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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...division of energies, and take up an amount of time that in no way compensates for the advantages afforded by one strong association. Men interested in various subjects might, as now, meet at certain times, but always as members of the Union (in a room corresponding to the English debating-room, for instance), without all the machinery of officers, and without the expenditure of time and money which the separate organizations now require...
...much-talked-of visit of the team of English amateurs has been given up. Dispute amongst the members of the team is said to have caused the failure of the enterprise...
...following are the subjects for Themes in English 5: "Is it desirable that a literary class should exist in this country?" "Is it worth while to write a play that is not suitable for the stage...
...following is the subject for the next debate in English 6: "Resolved, that the popular judgment in politics is more correct than that of the educated classes." The speakers on the affirmative are Gardiner, Pew, and Hall, and on the negative, Allen, Tiffany, and Russell. Visitors are admitted...
PARK THEATRE. - Of Miss Emma Abbot's "Grand English Opera Company" little need be said. Miss Abbot herself does not justify much criticism either as a singer or an actress. Her voice has some pleasing notes in it, and it is smooth, but that is about all that can be said. Her acting is decidedly vivacious, but very crude. She gives the effect of a girl of seventeen who has just gone upon the stage. As Marguerite in "Faust" she fails almost completely. As Mignon she is a little more successful. In the support Mrs. Seguin easily leads...