Word: curtain
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...charming originality lies in the fact that it is totally unintellgible to the audience. This effect is brightened by the dramatist's device of playing the fourth act first, and in finishing with the third act, while none of the characters appear on the stage while the curtain...
...unmistakable evidence of class spirit was not the least important feature of the evening. The Living Room and the balcony were crowded to the doors. All the way from the "Sardellen-Broetchen" (half-course, not open to Freshmen) to the last fall of the blue-lettered "1916" curtain, it was a "strictly Sophomore performance," and within the same limits it was the most enjoyable evening yet experienced by that class...
...Dramatic Club. Longer plays are also solicited, for if the short works are not up to standard the club may depart from its usage and stage a play lasting two or two and a half hours. It is possible, also, that a moderately long play, preceded by a curtain-raiser, may be presented if that seems wise considering the material submitted. Manuscripts should be sent to J. K. Hodges '14, Randolph 13, or to I. Pichel '14, Brentford...
...will give the first performance of its two fall plays in Brattle Hall this evening at 8.15 o'clock, this being the special performance for undergraduates. "The Three Strangers," a dramatization by Leonard Hatch-'05 of Thomas Hardy's tale of the same name will be given as a curtain-raiser. The piece deals with a battle of wits between a sheep-stealer and a hangman, and the special feature of an old English reel has been interpolated. The second play, "Let's Get Married," by E. L. Beach, 1G., is a farce-comedy in three acts. It deals with...
...play, which is in three acts, is short enough to allow time for a curtain-raiser, and the piece which will probably be given for this purpose is "The Three Strangers," by Leonard Hatch '05. The trials for parts and rehearsals are to begin immediately. There will be two performances in Brattle Hall, Thursday and Friday, December 11 and 12. On Saturday, December 13, there will be a matinee at Jordan Hall...