Word: diavolo
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...Theatricals.On Tuesday evening of last week, the Brookline Town Hall was filled with a large and appreciative audience to witness the performance of the "Cup of Tea," and "Fra Diavolo, by members of the II H Society. The whole entertainment passed off smoothly, and without the embarrassing hitches which often occur in amateur theatricals. The comedietta was played with spirit throughout, Mr. French as Sir Charles, Mr. Simmons as the British footman, and Mr. Mackintosh as Lady Clara, all making the most of their parts, without overacting, while Mr. Nason's Scroggins was the best piece of farce-acting...
SOME members of the II H Society will give a theatrical entertainment in Brookline next Tuesday evening. The programme will consist of the travesty Fra Diavolo, and the farce A Cup of Tea. No one need hesitate to purchase tickets for fear of "the powers that be," as the performance is not given "in the name of Harvard students...
...expected than the II H Society will give two performances in the new Town Hall at Brookline, some time about the first of May. "Fra Diavolo," "Black-Eyed Susan," and the "Cup of Tea" are to be given...
...Theatricals.A very pleasant entertainment was given last Wednesday evening, at the Chelsea Academy of Music, by members of the H H Society. The bills announced "Poor Pillicoddy," and Mr. Byron's burlesque, Fra Diavolo, as the programme, and these were given in a manner which not only displayed much individual talent, but showed abundant and painstaking rehearsal...
...acting was such that we knew not which to admire most, that, or her singing. The operas presented have been the standard ones, and although in each of them the beautiful prima donna had nothing to fear from comparison with her gifted predecessors, her roles in Fra Diavolo and Faust were most pleasing. Her support by the Company, although weak in the tenor parts, was, on the whole, good...