Word: englishman
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Canon Henson is an Englishman of aristocratic birth. He was educated privately and at Oxford, then was elected Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, For several years he held various offices in connection with the religious side of the college and in 1900 was made Canon of Westminster Abbey and Rector of St. Margaret's Church. As Rector of St. Margaret's Church, Canon Henson is preacher to the House of Commons, and so occupies a distinguished but peculiar position in the church. He has been very prominent in the recent controversies in England over the "open church" question...
...opens at a hotel in Switzerland with the arrival of a party of Americans consisting of the wealthy Mr. Grumble, his spinster sister, Maria, his daughter Marjorie, and their maid, Arethusa. Mr. Grumble has brought his daughter to Switzerland to break off her engagement with Philip Hathaway, a young Englishman who has been going through college in America. Grumble is very eager to secure a titled son-in-law and is now on the search...
...Harem" with spirit, but his acting was at other times uneven. One of the best numbers in the performance was the "Oh Gee!" duet by B. L. Young '07 as "Sally" and H. W. Nichols '07 as "Rhamam." H. D. Chandler '06 made a good comic opera Englishman, and A. M. Harlow '07 looked the part of the inevitable naval ensign...
...Hustler, the Wanderer, S. D. Preston '06Bang Bang, the Sultan of Morocco, W. G. Means '06Guiko, the Jester, R. M. Poor '06J. South West, an Englishman, H. D. Chandler '06Captain Knott, U. S. Navy, A. M. Harlow '07Ras El Nianar, the Prophet, J. J. Rowe '07Slave, A. G. Grant '07Ab Dar Rhamam, head of the Army, H. W. Nichols '07Sally, an English girl, B. L. Young '07Fanchetta, H. B. Sawyer '06Blue Wagtail Birds, R. S. Townsend '07 E. J. Fraser-Campbell '06Quartet, Murderers, Populace, Sailors, Coons, Harem
...classic play was very well executed and F. Dexter '08 as the "Old Man," G. A. Schneider, '08 as "Suivante," F. deR Storey 1G, as "Lover," and the four doctors, all deserve great credit. In the modern play F. deR. Storey 1G. made a good Frenchman, and as the Englishman F. M. Gunther '07 was particularly effective. The general good acting together with clever dancing by M. S. Winpenny '08, and delightful singing by J. P. S. Harrison '09 afforded much pleasure to an appreciative audience. The second public performance will be given Monday night in Jordan Hall, Boston...