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...much they admired, the unbending Mr. Apley. But as usual the most thorough condemnation came from the condemned. The saddest sentence of all came from the Boston Evening Transcript, in discussing Mr. Marquand upon the occasion of his engagement: "'George Apley' is Mr. Marquand's best book. Mr. Edgett of the Transcript did not find it amusing, but in general it had a good press and is still among the best sellers...
...unique gathering of theatre clippings has been given to the Harvard Theatre Collection by E.F. Edgett '94, it was announced yesterday by Miss L.A. Hall, custodian of the collection. The gift contains well-catalogued clippings on over 45,000 plays, which Mr. Edgett has been cutting out of newspapers all over the world for 40 years...
...donator, who is at present literary editor of the Boston Evening Transcript, also gave a large gathering of biographical clippings several years ago, to which he makes additions from time to time, and it is expected that he will also keep contributing to his latest donation. Edgett has written a life of Edward Louis Davenport, noted actor of the Seventies, and collaborated with John Bouve Clapp on "Plays of the Present...
...Edgett '94, of the Boston Transcript Literary staff, who has followed her works closely commented as follows: "Miss Lowell was America's foremost living poet. Her recent authoritative work on Keats gave her a still greater position in the world of letters. Her marvelous personality was widely known on both sides of the Atlantic...
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