Word: effective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first place, a play must be satisfactory to the audience. It must appeal generally to the audience as a whole, and not with especial force to a portion of it. To effect this, the author must deal with sentiments common to the generality of human beings; but in addition must have in view a clearly defined artistic result. In the "machinery" of the action, there must be nothing which shall be meaningless or contrary to the current of sympathies aroused by the play as a whole. The events must be managed in such a way as not to jar even...
...soloists were Mme. Fursch-Madi and Mr. Adamowski. Although Mme. Fursch-Madi's voice shows some signs of wear in portions of its compass, she proved herself as true an artist as ever. "Ah Perfido" was given with great dramatic power, but on the whole, she made a better effect with the Gounod aria, which was not so severe in its demands on her voice. Mr. Adamanowski gave the musicianly performance which he has accustomed us to expect from him, although one might wish that he had had a more worthy selection...
...made as to the answer which the authorities may make to our reasonable requests, yet we feel that there is some ground to hope for favorable action on their part. Whether the petition be granted or not, we cannot see how it can possibly fail to have a marked effect. Drawn up by a body of undergraduates composed of "representative men" in the college world; signed by an overwhelming majority of our students; supported by a petition from the leading literary society of the college, and by another from those graduates now studying in the Law School; endorsed by many...
...boat-house, and lounge away the long spring afternoons with a book and a pipe, watching the arrival and departure of the crews, and good naturedly criticising their merits and defects. It is a custom that we should like to see revived, not only for the good effect which it would have upon the work of our boating men, but also because it would revive a very pleasant feature of by-gone student life at Harvard...
...much larger than that of their opponents arose from the fact that the Confederate forces could all be used in campaigning, while being in hostile territory every captured town, every hospital, and every source of supply had to be guarded by Union troops. The speaker thought that the effect of the difference in the ability of the generals pitted against each other was overrated; the enthusiasm and discipline of the army as often decided the battle as the leaders...