Word: englishes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last night at the Copley Theatre the Harvard Dramatic Club continued it tradition of presenting American premieres. The piece chosen this time was "The Dog Beneath The Skin", a satirie fantasy, by Auden and Isherwood, two current which-hopes of English literature and communism. A little after twelve thirty a slightly bewildered but certainly amused audience trickled out of the theatre feeling that "The Dog" probably wasn't a good play but that it was good fun. On the whole, they were right...
Students in English 4A and all others wishing to attend will have the opportunity of hearing Miss Dorothy Speare, novelist and author of the moving picture "One Night of Love" this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Sever...
This will be the second lecture within the past week that Frank W.C. Hersey '99, instructor in English has opened to the public. Martyn Green of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was guest lecturer last week...
...Latin poetry and touching up a few sonnets. He writes easily but carefully. Manuscripts are set aside for long periods of time; then if necessary undergo severe revision. It is no wonder he's been called the best modern prose stylist. Yet you will recall he didn't learn English until he was nine; and then he learned it "by ear". He knew the music of the language long before he knew its construction. Personally, I've never heard anyone speak purer English...
...that the Harvard Monthly has been revived and happily recalled that he contributed to the magazine when it was first founded many years ago. I asked him if he would over return to America again. And from there the conversation turned to the subject of "seasickness", bromide and the English Channel...