek tragedies now being given in Boston by Professor R. G. Moulton of the University of Chicago. Professor Moulton keenly appreciates as dramatic literature the plays he interprets, and he has a rare power of vivid presentation, so that his running paraphrases and translations give almost the effect of an acted play. The recitals are given on Saturday mornings at 11 in Ford Memorial Hall, Ashburton place, close to the State House. Yours truly W. F. HARRIS...