Word: duets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...music of the service was an anthem sung by the choir: "Let every Soul be Subject," by Stainer, and the duet for tenor and bass, "For His Wrath endures but for a Moment," by Surat. The duet was sung by B. O. Danforth of Cambridge, bass, and J. D. Merrill, '89, tenor...
...Glee Club introduced a novelty in the shape of a song Yodel Duet, Mr. Honore sung the humorous ditty, "Imogene Donahue," and a quartette then rendered Mr. Carpenter's charming "Skating Song...
...fresh from a ship-wreck were in doubt what to do. A solo, rendered by Weaver as Stubbs, and a chorus tune, "The Bowery Grenadiers" deserve notice. The stage business was excellent. Exeunt omnes. A solo by Dorothy Dosear's "Chanson du Colonel" came next. Then John Harvard enters. Duet, "Blacks Mantles" in which he is rejected follows. Exit Dorothy. Enter Rev. Milkweed and Cholmondely. Trio from "Erminie." Exeunt. Enter with a most graceful step. Chorus of Puritan maidens, led by Dorothy and Priscilla. Gray, Mars, Odell and Wetmore were especially charming. They must have gone to the original...
...them off. Next Harvard and Dame Daffodill appear and discover that fact, and the scene changes to where the maidens are waiting instant death tied to a rickety stake. The braves vanish for a moment, and their victims take the opportunity to call for aid by blowing a vivacious duet on trumpets. Enter Stubs, who after comic business with the Indians rescues the forlorn females. The wretched John Harvard mean while has been searching for said forlorn females, and while he is lamenting, the successful lovers followed by both choruses appear. Suddenly Stubbs enters and resigns the claims...
...meant business. The prostrate Columbias wavered and almost came tumbling up from the cleats. As it was, the belt was pulled clean off of Hopke, the anchor, and the red ribbon rushed about three feet toward Harvard. Then two brave Harvard men away up in a balcony gave a duet consisting of the nine 'rahs, and the audience applauded. Hopke did not give up, but threw his belt away and lay down to tug like the rest of his men. The Harvards were lying at ease on the plank, Easton alone keeping his hands on the rope. Ten seconds before...